Beach Cleanup and Connection with Groundswell and the Ocean Film Festival

Join our crew with the International Ocean Film festival and Groundswell’s Sand and Sea Circle meditating, connecting and cleaning the beach for Plastic Free National Parks and Waterfront.

 Aquatic Park Maritime Heritage Area, San Francisco above the beach to the west of the Dolphin Club (Map Below).

Advance sign up and waiver:

Waiver

We are advocating to protect California Marine Life by eliminating plastic from our National Park.  These surveys collect data on brands, butts and shot gun wads using the Swell Pro App.

Join us at 9am with Groundswell Community Project for a 45 minute intention setting circle and 10 am for the beach clean-up. The Sand & Sea Circle, facilitated by Groundswell Community Project will guide our community through movement, breath, and intention setting before cleaning the coastline and showing our love for the mother ocean.

Groundswell Community Project is a woman lead organization with a passion to enhance mental health, women’s health, and ocean health through our trauma informed surf therapy programs. Our programs combine eco therapy, somatic therapy, mindfulness, play and the healing powers of the sea to create safe and brave spaces for women around the world to reclaim their healing, power, and belonging in the sea and back on sand together. We are honored to hold a Sand & Sea Circle at the International Ocean Film Festival as we bridge the connection between our mental health, physical health and the ocean’s health.

Meet at the west end of the Dolphin Club at bench at 10Am. Look for the Shark Flag and sign in sheet. Pickers, gloves and buckets are available but donations gratefully accepted to supply these and to support our youth ocean education program.

HISTORY

Since 2015 we have been monitoring and segregating marine debris, recycling and working to reduce ocean pollution. Over 100,000 butts have been picked up. Over 3000 youth have participated over this period. Let’s make the Park smoke free and the ocean healthy by stopping overfishing and limiting marine pollution.

COVID Safety required: masks and social distancing a must.

Public  · Anyone – kids especially welcome- join us and table for a plastic free ocean.

PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION Parking is available in the lot behind Williams Sonoma near the Maritime Museum on Beach Street and to the west of Aquatic Park off Van Ness. Muni also drops off in front of the Maritime Museum. The closest Bart Station is at the Embarcadero Station. The Trolley and Muni run to the Maritime Museum from the Embarcadero.  Please support our work protecting endangered sharks and rays and keep the waterfront Plastic Free!