Repost from our friends at @oceanicpreservationsociety // TAKE ACTION! If you're in Florida, please join our partners @SharkAllies and attend the hearing for House Bill HB401 (that will ban the shark fin trade in the state of Florida) on 1/15/2020 at 1PM! Link in bio for more details. ⠀ This is the 2nd of 3 committees that the House bill has to pass. We need to show support for the bill in a BIG way. There will be people in attendance that will oppose the shark bill, so we need to show up and be ready to represent sharks! 🦈⠀ WHERE: Tallahassee State Capitol, 400 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399 – Webster Hall inside 212 Knott Building. Knott Building is an auxiliary building that can be reached via the Senate Building or the new Capitol Building. There is a walkway bridge that goes from the second floor of each building to Knotts building/Webster Hall. ⠀ ⠀ WHEN/HOW: Jan 15, 2020 at 1:00 pm (arrive at the room 12:30pm). Give yourself extra time to park and walk to the capitol complex and to find your way around. As you enter the courtyard that is in the middle of the complex, you may already see people walking about. Look for anyone that looks like an animal advocate or a diver, they should be milling about. Get there early to fill out a card before you enter Room #212. On the card, you can state your name and whether you would like to speak. You can check that you wish to speak and when your name is called during the meeting, you can simply say “I waive in support”. That way your opinion gets recorded. There will be others there that have been to hearings that can help you through the process. Don’t be shy and ask whoever is standing around. However, don’t grab any food or drinks that might be set out in the meeting room – those are for committee members only! #NoFinFL! #OPSociety #SharkAllies #RacingExtinction #savesharks (at Tallahassee, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7SQM8Epbp5/?igshid=ol1d0p3bt69r