Step-It-Up Rally

Last Saturday I gave a speech at the Step-It-Up Climate rally in beautiful Broadripple park, an example of how a growing metropolitan area like Indianapolis doesn’t have to give up on the beauty of nature in favor of urban sprawl. It was well-attended (more than I anticipated) with about 100-200 people coming out throughout the ordeal, and since I was the fourth speaker most people hadn’t gotten bored and left yet. In all honesty, I’d say I was the most interesting and least informative speaker of the group; I don’t really have an expertise in anything (which was partly the focus of my speech), I’m just passionate about it. Anyway, I will probably post the contents of the speech online here at a later point.

As for how I got there in the first place, I had been in contact with a woman named Leslie Webb, who helped to coordinate speakers as well as organize environmental events. She knew I was capable of public speaking (I gave a speech at my high school graduation that left everyone doubled over with laughter) and that I was concerned about the environment (I was copresident of my school’s environmental club last year), so she asked if I would share my perspective of the responsibility my generation shares in regards to the world’s natural health and our sustainability.