As highlighted in our 6/26 post, thousands of people across the country and world met on beaches as a sign of unity against offshore drilling.  You can see scads of pictures (more than 1,800) at the Hands Flickr feed here.

Here are some photos that we’ve got permission to republish.

At left is a photo by photographer Dawn St. John from a Hands event near the Fort Myers Beach Pier in Fort Myers, Fla.  Click here to see her Flickr feed; click here to visit her photo blog.

All photos on this page used by permission.  Send your photo to BetterGulf.org today.

Another photo offered by Dawn St. John, Fort Myers Beach, Fla.

Photo of Hands event in St. Augustine, Fla., 6.26.10. Offered by Sarah Owen Gledhill, Florida Wildlife Federation.