Ocean Ocean

Preservation

Preservation

SocietySociety

Kendra CookKendra Cook

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OPS is a non-profit

OPS is a non-profit organization that creates

organization that creates

film, photography, and

film, photography, and

media educating and

media educating and

inspiring people to take

inspiring people to take

action to save our

action to save our oceans. OPS is best

oceans. OPS is best known for it’s Oscar

known for it’s Oscar winning documentary,

winning documentary,

The Cove.The Cove.

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NEED: Our community needs to

NEED: Our community needs to

be be educatededucated and

and involvedinvolved in in

ocean preservation!

ocean preservation!

Nearly 70% of our world is

Nearly 70% of our world is

covered in oceans

covered in oceans ¾ of Americans strongly agree

¾ of Americans strongly agree

that the oceans are essential to

that the oceans are essential to

human survival, yet that’s as far

human survival, yet that’s as far

as their concern, or

as their concern, or

understanding, goes. (Oceans

understanding, goes. (Oceans

for Youth)for Youth) In a survey, when asked 5

In a survey, when asked 5

questions about basic

questions about basic

knowledge on ocean

knowledge on ocean

preservation, 69% could answer

preservation, 69% could answer

no more then 2 questions

no more then 2 questions

correctly. (Oceans for Youth)

correctly. (Oceans for Youth)

45% of Americans believe that

45% of Americans believe that

what they do in their own lives

what they do in their own lives

doesn’t impact the health of the

doesn’t impact the health of the

oceans. oceans.

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GOAL: To educate as

GOAL: To educate as

many people as

many people as possible about the

possible about the ocean itself, to inspire

ocean itself, to inspire

them to take action,

them to take action, and to show them

and to show them methods preventing

methods preventing harm to our sea.

harm to our sea. How do we do that?

How do we do that?

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The Cove is a

The Cove is a documentary that was

documentary that was

made to educate as many

made to educate as many

people as possible on the

people as possible on the

horrific events of whaling

horrific events of whaling

that are happening in Taiji,

that are happening in Taiji,

Japan. It has won over 70

Japan. It has won over 70

awards globally. The main

awards globally. The main

goal of The Cove is to

goal of The Cove is to

inspire people to action

inspire people to action

and speak out about the

and speak out about the

injustices that are

injustices that are happening in our oceans.

happening in our oceans.

The Cove project is

The Cove project is

educating the world

educating the world

through media of the

through media of the

documentary

documentary

Pro

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To have more showings of The Cove

To show it in schools

To show it in public places

To show it as a TV special

To have more showings around the world

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In order for this program to be successful it needs:-an estimated $250,000 to fly the staff around the world to show the film, to pay the staff, and for facilities for the showings.

-to buy airtime for commercials

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Just Think OPS

-inspire through media

-get people to take action through media

-Has documentaries on their website to educate people

-uses the documentary The Cove to educate people about the dangers in our ocean

-Believes in organizations that use media to reach people

-The Cove was viewed in over 70 countries

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The number of people reached thus far are thousands. The documentary has been shown in over 70 countries. It will only increase as we fund this program to continue.

Unifying people to come together and stop injustices

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ignorant of the threats to our oceans.

There will be more people inspired to take critical action and save our dolphin population

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A CT- This program causes

people to think critically about our oceans by posing questions in their minds. How can I help? What can I do differently?

CA- This program causes people to jump into action. To take action to stop these injustices

CR- This program causes people to research the subject more in depth. To read about our oceans and how to save them.

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Go to http://www.takepart.co

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5 Steps that you can do

5 Steps that you can do

now.now.1)1)Write to the leaders in

Write to the leaders in

Japan and our leaders

Japan and our leaders

2)2)Keep up on the latest

Keep up on the latest

blogs by the cove

blogs by the cove3)3)Educate yourselves and

Educate yourselves and

others about dolphin

others about dolphin

captivity captivity 4)4)Visit The Cove’s

Visit The Cove’s Japanese site

Japanese site5)5)DonateDonate

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To grow intellectually

To problem solve

To offer a solution

To examine without end