Raising awareness about climate change in the South Pacific: Call for sponsors to share the ecological vision and human dimension

Infinity Sea Tribe is now in the Marquesas, heading soon towards the Tuamotu's and Society Islands in order to raise awareness about climate change in the South Pacific. On July 11, 2010, Infinity will be in Hikueru, Tuamotus, not only to admire and share with the local islanders a total eclipse of the sun (4 min.) but also to take advantage of the international media attention that will be given to Hikueru Atoll.

Here in the Marquesas, Infinity focuses on its mission by anchoring in several islands with strong culture and history. The Infinity community goes to encounter local people and shares with them trying to understand their view of environmental issues and local culture preservation effort made. This is the first step of Infinity mission to be able to relay the information and to raise awareness. All crew members are conducting and recording several valuable interviews to collect testimonies and to measure the level of awareness. Exchanges have been made with a teacher, a fisherman, kids and other people with different backgrounds. Infinity gets involved and is getting prepared to continue the mission in the Tuamotus islands!

We have no sponsors yet, all 17 international volunteers on the boat are contributing financially every month for room, board and fuel. We need recording equipment, food, near sailing gears and internet onboard.

Infinity Sea Tribe has the skills, the courage and the determination to bring more attention to climate change in the South Pacific. With your support, we could keep the expedition going and facilitate communication between the crew and the rest of the world.

By Sasha, current Infinity crew member, The Marquesas, March 2010
"Our discussion veers into our own environmental impact, covering the boat’s system of storing used engine oil (not a drop goes into the ocean, ever), our own sad dependence on fossil fuels even in the middle of the ocean, and ends on our conundrum of how to communicate with islanders about climate change while forcing ourselves not to further burden them or the ocean with our own trash. By virtue of using any plastic and oil, it seems, we threaten to strain the resources of the very remote communities that we are approaching to offer education, support and documentation."

We all remain completely open and committed to culturally appropriate interaction with the long-term goal of helping our ocean, planet and inhabitants. We care for the environment and its people; it is our group desire to see peace, mindfulness and ultimately less destruction to our planet in a very timely, local, committed manner. It is a clearly urgent calling, according to our personal actions. The spectre of rising seawater is the end, simply, for many people. Our hope is to document the lives that will be affected soonest, most rapidly and profoundly, with the fervent hope of inspiring all of us to decide to conserve resources, live without greed, and share with others the urgency of sustainable living, now. This is haltingly happening in varied communities around the globe, and we are doing it at sea.

Thank you for your support ! Spread the word and do not hesitate to contact us!

The Infnity Sea Tribe