from - Dr John Wedderburn -
[email protected]
This April, thousands of organizations will take action
in their communities to call for global sustainability and hope. Please
join us in making this Earth Day a turning point in the way human beings
treat the Earth, and each other.
REGISTER YOUR EVENT online at
http://www.earthday.net/event/signup.asp
We hope to hear from you soon! If you do not have web
access, you can email us your event plans at [email protected], or
fax them to us at 206-876-2015. Please make sure you include the
following information:
group name:
contact name:
event name:
event description:
event time:
event location (exact address):
number of people expected to participate:
any media coverage:
Every Earth Day action matters, whatever its size, and
whatever issue it relates to. If you do something for the Earth on 22
April, you are part of a powerful force for change.
Thank you very much for being part of the Earth Day
Network.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Set out below are just a few examples of what will be happening for
Earth Day this year:
GLOBAL
Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is coordinating the 2nd annual Dive In to
Earth Day event. During the week leading up to Earth Day, divers and
underwater enthusiasts will get wet and have fun at dive sites
throughout the world. The global celebration aims to raise awareness of
and inspire action to protect our coral reefs, oceans, lakes, rivers,
and beaches. For more information, visit
http://divein.coralreefalliance.org
In Japan, ASAP 21 is creating an online Earth Day Photo
Gallery, which will feature photos and streaming video of Earth Day
actions across the globe. For more information, or to post your photos
to the site, please contact
[email protected] or visit
http://www.asap21.org
AUSTRALIA PACIFIC
In Australia, Men of the Trees will hold an Earth Day Expo on
biodiversity, as part of Science Week in Western Australia. The event,
which will be held at City Farm in Perth on 6 April, features
interactive programs for children, and follows on from last year's Earth
Day Expo on salinity.
Contact Jennifer Pearson at Tel: 61 8 9291 6619, Fax: 61 8 9250 2735,
Email: [email protected],
Website:
http://www.iinet.net.au/~treeswa
ASIA
In Malaysia, Malaysian Nature Society is organizing a nation-wide
children's art competition for children aged 9-18. The competition,
which will be based on the Asian Conservation Awareness Program, seeks
to urge others to discontinue the use of animals as a resource for food
or ornaments. The competition will run for 2 months, and will culminate
in a prize giving ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Earth Day.
Contact VJ at Tel: 60 3 2873304, Fax: 60 3 2878773,
Email: [email protected],
Website: http://www.mns.org.my/mns
LATIN AMERICA
In Argentina, the NGO Red de Voluntariado Juvenil Ambiental (The Youth
Volunteer Network for the Environment) will launch the book, "Young
Volunteer Environmentalists," which honors up-and-coming young
activists. The launch is being coordinated through the Youth
Environmental Program of the National Secretariat for Sustainable
Development and Environmental Policy of Argentina.
Contact Martin Colombo, Tel: 54 114 382 6951,
Email:
[email protected],
Website:
http://www.voluntariadoambiental.org
MIDDLE EAST
In Jordan, the Arab Women Organization (AWO) is planning events to
involve the youth in community work, as well as a walkathon for private
schools. Contact Leila Hamarneh, Email:
[email protected]
AFRICA
In Nigeria, the NGO Coalition on the Environment (NGOCE) is hosting
events to promote the use of solar energy in forest communities as an
alternative to firewood. Radio programs, television shows and a workshop
will be held in the city of Calabar, as part of the NGOCE's work to
protect the Cross River rainforest.
Contact NGOCE, Tel: 234 87 22 35 03,
Email:
[email protected],
Website:
http://www.geocities.com/hgocenvi
EUROPE
In Poland, the Ochota Cultural Center will host a month of events during
April in honor of Earth Day 2001. The main event will be a city-wide
picnic on 22 April at Warsaw's Pole Mokotowskie Park, which will also be
the site of environmental fairs, exhibitions, competitions, symposia,
and workshops.
Contact Danuta Jampolska, Tel: 48 1 122 822 7436,
Fax: 48 1 122 822 9317, Email:
[email protected],
Website: http://www.dzienziemi.pl
NORTH AMERICA
In the United States, more than 100 environmental exhibits, 20 bands,
and several keynote speakers will be feature elements of an Earth Day
event on Grandfather Mountain, which is the second highest peak in North
Carolina. Portions of the event will be powered by a wind/solar hybrid
system. All proceeds will go to a few local and national non-profit
environmental organizations. Contact the Appalachian State University
Solar Energy
Society, Tel: +1 828 264 9652, Email:
[email protected]
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Earth Day is all about people banding together to
achieve what none of us could achieve on our own. Each of you is
important in this effort. Acting together, who says we can't change the
world?
We look forward to hearing what you will be doing on
Earth Day 2001.
Earth Day Network
811 First Avenue, Suite 454
Seattle, WA 98104 USA
Tel: + 1.206.876.2002
Fax: + 1.206.876.2015
[email protected]
http://www.earthday.net
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