Rock the Earth is having an end of year sale, and auction. All of the proceeds for our Rock the Earth sale and auction will go towards helping Rock the Earth defend the planet one beat at a time! Rock the Earth also has WinterWonderGrass tickets up for sale. We are offering a great deal [...]
On November 29th, RtE will join thousands of charities to promote Giving Tuesday, America's national day of giving. Like the quintessentially American Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday is the counter-narrative to consumption. On this day, people everywhere give, and give big, to the charities they support. We encourage you to mark your calendar and support Rock the Earth on Giving Tuesday. [...]
As Rock the Earth (RtE) continues to ride through the summer, we have much to report. First, our summer and regional teams have continued their work educating and activating fans around the country. This year, we have some incredible artist partners, one of which is Trampled by Turtles who took a moment to talk with [...]
Rock the Earth revisits the Planet Defender Award, which was awarded to Dianna Cohen, the co-founder of Plastic Pollution Coalition. Dianna has pioneered the way for showing the world how hazardous many plastic materials can be once exposed to the environment. Rock the Earth also takes a look at the fundamental steps for preserving [...]
It’s that time again, when Rock the Earth is educating and activating concertgoers around the country. Our summer team has been to Summer Camp and Bonnaroo, and has partnered with Sophistafunk, Nathaniel Rateliff and Ray Lamontagne. Find highlights of our work at Bonnaroo below. Rock the Earth is excited to announce a new partnership with the Wild Horse Project. We give thanks to some amazing [...]
May madness at Rock the Earth! As you likely know, RtE embarks on a national tour beginning at Summer Camp Music Festival, held annually on Memorial Day Weekend at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. Our touring team travels the country educating and activating fans at concerts and festivals through early fall. Check out [...]
April was a busy month at Rock the Earth! We held the second annual Dine Out for Earth fundraiser in California, selected the winner of the “Rock the Earth Day Sustainability Challenge” (held in conjunction with Denver Public Schools), and completed a cleanup of the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey. Additionally, the Mimi Fishman [...]
ROCK THE EARTH’S “MONTH BEFORE EARTH MONTH” ISSUE IS THIS MONTH! We just wanted to see how many times we could say earth and month in one sentence. As we look to April, Rock the Earth is busy preparing for Earth Month. Read on for details on the second Dine Out for Earth CA, “Rock [...]
Rock the Earth is excited to announce three different fun, fundraising activities for Earth Month 2016: Our second annual Dine Out California; the Rock the Earth Sustainability Challenge in Denver Public Schools; and the April Mimi Fishman Foundation auction benefiting Rock the Earth. Also happening in April, Rock the Earth will announce our 2016 Planet [...]
Happy New Year! With the changing of the calendar to 2016 comes a big change for Rock the Earth: the arrival of our new Executive Director, Paige Heydon. With a lengthy background in nonprofit management, we couldn’t be more excited for Paige to start to make her mark on the organization! Meanwhile, as we look [...]
With the holiday season upon us, we know that Rock the Earth fans are looking forward to holiday cheer, hopefully slowing down, spending time with friends and family, and the traditional giving of gifts. In this edition of Rock the Earth Notes, we update you on our latest work on Colorado’s Roan Plateau, put out [...]
November is that time of the year when we all give thanks. At Rock the Earth, we give thanks to the bands with whom we’ve worked this year. We give thanks to the hundred-plus volunteers who donated time to us. We give thanks to the donors who supported us. Most of all, we give thanks [...]
October (or as we like to call it, “ROCKtober”) is always a fun month for us at Rock the Earth. The weather turns cooler, bands go back to playing inside, and environmental activism projects start to heat up again with year-end priorities driving urgency. The big news for us this month is the fact that [...]
As the weather starts to turn cooler, the days get shorter, and the kids head back to school, nature starts to put on its natural light show with a changing of the leaves, once again, drawing our attention to bucolic landscapes as our minds starts to slide towards the cold of winter. Meanwhile, Rock the [...]
August is always a great time of year for Rock the Earth – it’s the “traditional” end of summer but our “Summer” Education & Outreach Tour is not even halfway done! The thing that we’re most excited about right now is the start of our work with Foo Fighters on their massive U.S. Tour, while [...]
July marks the halfway mark of the year, but we’re really still just getting started with some of our major environmental education & activation work. In this issue, we update you on our Summer Education & Outreach tour, in which we joined forces with the Wheels of Soul Summer Tour by the Tedeschi Trucks Band [...]
June is always one of our favorite months of the year. Not only does our annual Summer Education & Outreach Tour start to hit its stride, but we are fortunate to have an incredibly high-profile presence at one of the largest music festivals in the world: Bonnaroo. In this edition you’ll also read about our [...]
Although somewhat overshadowed by our work during Earth Month (April), one of our favorite months each year is May. It’s the time of year when we pack up a van with some awesome volunteers and head out on the road to education & activate tens of thousands of people across the country. This year is [...]
Happy Earth Day! As has become an annual tradition for Rock the Earth, our April edition of Rock the Earth Notes comes to you on this Earth Day, recapping the multitude of events that we've had and have going on throughout the month. For years, we have been campaigning for the idea that our focus [...]
Welcome to the new Rock the Earth Notes! As you can see, we have a whole new look for both our monthly e-newsletter as well as our website . Now, you'll be able to quickly get the skinny on all things Rock the Earth in a streamlined email with links to the articles and won't [...]
