Hands Across the Sand this Saturday!

Tens of thousands of people who support clean energy and oppose haphazard offshore drilling are expected to participate in more than 600 Hands Across the Sand events across the country and around the world on Saturday, June 26. 

Participants will join hands to form symbolic barriers against spilling oil at events taking place on beaches, near waterways, and in land-locked towns. The events will represent the largest-yet outpouring of grassroots activism in response to the disastrous April 20 explosion on the Gulf Horizon rig and the subsequent, devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. 

Hands Across the Sand events will begin at 11 a.m. local time, with participants joining hands at noon. Locations of and contact information for organizers of all 600+ events can be found via the Hands website at http://www.handsacrossthesand.org. 

The photo above was taken at the first "Hands" event, on one of the coldest days of the year.  That was before the BP rig blew up.  

Wear black if you can, but it is not necessary, especially in this heat.

For The Ocean,

Tom Warnke, Palm Beach County Surfrider Foundation