MAKE OCEAN DAY EVERYDAY!

June 8th - 2011

June 8th every year is considered a worldwide celebration for the ocean!

Earth Day = Ocean Day! This planet's surface is 70% Ocean and 80% of the oxygen we breath is from the ocean! About 99% of the species on this planet live in the ocean - also 99% of the land is under the ocean's water too!

Its crazy when we see the percentages and then we realize how small we are on this planet. So we are all connected to the ocean by every second breath being produced from the ocean's plankton not the land's forests. Its time to learn about the ocean and share the information of what the great "Blue" really has to offer and what we can do to protect it.

Please watch this amazing speech by Sylvia Earle as she accepts a TED Award about her work with the ocean and her research.

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Bob Timmons

Artist For The Ocean
http://www.bobtimmons.org

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Toronto Regional Coordinator for Sea Shepherd
http://www.facebook.com/SSCSToronto 

http://twitter.com/SSCSToronto

Ocean Activists United Founder
http://www.facebook.com/oceanactivistsunited

http://twitter.com/oceanactivists

Help! SHARKS in Canada!

I am a little late on this posting but it must be put out!

May 24th - 2011

My home town surprised me the other week when it announced it was going to ban shark fin products. Yes! Brantford - Ontario - Canada would be the first city to ban such a horrific and inhumane practice and product. I decided I was going to support this vote and gathered up anyone willing to come and stand beside me and be apart of this "Historic Event" for Canada as a country let alone Brantford making history for its choice as well.

You can watch a video I put together combining my footage and a local newspaper called "Brantnews" who had a wonderful edited version here:

 


After you watch the video I have to say this is spreading into the Toronto area now where a couple of Councillors are pushing it to a vote shortly! So what Brantford did as a land-locked city has created a Tsunami wave of Awareness on land for the ocean and the sharks! Let`s keep this wave rolling!

The front page of The Brantford Expositor

The Brantnews had a photo of the shark supporting group.

Brantnews continues watching the shark story flow across the land to other municipalities.

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Bob Timmons

Artist For The Ocean
http://www.bobtimmons.org/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aartistfortheocean

Twiiter: http://twitter.com/activistartist

Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MarineArtist
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/stalyun2006

Toronto Regional Coordinator for Sea Shepherd
http://www.facebook.com/SSCSToronto 

http://twitter.com/SSCSToronto

Ocean Activists United Founder
http://www.facebook.com/oceanactivistsunited

http://twitter.com/oceanactivists

Today Brantford Makes History For Sharks

If you have been following the shark world the last couple of years there has been huge positive changes. People are waking up and I do not mean simply individuals but cities, states, and countries. Today marks a great day for Canadian History when a small city of 90,000 people becomes the first city to Ban Shark Fin Products.

I have organized a Support The Ban Rally in Brantford today at 4:45pm till about 5:45pm when we will enter the Council Chambers to wait for the Vote To Make it a By-Law Ordinance. This day is extremely important and the ball will start when the vote passes!

You can watch LIVE at 6pm here:
http://www.brantford.ca/govt/council/Pages/LiveMeetingCoverage.aspx

The event information is here:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=226282937386464

I will keep you updated from my twitter account:
http://twitter.com/activistartist

Also Phil Gillies a member of Wildaid and Dave Neuman a former mayor of Brantford are the two men that got the bill pushed for vote and will be in attendance today to speak to us.

On another note California yesterday passed the vote to ban shark fin products in the assembly so the next step is to the senate to be voted on to pass a state law.

