A sacred surfboard hand-painted by artist Alex Escudero Ochoa as part of the Paddle out for Peace — a floating ceremony at sea that honored black and brown lives cut short by police brutality — is now up for auction. The June 14 event took place in the cove south of the Samoa Peninsula’s Coast Guard […]
Alex Escudero Ochoa
Posted inNews
A Peaceful Protest and Paddle Out
On a clear-skied Sunday morning, more than 150 people gathered in the tranquil, sandy cove south of the Samoa Peninsula’s Coast Guard station for the Paddle Out for Peace. Although many masked surfers, kayakers and standup paddle boarders arrived with signs to support racial justice, this was more than a protest. (See the slideshow below […]