Santa Barbara Surfers Paddle Out to Pay Tribute to Victims of Police Brutality
More Than 1,000 Gathered Saturday at Leadbetter Beach in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
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Well over a thousand members of the Santa Barbara community gathered at Leadbetter Beach on Saturday, June 6, to perform a Hawaiian paddle-out ceremony to pay tribute to African-American victims of police brutality. Following a passionate, change-seeking speech from event leader Chris Ragland, participants paddled out together at around 10 a.m. with flowers and formed a circle in the ocean. Splashing water into the air and drumming on the tops of their surfboards, members of the paddle-out participated in mourning and remembering the lives of the recent African-American victims.
Photo: Liam Conrad
Well over a thousand members of the Santa Barbara community gathered at Leadbetter Beach on Saturday, June 6, to perform a Hawaiian paddle-out ceremony to pay tribute to African-American victims of police brutality. Following a passionate, change-seeking speech from event leader Chris Ragland, participants paddled out together at around 10 a.m. with flowers and formed a circle in the ocean. Splashing water into the air and drumming on the tops of their surfboards, members of the paddle-out participated in mourning and remembering the lives of the recent African-American victims.
Photo: Liam Conrad
Well over a thousand members of the Santa Barbara community gathered at Leadbetter Beach on Saturday, June 6, to perform a Hawaiian paddle-out ceremony to pay tribute to African-American victims of police brutality. Following a passionate, change-seeking speech from event leader Chris Ragland, participants paddled out together at around 10 a.m. with flowers and formed a circle in the ocean. Splashing water into the air and drumming on the tops of their surfboards, members of the paddle-out participated in mourning and remembering the lives of the recent African-American victims.
Photo: Liam Conrad
Well over a thousand members of the Santa Barbara community gathered at Leadbetter Beach on Saturday, June 6, to perform a Hawaiian paddle-out ceremony to pay tribute to African-American victims of police brutality. Following a passionate, change-seeking speech from event leader Chris Ragland, participants paddled out together at around 10 a.m. with flowers and formed a circle in the ocean. Splashing water into the air and drumming on the tops of their surfboards, members of the paddle-out participated in mourning and remembering the lives of the recent African-American victims.
Photo: Liam Conrad