Other related articles and positive action for sharks:


Hawaii is the first state to ban Shark Fin Soup
June 30 - 2010
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2010/2010-06-30-093.html

Oregon Passes Shark Ban
April 30th - 2011
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=157806

Washington State
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015040424_apwaxgrsharkfinban.html

Guam
http://www.sharkdiver.com/blog/45-industry-blog/6311-shark-fin-ban-guam-shark-feeding-ban-as-well

Fiji wants ban
May 2nd - 2011
http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2011/May/05-03-10.htm

California still in discussion
http://news.change.org/stories/californias-proposed-shark-fin-ban-gets-political

Palau makes its water a Shark Sanctuary
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090925-sharks-sanctuary-palau.html

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Bob Timmons

Artist For The Ocean
http://www.bobtimmons.org

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aartistfortheocean

Twiiter: http://twitter.com/activistartist

Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MarineArtist
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/stalyun2006

Toronto Regional Coordinator for Sea Shepherd
http://www.facebook.com/SSCSToronto 

http://twitter.com/SSCSToronto

Ocean Activists United Founder
http://www.facebook.com/oceanactivistsunited

http://twitter.com/oceanactivists

Save Some RainForest Today

Did you know - $2 buys 1 square metre of forest that will be protected for 100 years in Indonesia.

It really doesn't take much of our money to really help out an old growth rainforest that is in dire need! Not only the forest but the animals within like the Orangutang that is losing its natural habitat for survival. All for Palm Oil!

Emily Hunter, the daughter of Robert Hunter who was the first President of the Original Greenpeace is onto her next project! She wants to join the DeforestAction Network and do her part to save some of the Forest for protection in Indonesia!

I was able to purchase myself 10 meters squared for $20 and this also helps Emily reach her goal of $5,000!

I received this Certificate from my $20 donation:

http://dfa.tigweb.org/cert.html?Land=250fkz71925db6

 5 sq. meters ($10)

 10 sq. meters ($20)

 25 sq. meters ($50)

 50 sq. meters ($100)

 I've recruited 192 of my 500 goal!

I've helped raise $2,751 of my $5,000 goal!

Join Emily's Action by going here http://dfa.tigweb.org/hub/Huntress 

While you're at it check out Emily's newly released book called "The Next ECO Warrior"!

http://www.nextecowarriors.com/

Support Sharks, Veggie Parade and the Ocean!

There is a huge BUZZ growing in the last couple of months from Oregon and Washington banning shark products/Fin Soup and its reached the land of Canada!! Brantford - Ontario - Canada to be exact and this is the subject species that started me into activism and this is also the city I grew up in! So I am pretty excited and decided to organize a Positive Rally of Support just before the Vote on the By-Law to ban all Shark Products and Fin Soup!

Please see below some events that I have put together for a better world!

Shark Ban Rally in Brantford
Tuesday, May 24 · 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Brantford City Hall
100 Wellington Ave
Brantford, ON
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=226282937386464


Sea Shepherd Toronto in VEGGIE PRIDE PARADE
Saturday, June 4 · 11:00am - 3:00pm
Bloor St And Yonge Street Meet Up 11am
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153889124677463

World Ocean Day
Wednesday- June 8th
Event on FB:  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=165122683547027 

June 8th of every year is the day we FOCUS on the ocean as a celebration. This day if you are doing anything special then share it with us and let's get support out there to your event!

Let's start the list of ideas
- A vigil on a shoreline for thanks
-celebrating Hawaii & Oregon banning shark fin soup
-celebrating SSCS's win for the whales in the antarctic
-celebrating the beauty and the lives the ocean contains!
- celebrating the life we have because of the ocean!
-Fundraiser for an Ocean Organization

Share information, tell people why they need to protect the ocean, speak about the protection needed for the animals that live in the ocean! Let people know they can start protecting the ocean by not eating it!

If you're wondering WHY THE OCEAN then please watch this amazing video from Sylvia Earle who says it all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43DuLcBFxoY

Let us know what you're going to do on Ocean Day!

Sea Shepherd Tobermory DIVE Drop In
Saturday, August 6 at 8:00am - August 7 at 1:00pm
G and S Watersports Tobermory Ontario... http://www.gswatersports.org/


https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185670374818670
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Bob Timmons
Artist For The Ocean
http://www.bobtimmons.org/
artistfortheocean@gmail.com

Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/aartistfortheocean

Toronto Regional Coordinator for Sea Shepherd
http://www.facebook.com/SSCSToronto
toronto@seashepherd.org
http://www.seashepherd.org/

Ocean Activists United Founder
http://www.facebook.com/oceanactivistsunited

Store:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MarineArtist

Youtube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/stalyun2006

TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/activistartist