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Ocean. Now! is a collective accelerating ocean protection. We work with art to end the destruction of the Ocean. Now!

WHY THE OCEAN?

50% of all oxygen on earth is generated by the ocean

The ocean absorbs 90% of our global warming

33% of the global population survives due to ocean proteins

contribute to saving the ocean:

PROJECTS

#inyourface Mini-Posters-Action

Partnership with the UNDP Ocean Action Hub.

Ocean. Now! + Swaantje Güntzel

project “IN YOUR FACE”

50 locations – 50 faces

We have to convince the people in the world that they should tell the politicians that they’re concerned.

- David Attenborough

sign our open letter to the ministry of the environment

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Dear all - just one more day!
Will you give us your vote? ➡️ bio link 🙏

We are excited to be have been chosen as one of 17 organizations to participate in the @globalgoalslabeu challenge. It would mean the world to us to make it into the second round. Please give is your vote - it only takes 20 seconds! ➡️ bio link 🙏

Thanks a million, also on behalf of🦈🐋🐳🐬🐟🐠🐡🦀🦞🦐🦑🐙🌊

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--> Leave No One Behind <-- .
At the core of the adoption of the COP 2030 Agenda stands an ethical principle - ‘leave no one behind’. It means the prioritisation and fast-tracking of actions for the poorest and most marginalised people – known as progressive universalism. If instead, policy is implemented among better-off groups first and worst-off groups later, the existing gap between them is likely to increase.
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Ensuring that these commitments are translated into effective action requires a precise understanding of target populations. However, the disaggregated data needed to address all vulnerable groups – including children, youth, persons with disabilities, people living with HIV, older persons, indigenous peoples, refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants. .

The "Leave No One Behind" principle is very strong and we hope that it is considered by the richest countries in the world the most - leaving others behind will always have repercussions on the rest of the world. We wish that this wisdom spreads across the entire planet. It is our wish to the universe.
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#COP25, #SDGs, #SDG14, #climateconference, #leavenoonebehind

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--> What are the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs)? <-- .

The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. These goals build the foundation of the global goal of reducing the warming of our planet to 1.5 degrees. It is a big challenge in times of industrialization, specifically with the Global South being affected much more directly by climate change and humans focusing on making profit by exploiting nature. Clearly, a big mind shift is needed. We trust it is already on its way but also, there still is a lot of work still to be done.
The 17 #SDGs are all interconnected, and in order to leave no one behind, it is important that we achieve them all by 2030.

1. No Poverty
2. Zero Hunger
3. Good Health and Well-being
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
10. Reducing Inequality
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
12. Responsible Consumption and Production
13. Climate Action
14. Life Below Water
15. Life On Land
16. Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
17. Partnerships for the Goals
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Stay tuned to learn more about #SDG14 - “Life Below Water” - which Ocean. Now! Is contributing to!
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In the meanwhile, we would kindly ask you to help us thrive as an NGO by voting for us in our bio link. The “Global Goals Lab” challenge would allow us to intensify our work on the impact level and to realize our next project - an art exhibition (topic: #microplastics) in April 2020. Thanks a million. 🌊🌍 .
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#COP25, #SDGs, #SDG14, #climateconference

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--> COP25, SDGs + Ocean. Now! <-- .
As you know, #COP25 is happening in Madrid right now. Today, the ministers of the countries are arriving. Until Dec 13th, the delegates of 197 countries are negotiating hard to find a common ground on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
of the Paris Climate Agreement. This year’s focus of the Conference of the Parties is ocean protection. It is a crucial moment for our planet - and it depends on the will of the countries to realise the urgency and to compromise. We would like to use this moment of time to explain to you the context of the COPs, the #SDGs and in which way we at Ocean. Now! relate to them. .

