Parade for The Planet

 







Ben at the Sustainability Fair

These giant " puppets" of Mother Earth and the Green Man were a show stealer


The Earth Band warming up ( they were the hit of the parade!)

Lincoln and Wingra Schools were both represented!

The Raging Grannies are the last photo.

It was a hopeful day. The first Parade for the Planet drew a crowd of people who are passionate about making a difference.

We gathered at Lisa Link Peace Park and were reminded that Madison and Wisconsin have taken the lead on environmental issues before. We marched and sang up State Street with Sierra Club, Audobon, Lincoln, Chavez and Wingra School..and of course..our very own Earth Band ( from Westermorland Neighborhood).

ENACT was there ..the group that is sponsoring the Greener Faster Challenge. At the Capital, we gathered to hear several speakers.

I learned that
-Madison is the first Free Trade city in the US
-that UW madison is working to end all use of plastic water bottles
-that the US military has made a committment to cut their use of fossil fuels in half.

We have a lot of work to do. But it is good to be reminded that there is work being done...by many caring and courageous people.

Here is Wingra's Schools 350 video.
And photos from 10/10/10 from around the world.