High School Students Urge Mayor Laredo to Support Plant-Based Eating Initiatives

On Friday, May 22, seven students from Newton North and South High Schools met with Mayor Marc Laredo to ask his support for the Plant Based Treaty and more plant-based meals in school cafeterias. The students, joined by Kimmy Cushman of Plant Based Treaty and Marcia Cooper of Green Newton…[Read More on Fig City News]

This post was written by Green Newton volunteer Julia Huston and originally published in Fig City News on May 25, 2026.

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