In the coming days, we’ll explain to you some context about the role we play. All levels of society - that includes you as a citizen - can make the Paris Agreement successful, we are all in this together. Our team at Ocean. Now! consists of 30 volunteers of an NGO, acting as citizens. In our concept, we emphasize the element of urgency, hoping to bring in a level of acceleration to the decision maker level. Stay tuned for the next post - it will be on the background of the Sustainable Development Goals. .
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#COP25, #SDGs, #SDG14, #climateconference

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--> Kamera, Licht, Action! Teil 4 <--
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In unserem letzten Clip geht es um die EU-Regulierung von #Mikroplastik seitens ECHA (European Chemical Agency) und der Frage, ob Deutschland hier passiv abwartet oder aktiv mithilft. Unsere Frage: Wie genau sind Sie bei diesem Thema auf der EU-Ebene involviert, @umweltministerium ? 🦀🌊🌍 .
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Ein Riesendankeschön an die Unterstützer unserer @campact.de Petition, die uns ihre Selfie-Videos zugesendet haben!
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#collectivecare #peoplepower #politischebildung #ozeanschutz #banmicroplastics #microplastics #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #plastikfrei #plastikfreileben
#campact

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Us! The ladies of our team all vamped up. 🙂🙏💄👠
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Make-up-art by @jalil.romo and @camilaroriz : “Rising water” .
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Climate protection is ocean protection and ocean protection is climate protection. Join us in saving the ocean!
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#voguing #voguingberlin #berlinvoguingout #vogue #savetheocean #banmicroplastics

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"Es gibt auch Spiegel, in denen man erkennen kann, was einem fehlt." - Friedrich Hebbel
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Looking into the eye of Caro Cult @carocult
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#banmicroplastics #inyourface #oceanprotection #plasticsstrategy #plasticfree #OurOcean #PassOnPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #plasticpollution #oceanguardian #oceanconservation #noplanetb #microplastics #microplastic #instaartist #politicalart #kunst #contemporaryart #art #artistsforfuture #fotograf #photography #perspective

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--> Global Goals Lab: VOTE FOR US <--
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Why is it so important to save the ocean with #SDG14?
Because it provides 50% of the oxygen we breathe, cools 90% of global warming and nourishes 30% of the global population with proteins.
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The Global Goals Lab challenge will allow Ocean. Now! to continue its' work on SDG14. We can only participate if we maximise our votes though. .
Please help and give us your vote: see bio link! THANK YOU.
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#sdgaction #sdgs #sdg #sdgglobalfest #sdgs2030 #sdggoals #collectivecare #peoplepower #politischebildung #ozeanschutz #banmicroplastics #microplastics #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #plastikfrei #plastikfreileben

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--> Global Goals Lab: VOTE FOR US <--
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The Sustainable Development Goal 14 - #SDG14, "Life Below Water" - is one of 17 goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Ocean. Now! is dedicated to work towards this goal. In the next few weeks, we will soon share more details on what SDG14 is all about...in the meanwhile... .
...please give us your vote: see bio link!
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#sdgaction #sdgs #sdg #sdgglobalfest #sdgs2030 #sdggoals #collectivecare #peoplepower #politischebildung #ozeanschutz #banmicroplastics #microplastics #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #plastikfrei #plastikfreileben

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--> Global Goals Lab: VOTE FOR US <--
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Whoop whoop! Ocean. Now! has been chosen to participate in the “Global Goals Lab” 🙃
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Please give us your vote: see bio link!
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We are one of the 17 organizations in Germany working on the Paris Sustainable Development Goals that applied with this program. It would allow us to scale our work and to realize our art exhibition next year, alongside intensifying our political work. .
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#sdgaction #sdgs #sdg #sdgglobalfest #sdgs2030 #sdg14 #sdggoals #collectivecare #peoplepower #politischebildung #ozeanschutz #banmicroplastics #microplastics #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #plastikfrei #plastikfreileben

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--> Kamera, Licht, Action! Teil 2 <--
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Wir wenden uns in diesem Clip der Frage des "flüssigen Mikroplastik" zu, das im Vergleich zu festem Mikroplastik zu einem 50-fachen Volumen jährlich im Ozean landet. (Quelle: @nabu)
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Ein Riesendankeschön an die Unterstützer unserer @campact.de Petition, die uns ihre Selfie-Videos zugesendet haben. Ihr seid super!
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Warum ist dieses Thema besonders jetzt von politischer Bedeutung?
Das Bundesland Hessen hat kürzlich einen Vorstoß im Bundesrat gemacht (wir waren vor Ort), "flüssiges Mikroplastik" mit toxischer Wirkung zu regulieren. Zwar ist bisher kein Votum im Bundesrat zusammengekommen, jedoch möchten wir hiermit dieser Idee anschließen und ausdrücklich sagen: Wir brauchen dringend progressives Handeln, um das Leben auf der Erde zu erhalten.
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#collectivecare #peoplepower #politischebildung #ozeanschutz #banmicroplastics #microplastics #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #plastikfrei #plastikfreileben
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"Was die Wahrnehmung zeigt, das glaubt das Herz." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Looking into the eye of Martin Zadak @kotelettzadak
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#banmicroplastics #inyourface #oceanprotection #plasticsstrategy #plasticfree #OurOcean #PassOnPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #plasticpollution #oceanguardian #oceanconservation #noplanetb #microplastics #microplastic #instaartist #politicalart #kunst #contemporaryart #art #artistsforfuture #fotograf #photography #perspective

