Hands Across the Sand Miami Beach

Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/19/2018
11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Location
Miami Beach - 5th Street on the Sand

Categories


(This will be updated soon)

Meet us on the beach Saturday …
Say YES πŸ‘πŸ½to Clean, Renewable Energy!
Say NO πŸ‘Ž to Nasty Fossil Fuels & Fracking…We take a stand upon on the sand…
We stand together for our priceless oceans and rivers…
We Join Hands in solidarity… from one person to the next… from generation to generation to generation… from one community to the next… from state to state… from nation to nation… from streams to rivers to seas and oceans.

We invite you to join this tradition, now in its 9th year! It is led by
Urban Paradise Guild (UPG) (http://urbanparadiseguild.org),
Surfrider Foundation Miami (www.surfridermiami.org)
& our community partners for this important annual event!

It is 2018, and this movement has never been so important.
Our oceans and ecosystems are under assault like never before.
From the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico, from Atlantic to Pacific, from the Great Plaines to mountaintops and swamps

How to Join Hands on May 19, 2018

STEP 1- Come to our event at 11 AM, rain or shine.
STEP 2 – Join hands for 15 minutes at 12:00 PM, forming a continuous line in the sand.
STEP 3 – Enjoy the beach & leave only your footprints πŸ‘£.

OPTIONAL but IMPORTANT: Become a Beach Organizer!
This is how we’ve made Miami the biggest Hands event on earth (usually, when the Miami weather is good)…
A. Watch the UPG training video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9zWhPnEbfM&t=14s
B. Arrive at 10:30am and sign it. We will assign you to a section of beach.
C. Go among beach stakeholders (people already on the beach) and ask them to join us for 10 minutes!

ALSO:
There may be a Habitat Restoration or Beach Cleanup event before Hands… Stay tuned!

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GETTING THERE!

PUBLIC TRANSIT
MetroRail goes to Downtown Miami, where many buses connect to MB. Info & map:
http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/library/system-maps-web.pdf

CARPOOL
To find one or offer one, visit the Carpool thread below in comments.

PARKING
Give friends a lift.
Recommended PARKING: Public Garage at 7th Street & Collins Avenue – 646 spaces
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=203507913611290724839.00000112342d6

BIKING
Take Venetian Causeway from the Mainland (major intersection: Biscayne Blvd & NE 15th St).
This is much safer than the other Causeways.
If using MetroRail, get off at Overtown/Park West station, and ride to Venetian.
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BRING / Wear / PREPARE

Remember to bring:
* Lots of FRIENDS!
* A big (reusable) bottle of cold water (it will be hot)
* Your favorite sunblock and hat
* A sense of humor and a big smile.
* Signs that relate to Oil, Climate Change, Fracking, Solar Power & Renewable Energy…
* Wear your business uniform to show that your job depends on oil-free shores (optional)

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HOW IT ALL BEGAN

The #JoinHANDS movement started in Florida.

Back on February 13, 2010, a statewide gathering against near and offshore oil drilling occurred in Florida a couple months BEFORE the BP spill disaster.
10,000 Floridians representing 60 towns and cities and over 90 beaches joined hands to protest the efforts by the Florida Legislature and the US Congress to lift the ban on oil drilling in the near and off shores of Florida.

Reservations

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Under 18? Reserving for a Group? Contact Us

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