sHellNo Nighttime Luminary Flotilla on World Environment Day
Join us this Friday, June 5th, on World Environment Day for an eveningof art-making, inspiration, music, wise words, and creating a communitythat’s acting in harmony with our shared values and visions of betterway forward.
Rent a Kayak to join the Luminous Flotilla culminating withprocession to the rig and light action! (you can enjoy music beginningat 6pm from the water or on land). 
- RSVP for on land activities from 6pm to 10pm
- Paddle with lanterns from 9-10pm
- On-the-water Light Action near the rig 10-11:30pm
Boaters, please email Capt Marnie. Lantern-makers and artists, please email Denise.
(more info on Luminary Flotilla below)
We need kayaks!
Ask everyone you know. Help us sniff out spare kayaksthroughout Seattle and beyond. Click HERE to offer to Loan Kayaks!
We are looking for loaners for the month of June, beginning IMMEDIATELY. We have more Kayaktivists than there are kayaksfor them to use. The success of the Rapid Response Network and ourability to defend the Arctic from Shell’s destructive drilling may hingeupon your assistance locating and coordinating boats to loan us.
We are interested in kayaks for Kayaktivists considering engagement inboth non-arrestable and elevated risk of arrest actions.
Click HERE to offer to Loan Kayaks!
Final Kayaktivist Trainings – Shell could attempt toleave for the Arctic as early as June 10th. Join us and tell all yourfriends to attend these final trainings!
Last Saturday we were joined by participants from Barcelona, Liverpool,London, Canada and people from throughout the Salish Sea.
Stay tuned for more info about the rapid response efforts. . .
Luminary (ˈlo͞oməˌnerē/)- noun
- a person who inspires or influences others.
- a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- a body, object, etc., that gives light.
Inspire others to join the climate justice movement! Unite with fellowKayaktivists to share your inner light, bask in the moonlight on thewater, and shine a light of truth on Shell’s depraved plans to drill theArctic.
CLICK HERE to RENT a KAYAK for the sHellNO! Luminary Flotilla
We are reclaiming the territory of our imaginations and aspirations,creating a Solutionary Culture of resistance and possibility.
Celebrate our collective creative force with this luminous flotilla andvigil for the Earth! Local artists from throughout the region will bedisplaying their magical light works. The event will open with music andhands-on arts projects to “hold the light” for what is threatened byArctic drilling and climate change. Then we paddle to the Polar Pioneer.
Reserve a spot in a kayak and please pay in advance. We are working withAlki Kayak Tours to provide a Pay-What-You-Can Sliding scale opportunity(it costs us $20-30 per person).
Please finish payment after you RSVP. If you need to find it again visitBackbone’s Kayak Training Payment Portal. Thank you in advance!
Once you register we’ll send you some more info, but plan to wearquick-drying clothing like what you might wear to yoga or hiking, aswell as something warm and a windbreaker (Just about anything butcotton).
If you think this is worthwhile work, we invite you to support our ability to keep doing it. Thanks for sharing in our enthusiasm!
Donate online HERE or send checks to PO BOX 278, Vashon, WA 98070