Earth Day is held annually on April 22 in support for environmental protection. It was launched on April 22, 1970.“We need to build a global citizenry fluent in the concept of climate change and inspired by environmental education to act in defence of the planet.” EARTHDAY.ORG President Kathleen Rogers.
Education International, the international union representing over 32 million education professionals, is hosting “Teach for the Planet: Global Education Summit” on Wednesday, April 21 from 7:00 to 10:00 am ET as a parallel summit leading up to Earth Day on the 22nd.
The event will be streamed on EARTHDAY.ORG or you can also register with Education International to receive future updates and information. Get involved. Visit your social media feeds and post, like or share the many 1000s of messages about Earth Day using the hashtags below: