Call to Earth Day Community Cleanup: Venice Beach

Join us for a Call to Earth Day community cleanup in Venice on Wednesday, December 4th from 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM at Venice Pier!

Volunteers are invited to join Oceanic Global and Venice Surfing Association, as well as other ocean change-makers in the Venice community for a Call to Earth Day litter cleanup of the area surrounding Venice Pier, preventing marine debris and microplastics from entering our waterways. Help us protect our coastal habitats and connect with our partners!

Entrance, Parking & Access Details:

Meeting Point: Meet the team at the Venice Fishing Pier (PIN HERE)

Public Transit & Parking:

• Closest Bus Stop: Washington/Pacific
• Limited lot parking is available. Please consider carpooling or using public transportation!

Accessibility:  Venice Beach and Pier is largely ADA accessible, but please expect mixed terrain. Most cleanup activities at this location should be able to accommodate a wide range of abilities and ages. Some cleanup activities that are on the creek shore may not be accessible.

What to pack: Volunteers will be provided with clean-up supplies, including gloves and bags. Come dressed comfortably for the clean-up, we recommend closed-toe shoes and bring your reusable water bottle. If you'd like, feel free to bring your own gardening gloves and reusable bags!

Activities:

• ~ 7:00 AM Volunteer Sign-in 
• ~7:15 AM Grounding Practice and opening  remarks by the Venice Surfing Association and Oceanic Global
• ~7:30 AM Cleanup to protect Venice!
• ~ 8:30 AM Impact Sorting, Letter Writing to Future Selves & Closing Remarks

ABOUT CNN Call to Earth Day:

Call to Earth is CNN’s commitment to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. In partnership with Rolex as part of their Perpetual Planet Initiative, our goal is to drive awareness, action and education around key issues, inspiring a blueprint for a more environmentally conscious life. #CalltoEarth #PerpetualPlanet

This year, on Call to Earth Day, we’ll connect the generations and learn the wisdom our ancestors attained through thousands of years of sustainable living practices, learning how this ancient intelligence can be put back into practice in our daily lives.

On December 4, 2024, schools, individuals and organizations across the world will take action through a series of trash clean-ups, in a collective effort to improve the planet they’ll one day inherit. Each student will also be encouraged to write a letter to their future selves, discussing what they love most about the environment in which they live and why it’s part of an extraordinary planet worth protecting.

Whether you are unable to attend or looking to deepen your impact here are some actions you can take to further connect and support:

• Join a Regional Hub Volunteer Chapter to support grassroots action in your community
• Sign-up to the Oceanic Global Newsletter to stay informed about Ocean Action & upcoming events
• to support Oceanic Global in protecting the ocean and our collective wellbeing

Founded in 2016, Oceanic Global  (OG) reconnects humanity to the ocean as the beating heart of the earth, and provides tangible solutions and blueprints for coexisting in harmony with the natural world. The 501c3 non-profit builds tools, mobilizes communities, and develops educational resources and standards that inspire global action and catalyze cross-sector change.  In 2018, Oceanic Global launched the Blue Standard (Blue), a first-of-its-kind cross industry standard that establishes universal accountability for responsible business leadership, with over 500 + global businesses in 30+ countries and 7 global governments engaged to date. Oceanic Global is based in Brooklyn, New York with international hubs and volunteer bases in New York, London, and Los Angeles. Reflective of its global reach, the organization has additionally been the official non-profit and production contributor to United Nations World Oceans Day since 2019.

@oceanic.global

Venice Surfing Association is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to surfing in Venice. Empowering future generations of surfers through competition and charitable action centered around coastal protection.

@venicesurfingassociation

Dream Team Surf is a world wide community for LGBTQIA+ surfers creating an inclusive & diverse community in & out of the water.

@dreamteamsurf

Native Like Water (NLW) prepares and reintegrates teens and young adults into ocean recreation, conservation, wellness, and inter-generational cultural self exploration. The program focuses on an indigenous sacred relationship to water. NLW works in a directional shift, going from just surviving to thriving. NLW creates scholarship and support for an endangered Native American population in California, Mexico and internationally. 

Native Like Water has also opened programming to a greater public, curating cultural experiences through an Indigenous lens with a focus on cultural conservation and natural habitats.  Adventure travel, surf, food, education, music as medicine for mental health. Over 24 years serving local communities.

@nativelikewater

Groundswell Community Project is the first organization to provide accredited training in trauma informed surf therapy modalities and curriculums supporting both clinicians, surf coaches, and water folx to have the mental health tools, curriculums, research, and support to increase access to research-based trauma informed surf therapy. We have served over 3000 individuals and their communities from over 15 countries and states since our birth in 2016. Read more about what we’ve been up to over the years through our annual impact report!

With our home roots in San Diego, California, and community partnerships that extend across the globe, we strive to break down barriers and build up communities and leaders that celebrate the intersection between mental health and ocean health.

@groundswellcommunityproject

Host or Publisher Oceanic Global