WEBINARRUNA RAY TAKES ON
FASHION AND THE SEA
Date June 22, 2023 | Time: 5:30–6:30pm
Platform Zoom | Language: English
Organizer SEGO Initiative
Contact Alana Bonzi: alana@segoinitiative.org
For registration and inquiries art.segoinitiative.org/session

SPEAKER’S BIO
Runa RayFashion Designer and Environmentalist
Runa Ray is a fashion designer and environmen­
talist who uses art as activism to advocate forpolicy change. She has worked extensively
with the Sustainable Development Goals andclimate action at the United Nations. A​ s aninnovator, Runa Ray’s designs encompass thereduce, reuse, and recycle model. By keeping
the end in mind, she has helped revive ancient indigenous techniques of garmenting that
reduce our impact on earth, alongside science-based ideas from renewable energy.​
Her expertise in the circularity of the fashion industry and zero waste initiatives helps
designers, SMEs, and MMEs in abating climate change.
https://www.runaray.com

SEGO Initiative’s Ocean Awareness & Activation Season
Online Ocean Education Sessions

SEGO Initiative, a not-for-profit association dedicated to environmental causes,
is offering online webinar sessions as part of its educational programming toraise awareness and inspire people to take action against the issues facing theoceans and the planet.
The sessions are a part of the association’s World Oceans Tokyo event programming. For more than a decade,
SEGO Initiative has been organizing the Fujisawa Beach Cleaning Project/Clean S.E.A. The Project includes
three pillars:•••

Volunteering with the participation of corporate,family and student volunteers
Public education via citizen science and art
Reconnecting to the marine environment that weare trying to protect via sailing

The fall cleanups are part of the International Coastal
Cleanup Campaign (ICC) that is held annually in more than
100 countries. As always, all debris will be counted andresults aggregated so that participants can know how
much they have intercepted from the waste stream that
inevitably leads to our oceans.
This programming only happens with the generous
support of our corporate sponsors. But we do need
your help. As we expand our programming, we would
be more than happy to welcome new supporters!

More information can be found on the Expo Mer Fujisawawebsite, SEGO Initiative’s online space dedicated to sharing
inspiring artworks and featuring a diverse array of speakers
and artists who offer local, regional and global perspectives.
https://art.segoinitiative.org/sessions/Webinar program sponsored by:

SEGO Initiative
Michel and Alana Bonzi
Founders

SEGO grew out of our Fujisawa Beach Cleaning Project, which westarted in 2009. Its goal was to bring foreign and Japanese people
together to give back to the local community. We are based 800 metersfrom the sea in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, and as both of us areoriginally from coastal areas, it was natural for us to look to the ocean
and beach as the best way for us to meet our goal. Volunteers aremainly staff from corporate sponsors, their families and local youth. Overtime, the Project has evolved into three key pillars: volunteering, public
education via citizen science and art, and reconnecting to the marine
environment via sailing.