On Saturday, the Sierra Club, Audubon Society and Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations will demonstrate at Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach and Siesta Public Beach in Sarasota to show their opposition to offshore oil drilling.
The protests will start at 1 p.m.
Demonstrators intend to wear black to symbolize the appearance of an oil spill on the beaches.
For more information, call Renee Moss at (941) 232-2029 or Don Kirkley at (941) 493-3085.
- Sarasota Herald Tribune