Speaker and Yurok tribe member Leo Canez.

The event was both a protest and a traditional paddle out ceremony.

This design on the bottom of this board was done by artist Gymni Thonson.

Participants displayed signage for a variety of causes.

Speaker and local surfer Delia Bense-Kang.

The event was held on land formerly belonging to the Wiyot Tribe.

Speaker and artist Alex Escudero Ochoa.

A Paddle Out for Peace attendant listens to the speakers.

The bay was calm and the sun was out.

Lillies, tulips and irises were given out to participants, and thrown into the sea.

This surfboard represented the black and brown people killed by police.

Many children attended the event.

All manner of watercraft were on display.

A surfer with a message.

The floating circle is part of a tradition that originated in Hawaii 100 years ago.

Participants paddling out.

Arturo Tamayo and his two-year-old son, Roka.

After the ceremony, some attendants stayed in the water for a while.

Samoa's curvy coastline.

A woman takes a somber moment for herself on the shore.

A young girl collects flowers from the water.