Scenes from Wilshire Center Earth Day -- car-free day

By the time the 720 dropped me off at Wilshire Center Earth Day at 4 p.m., things were really winding down. Everyone was heading over to the park to catch Michael Franti's performance.

Before he came on stage, a woman led people in a yoga-like activity. "Turn your palms up to the ceiling and say 'to serve'!" she shouted. What ceiling? I thought, but others dutifully turned their palms. "Look at the sky -- and say 'to unite'!"

Then there was Michael Franti.

School kids in green shirts, longtime hippies, parents in strollers, dog-lovers, and lots and lots of people with their professional or cellphone cameras and videos -- perhaps all with their own blogs, not really taking in the experience but recording to enjoy it later...

The valet bike area looked like it got some good use.

Eco-fast food Green Truck was a hit! Environmentalists love their Mother Truckers.

Photos by Siel

Comments

[Lisa]

Who knew that such a nice park was off Wilshire? Of course I have passed it many times, but didn't realize it was such a good size chunk of green space (relatively speaking for the Wilshire Corridor) surrounded by big cool trees and big pine trees inside.

We had a great day at our LA Greens booth and people were very receptive to registering to vote in the Green Party.

Lisa Taylor
LA Greens Volunteer Coordinator

[Michelle Markman]

Let me get this correct: The Wilshire event was completely powered by solar, yet there are not any posted images of the 7 Kw PV array that provided electricity or the solar trailer for the main stage?

[Siel]

I know this might come as a surprise to die-hard solar power fans, but most people really don't find pics of solar panels particularly exciting to look at. They're more interested in seeing Michael Franti.