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[SIZE=3][FONT=comic sans ms]Reminder - August 4th at your local beach, say NO to offshore drilling and YES to clean energy and renewables! [/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=3][FONT=comic sans ms]Join hands with Florida, America and the World on August 4th on beaches everywhere for [/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=3][FONT=comic sans ms][URL="http://www.handsacrossthesand.org/"]Hands Across the Sand[/URL]!![/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=3][FONT=comic sans ms]. [/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=3]Locally, the time to come out and show your support is 11:00am Central.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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Reminder - August 4th at your local beach, say NO to offshore drilling and YES to clean energy and renewables! Join hands with Florida, America and the World on August 4th on beaches everywhere for <a href="http://www.handsacrossthesand.org/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Hands Across the Sand</a>!!. Locally, the time to come out and show your support is 11:00am Central. 
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Teresa

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Franny

We will be there! Wish I knew where my Hands Across Sand t shirt is hiding.....

Wondering why Grayton Beach is not listed. We have had great turn outs on Grayton.

Mello Yolo

Beach Comber

Where can I get more info?  Is there a newspaper with details....and would that make it a SANDpaper?

Beach Runner

beats on hood

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lenzoe

How did it go in South Walton?

[URL="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/officials-51489-oil-boardwalk.html"]http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/officials-51489-oil-boardwalk.html[/URL]

[QUOTE]Oil opponents clash with Boardwalk officials (SLIDESHOW, DOCUMENT)
August 04, 2012 6:48 PM
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JUSTIN HEINZE / Daily News
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Five minutes before the scheduled noon start of the local Hands Across the Sand event, Valparaiso resident Trish Rowe was standing alone in a sea of bathing suits, searching for any hints of activism.

Ten minutes later she was joined by a dozen others, engaged in a stand-off with Boardwalk officials.

View photos from the day here. »

Visit the Florida page on the official Hands Across the Sand site. »

Click here to see the Okaloosa County Special Permit Events requirements. »

“There are families here,” said George Golematis, Boardwalk general manager. “This is a county park, and you gotta go through county parks and rec to do this.”

“We pay our taxes,” said one of the participants, an older man wearing a Vietnam veteran cap. “How about our right to peacefully assemble?”

Hands Across the Sand was held at hundreds of locations in over 40 countries nationwide at noon local time on Saturday. Participants joined hands for 10 to 15 minutes in a statement against offshore oil drilling and in support of clean energy.

“I don’t want to have to do it, but we can get the authorities involved,” Golematis told the gathering. “We need to see your permit from the county.”

A beach patrol officer driving an ATV soon pulled up and as the argument continued, the crowd swelled, so that by the time they went down to the water and joined hands there were over 30 participants.

“Join us, join us,” Navarre resident Maggie Roberts called out over the beach. “Help us protect our beaches.”

The officer told the group to move off of Boardwalk property, but the line simply dipped down into the water, which is outside jurisdiction.

Although Okaloosa County does require a permit for an event involving 50 or more people, according to its website, there were no more than 35 people participating at the Boardwalk on Saturday. Nonetheless, officials present at the beach repeatedly told the group they needed to leave if they did not have a permit.

The conflict escalated to its height when a drunk man shouted from behind a 32 oz. beer, “Boo! You’re blocking the view!” But participants counteracted the catcalls by waylaying passerby and gathering up the dozing or drinking clans of midday beachgoers to join hands in the surf.

“The whole idea is to stand together to oppose oil drilling,” said Karlene Gentile, of Mary Esther. “If we don’t do that, one day these beaches will be like Louisiana…this is so our children, our grandchildren, our tourists can continue to enjoy this beautiful place. I don’t want even the fractional possibility of another oil spill destroying this.”

The Hands Across the Sand website preempts one of its most common criticisms, that it is hypocritical to protest oil development while driving a gasoline-powered vehicle to the beach, by encouraging all participants to either carpool, bike, or use public transportation to travel to the event.

The protesters took a lighthearted attitude to the confrontation with officials.

“It’s so ironic that (the confrontation) probably drew a lot of those people over to come support us,” said Rowe. “I haven’t had this much fun since the 60’s.”



Read more: [url]http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/officials-51489-oil-boardwalk.html#ixzz22sMAwBZD[/url][/QUOTE]

How did it go in South Walton? 
 
<a href="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/officials-51489-oil-boardwalk.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/officials-51489-oil-boardwalk.html</a> 
 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="">Oil opponents clash with Boardwalk officials (SLIDESHOW, DOCUMENT) 
August 04, 2012 6:48 PM 
ShareThis| Print Story | E-Mail Story 
JUSTIN HEINZE / Daily News 
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Five minutes before the scheduled noon start of the local Hands Across the Sand event, Valparaiso resident Trish Rowe was standing alone in a sea of bathing suits, searching for any hints of activism. 
 
