{"id":326,"date":"2013-05-04T17:34:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T21:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/?p=326"},"modified":"2013-05-04T17:34:21","modified_gmt":"2013-05-04T21:34:21","slug":"wake-up-the-earth-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/wake-up-the-earth-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake Up the Earth Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, Jamaica Plain celebrates Wake Up the Earth, a paean to spring and to a successful push to stop an interstate highway from decimating the neighborhood.  A parade wanders from the center of the neighborhood to the Southwest Corridor Park to begin an afternoon of music and people.  Here are some photos from the parade.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_1.jpg\" alt=\"Wake Up the Earth parade: child holding Wake Up sign\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-327\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_1.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_2.jpg\" alt=\"Wake Up the Earth parade: dancers on stilts\" width=\"500\" height=\"551\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_2.jpg 500w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_2-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_3.jpg\" alt=\"Wake Up the Earth parade: women with hula hoops\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-329\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_3.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_3-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_4.jpg\" alt=\"Wake Up the Earth parade: small band\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_4.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_4-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_5.jpg\" alt=\"Wake Up the Earth parade: woman blowing on conch shell\" width=\"800\" height=\"507\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-331\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_5.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_5-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_6.jpg\" alt=\"Wake Up the Earth parade: Honk band\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_6.jpg 800w, http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013_wute_6-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, Jamaica Plain celebrates Wake Up the Earth, a paean to spring and to a successful push to stop an interstate highway from decimating the neighborhood. 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