{"id":7422,"date":"2019-06-15T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/?p=7422"},"modified":"2019-06-28T23:06:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T06:06:25","slug":"finding-our-humanity-l-a-fundraising-gala-awards-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/finding-our-humanity-l-a-fundraising-gala-awards-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Our Humanity &#8211; L.A. 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Join these two spectacular organizations as they submerge you into the unforgettable environment of the &#8220;last intact tropical rainforest.&#8221; Then meet those that have dedicated their life&#8217;s work to protecting the critically endangered orangutan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> The key-note address will be by world-renowned orangutan expert and founder of&nbsp;<em>The Orangutan Project<\/em>, Leif Cocks, who will share his unique perspective on what the great apes, our tribal past, and a more philosophical approach to life can teach us about our humanity. Leif will also sign personal copies of his just-launched book on this topic, \u201c<em>Finding Our Humanity<\/em>\u201d. <\/p><cite>The Orangutan Project <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The 6th annual Pongo Environmental Awards are being present by Ed Begley, Jr. and Dr. Gary Shapiro (Co-Founder &amp; President of Orang Utan Republik Foundation). Recipients include Netflix and its respective producers of &#8220;Our Planet,&#8221; the Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation and its Executive Director, Justin Winters, Tom Johnson and The Gecko Project, and OC&#8217;s very own Dr. Anne Russon for her extensive studies on the cognition and behavior of Bornean Orangutans! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will also be a special award given to global orangutan expert, Leif Cocks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event will be held in Culver City, CA at Playa Studios. There will be live music, and a live and silent auction that will directly contribute to orangutan conservation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purchase Tickets Below<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/finding-our-humanity-los-angeles-ca-tickets-62425006876\">Tickets <\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Orangutan Conservancy would like to encourage our supporters to attend the amazing event being thrown by the Orangutan Project. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[34,30,4],"class_list":["post-7422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-center","tag-environment","tag-orangutan-plight","tag-orangutans"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Finding Our Humanity - L.A. 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