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--> Kamera, Licht, Action! Teil 1 <--
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Wir sind überwältigt! Wir haben >50 Video Clips von Euch, den Unterstützern unserer @campact.de Petition, erhalten. Und hier kommt das Ergebnis 🙂
1000 dank für Eure Zusendungen, Ihr seid großartig!
(siehe Bio für den Link zur Petition).
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Die Clips zeigen Fragen und Kommentare, die wir gemeinsam an das Umweltministerium richten. .

Warum 4 Video Clips?
1) Unser Gespräch mit Umweltministerin Svenja Schulze im Juni 2019 war zwar konstruktiv - jedoch fehlt bisher eine schriftliche öffentliche Stellungnahme auf unseren Offenen Brief. .

2) Politisch hat sich in der Zwischenzeit einiges entwickelt: Auf nationaler Ebene im Bundesrat, als auch auf EU-Ebene.
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3) Wir sehen auch auf der wirtschaftlichen Ebene großes Interesse (mehr dazu sehr bald;), aber möchten erst einmal klarstellen: Wir sind über 104.000 Bürger, die ein Verbot von Mikroplastik in Kosmetik und Reinigungsmitteln einfordern. Die Arbeitsprozesse im Sinne des Umweltschutzes sind viel zu langsam und überholt! Wir haben nur einen Planeten - und einen Ozean. Wir fordern ein Handel nach dem Vorsorgeprinzip - jetzt.
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Die Clips werden wir selbstverständlich auch dem Umweltministerium selbst auch überliefern. Stay tuned 🙂
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#collectivecare #peoplepower #politischebildung #ozeanschutz #banmicroplastics #microplastics #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #plastikfrei #plastikfreileben
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—> Kamera, Licht, Action! <—
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Wir freuen uns sehr, Euch dieses interaktive Medienprojekt in kürze vorstellen zu dürfen. .
Über die letzten 2 Wochen haben wir Euch, die Unterstützer unserer Petition, gefragt ob Ihr an diesem “Experiment” teilnehmen möchtet. Das Ergebnis ist super und wir möchten es Euch nicht mehr lang vorenthalten 🙂 - morgen geht’s los, schaut hier auf Insta wieder rein! 💙🌊🌍
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#collectivecare #peoplepower #politischebildung #ozeanschutz #banmicroplastics #microplastics #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #plastikfrei #plastikfreileben

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A few more pics of an event in a series that we very much hope will continue soon @voguing.berlin 🦁🌈
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Make-up-art by @jalil.romo and @camilaroriz : “Rising water” .
💙🌊🙏 Climate protection and ocean protection are deeply intertwined. Ocean protection is climate protection and climate protection is ocean protection. Join us in saving the ocean!
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Picture by: @saskia_uppenkamp_photographer
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#voguing #voguingberlin #berlinvoguingout #vogue #savetheocean #banmicroplastics

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"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - Henry David Thoreau
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Looking into the eye of @uli_kunz
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#banmicroplastics #inyourface #oceanprotection #plasticsstrategy #plasticfree #OurOcean #PassOnPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #plasticpollution #oceanguardian #oceanconservation #noplanetb #microplastics #microplastic #instaartist #politicalart #kunst #contemporaryart #art #artistsforfuture #fotograf #photography #perspective

