Long Island Earth Day 2020 – Climate Action Now! is a collaborative effort organized by South Country Peace Group in collaboration with Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation connecting major LI peace, justice and environmental organizations and residents to highlight the landmark 50th Anniversary of the very first Earth Day.
On Sunday, September 20th, 1:30 - 2:30pm at Southaven County Park a commemorative ceremony is planned for the rededication of an historic Peace Pole with speakers and music provided by Rick Sackett and Shannon Gibbons.
Monday, September 21st , 7-8:30pm Long Island Earth Day 2020 –
Climate Action Now! will present a live-streamed Virtual program featuring a dozen major local and regional environmental, peace and justice groups. September 21 is the United Nations designated International Day of Peace and the start of Climate Week! Help identify and initiate activities that will demonstrate our connection to and love for the Earth, our concern about the deadly harm we are doing to her, and the many ways in which our personal and joint actions can foster healing change. Get tapped in! There is no Planet B!
The Virtual program will be live-streamed as a Zoom webinar, co-hosted by Deseri Tsepetis, LI Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives and Peace Action-NYS and Saad Amer, Founder of Plus1 Vote. Our hope is to tap the energy and awareness of as many people as possible, that they may participate and commit to actions for the wellbeing of Earth. Working toward restoration and protection, goals include the education and involvement of people caring for the Earth through the celebration of her bounty and beauty, recognition of her fragility, and making commitments to needed reversal of
catastrophic, human induced circumstances, the current Climate Reality. Our call is to action, especially Climate Action, focusing on Earth’s restoration and health.
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1. Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Adrienne Esposito
2. Citizens Climate Lobby Long Island
3. CEED (Center for Environmental Education and Discovery)
4. ClimateMama, Harriet Shugarman
5. Climate Reality Project, NYC 6. East End Action Network
7. Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center
8. Food and Water Watch, Inc., Eric Weltman
9. Karl Grossman, Investigative Reporter/Professor of Journalism, Author
10. HealthyPlanet USA, Bob DiBenedetto
11. Homecoming Farm
12. League of Women Voters of Brookhaven
13. Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, Deseri Tsepetis
14. Long Island Pine Barrens Society
15. North Country Peace Group
16. Open Space Council
17. Pax Christ LI
18. Peace Action-NYS (PANYS), Deseri Tsepetis
19. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
20. Plus 1Vote, Saad Amer, Founder
21. Poor People’s Campaign - L.I., Susan Karbiner, Co-Director
22. Sierra Club Long Island Group
23. South Country Peace Group, Inc.
24. SCCC Social Justice and Human Understanding Center
25. Suffolk County Council, Boy Scouts of America
26. Suffolk County Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Conservation
27. Students for Climate Action
28. The Grace Within
29. Vegan Long Island
30. Wilderness Traveling Museum
31. World Beat Groove
Call for info: 631-523-4663 or email: SouthCountryPeaceGroup@yahoo.com
