Manila (December, 2012)
– An art exhibit and music fest fundraiser for Save Philippine Seas’ Pawikan
Watchers program opens on January 19, 2013 at the Conspiracy Garden Café,
Quezon City.
EndDanger, which
features mixed media artworks from the group Artists for Nature and performances
from Flying Ipis, Extrapolation, and Peso Movement, calls attention to the
growing problem of animal endangerment in the Philippines and encourages the
community to get involved in conservation and protection efforts.
Although gifted with a
rich and biologically diverse ecosystem, from lush forests to a vibrant marine
life, our country’s natural resources have significantly dwindled over time.
Animal species, in particular, are under increasing threat from habitat
destruction, pollution and commercial exploitation. Many are now in the verge
of extinction.
The artists and
organizers behind EndDanger seek to raise funds for the monitoring of one of
the Philippines’ most threatened species, the pawikan. All proceeds from the
event’s ticket sales will go to the Pawikan Watchers training program, which
Save Philippine Seas (SPS)—an independent movement that fights abuse of our
aquatic resources through legal discourse and social media—launched in
cooperation with Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB).
Pawikan Watchers aims
to educate volunteers from different parts of the Philippines on the ecology
and biology of, and PAWB-approved guidelines for, handling sea turtles. Apart
from raising funds, Artists for Nature sees the exhibit as an opportunity to
broaden public awareness of the urgent need to preserve our wildlife.
EndDanger is sponsored
by Numa the Organic & Eco Baby Store, Ministry of Mushrooms, and Holy
Carabao Holistic Farms, and is in partnership with WhenInManila.com, Clean Up
Philippines, Eco-Sys Foundation, Green Fins, Society for Sustainable Tourism
and Development, Inc., Sea News Network, Butanding Network, UP Green League and
Earth UST.
The art exhibit runs up
to February 8, 2013. Conspiracy Garden Café is located at 59 Visayas Avenue,
Project 6, Quezon City.
For opening night
tickets or more information, please contact Wendi Garcia at +639162742859 or artistsfornature@gmail.com. Like
them on Facebook www.facebook.com/artistsfornature
and follow them on Twitter www.twitter.com/artists4nature
for updates.
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