Hands Across the Sand is now international . Any person in any country may plan events on this website. This is a peaceful gathering of the people of the world. Planning an event is as simple as this:

Go to your beach on June 26 at 11 AM.
Form lines in the sand and at 12:00, join hands.
The image is powerful, the message is simple. NO to Offshore Oil Drilling, YES to Clean Energy.

NO to Offshore Oil Drilling
YES to Clean Energy.
12 Noon, Saturday June 26th, at a beach near you.
Hands Across the Sand

Locally in British Columbia, there are 4 events planned so far, and more may arise before June 26th:

Victoria – Willows Beach (not Ogden Point). Meet 11am onwards
Renee Lindstrom and Lisa Cole lisafcole@gmail.com 250-361-7508 Facebook

Vancouver – English Bay. Meet 11am onwards, 1795 Beach Ave
Fiona Bowie BCAAOSD@gmail.com

Hornby Island – Big Tribune Bay. Meet 11am onwards
Shannon Warwick bridging@telus.net

Kelowna – Tugboat Bay. Meet 11am onwards
Miriam Cunha yonisha.ar.raqis@gmail.com 250-448-5523 Facebook

In Victoria, Willows Beach is 800 metres long, so we need 600 people to cover the entire length of the beach. It will be a good low tide that morning. Please come and enjoy the fun, and help send the powerful message of NO OFFSHORE DRILLING FOR OIL in BC’s waters – CLEAN ENERGY NOW.

Supported and endorsed by the BC Sustainable Energy Association , the Green Party of Canada , the Sierra Club of BC , the Raincoast Conservation Foundation , the Georgia Strait Alliance , and the David Suzuki Foundation .

The run for $250,000 is on.

Last week, the team behind the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon announced a total of 18 charities have been selected to the event’s 2010 Charity Pledge Program (CPP). That’s already seven more charities than last year, said GFVM general manager Cathy Noel. “We have so many charities on pace to better their numbers from last year,” said Noel.

Along with the marathon, there is a half-marathon, an eight kilometre run and the Thrifty Foods one-kilometre kids race. With so many pledging participants, the GFVM is becoming one of Victoria’s major charity fundraising events of the year.

New charities in 2010 CPP include KidSport Greater Victoria, Joints In Motion Training Team (Arthritis Society), Threshold Housing Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria, Missing Children Society of Canada,
Capital Families Association West Shore and the Women’s Sexual Assault Centre.

Returning charities looking to better their totals from last year are the B.C. Cancer Foundation, The Lung Association (B.C.), Choices Adoption and Counselling, C-Fax Santas Anonymous, Mount St. Mary Foundation, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Beacon Community Services, Team Diabetes Canada and the Victoria Women’s Transition House Society.

Aside from the CPP there are also four official charities of the Victoria Marathon, KidSport Greater Victoria, Raise A Reader, GoodLife Kids Foundation and the Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group.

For more information about the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon and the charity pledge program visit www.runvictoriamarathon.com/events/index.php.

Contact Raincoast today to support our team and proudly wear a Salmon Run bracelet from now until the marathon on 10-10-10. Christine Hewitt, Email: marathon@raincoast.org, Tel: 250.655.1229, ext 227.

Location: Victoria BC Canada
Date: October 10 2010

Raincoast is an Official Pledge Charity of the 31st Annual Royal Victoria Marathon!

Did you know that some Fraser River sockeye salmon swim upstream the equivalent of 12 full marathons? Join our Raincoast Salmon Run team, and help us reach our goal of walking and running 12 full marathons and our financial goal of $30,000.

Your efforts support our Raincoast Kids interactive programs inspiring youth interested in science and conservation initiatives to protect wild salmon.

Contact Raincoast today to support our team and proudly wear a Salmon Run bracelet from now until RVM 10-10-10. Christine Hewitt Email: marathon@raincoast.org Tel: 250.655.1229, ext 227

Did you know that some Fraser River sockeye salmon swim upstream the equivalent of 12 full marathons?  Join our Raincoast Salmon Run team, and help us reach our goal of walking and running 12 full marathons and our financial goal of $30,000.

Your efforts support our Raincoast Kids interactive programs inspiring children and youth interested in Raincoast’s science and conservation initiatives to protect British Columbia’s wild salmon.

Contact Raincoast today to support our team and proudly wear a Salmon Run bracelet from now until RVM 10-10-10.   Christine Hewitt   Email: marathon@raincoast.org    Tel: 250.655.1229, ext 227

Alexandra Morton will be giving an evening presentation about her reasons for rallying the public around wild salmon. She’ll share her experiences about her journey on the Migration and her hopes for the next day’s rally in Victoria at the Parliament buildings. A table will be set up at the event with art supplies for people to build flags, banners, posters etc for the march into Victoria the following morning.

Date: Friday, May 7, 2010 – 19:30
Location: Mary Winspear Theatre (Bodine Hall)
2243 Beacon Ave,
Sidney, BC

Join the last leg of the ‘Get Out’ Migration Walk

Checkpoint: Sidney to Victoria  Saturday, May 8, 2010 – 08:00

Route & Checkpoints (from Alex)

We are walking from Sidney to Victoria, starting at 8:00am – our final leg of the Migration! We will walk roughly 30km to the BC Parliament buildings.

We will post our exact route as the 8th approaches, but it will be subject to change.

