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Step It Up Worcester

Worcester, MA

April 14, 2007

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By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

See the attached article and/or visit http://www.myspace.com/stepitupworcester



By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

See the attached article and/or visit http://www.myspace.com/stepitupworcester



By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

The weather held out for Step It Up! Worcester on a momentous day. Over 800 people gathered at the historic Elm Park in Worcester, to join the national Step It Up! movement with a festive celebration and call to action. It was a landmark event for Worcester, giving community members, students, and citizen-activists hope for a real, local mobilization against extreme climate change.

The people of all ages who attended Step It Up! Worcester enjoyed a day of music, speakers, vegan food and convention-style tables, showcasing the broad network of businesses, organizations,and other groups concerned with sustainability issues, including local environmental and social justice groups, renewable energy providers, a veggie-oil co-op and diet-change advocates.

During the Step It Up! Worcester festival and concert, several dozen attendees signed up for the GreenUp Energy program, a green-energy option provided by National Grid. The funds provided by a matching-grant program will fund a manager for the City of Worcester's new Climate Action Plan.

Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, Mayor Konnie Lukes, Peggy Middaugh of the Regional Environmental Council of Central Massachusetts, Jennie Stevens, PhD, of Clark University and many others spoke at Step It Up! Worcester about extreme climate change and educating citizens on what they can do to reduce such harmful change. The event was kid-friendly, with face painting and craft tables run by local high school students. Food was be provided by the One Love Cafe, ARTichoke food co-op, El Basha, and Cat's vegan bakery. Special thanks to St. Spyridon's Church, right next to Elm Park, for making their facilities available in case of rain.

In coming weeks, Step It Up! Worcester organizers will announce additional events and activities designed to promote clean, sustainable energy locally in order to help reduce significantly extreme climate change globally, For more information on Step It Up!

Worcester, visit www.myspace.com/stepitupworcester, or call Marty Driggs at 508-361-0136 or marty@gmail.com.


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A Step It Up! Worcester organizer issues a call to action to Congress.
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Worcester Mayor Konnie Lukes (third from right) and City Manager Mike O'Brien (fourth from left) took up the GreenUp Energy challenge issued by Step It Up! Worcester and signed up for National Grid's green-energy program.
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Two of the Step It Up! Worcester exhibitors -- one of them, an event organizer -- provided information clean, sustainable energy.
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Kids of all ages tie-dyed Step It Up! Worcester t-shirts.

By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

See previous post


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One of the Steo It Up! Worcester organizers shares a soy ice cream moment with his son.
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People of all ages and backgrounds attended Step It Up! Worcester.
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Two Step It Up! Worcester attendees relax under an Elm Park shade tree bearing a tie-dyed image of Uncle Sam urging Congress to Step It Up!

By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

See previous post


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One of the Steo It Up! Worcester organizers shares a soy ice cream moment with his son.
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People of all ages and backgrounds attended Step It Up! Worcester.
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Two Step It Up! Worcester attendees relax under an Elm Park shade tree bearing a tie-dyed image of Uncle Sam urging Congress to Step It Up!
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Two Step It Up! Worcester organizers confer during the event, which attracted more than 800 people.

By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

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Two Step It Up! Worcester volunteers survey two attendees regarding, among other things, whether they believe the planet is immediately facing extreme climate change and whether human beings are the primary cause for such change.

By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

See previous posts.


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Two Step It Up! Worcester attendees take a moment to pose for the camera.
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Two Step It Up! Worcester exhibitors show one of their handouts.

By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

See previous posts.


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Two Step It Up! Worcester attendees take a moment to pose for the camera.
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Two Step It Up! Worcester exhibitors show one of their handouts.
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A Step It Up! Worcester organizer has an attendee fill out the survey form.
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A Step It Up! Worcester attendee shows his child a map of the city indicating people who are taking green-energy actions.

By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

See previous posts.


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Step It Up! Worcester MC Grace Ross addresses the attendees in between speakers and bands.
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I RISE was one of the four bands that performed during Step It Up! Worcester, all for free in order to increase the event's net proceeds, all of which will go to the Regional Environmental Council of Central Massachusetts.
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I RISE's leader singer connects with two of Step It Up! Worcester's attendees.

By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

See previous posts.


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Step It Up! Worcester MC Grace Ross addresses the attendees in between speakers and bands.
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I RISE was one of the four bands that performed during Step It Up! Worcester, all for free in order to increase the event's net proceeds, all of which will go to the Regional Environmental Council of Central Massachusetts.
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I RISE's leader singer connects with two of Step It Up! Worcester's attendees.

By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

See previous post


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Several of the organizers for Step It Up! Worcester pose with an event t-shirt, which was sold to help pay for event costs plus a donation to thhe Regional Environmental Council of Central Massachusetts.
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A Step It Up! Worcester attendee fills out the survey form.
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Step It Up! Worcester attendees share a moment with each other during the event.

By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

See previous post


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Several of the organizers for Step It Up! Worcester pose with an event t-shirt, which was sold to help pay for event costs plus a donation to thhe Regional Environmental Council of Central Massachusetts.
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A Step It Up! Worcester attendee fills out the survey form.
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Step It Up! Worcester attendees share a moment with each other during the event.
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A Step It Up! Worcester volunteer surveys two of the police officers assigned to the event.

By:Steve Jones-D'Agostino

See previous post


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Step It Up! Worcester attendees share a moment during the event.

By:Christina Triplett

The Worcester Vegan Society presented information on veganism and the ties between meat consumption and global warming.


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The Worcester Vegan Society presented information on veganism and the ties between meat consumption and global warming.
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Co-founder, Christina works the Worcester Vegan Society table (her dog Roxy helped of course ;)

 

 
 
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