Upcoming: Greenrock’s Earth Day Event

April 10, 2012

Greenrock is seeking to raise awareness of the importance of living sustainably, with the focus this time on the Earth Day in Bermuda.

“There are some people in our communities who are very visibly involved in sustainability and green issues, but we know there are others who want to contribute, but aren’t sure how or where to start,” explained Judith Landsberg, Greenrock’s President.

“We’ve created an online calendar as a central place where people and organisations can promote their activities to attract attendees to their events, and also sign up new volunteers, it’s a great opportunity to forge new relationships and get new people involved. No event is too small!”

Held on April 22nd, Earth Day champions the cause of the environment and the need for us all to think about creating a sustainable future. It’s now been going for over 40 years with the inaugural Earth Day in April 1970 widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement.

Earth Day has grown to become a global event, now taking place in 192 countries with more than 1 billion people participating in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.

This year the focus is on individuals and groups coming together to show their commitment towards living sustainably and safe guarding our planet for future generations by pledging “An Act of Green”.

The type of activity communities can get involved with covers a huge range with the only requirement being that it’s a ‘green’ event. Activities already registered in other countries include everything from arranging a local litter pick to screening an environmentally aware film, and from ‘greening a school’ to car pooling.

Greenrock are not just here to co-ordinate Bermuda’s Earth Day but are committed to getting involved with their own “Act of Green” as well. In partnership with the Bermuda National Trust, Greenrock have been collecting student videos for an Earth Day video competition, which will be followed by Earth Day assemblies at many of the schools.

Another initiative, in partnership with AES, is to install the first ‘Hydration Stations’ (water-bottle filling stations) in Hamilton. Last week they also co-hosted a visit by Algalita Founder, Captain Charles Moore who gave a talk about plastic pollution in the ocean.

All events can be registered in the Greenrock website at www.greenrock.org/earthday. By registering your activities you’ll be promoting your event to attract attendees or volunteers. Even if you’re doing something as an individual, maybe switching to energy saving lightbulbs or buying more local food, register your “Act of Green” because together they all make a difference and encourage more people to think about what they can do to contribute.

“The Earth Day Network has set a goal of a billion acts of green and we want to show Bermuda’s contribution – let us know what you’re doing and we’ll register your efforts to count towards this exciting global initiative,” explains Judith Landsberg.

For more information, email info@greenrock.org
To register your event or find out more, visit www.greenrock.org/earthday

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