Ten minutes later she was joined by a dozen others, engaged in a stand-off with Boardwalk officials. 
 
View photos from the day here. » 
 
Visit the Florida page on the official Hands Across the Sand site. » 
 
Click here to see the Okaloosa County Special Permit Events requirements. » 
 
“There are families here,” said George Golematis, Boardwalk general manager. “This is a county park, and you gotta go through county parks and rec to do this.” 
 
“We pay our taxes,” said one of the participants, an older man wearing a Vietnam veteran cap. “How about our right to peacefully assemble?” 
 
Hands Across the Sand was held at hundreds of locations in over 40 countries nationwide at noon local time on Saturday. Participants joined hands for 10 to 15 minutes in a statement against offshore oil drilling and in support of clean energy. 
 
“I don’t want to have to do it, but we can get the authorities involved,” Golematis told the gathering. “We need to see your permit from the county.” 
 
A beach patrol officer driving an ATV soon pulled up and as the argument continued, the crowd swelled, so that by the time they went down to the water and joined hands there were over 30 participants. 
 
“Join us, join us,” Navarre resident Maggie Roberts called out over the beach. “Help us protect our beaches.” 
 
The officer told the group to move off of Boardwalk property, but the line simply dipped down into the water, which is outside jurisdiction. 
 
Although Okaloosa County does require a permit for an event involving 50 or more people, according to its website, there were no more than 35 people participating at the Boardwalk on Saturday. Nonetheless, officials present at the beach repeatedly told the group they needed to leave if they did not have a permit. 
 
The conflict escalated to its height when a drunk man shouted from behind a 32 oz. beer, “Boo! You’re blocking the view!” But participants counteracted the catcalls by waylaying passerby and gathering up the dozing or drinking clans of midday beachgoers to join hands in the surf. 
 
“The whole idea is to stand together to oppose oil drilling,” said Karlene Gentile, of Mary Esther. “If we don’t do that, one day these beaches will be like Louisiana…this is so our children, our grandchildren, our tourists can continue to enjoy this beautiful place. I don’t want even the fractional possibility of another oil spill destroying this.” 
 
The Hands Across the Sand website preempts one of its most common criticisms, that it is hypocritical to protest oil development while driving a gasoline-powered vehicle to the beach, by encouraging all participants to either carpool, bike, or use public transportation to travel to the event. 
 
The protesters took a lighthearted attitude to the confrontation with officials. 
 
“It’s so ironic that (the confrontation) probably drew a lot of those people over to come support us,” said Rowe. “I haven’t had this much fun since the 60’s.” 
 
 
 
Read more: <a href="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/officials-51489-oil-boardwalk.html#ixzz22sMAwBZD" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/officials-51489-oil-boardwalk.html#ixzz22sMAwBZD</a></blockquote>

[SIZE=2][FONT=arial][COLOR=#5D5D5D]Join Hands with us in 2012 on Saturday August 4th on your beach or in your community. Any community in the world will be able to download tools to create their own event and join hands with their friends and neighbors at 12:00 noon in all world time zones.  The event will begin in New Zealand, move across the world, and end in Hawaii.
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[COLOR=#5D5D5D]We are joining hands for clean energy.  We are joining hands to keep near and offshore oil drilling out of our waters.  We are joining hands to end our dependence on the dirty fuels that foul our air, water and food.

[B]More information coming soon!

[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#5D5D5D][I]See SoWal.com Video of last summer's event:
[/I][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=#5D5D5D][FONT=Palatino][SIZE=4][FONT=arial]Hands Across the Sand June 26, 2011 at Seaside, Florida with Founder Dave Rauschkolb[/FONT][/SIZE][video=youtube_share;JvthytgeJZc]http://youtu.be/JvthytgeJZc[/video]

[I][FONT=arial]for more information:[/FONT][/I]
[SIZE=4][URL="http://handsacrossthesand.org/"][FONT=arial]Hands Across the Sand[/FONT][/URL][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

Join Hands with us in 2012 on Saturday August 4th on your beach or in your community. Any community in the world will be able to download tools to create their own event and join hands with their friends and neighbors at 12:00 noon in all world time zones. The event will begin in New Zealand, move across the world, and end in Hawaii. 
 
We are joining hands for clean energy. We are joining hands to keep near and offshore oil drilling out of our waters. We are joining hands to end our dependence on the dirty fuels that foul our air, water and food. 
 
More information coming soon! 
 
See SoWal.com Video of last summer&#039;s event: 
Hands Across the Sand June 26, 2011 at Seaside, Florida with Founder Dave Rauschkolb[video=youtube_share;JvthytgeJZc]http://youtu.be/JvthytgeJZc[/video] 
 
for more information: 
<a href="http://handsacrossthesand.org/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">Hands Across the Sand</a>

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