Thread by @standearth

Happy #WorldOceansDay! Today we’re standing up for our blue planet and in solidarity with coastal communities by pressuring the cruise industry to clean up its act. Are you in?

RSVP for the global rally today at 12pm PDT and help #CleanUpCruising: bit.ly/WorldOceansDay…

We’re LIVE for #WorldOceansDay. Join the first-of-its-kinda virtual rally with port communities from across the world talking about cruise industry pollution: bit.ly/WorldOceansDay….

BREAKING: Port communities around the globe — including Venice Italy, Southampton UK, Alaska & Maine USA, Gold Coast Australia, Nassau Bahamas, and Bergen Norway — decry cruise industry pollution on #WorldOceansDay
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“Tourists love @Glacier_Baynp, which is the Tlingit people’s ancestral homeland for over 14,000 years, but to accommodate the cruise industry, we are banned from entering our homeland — an injustice that hurts us still today.” Wanda Culp of Hoonah, Alaska #WorldOceansDay

“The private island model of cruise tourism is a modern-day blitzkrieg in the Bahamas. It is covered up by glossy photos of happy cruisers romping through previously pristine environments re-engineered into grotesque theme parks.” Sam Duncombe of Nassau, Bahamas #WorldOceansDay

“Juneau was once part of a vibrant tourism industry. Then the cancer of the modern cruise industry began. It slowly destroyed independent tourism — infecting our towns, dumping waste in our water, and polluting our air.” Karla Hart of Juneau, Alaska #WorldOceansDay

“I’ve heard many stories of what life is like cruise ships workers. It is a floating hell. The wages & working conditions are possible bc companies register ships in countries w weak labor laws, allowing them to exploit workers.” Klaus Gjukastein of Bergen, Norway #WorldOceansDay

“The port/cruise industry contribute ~23% of Southampton’s air pollution. I see patients with respiratory disease not fully explained by traditional risk factors. They should not pay the price for someone else's leisure.” Dr. Christelle Blunden of Southampton, UK #WorldOceansDay

“Cruise ships pose an existential threat to Venice’s future. Last June we witnessed the drama of the MSC Opera crashing into the city. As the industry grows & the number & size of ships increases, so does the damage they cause.” Jane da Mosto of Venice, Italy #WorldOceansDay

Here is a video of the MSC Opera cruise ship crashing into the dock in Venice, Italy:
#WorldOceansDay @WearehereVenice

“Since 1986 the cruise industry has tried to weasel their way into our community & since 1986 we have blocked them. To port communities fighting cruise ships: never quit. If you organize & strategize, you will win.” Steven Gration of Gold Coast, Australia #WorldOceansDay