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    Organizer Melissa Meiris of Arcata.
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    Speaker and Yurok tribe member Leo Canez.
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    The event was both a protest and a traditional paddle out ceremony.
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    This design on the bottom of this board was done by artist Gymni Thonson.
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    Participants displayed signage for a variety of causes.
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    Speaker and local surfer Delia Bense-Kang.
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    The event was held on land formerly belonging to the Wiyot Tribe.
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    Speaker and artist Alex Escudero Ochoa.
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    A Paddle Out for Peace attendant listens to the speakers.
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    The bay was calm and the sun was out.
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    Lillies, tulips and irises were given out to participants, and thrown into the sea.
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    This surfboard represented the black and brown people killed by police.
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    Many children attended the event.
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    All manner of watercraft were on display.
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    A surfer with a message.
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    The floating circle is part of a tradition that originated in Hawaii 100 years ago.
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    Participants paddling out.
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    Arturo Tamayo and his two-year-old son, Roka.
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    After the ceremony, some attendants stayed in the water for a while.
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    Samoa’s curvy coastline.
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    A woman takes a somber moment for herself on the shore.
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    A young girl collects flowers from the water.