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Earth Day was born as a unified response to an environment in crisis - oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire.
As we mark 50 years, we are celebrating an Earth Day unlike any other! The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action. The enormous challenge - but also the vast opportunities - of action on climate change have distinguished the issue as the most pressing topic for the 50th anniversary.
On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans (10% of the U.S. population at the time) took to the streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet. Today, people in over 180 countries celebrate Earth Day.
While the coronavirus may force us to keep our distance, it will not force us to keep our voices down. The only thing that will change the world is a bold and unified demand for a new way forward.
We may be apart, but through the power of digital media, we’re also more connected than ever.
Over the 24 hours of Earth Day, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day will fill the digital landscape with global conversations, calls to action, performances, video teach-ins and more.
While Earth Day may be going digital, our goal remains the same: to mobilize the world to take the most meaningful actions to make a difference.
No matter where you are, you can make a difference. And you’re not alone, because together, we can save the Earth.
Visit earthday.org as we build an Earth Day unlike any other and join the 24 hours of actions that you can take, right now and from wherever you are.
Click here to enter: https://www.earthday.org/24-hours-of-action/
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