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Ocean Pollution Persuasive Speech

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Over 100 students and teachers from around the world gathered for the Algalita 2017 Plastic Ocean Pollution Solutions International Youth Summit Feb. 10-12 in Dana Point, California. The three-day summit activated youth leaders to launch and lead action-oriented solutions to reduce plastic pollution in their own communities. Students, who won the opportunity to participate in the summit based on their innovative project submissions, received training in leadership, public speaking, community engagement, art, science, and film-making throughout the weekend. Speakers included Danni Washington, an ocean activist and founder of The Big Blue and You; Dr. Wallace 'J' Nichols, a marine biologist and PPC founding advisor; Kristal Ambrose, founder of Bahamas Plastic Movement, Anna Cummins, co-founder of 5 Gyres, and Hannah Testa, a 14-year-old …show more content…

In her speech, 14-year-old Hannah Testa, a PPC Youth Ambassador, talked about teaming up with organizations to take action against plastic pollution. “Don’t wait for everything to be perfect,” she said. “Stay motivated! If we all use our collective voice, we will change the world!” At the conclusion of the summit, attendees came up with a mission statement: "We are activist ocean-earth protector plastic-free warriors working toward a world free of plastic pollution... We are the unstoppable change. We are heirs to the ocean. We are the solution to plastic

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