Join Us for UN World Ocean Day Event: Advancing Climate and Ocean Action Through Art, Education and Outreach

 1:00pm PST/ 4:00pm EST/ 10:00pm CET/ 9:00am in Samoa on June 11

Co-Hosted By: OA Alliance, Peace Boat US

60 minutes

Ocean Acidification Poetry, Samantha Jones

(1) Seattle Aquarium, Dr. Jim Wharton, Director of Conservation Engagement and Learning

·       Reaching the public through interactive learning experiences and place-based education 

(2) Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Dr. Duncan McIntosh, Oceanography Officer

·       Community driven adaptation projects, ocean acidification posters as communication tools

(3) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, William Pardis and Kalina Grabb

·       Instruments (pHyters) as tools for community engagement and measuring ocean change

(4) Gullah/Geechee Nation, Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/ Geechee Nation

·       Ocean acidification action plan, videos and infographics—global to local connections

(5) Oceano Azul, Mr. Sam Collins, Project Manager

·       Importance of ocean literacy in school curriculum

Panel discussion facilitated by Ms. Jessie Turner, OA Alliance

Concluding Remarks:  Emilie McGlone, Peace Boat US

·       UN World Ocean Day Mission and 2021 themes

·       The Importance of ocean communications and literacy

·       The importance of keeping up progress to implement UN SDG 14 and UN SDG 13