Earth Day, or Earth Day, is celebrated annually on April 22. The objective is to raise awareness and mobilize as many people around the world as possible for an environmental approach. This event is preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year in an exceptional situation. What are the solutions to adopt in a pandemic context to continue to engage, support and celebrate this Earth Day 2020? And how digital, with Earth Day Live 2020 in particular, can help bring the celebration of Earth Day to life?
Why an Earth Day?
The event's organizing network, Earth Day Networt, has given itself a mission. Create the largest environmental movement in the world. To bring about positive change for people and the planet. This Earth Day is more than a celebration. It is an alarm signal on the state of our planet and a strong mobilization to make it heard.
The objective of Earth Day Network, which works in more than 190 countries and with 75,000 partners, is therefore to broaden, diversify and mobilize. Expand to redefine the definition of the environment on a daily basis. Diversify, to publicize the problems of the poorest across the movement. Mobilize, to demand better protection of nature.
What is Earth Day 2020?
Earth Day is simply the most important citizen environmental event on the planet. It is a celebration to mobilize and bring about change for the environment.
It was the United States Senator Gaylord Nelson who led this movement. Inspiring and educating many students to the environmentalist cause, including Denis Hayes who organized the first Earth Day 50 years ago, in 1970. 20 million Americans demonstrated on this occasion to demand better environmental options for our planets.
Environmental laws were thus put in place during the following decade. Today, Denis Hayes is notably the chairman of the board of directors emeritus of Earth Day Network.
What is the date of Earth Day 2020?
World Earth Day 2020 will take place on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. This date will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day initiated in the United States in 1970.
What is the theme of World Earth Day?
The theme of Earth Day 2020 is climate action. Indeed by the end of 2020 "countries should increase their national commitments to the Paris Agreement of 2015 on climate change. It is therefore time for citizens to call for greater global ambition to fight our climate crisis. »Source earthday.org
How to celebrate Earth Day 2020?
"Separated but united for change!"
On April 22, Earth Day Network offers a digital earth day. On this day if you browse earthday.org you will be able to enjoy "global conversations, calls to action, performances, video tutorials. To find a digital earth day event, it's here.
From April 22 to 24, 3 days of digital mobilization await you with Earth Day Live. If you want to join a community in a three-day livestream and find musicians, activists and celebrities, follow this link.
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