On Friday Oceana Belize joined 82 other countries around the world in observing the annual Hands across the Sand campaign. It is an event held every year to in a very literally way, draw a line in the sand in solidarity against offshore oil development.
Oceana was joined by hundreds of activists and ocean lovers from all across the country: including people from Orange Walk town, Dangriga, Belize City, Placencia, Corozal Town, San Ignacio, Hopkins, Sarteneja, Punta Gorda Town, Belmopan and of course from the islands of Caye Caulker and San Pedro. No numbers are yet confirmed as it relates to how many persons actually participated in the activity but according to Oceana it was very much comparable to last year's event- which would put the number at somewhere between 400 to 500 individuals.
What was very characteristic of this year's event said Oceana was that the areas of Hopkins and Dangriga, showed a remarkable increase in participants when compared to last year. In any event Oceana says this event goes down in their books as a successful story. In a press release issued today the vice president of Oceana Belize Janelle Chanona is quoted as saying, "Today we are uniting against dirty fuels and speaking out for clean energy that will benefit us all."
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