Come spend an afternoon with us here in South Los Angeles at the
2009 SouthLA Earth Day Festival. There will be many exciting
activities and things to see and do for the entire
family. It’s a fun way to learn what you can do to
slow global warming, reduce the tons of trash going
into LA landfills, and to help clean the air. And
here’s the best part! South LA Earth Fest 2009 is
your festival featuring cultural artwork, ethnic
dance groups, food and activities for all the folks
who call South Los Angeles home.
This year’s South LA Earth Fest 2009 will be at Leimert Park Village Saturday April 18th 2009.… Events begin at 10am till 5pm.…. Demonstrations on eco-homes, gardening, green cars, healthy cooking, shows, eco lectures and much more….Their will be many exciting youth activities and fun for the entire family. Leimert Park Village is located between 43rd street and 43rd place off Crenshaw Boulevard.
(Booth Exhibitor Sponsorship Application click here)
History of Earth Day: In 1963, former
Senator Gaylord Nelson began to worry
about our planet. (A senator is a person
that the people of the United States have
chosen to help make the laws.) Senator
Nelson knew that our world was getting
dirty and that many of our plants and
animals were dying.
He wondered why more people weren't
trying to solve these problems. He talked to
other lawmakers and to the President. They
decided that the President would go around
the country and tell people about these
concerns. He did, but still not enough people
were working on the problem.
The Idea
Then, in 1969, Senator Nelson had another
idea. He decided to have a special day to
teach everyone about the things that needed
changing in our environment. He wrote
letters to all of the
colleges and put a
special article in
Scholastic
Magazine to tell
them about the
special day he had
planned. (Most of
the schools got this
magazine and he
knew that kids
would help him.)
The Holiday
On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was
held. People all over the country made
promises to help the environment. Everyone
got involved and since then, Earth Day has
spread all over the planet. People all over
the world know that there are problems we
need to work on and this is our special day
to look at the planet and see what needs
changing.
