Every year, Earth Day is celebrated on April 22. What better time to initiate a recycling/compost plan, get involved in a community garden or attend a climate change awareness forum? The options are endless when it comes to environmental outreach, the hardest part is actually committing to it!
This year, the majority of local, regional, and national festivities will be held the weekend prior (17-19), so check your favorite newspaper, magazine, blog, or events site to make sure you can get in on all the mother-loving action!
In D.C., there will be a huge party to celebrate and raise awareness on climate crisis, overpopulation, and poverty. The Global Poverty Project and the Earth Day Network have joined forces to present an amazing concert on the Washington Monument Grounds. Big, household name artists (No Doubt, Fall Out Boy, Usher, Mary J. Blige) have signed on to headline this event.
Not all events will be that massive, though. Parades of all magnitudes are held across the nation: cities in Pennsylvania, New York, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Vermont, Georgia, etc. will commemorate the holiday en masse so if community is your thing, we ensure you’ll find a sponsored event in your area.
But then there are people who think of crowds and shudder. That’s ok! Participate and celebrate in your own way! Plant a tree, a flower, vegetables or herbs. Watch a documentary about the effects of climate change. Read a book in a park. Take a walk and enjoy the resources we have, while we have them.
Heck, even if you just sign a petition or pledge to conserve energy or educate others, our home and our 7 billion + neighbors will be all the better for it.
- Earth Day Network’s Climate Petition
- Browse the Environmental Category at Change.com
- Sierra Club Canada: Protect Communities from Contamination
- Protect Wisely’s Greenbelt in Guilford, England