Concert benefits environment, city

Classes were out for Thanksgiving break, but afterHOURS was filled with eco-friendly music enthusiasts who came to see student bands Modal Citizens and Goosepimp Orchestra last Tuesday night. The concert was sponsored by Students for Environmental Action (SEA). “We’re hoping to have fun, raise awareness about environmental injustice and some money for ACE (Alternatives for Community and Environment),” said Nicole Stewart, a junior industrial engineering major and SEA outreach coordinator.

ACE, a Roxbury-based organization, brings Boston residents together for environmental justice issues, said Khalida Smalls, interim executive director for ACE. SEA sold $5 T-shirts designed and stenciled by freshman civil and environmental engineering major Bobby Meskill to benefit ACE.

Students could also make their own Goosepimp Orchestra shirts with stencils made by Rick Shaw of Goosepimp Productions, a group of the band’s fans that does its artwork and promotions, before the show in the Curry Student Center West Addition. By the end of the night, SEA raised $130.

Senior Jeremy Hanson, a political science major who is interning in ACE’s member communications department, said working for the organization is “inspiring.” “It’s such a great environment and the organization has so many good people linked to it,” he said. When SEA decided to hold a fundraiser for ACE and feature Goosepimp Orchestra, Hanson asked if Modal Citizens, an indie rock band that he plays bass for, could perform too.

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