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Previous Events:

"The Cove"

Screening of Academy Award Winning feature documentary, The Cove, followed by Q&A with Peggy Oki, Santa Barbara area Cove Captain/liaison for Save Japan Dolphins, and Origami Whales Project Coordinator.

Live music
Raffle and silent auction (doors open at 6:30 pm)
Refreshments

Admission: Free

When: Friday, May 21st, 2010
6:30 - 10:00pm
Screening at 7:00 pm (Q&A to follow)

Where: Carpinteria Women’s Club
1059 Vallecito Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013

Funding will help to sponsor future projects such as touring with Ric O’Barry & the Save Japan Dolphins crew in Japan in August 2010 with a “Curtain of 2,000 Origami Dolphins.”

Information about the Origami Whales Project: http://www.peggy-oki.com/cu_origami.html

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The Cove Synopsis
Academy Award® Winner for Best Documentary of 2009, The Cove follows an elite team of activists, filmmakers and free-divers as they embark on a covert mission to penetrate a remote and hidden cove in Taiji, Japan, shining a light on a dark and deadly secret. Utilizing state-of-the-art techniques, including hidden microphones and cameras in fake rocks, the team uncovers how this small seaside village serves as a horrifying microcosm of massive ecological crimes happening worldwide. The result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery, adding up to an unforgettable story that has inspired audiences worldwide to action.

http://www.thecovemovie.com

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MISSION STATEMENT:
Since 2004, the Origami Whales Project (OWP) has worked to raise awareness concerning threats to cetaceans (dolphins and whales) through its stunning and memorable "Curtain of 34,000 Origami Whales." Created by thousands of concerned citizens across the globe and exhibited throughout the world, this large-scale public art project serves as a powerful visual statement and memorial for the thousands of individual whales killed since the 1986 ban on commercial whaling. As urgent need for cetacean rights activities arise, the Origami Whales Project has expanded with additional outreach and education programs, creating "Curtains" of origami dolphins and whales in United States, Dominica, and New Zealand.

The Origami Whales Project receives tax-deductible donations through fiscal sponsorship by Cetacean Society International.

Peggy Oki is a local artist and environmental activist who is well-known as the only female member of the Zephyr Skateboard Team featured in the film "Dogtown and Z-Boys".

Related Links:
Information on the "Curtain of 34,000 Origami Whales": http://www.peggy-oki.com/cu_origami.html
How to Make Donations to the Origami Whales Project: http://www.peggy-oki.com/cu_origami_donations.html
More than ever, whales need your help ("Japan, Norway and Iceland Actions & Actions"):
http://www.peggy-oki.com/environmt/urgent.html 

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LIVE RADIO INTERVIEW

Friday, March 27, 2009
10:00 - 11:00 am
KZSB, 1290 AM

"HOW ART CAN GET BEHIND A SOCIAL CAUSE"

I will be doing a live radio interview with Julia Parker on Friday, March 27 from 10 to 11in the morning on KZSB, 1290 AM on your dial. Elizabeth Stewart's diverse and always fascinating program, Arts and Antiques Radio Show, will focus on "How Art Can Get Behind a Social Cause" as the topic.

Julia Parker is the Director Of Animal Affairs with the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, an organization I recently joined after seeing News-Press coverage about the rescue and rehabilitation efforts for pelicans.

This show will feature Julia's comments about what the Wildlife Care Network does here in Santa Barbara for every imaginable wild animal, their challenges and success stories.

Learn what to do or who to call if you see a wounded seabird or animal.

Discover the unique ways our local art community supports wildlife and conservation efforts, what kinds of events are out there for artists and audience to increase awareness and to sustain and support our habitats, open spaces and wildlife in crisis..

The program will also highlight the music of Molly Zenobia!

Listeners can call 805 -564-1290 in with questions about art, and appraisals of antiques.

Re-aired Friday at 8 and Sunday at 11.