{"id":120695,"date":"2013-09-22T09:38:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T07:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veganok.com\/en\/?p=120695"},"modified":"2024-04-02T10:20:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T08:20:45","slug":"veganok-ocean-award-to-sea-shepherd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veganok.com\/en\/veganok-ocean-award-to-sea-shepherd\/","title":{"rendered":"VeganOK Ocean Award to Sea Shepherd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society received the “VeganOK Ocean Award 2013” at the VeganFest Indoor SANA Edition in Bologna.<\/strong>
\nThe inaugural VeganFest Indoor 2013, held at SANA in Bologna, was met with great success. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society enthusiastically participated in this new edition, and the public’s response was immediate and affectionate.
\nSea Shepherd provided visitors with a vast informational area, set up with photo exhibits on the organization\u2019s history and its campaigns, a large screen continuously showing video projections, an Info Point with official merchandise, and a space dedicated to the Infinite Patience campaign, which took place in Taiji, Japan, in defense of dolphins and entered its fourth season on September 1, 2013.
\nVolunteers from the organization, coming from various parts of the peninsula for the occasion, met with the public, who visited the Sea Shepherd space in large numbers every day. They witnessed the visitors’ strong emotional involvement and the immense support they expressed for the organization and its vital mission.<\/p>\n

\"1001443_10201864628086953_508126220_n\"The excitement was particularly strong and palpable on Tuesday, September 10, the day on which the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was awarded the “VeganOK Ocean Award 2013.” With this award, the VeganOK Network team wanted to pay tribute to the organization\u2019s relentless and courageous activity in defense of ocean life and its victories.
\nAndrea Morello, President of Sea Shepherd Italia Onlus, took the stage at the Vegan Fest Indoor accompanied by Marianna Baldo, an onboard volunteer and official photographer of the SSS Bob Barker. Amidst applause, he gave way to images that tell the story of Sea Shepherd’s mission to defend the oceans through its history and campaigns.
\nThe organization\u2019s supporters and visitors were struck by the power of the videos projected on the large screen and by the clear and direct perception of the difficulties and risks associated with the daily work of the most determined and aggressive organization in the entire global conservation movement. At the end of the projection, President Andrea Morello, representing the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, received the prestigious “VeganOK Ocean Award 2013” from the hands of Renata Balducci, President of Associazione Vegani Italiani Onlus. The official content of the award states:
\n\u201cTo the international non-profit organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for its relentless activity in defense of cetaceans and biodiversity in the world\u2019s oceans and its direct action interventions against illegal Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, in the name of international law for the conservation and the principle of the sanctity of life.\u201d<\/em>
\nThe direct protagonists, the volunteer assembly, and the entire public experienced the award ceremony with increasing emotional involvement and great emotion, resulting in a long and heartfelt standing ovation. President Andrea Morello struggled to speak after the lengthy applause to express his gratitude to the VeganOK Network Team and the public and conveyed greetings from Captain Peter Hammarstedt, who was sincerely sorry for not being able to attend the ceremony as he had wished and had been officially communicated.
\nHere, you can relive this exciting moment through the video of the award ceremony:
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