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“Rising water” make-up-art by @jalil.romo and @camilaroriz 💙🌊🙏. The sea levels are changing and these creations hint towards the idea that it can as well make humans drown. Climate protection and ocean protection are deeply intertwined. Help us save the ocean and get active!
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Huge thanks to @voguing.berlin for their event “Voguing for the Ocean”. .
Also, a quick interesting info we found as we got into studying voguing a bit:
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Voguing abc: What are "houses"?
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In voguing, competing groups are called “houses”, with more experienced members designated the house mother and father. “It’s about competition and aesthetics, but also about community, giving a place to people who feel that they don’t have one.” - Madison Moore @madisonmooreonline - author of "The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric" (Yale University, 2018) .
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"Man sieht oft etwas hundert Mal, tausend Mal, ehe man es zum allerersten Mal wirklich sieht." - Christian Morgenstern
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Looking into the eye of @oliverkoletzki
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#banmicroplastics #inyourface #oceanprotection #plasticsstrategy #plasticfree #OurOcean #PassOnPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #plasticpollution #oceanguardian #oceanconservation #noplanetb #microplastics #microplastic #instaartist #politicalart #kunst #contemporaryart #art #artistsforfuture #fotograf #photography #perspective

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Microplastics: You are what you eat - plastic seabirds
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A seabird roaming the North Atlantic Arctic in high numbers, called the little auk (Alle alle), normally feeds on tiny crustaceans, which are only a few millimeters in size. Even though the Arctic is a remote place, these seabirds confuse microplastic fibers with their prey and feed it to their chicks. In addition, because the tiny crustaceans also mistakenly eat microplastics, the birds are collecting plastic in their bodies. It’s not only the pictures of dead birds with their stomachs full of plastic items we should worry about - it’s also the microplastic. Let’s put not more into the oceans than there already is. (Source: Researchgate)
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#illustration #ocean #illustrationwork #illustrationartist #plastic #seabird

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Voguing for the Ocean
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Originally inspired by the style of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs and the famous images of models in Vogue magazine, voguing is characterized by striking a series of poses as if one is modelling for a photo shoot. Dance competitions often involve throwing "shade," or subtle insults directed at one another in order to impress the judges and the audience. Several notable pop celebrities and artists were influenced by Voguing. In Berlin, the wonderful @davidxmilan teaches it @voguing.berlin - and we’re so glad it’s happening, it’s time for some creative and collective glamour, Berlin!
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#voguing #voguingberlin #berlinvoguingout #vogue #savetheocean #banmicroplastics

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“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” - Aldous Huxley .
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Looking into the eye of Melanie Bergmann.
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#banmicroplastics #inyourface #oceanprotection #plasticsstrategy #plasticfree #OurOcean #PassOnPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #plasticpollution #oceanguardian #oceanconservation #noplanetb #microplastics #microplastic #instaartist #politicalart #kunst #contemporaryart #art #artistsforfuture #fotograf #photography #perspective

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Getting ready
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Our wonderful team getting ready for the Voguing for the Ocean event with the beautiful creations of @jalil.romo and @camilaroriz . Our look for the evening was inspired by the idea of “rising water”. We were so grateful to be part of this event, which was not full of energy, but also for a great cause: saving the ocean. All donations are helping us with multiple projects working towards banning microplastics in cosmetics and cleaning products. Microplastics are polluting our ocean, harming sea life, and thereby threatening our future. A BIG thank you to everyone contributing to this important cause!
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#voguing #voguingberlin #berlinvoguingout #vogue #savetheocean #banmicroplastics

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--> KREATIVES MEDIENPROJEKT - MIT DIR! <-- .
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Es sind vier Monate vergangen. Leider haben wir keine offizielle Reaktion auf unsere Fragen erhalten. Wir haben uns weiterhin bemüht, das Bundesumweltministerium zu kontaktieren - bisher war es leider erfolglos.
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So bist Du dabei: Stelle sicher, dass Du unseren Offenen Brief an das Umweltministerium unterschrieben hast (--> siehe Bio Link). Dann erfährst Du heute nachmittag von den nächsten Schritten.
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Wir können es kaum erwarten 🙂 💙 🌊
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#plastikfrei #zerowaste #plastikfreileben #banmicroplastics #keinplastik #mikroplastik #keinplastikmeer #mikroplastikfrei

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--> KREATIVES MEDIENPROJEKT - MIT DIR! <-- .
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Das Ziel des Medienprojekts ist, mehr Resonanz vom Umweltministerium zu erzielen und unsere wichtigen Fragen beantwortet zu bekommen. .

