April 22nd, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual celebration of the environmental movement.

Ironically, this year’s Earth Day is taking place during one of the most widespread and deadly pandemics the world has seen for generations. As a result, any gatherings or other in-person events have had to be canceled — but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate the occasion while sheltering in place.

There are over a thousand different programs from all over the world listed on the Earth Day website. Some of which includes:

THE STORY OF PLASTIC BY THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL

In Qatar, the Arab Youth Climate Movement (AYCM-Qatar) is all set to launch the documentary during Earth Day watch party. Register with AYCM via its Facebook page or e-mail. The online screening will start at 4pm and will end at 5:30pm. Viewers can use the documentary link one time during the three hours period starting from 4pm.

EARTH DAY LIVE 2020

A range of activists, along with entertainment and political celebrities, will offer discussions, performances, teach-ins, and suggestions for action on the office website of the Earth Day movement. This will take place for 24 hours. Participants includes, Steve Ballmer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Dave Matthews.

ANIMATION & POETRY FOR OUR 50TH EARTH DAY

This is a program of 10 short animated films by professional animators, college students, and children, all from the Pacific Northwest and curated by artist and animator Marilyn Zornado. They will be available starting 3PM on April 22nd through 3AM on Monday, April 27th.

JUPITER ARTLAND IN MINECRAFT

In a World Earth Day Sculpture Challenge, Jupiter Artland and the Centre for Interaction Design at Edinburgh Napier University is inviting young people to explore sculptures by professional artists and build their own sculptures. The winning design will join Jupiter’s permanent collection.

MORPHOSIS BY MAX COOPER AND MEMO AKTEN

This seven-minute YouTube event described as “a meditative study of the seemingly infinite nature of space and natural physical structure” will take place on Wednesday at 10PM.

EARTH WEEK KEYNOTE: NALINI NADKARNI

The UVM Environmental Program and the Gund Institute sponsor a talk by Nalini Nadkarni, the pioneer of tree canopy ecology, from 11:30PM to 1:30AM.

This is only a very small sampling. There is a wide range of other events happening. For example: invitations for children to send in art or to participate in sing-alongs, classes about rooftop gardens in Nepal, and a climate workshop for students in Belarus.

To find something you may be interested in joining, you can visit the Earth Day 2020 event page where you can either click on an event on a world map or page through a calendar of events. You can also filter the events by type, age group, and language, or (if you haven’t yet) add an event of your own.

Source: The Verge

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