Earth Day / Earth Week
Earth Day (April 22nd) is an international day promoting environmentally sustainable and responsible practices and actions. The goals of the event are to encourage the public to take action in raising awareness of the environmental issues that confront us day to day, and what we can do to decrease our environmental footprint.
Earth Day (April 22nd) is an international day promoting environmentally sustainable and responsible practices and actions. The goals of the event are to encourage the public to take action in raising awareness of the environmental issues that confront us day to day, and what we can do to decrease our environmental footprint.
Earth Day provides the opportunity for positive actions and results.
In 1990, two million Canadians joined 200 million people in 141 nations in celebrating the first International Earth Day. In many countries, the global event brought pressure on heads of state to take part in the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to address issues such as climate change and the world wide loss of species.
In Canada, Earth Day has grown into Earth Week and even Earth Month to accommodate the profusion of events and projects.
Earth Day Canada was a recent winner of the top environmental education award in North America for its innovative programs and educational resources. The Outstanding Service to Environmental Education by an Organization award was presented to EDC by the Washington-based North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), the world's largest association of environmental educators, with members in over 55 countries.
External Links:
Earth Day Canada
Earth Day Network
Local Events:
Brandon Earth Day Celebrations
Celebrations to be held on Sunday April 19 at 12 noon to 5:00 pm with many displays and information handouts. There will be free compost available to individuals and a free draw will be held for a bicycle.
Princess Park, Princess Ave. and 8th Street
Brandon, Manitoba
Contact Person: Tom Keep
Phone Number: (204) 729-2171
Email: t.keep@brandon.ca
James Beddome, Leader of the Green Party of Manitoba, will be taking part in Earth Day celebrations in Brandon on Sunday, April 19.
Winnipeg Earth Day Celebrations
Come and hear speakers from the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Geothermal Energy Alliance talk about green cities and geothermal energy. There will also be displays featuring Climate Change Connection, Ten Thousand Villages, MPI, and an E-Waste Depot in the parking lot area.
Wednesday, April 22nd. 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
St. Mary´s Road United Church
613 St. Mary's Road
Winnipeg, MB
Contact Person: Russell Wardell
Phone Number: (204) 257-0678
Email: russellwardell@mts.net
Millennium Library Earth Week Video Series
We can honour the spirit of Earth Day by making choices to reduce our ecological footprint every day, not just Earth Day or Earth Week.
Monday, April 20: An Inconvenient Truth
Tuesday April 21: Find out about carsharing and a possible Winnipeg CarShare Service
Wednesday, April 22: Tar Sands: Canada for Sale
Thursday, April 23: The Lake Winnipeg Foundation
Friday, April 24: Bike to the Future
All presentations begin at 12:10 p.m. in the Carol Shields Auditorium.
For more information call 986-4294 or visit Winnipeg.ca/library.
7th Generation Walk for Mother Earth
"This is the Sixth Annual, 7th Generation Walk for Mother Earth. The concept of the walk originated with three Indigenous women, Judy Da Silva, Betty Catchaway and Chickadee Richard. Their vision was to have communities from all four directions conduct a community sacred walk into Winnipeg from places as far away as Grassy Narrows, Ontario (about an hour drive north of Kenora). They walked as a prayer for the earth and the generations to come. They told us that if we always think ahead to how our actions will impact as far as 7 generations ahead, we will make the decisions that will protect the earth for the generations to come." (source)
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