The
environmental movement
is one of the most successful
social change movements.
Popularizing Earth Day
celebrations can be credited
with bringing the movement
to the mainstream. Through
grassroots efforts, festivals,
fairs, assemblies and
concerts have helped popularize
concern for our environment
in the public's mind.
Since so many people participate
in Earth Day activities,
Earth Day is the perfect
opportunity to get people
to tap-into the PeaceOnEarth
Movement, so that
they can find the inspiration
and encouragement to continue
activities for a more
peaceful, just and sustainable
world all year long.
When
is Earth Day? Actually,
there are 3 Earth Days
- 3 dates that are dedicated
to helping raise awareness
about the health and well
being of the land, skies
and water of our planet
Earth. The original Earth
Day is celebrated on the
Spring Equinox
each year (In 2006 it
falls on March 20). April
22 is the date that
most people know as Earth
Day. Both of these Earth
Days were first celebrated
in 1970. In 1972, the
United Nations designated
June 5 as World
Environment Day to commemorate
the opening of the Conference
on the Human Environment
in Stockholm that year,
which ultimately led to
the creation of the United
Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), the main UN body
devoted to protecting
our environment.
Spring
Equinox
(March 20, 2006)
Earth
Society Foundation
April
22, 2006
Earthday
Network
June
5, 2006
EnvironmentDay.net
Documents
Earth
Charter
77
Theses on the Care of
the Earth
United
Nations
UN
Works for the Environment
Issues
on the UN Agenda: Environment
United
Nations Environment Network
Organizations
Care2.com
Co-op
America
Earth
First
Earth
Future
Earth
Society Foundation
Environmental
Defense Fund
Greenpeace
International
Natural
Resources Defense Council
Renew
America
Solar
Electric Light Fund
Ecology
Heroes
Quotes
for the Earth
