Peter Maiden
More than a thousand attended over the course of Earth Day in Fresno’s Radio Park on April 20. There were booths of organizations, exhibits and food. This year there was no March for Science, but science for the people and the planet was represented in a wide variety of ways.
High school teacher Reid Gromis (2nd from right) is the adviser for the Roosevelt Ecology Club. The sign in front, reading “Rethink Waste,” is made of 1,600 bottle caps collected by the club.
Activists with Tzu Chi sold food to raise money for their cause of providing medical relief to the poor and victims of disaster around the world.
People enjoy checking out Earth Day in Radio Park, with the antennae in the background that gives the park its name.
McCoy Hip Hop presented students of hip hop dance at Earth Day.
The Raging Grannies came out in full force.
Scott Martin (l) and Nick Norris (r) sell their Wander Planet Co. tie-dye t-shirts.
Monica Limón tabled to prevent drilling and fracking on public lands in California.
Ellery Alkotob (r) and Justin Byers (l) of Edison High School promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education in elementary schools.
Josiah, age 8, gets free face painting by artist Pichorrnai Kim.
A student busted a move as he was cheered on by his peers during a performance of McCoy Hip Hop.
