<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Thanks for this information, Sue, and for all that you do to educate everyone in the Fort Bragg area about our beautiful planet. I admire your commitment and dedication to informing all of us about this important topic.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">THANK YOU!!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">~ Ed</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:12px;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Sue Magoo via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> </div><div>Date: 6/8/23 7:17 AM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: rnadeau via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> </div><div>Subject: [Thespiritexpress] World Ocean Day... </div><div><br></div></div>
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Beautiful beloveds, </div>
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Tomorrow is World Ocean Day (WOD) and I just wanted to share with you about this annual event (year round for a nature loving woman like myself):</div>
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World Ocean Day rallies the world for ocean and climate action on 8 June and throughout the year. We work in partnership with youth leaders, zoos, aquariums, museums, and other youth-focused organizations, as well as a huge range of diverse organizations and
businesses from all sectors in a growing global network. Together, we effectively engage the public, inform policymakers, and unite the world to protect and restore our shared ocean and create a stable climate. Join the growing global movement in June and
continue to grow the engagement and action year-round! </p>
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Canada was the first country to propose the idea at the Earth Summit in Rio back in 1992. It took another decade for it to be globally promoted and coordinated. Back in 2016, they added a World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council.
Back in 2019, there were 2000+ events and 140+ countries that participated. In 2020, it took a Conservation Action Focus of protecting 30% of our lands and ocean by 2030. <span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0px;letter-spacing:-0.15pt">Recently,
world leaders made a global commitment to protect 30% of our blue planet by 2030 (30x30). </span><span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0px;letter-spacing:-0.15pt">To create a healthy ocean with abundant wildlife and to stabilize the
climate, it’s critical that 30% of our planet’s lands, waters, and ocean are protected.</span></p>
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<span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px;letter-spacing:-0.15pt" class="ContentPasted2 ContentPasted0">Your support will help meet the 30x30 goal!</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; color: rgb(43, 68, 108);" class="ContentPasted2"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Please share this with friends, family, and visitors. You, and the folks you share it with, can go to the link below to vote on your reasons why you think we need to have 30x30.</span></span></h3>
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short video explaining this further:</p>
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Lastly, here'<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">s the link to an article in the MendoVoice about what we've (my coworker Michael and I) have been up to + Noyo's WOD happenings: </span><a style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="ContentPasted0" href="https://mendovoice.com/2023/06/celebrate-world-ocean-day-at-the-noyo-center-with-beach-cleanup-a-plastics-pop-up-more/">https://mendovoice.com/2023/06/celebrate-world-ocean-day-at-the-noyo-center-with-beach-cleanup-a-plastics-pop-up-more/</a></div>
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in loving gratitude for this precious planet,</div>
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Sue</div>
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