13.04.2019 
As a Greenpeace supporter/donator I received an invite to join in on the weekend of tours at The South Quay docks in London, to have a tour of their ship Esperanza. I was very excited about this opportunity to talk to Greenpeace campaigners myself, and check out the vessel they use for expeditions such as chasing ships with illegal cargo like timber from the amazon, or collecting research on the polar bears in the arctic. From the tour I found out that the ship can spend up to 60 days at sea at a time without docking, and the crew usually spends 3 months on 3 months off. 
At the end of the tour one of the campaigners met us and gave us a run down of where the ship is going next and what the latest campaign is. The ship on Monday is leaving London and making its way to the North Pole. Here it is embarking on a 12 month journey where it will visit desperate parts of our oceans that are in danger in many different ways. This journey will form research and spread the word about 30x30. Greenpeace is currently working towards securing a global ocean treaty that would protect 30% of the worlds oceans by 2030. This is a necessity for the health of our oceans and the animals within it, and a hopeful step for the future. 
It was inspiring to hear about the dedication and work everyone at Greenpeace is achieving or working towards. It has given me a new determination to really use my work within our end of year exhibition, Amalgamation and the artwork for the Students Union, to spread awareness about plastic pollution within our oceans and plant the distressing images of suffering that are the animals reality.