Global Leaders, Activists, Actors And Musicians Join All-Day Digital Earth Day 2020 Celebration April 22 .. #EarthDay2020 @EarthDayNetwork

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2020, Earth Day Network has put together an amazing online event in celebration.

“Earth Day 2020” is a multi-faceted program intended to activate individuals to support their planet in a safe and responsible way during the coronavirus pandemic.

Titled “24 Hours of Action,” Earth Day Network will reveal an action each hour that individuals can do to support our planet.

“Earth Day 2020” also includes a 15-hour digital Earth Day Live program featuring long-form and short-form content with interactive programming, live appearances by religious leaders, celebrities, musicians, as well as live teach-ins with preeminent scientists and advocates.

The event will be hosted by actor/activist Ed Begley, Jr, and his daughter Hayden, and among those scheduled to participate are:

His Holiness Pope Francis
Steve Ballmer, USAFacts Founder and Former Microsoft CEO
Dave Beran, Michelin Star Chef
Aloe Blacc, Musician
Andrea Boccelli, Award-winning Singer and Songwriter
Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal, Governor of the State of Yucatán
Michael Franti, Musician
Mrs. Maria Elena Freire, Head of Environmental Education, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Kathy Freston, Chef
Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director, General for Education, UNESCO
Mr. Bernardo Goytacaces, Secretary of Education of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Natalie Isaacs, Founder and CEO of 1 Million Women
Lisa Jackson, VP of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Apple and Global Advisory Committee Member
Valerie Jarrett, Former Senior Advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama
Jack Johnson, Musician
Maya Lin, Architect and Global Advisory Committee Member
Josh Lucas, Actor
Edward Markey, Senator from Massachusetts
Ziggy Marley, Musician
Dave Matthews, Musician
Arizona Muse, Model
Jason Mraz, Musician
Nahko, Musician
Vanessa Nakate, Founder of Youth for Future Africa and the Rise Up Movement
Diana Nyad, Long Distance Swimmer
Ambassador Javier Paulinich, General Secretary of SELA, Latin American and Caribbean Economic System
Mr. Gabriel Quijandria, Vice Minister of Environment of Peru
Ingmar Rentzhog, Founder of ‘We Don’t Have Time’
Najib Saab, Secretary General, Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya, President of African Wildlife Foundation and Global Advisory Committee Member
Cody Simpson, Actor
Ashok Sridharan, President of ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability and Mayor of Bonn
Yana Abu Taleb, Co-Director of EcoPeace Middle East
Minister Victor Manuel Toledo, Minister for the Environment of Mexico
Elizabeth Warren, Senator from Massachusetts
Roger Waters, Musician
Mayor Jorge Munoz Wells, Mayor of the City of Lima
Christine Todd Whitman, Former Governor of NJ and Global Advisory Committee Member
Jason Wrobel, Chef

Individuals are also invited to participate in Earth Challenge 2020, a global citizen science initiative that will help build an open source database on air quality and plastic pollution using an app on your smartphone from the safety of your home.

Earth Day 2020 comes 50 years after the first Earth Day which, in 1970, mobilized over 20 million citizens to demand action on the environmental challenges of the time.

And now it’s your turn.

For more information on the event, which starts at 9am ET, visit earthday.org

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We may be separated, but remember:????? ?? We are all in this together, and that we’re all on this planet together ??? ?? No matter where you are in this world, we are connected by our challenges and a fierce and urgent determination to overcome them. ???? ?? On #EarthDay2020, we take on the fight for our common home, together.???? ?? Tune into the global livestream as #EarthDay goes live on April 22 | Will you join us??? ?? ?? Earthday.org

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