Reclaiming joy, safety, and belonging in the water. / Physical, emotional, and communal healing through ocean and water play.

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Providing Black /BIPOC communities with safe, supportive, and joyful opportunities to engage with the ocean and community through recreating, surfing, swimming, and embodied practices. Focuses on building water confidence, cultural grounding, and communal healing.

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Programs included: 

• Liberation Paddle Out (LPO)

• Prepare to Pop-Up Program (P2PUP)

• Pop-Up Program (PUP) 

• and more....

Honoring our stories and shaping new futures together. /  Learning, leadership, identity, and narrative change.

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Building knowledge, shifting narratives, and promoting healing across communities through workshops, storytelling, arts, and cultural education.

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Programs included:

• Educational workshops & talks 

• UCSC Humanities EXCEL internships & mentorship

• Youth leadership & volunteer training

• Storytelling, media, and arts collaborations

• "Wade in the Water" I and II

• and more...

Protecting our coastlines and our people. / Challenging systems so the ocean is safe, healthy, and accessible for all.

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Structural work ensures safe, clean, accessible, and culturally-affirming coastlines. Includes advocacy, coalition-building, and challenging systems to repair and protect communities.

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Programs included: 

• ​Nonprofit surf permit advocacy

• Surf Justice Collective

• Rise Together + coalition partnerships

• ​Climate Vulnerability of California's Natural Surfing Capital

• and more...​