50TH ANNIVERSARY EARTH DAY CELEBRATION!

The Ecology Center located in Berkeley, CA is celebrating 50 years of Inspiring and building a sustainable, healthy, and just future for the East Bay, California, and beyond. Join us on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at MLK Jr. Civic Plaza next to the Berkeley Farmers’ Market as we celebrate this free community event. There will be family and kids activities like Smoothie Bikes and a petting zoo; there will be local artisans and farmers’ market vendors; there will also be keynote speakers and performances hosted by Ecology Center’s Youth Environmental Academy, with remarks by the City of Berkeley Mayor, Jesse Arreguín!

Keynote Speakers:
Annie Leonard, Greenpeace
Martin Bourque, Ecology Center
Andrés Soto, Communities for a Better Environment
Hannah Estrada, Youth vs. the Apocalypse
Jacqueline Omania & Oxford Elementary w/ accompaniment by Jaime Lee Hart
*with remarks by City of Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin

With performances by:
Rupa and the April Fishes
Jennifer Johns, Vocalist/Songwriter
Jessica Jane Robinson Resilience Birthright
& Featuring Giant Puppets Save the World

Earth Day Solstice Yoga Class @ 10 AM
*$10 Suggested Donation – all proceeds go to the Ecology Center Youth Development Program YEA

Participating local organizations include: Greenpeace USA, BioFuel Oasis, East Bay Community Energy, Sierra Club, Hip Hop for Change, Indengenous Permaculture, Zero Waste Youth USA, Youth vs. the Apocalypse, KPFA, StopWaste, Rising Sun Center for Opportunity, Habitot Museum.