Bermuda Is Love ’1Planet1Right’ Campaign

November 3, 2023

This November, Bermuda Is Love is launching the #1Planet1Right campaign to “advocate for the right to a clean, healthy, safe, and sustainable environment.”

A spokesperson said, “A clean, healthy, safe and sustainable environment is essential for the enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, and permits us to protect a person’s rights to life, health, housing, food, water, and sanitation.

“Our human lives are inseparable from nature and our human rights and lived experiences are intertwined with the environment we live in. Without access to a clean, healthy, safe, and sustainable environment, our ability to meet our basic needs and to provide the basic material standards for human welfare and dignity are challenged.

“Moreover, the deepening global and local impacts of the Climate Crisis, in addition to immediately visible environmental hazards such as air pollution from the BELCO power station, the protection of Bermuda’s local ecosystems, and ongoing difficulties with waste management practices in recycling, dumping, landfilling, and incineration pose a direct threat to the environment and sustainability of Bermuda. If left unaddressed, these problems have the potential to cause significant harm to our environment, and ultimately, to the livelihood of all persons residing in Bermuda.

“Bermuda Is Love believes that the right to a healthy environment is a fundamental keystone for a dignified human existence. Supporting the right to a healthy environment is crucially a recognition of the natural, inherent value of nature, meaning that nature must be recognized and valued not just for how it may benefit humans, but as having inherent value and shared rights to survive and thrive of its own.

“Through adopting a mentality of stewardship and duty of care towards each other and our natural environment, we grow to practice stronger natural protections, confront and correct environmental injustices, connect and empower our communities, and build towards a future guided by the inherently loving values of mutual aid and support.

“Please join us for a variety of community events including a Neighborhood and Beach Cleanup, a Community Gardening Event, Screening of a film on “Green Rights: The Right to a Healthy Environment, an Upcycling Event, and Community Discussion, as we raise awareness for the problems facing our local and global environment and come together as a community to discuss practical solutions, improving practices, and providing opportunities to ensure the safety and sustainability of Bermuda’s environment.

“We all depend on the environment in which we live, and the present and future wellbeing of Bermuda depends on the health of our shared environment and planet. Let us all come together and advocate for the right to a clean, healthy, safe, and sustainable environment.

“Please see below and attached our detailed list of events for this month. Each event is free to attend and there is no sign up required.

#1Planet1Right Campaign November 2023 Schedule

Saturday, 4th November – Trash Cleanup