8:00am – 22km - The route will begin at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, 9811 Seaport Place, in Sidney. We will walk roughly 22 km along highway #17 into Victoria, and exit off Quadra St to 4085 Quadra St.

12:30pm – 7km – Lana Popham, NDP MLA for Saanich South, will be hosting a rest stop along the way at her constituency office, 4085 Quadra St (Quadra and Nicholson). From here, we will walk roughly 7km to Centennial Square.

2:00-3:00pm – 1km – Meet up at Centennial Square (Douglas and Cormorant St) to join up with the Migration. Festivities start at 2:00pm in Centennial Square, including music, speakers and a wild salmon bbq. See here for event details. We will arrive sometime between 2-2:30pm.

We will march the final km to the Legislature together at 3:30pm. It is a 1km walk for our final leg of the Migration.

4:00pm – Rally at the Legislature, including delivery of petitions and guest speakers. Bring signs! It would be great to see the names of all the towns being represented, along with animals that depend on the wild salmon.

Alexandra Morton, along with many other guests will speak at the rally. See here for a full list of speakers and rally details.

This is your chance to let Ottawa see you care about wild salmon.

MP Fin Donnelly, who is the West Coast Fisheries Critic and sits on the Fisheries Standing Committee in Ottawa, will receive us after our journey. Other elected officials will also be present (more information to follow). We will deliver our petition, signatures on Alexandra’s letter to Fisheries Minister Gail Shea, along with photographs of the Migrations planned in solidarity around the world and the Salmon Are Sacred Artwork we have collected from children and communities along the way.

Sign up now to join our Salmon run team

RVM 2010

October 10  Victoria BC

contact christine@raincoast.org for more info

From near and far Raincoast needs runners for the 2010 Royal Victoria Marathon.  October is a beautiful time of year to run the waterfront streets of Victoria in this qualifier for the Boston marathon.  And… what a great reason to run!  Raincoast is an official charity of RVM’s charity pledge program.   Date: 10.10.10

Email: marathon@raincoast.org

Raincoast is an official pledge charity of the 30th Annual Royal Victoria Marathon, October 11

And your school team could fundraise for Raincoast! This is an interactive program that aims to inspire children and youth interested in Raincoast’s science and conservation initiatives to protect British Columbia’s coast. Become a part of Raincoast and become a part of the Royal Victoria Marathon.

Contact

Contact the School Office for Details or
Christine at Raincoast: 250-655-1229 marathon@raincoast.org

Friday, May 8    7:00 pm

Saturday, May 9  7:00 pm

Alex Goolden Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music

907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria BC

Tickets: $15.00 at Long & McQuade, Ivy’s Bookshop, Larsen Music, Cadboro Bay Book Co.

For more information contact 250-721-0856

March 24, 7:00 pm Qualicum Parksville
Civic Centre Auditorium with Raincoast’s Captain Brian Falconer
and Maple Leaf Adventures

March 25, 7:00 pm Comox, Stan Hagan Theatre with
Raincoast’s Captain Brian Falconer and Maple Leaf Adventures

Admission/suggested donation $10.00 Contact
Raincoast 250-655-1229 for more info

A public talk by Dr Riki Ott,
Friday March 6, 7:00pm,
Vancouver Aquarium

In the face of renewed proposals for crude oil tankers on BC’s coast, understanding the lessons of the Exxon Valdez oil spill has never been more critical to British Columbians.Join us at the Vancouver Aquarium (Aquaquest Entrance) for a public lecture by author, scientist, and story-teller Riki Ott, PhD. Her latest book, ‘Not One Drop’, chronicles the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska and its lingering effects on the environment and on coastal communities.

Dr. Ott weaves her evolution from academic to citizen-activist after the continents’ largest oil spill. She offers thought-provoking perspectives on the climate crisis, the economic crisis, and how we can nurture more participatory democracy by building sustainable communities and separating corporations and governments. Come and learn why you should care and how you can help make a difference.
The lecture will begin with an introduction by Vancouver Aquarium research scientist Dr Lance Barrett-Lennard, who will discuss recent research findings on the long-term impact of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill on killer whale populations.

To reserve and purchase tickets call 604-659-3552. Tickets: $10 ($5 for students and seniors). Reception (cash bar) and book signing to follow. For information phone 604-659-3430 ext 8 or email Meghan.McKillop@vanaqua.org or Kathy@raincoast.org

Presented by the Vancouver Aquarium, the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and the West Coast Environmental Law Association.

Bute Inlet Backgrounder

A workshop to share knowledge, expertise and experiences among marine and freshwater conservation groups in BC.

When: November 21, 2008, Vancouver 9 am-5:00 pm
Where: Empire Landmark Hotel, 1400 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC

As a member of the Marine Conservation Caucus (MCC) Steering Committee, Raincoast is helping host this workshop that will bring together conservation groups working on issues such as wild salmon, pelagic fisheries, marine protected areas, and other aquatic habitat and conservation goals in BC.
View the agenda

Register here (Opens MMC page and then click on “Register Now

View the Poster

Leading scientists in the salmon nutrient and paleolimnology fields reviewed sediment core studies conducted in BC and Alaskan sockeye lakes. The goal of the workshop was to better understand what paleolimnological techniques can tell us about long-term changes in salmon escapements and lake ecology relative to salmon harvesting and climate change.

Workshop talks are posted under “salmon/salmon-nutrient-workshop-2008“