Earth Day Events

It's time for Earth Day 2008! This year Eco-Sense is joining with the newly established DC Youth Environmental Alliance for a whole weekend of exciting events. DC YEA incorporates students from 6 local universities who are working together to create positive environmental change. Learn more at www.dcyea.org.

With something from Saturday afternoon to Tuesday night, there should be something for everyone. In addition to advocating for great change, these activities will be a great opportunity to get to know like-minded students from across the city. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, April 19th
-- Boat Tour of Anacostia with Earth Conservation Corps, 1:30-4:00
First 20 people to sign up will get a free boat tour of the environmental
injustices and current pollution issues in the Anacostia River.

-- Local DC Environmental Panel, 4:00-5:15
The boat tour participants and any other interested members will
reconvene at one of ECC's facilities to hear from several local
environmental leaders on what we should focus on as a priority for DC's
environmental agenda.

Sunday, April 20th
-- Tree Planting with Casey Trees
Come help beautify DC by planting trees at the Embassy of Zambia, from
9:00am-1:00pm. Meet us at Massachusetts Ave NW ad 24th Street NW
at 9:00am. If you would like to travel as a group, either get one together
with your campus or meet a group from GW at 17th and I St NW at
8:00am. Please RSVP to FollowerofThoth@mac.com

-- Green Apple Festival with Earth Day Network- 11:00am-7:00 +set up/down
This will be the huge exciting part! We will have a 10'x10' tent with tables at
their giant outdoor festival and concert. It's all free, and the likes of The
Roots, Umphrey's McGee, O.A.R. (acoustic), and Thievery Corporation will
be there. At our table we will have face painting, a video booth to speak to
your Congressional Reps, bike powered generators, environmental personality
quizes, the 1 Sky petition, and giant "no coal" kites. Thing is, we need A
LOT of people to help out with all of these fun activities! Please sign up to
help for a few hours by filling out this survey. Please sign up for at least 2
shifts, and then circulate this among your other school mates. We need at
least 17 people for each shift!!!! That is a lot of people!!!

Monday, April 21
We will be tabling again, this time at the DC government's earth day fair. We
will have mostly the same stuff, but a slightly pared-down version depending
on how many people sign up. We basically just need at least one person per
time. Please sign up by filling out this survey.

Tuesday, April 22 EARTH DAY!!!!
Tuesday we will all be back on our own campuses. Check out Eco-Sense all day on the quad to participate in the Call for the Climate to your congresspeople. That evening, check out the Chesapeake Climate Action Network's awesome event with foremost climate scientist James Hanson and Amy Goodman.