Plastic Free July: How one young Indonesian finds optimism in activism

Learn how one young Indonesian finds optimism in activism with Thara Bening Sandrina, 17-year-old environmentalist and founder of River Warrior, and Michael Doshi, Director of Partnerships at Algalita Marine Research & Education. Thara describes how she finds hope in the face of overwhelming odds, debunks some myths causing pollution, explains how microplastics are affecting Indonesia’s rivers, and discusses her family’s history of activism. SHOW NOTES Thanks for listening and thanks again to Thara and Doshi for joining us.  Follow Thara’s work at River Warrior https://www.instagram.com/river.warrior/ Sign River Warrior’s petition to clean the Brantas River from microplastic! https://www.change.org/p/kementerianlhk-kemenpu-jokowi-free-brantas-river-from-microplastic-before-it-s-too-late-freebrantasfrommicroplastic-brantasbebasmikroplastik Watch The Story of Plastic https://www.storyofplastic.org/ And if you’re in the USA, sign the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act action alert https://secured.surfrider.org/action/engagement?actionId=AR0032446&id=701i00000018YoU Check out Doshi’s work at Algalita Marine Research here https://algalita.org/ And find him stoking out at https://www.instagram.com/gnarlybeachcleaner/ Be sure to subscribe to the WSL PURE newsletter. Around once a month we catch you up on our latest, as well as the top ocean and environment stories that float across our inbox. Subscribe here https://wsl.tv/JoinWSLPUREnewsletter. Tune in to past One Ocean podcast episodes here: https://wsl.tv/wslpureoneoceanpodcast Do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at [email protected] For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure // #WSL Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices