Wake Up the Earth 2023
We are so excited to host the 45th annual Wake Up the Earth Festival!!!
La Tierra es nuestro hogar… This year we wanted to move more deeply into awareness of climate resiliency and how climate change connects to low income and affordable housing access, and the racial inequities in Boston that make climate change a vitally important social justice and racial justice issue.
The work needed to ensure that low income and elderly populations have the means to endure extreme hot or cold conditions. And questions of what WE as their community could be doing to support that work.
We’re only in the beginning phase of exploring how we can make an impact and we’re hoping we can encourage and inspire our community to make a pledge to action. We can start this conversation and look at ways we can make an impact. Future steps will be to find ways to bring these pledges into our collective work together, year round, as well as leading into the festival in the years to come.
We would love to find more partners to explore how the arts can impact and create a voice for change and how our community arts center can be connected more deeply to the work of climate resilience.
“Art & Activism: Creating a Sustainable World Together”
To actualize the focus of this year's festival, and to help create a lasting and hopefully a catalytic effect, we ask each of you, What is one thing YOU can commit to doing this year? We are social animals. We learn from, and are inspired by, each other's actions. If a friend makes a change we are more likely to make a change as well, and if we make a change, vice-versa. We need to be inspired, to inspire, and to hold each other accountable, while working together as a community to make change. We want to feel that we are agents of change, no matter how small our actions or how small we may feel in the face of something as immense as climate change. Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy, writes, “Hopelessness is the enemy of Justice.”
We invite you to join us in thinking about ACTIONS we can take together.
All of us need to BE HELPFUL when we feel HELPLESS, when it comes to taking actions for climate resilience knowing … La Tierra es Nuestro Hogar, the World is Our Home.
Thanks to All Our Local Sponsors!
Friends of the Festival:
Cityfeed and Supply, JP Licks , The Haven, Evergreen, Tres Gatos, Casa Verde, Station 8 Salon, JPNDC, Boston Home Team/Southebys, Cruz Companies
Sponsors:
Street Car, Hyde Square Task Force, The Midway Cafe, Boston Building Resources, Morrison’s Auto Rite, Sazama Real Estate, Tonino, Purple Cactus, Hatched Boston, Mann and Rodgers Funeral home, Seed, Urban Edge, The Possible Zone, Ignite Fitness
Supporters:
Ellen and Janis RE, Compass RE, Boston City Council Kendra Lara, Anna Mudd
A big thanks to JP Licks for stepping in to help fund the solar power. And Cityfeed for their support of our zero waste initiative.
We’re excited to have our Festival Beer Garden at The Haven from 12-6pm! 10% of sales from the Haven and Cityfeed on Boylston go to support the festival!
Parade Route
This year there are two parades! The usual pedestrian parade… and a new bike parade!
The Main Wake Up the Earth Parade…
…gathers outside Curtis Hall at 10:30am on May 6th and launches at 11am.
The Bike Parade for Climate Resilience…
…will gather behind Jackson Square T at 10am and Launch at 10:30am directly up Centre to the biking up to Curtis Hall, with the option to join the main parade on foot or on bike.
Want to join the parade? Please reach out to the Jovielle Gers the Parade coordinator here.
Opening Circle!
…at approximately 12:23pm in the field by Stony Brook T. We are delighted this year to be joined by the Pan Steel band who will be warming us all up as we gather for the circle. The Circle opening song Bella Ciao will be led by Sing Positive Family Chorus and JP Honk - If you would like to sing along you can learn the song here.
Festival Map
Music Line Up
Farm Pre-Ordering
We have a few farms this year with wonderful pre-ordering and festival pickup options! Stock up on fresh, local food and seedlings for your garden online ahead of time by pre-ordering online for pick up at the Wake Up the Earth Fest's Farmers Market
Supply Bulk Foods (dry goods in bulk, no plastic)
The Neighborhood Farm (plants and seedlings)
Oake Knoll Farm (local meats, cheeses, yogurt, pies + more
Brand New Merchandise!
T-shits, Wine Tumblers and Water Bottles
Get your WUTE T-Shirts, new water bottles, wine tumblers, and retro Window Decals at the Festival Info Booth by the T Station.
Volunteers
The 1st -2nd - 3rd and 4th of May groups are welcome to come make art, make their banner, use the space at Danforth from 3-7pm.. please bring your own supplies or contact us to make sure we have what you need. If you do use the space please make a donation to help support spontaneous. For help with this contact Bonnie wutefestival@gmail.com
May 5th ALL HANDS ON DECK! We love having volunteers come help the day before and day of the festival. We need help loading trucks, repairing supplies and setting up and tearing down the festival. There are kids activities to monitor and help with and so much that goes into this festival. Please sign up to help or come by on the 5th. 2-9pm
Contact Zoe at spontaneousvolunteering@gmail.com for more information.
Sponsors
We would love to have your support in either the WUTE or Lantern Parade, or both!
Read our letter to find out how impactful your support is to our festivals and community.
Deadline for sponsor listing in program is April 14th.
Contact: If you have questions, please contact Bonnie here.
Vendors
Interested in being a vendor at WUTE? Read this to find out more!
Questions: Please reach out to Caitlin, the Vendor Coordinator, here.
Applications:
To participate in the WUTE Festival as a vendor, please fill out the applications below and e-mail them along with required documents to WUTEVendors@gmail.com.
Avoid the late fee by applying by April 7th!!!
Payments:
AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN APPROVED, please submit your payment here.
Musicians
Stage performance submissions are closed for this year, BUT if you would like perform as a parade band, please get in touch! Please contact Eli and Jovielle here.
Questions
Please reach out to the Bonnie, the Festival Coordinator, here.