Der Hintergrund: Am 19. Juni 2019 überreichten wir die Petition und unsere Fragen an das Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit (Bundesumweltministerium). Wir durften unsere gemeinsamen Sorgen und Vorschläge mit der Bundesministerin Svenja Schulze persönlich besprechen. (mehr im nächsten Post)
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#plastikfrei #zerowaste #plastikfreileben #banmicroplastics #keinplastik #mikroplastik #keinplastikmeer #mikroplastikfrei

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--> KREATIVES MEDIENPROJEKT - MIT DIR! <-- .
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Liebe Ozeanschützer*innen,
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in nur wenigen Stunden starten wir ein kreatives kollektives Medienprojekt, auf das wir uns sehr freuen. Und wir brauchen Dich dafür! Es wird nur 5 Minuten Deiner Zeit in Anspruch nehmen. Und das gute ist: Du leistest gemeinsam mit vielen anderen einen Beitrag gegen Mikroplastik in Kosmetik. Neugierig? (mehr im nächsten Post)
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#plastikfrei #zerowaste #plastikfreileben #banmicroplastics #keinplastik #mikroplastik #keinplastikmeer #mikroplastikfrei

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Strike a pose for the Ocean. Now!
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We were honored to attend the Ocean Ball last week, with the incredible theme: Voguing for the Ocean. On the occasion of this event - we looked at what “voguing” actually is and would like to share some of these insights with you. Voguing is part of an "underground" culture called Ballroom. In short: Ballroom is a competition where you have teams competing against each other in categories of fashion, dance, runway, modelling and creativity. We enjoyed the ocean-inspired outfits, fierce poses and epic performances of everyone on the runway. Not only did we have an unforgetable night, we also received a record-breaking amount of donations. A BIG thank you to all the generous Voguers and donators! We are excited to put your donations to work through our projects aimed at banning micro-plastics in cosmetics and making our oceans cleaner. Watch this space! *Strikes a pose*
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Picture by: @saskia_uppenkamp_photographer
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#voguing #voguingberlin #berlinvoguingout #vogue #savetheocean #banmicroplastics

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Sea bass have a bad gut feeling about this issue
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The European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labraxis), who is known as a “restaurant fish”, suffers severe problems when eating microplastic particles. Researchers put some in polluted water for up to 90 days and examined their gut. They observed serious damage to the gut, it was swollen, tissue layers were detached from each other and it became inflamed; the fish could therefore not digest normally. Even if the sea bass had a gut feeling about these particles, it couldn’t avoid them. Let’s help them and numerous others - WE can avoid more microplastics in the ocean.
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#illustration #ocean #illustrationwork #illustrationartist #illustrationartists #oceanprotection #lifeisallocean #plastic #seabass

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"Was die Wahrnehmung zeigt, das glaubt das Herz." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Looking into the eye of @amount_ursl
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Picture by: @saskia_uppenkamp_photographer
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#banmicroplastics #inyourface #oceanprotection #plasticsstrategy #plasticfree #OurOcean #PassOnPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #plasticpollution #oceanguardian #oceanconservation #noplanetb #microplastics #microplastic #instaartist #politicalart #kunst #contemporaryart #art #artistsforfuture #fotograf #photography #perspective

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...parallel to this, we are currently working on the impact level which is looking at change in politics. The goal of our current campaign is to ban microplastics in cosmetics and cleaning products - and we are in a dialogue with the Ministry of the Environment on this matter. We aim at accelerating ocean protection, and therefore we need IMPACT. The ocean plays a vital part, providing us with oxygen (50%), cooling our planet (90%) and nourishing 30% of the global population. It is time to give the ocean back what it deserves - respect and pristine health - in order to maintain life on our planet. .
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#voguing #voguingberlin #berlinvoguingout #vogue #savetheocean #banmicroplastics .
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...it was a very special event with a unique energy, very energizing. And - a whopping €4.800 of donations were collected! This a record high of monetary donations for Ocean. Now! as a young NGO and we feel very honored for receiving the donation, it helps us to realize our next big project - an art exhibition on microplastics accompanied by a series of educational and interactive events in Berlin in Spring 2020 and... (see next post)
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#voguing #voguingberlin #berlinvoguingout #vogue #savetheocean #banmicroplastics
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