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Paddle for Black Lives Matter
Sat. 12 Sept 2020 (Rain-date Sun. 13 Sept) @ 1 PM
Kayak/Canoe Parade starts at…
Rally point: Treman Marina, 805 Taughannock Blvd
Boats will proceed along lakeshore at Stewart Park, then return to Treman Marina.
RT 1-2 hours
Launch fee if you launch from Treman is $7. If you would like to launch from another point and paddle to the meeting point, feel free to do so!
There are parking spaces near the launch site.
Life jackets are required.
Social distancing and masks required on land and when within six feet of other boats.
Order $20 banners by 9 Sept or make your own!
Drummers welcome in boats or on shore.
All participants receive four-color “No Peace Without Justice” pens.
To register, get help with finding kayaks & other information: jhw4@cornell.edu or leave msg at 607-277-6744.
Registration forms are attached below. We ask for participants to print out the form, fill it out and return it to either John Weiss or Michael Anderson.
FACT SHEET:
Contact persons: John Weiss <jhw4@cornell.edu>607-232-1665 cell
607-277-6744 home
Susan Multer smulter@twc.com
Sponsoring organizations and contact persons
First Presbyterian Church (Kirianne Riehl. kirianne@firstpres.org)
272-2800
GIAC (Leslyn McBean-Clairborne (lmcbean@cityofithaca.org)
607-272-3622
(Jay Stooks jaystooksart@gmail.com)
607-882-3512
Ithaca Dragon Boat Club
Ithaca Asian-American Association (Amy Somchanhmavong. <ayk3@cornell.edu)
Distribution of quarter-cards from First Presbyterian Church: Pam Pospisil (business4Pam@yahoo.com) Also Susan Multer (see above)
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ADDED
Various individuals
Event: Paddle for Black Lives Matter
Start Time: 1:00 PM Saturday 12 September 2020
Start Point: about 50 yards west of the Jetty at the end of the Inlet Canal (see attached map)
Staging area: Participant vessels will launch from various locations behind Wegman’s, Cass Park, and Fall Creek. They will assemble for the approach to the start. point at the Treman Marina launch slips.
At the Treman Launch Paddlers will receive BLM flags and duct tape if they have none, whistles if they have none, Covid Questionnaires, “No Peace Without Justice” pens and quarter cards with info on absentee voting, voting by mail, other critical facts
Parade Route
Start point is around the east side of the jetty, near the lighthouse. First point to lead the parade: Dragon boat (see Amy Somchanhmavong @ ayk3@cornell.edu) Her boat will launch from Cass Park launch site. Boats will proceed to Stewart Park shore, pass eastward along shore about 25-30 feet out. They will not put in on the shore where they will then circle back to their launch points.
We are seeking videographers, drummers, observers.
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