CANADA
Brampton, Ontario
As part of their
commitment to reducing pollution and waste prevention, the Community Environment
Alliance we will be hosting "Let's e-cycle" days in Peel to mark World Environment Day.
The event focuses on reducing the generation of e-waste in Peel which has become a prime concern in the community. Individuals and businesses will be able to drop off their used equipment at one of the event locations and get
an overview on the issue of e-waste and its potential impacts. As students constitute the primary consumers of electronic gadgets, they will be engaged in discussions on what the problem is and how we can address it to make the community safe, healthy and sustainable. In this vein, there will be a student contest on the subject: Electronic waste : Present and future: Am I Doing It Right? Students have to identify key concerns around e-waste and provide a potentially viable solution to deal with it. Students can submit entries in visual, collage or written format. Three winners will
be selected from three categories -- elementary, middle and high school -- and will receive prizes and recognition.
For more information,
please contact:
Ms. Ranjana Mitra
Community Environment Alliance
222 Advance Boulevard, Unit 7
Brampton, Ontario
Canada
E-mail: rmitra@communityenvironment.org
USA
Anaheim
World Environment Day Event to
be held at Chain Reaction (www.allages.com) 1652 W. Lincoln Ave. Anaheim, CA 92801
Saturday June 4, 2005 from noon until 4 p.m.
This is a Fundraising Event for the African
Well Fund (www.africanwellfund.org). Our World Environment Day Event goal is not only to raise
funds for water projects in Africa but to also promote a cultural awareness about the plight
facing African citizens. We are asking our event guest for a $10 donation at the door. All
ages welcome - children 10 and under are free and parking is also free. There will be a lot
of different things going on at this event. - Auction - Entertainment by Jimi Blackstone
- Opportunity drawing - Guest Speakers include Representatives from DATA (www.data.org)
and Invisible Children (www.invisiblechildren.com) -Food and beverages will be
provided free of charge to all guests.
For more information,
please contact:
Ms. Annette Quintero
African Well Fund
1652 W. Lincoln Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92801
United States of America
E-mail: annettequintero@hotmail.com
Website: www.africanwellfund.org
Boulder
Creek
On
the occasion of WED, the Virtual Town Hall Speakers, from successful
sustainable development projects around the world, will participate
via internet in a town hall discussion. Various topics, diverse communities
from every global bio-region will take part in the discussions.
For more information,
please contact:
Ms. Marian McNamee
Virtual World Studio
Box 1176
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
United States of America
Tel: (831) 33 7228
E-mail: vwstudio@pacbell.net
Chesterland, Ohio
On the occasion of WED, the organization Save Our Stream is placing stickers on storm grates, and passing out flyers about ways residents can reduce non-point source pollution in the watershed neighborhoods of the native Ohio brook trout, a threatened species.
For
more information, please contact:
Mr. Evin McMullen
Save Our Stream
Post Office Box 183
Chesterland, Ohio
United States of America
Tel: (440) 729 0457
E-mail: saveourstream@adelphia.net
Connecticut
To coincide with World Environment Day,
at its convocation on 2 June 2005, Quinebaug Valley Community College in Connecticut will give a
tree sapling to each graduate of the college to plant. The College believes that every graduate
is a leader of tomorrow, and as leaders they must share their vision of Growth, Care and
Sustainability through their actions. The graduates will show their leadership through
this simple action of planting trees. The message is that trees reduce carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere, and by reducing carbon dioxide the impact of global warming can be reduced.
For more information,
please contact:
Mr. Vishnu Khade
Quinebaug Valley Community College
742 Upper Maple Street
Danielson, Connecticut 06239
United States of America
Tel: (860) 774 - 1130
Fax: (860) 774 - 7768
E-mail: vkhade@qvcc.commnet.edu
Website: http://www.qvcc.commnet.edu/
Landover,
Maryland
On the occasion of WED, PRIDE International in Cameroon is organizing
a number of activities, including the launch a clean War on HIV/AIDS
in Cameroon entitled AIDS Diagnostic and Environmental Care in order
to increase accuracy in HIV/AIDS diagnosis and reduce the effects
of bio-harzadous waste to public health and the environment. PRIDE
is also organizing an activity entitled Sustainable Natural Resource
Conservation and Primary Environmental Care: Technological Innovations
for Increasing Resistance to Ecological Stress and Disease and Pest
Causing Premature death of trees.
For more information,
please contact:
Mr. Philip Azah
PRIDE International Inc.
7823 Michele Drive
Landover, Maryland
United States of America
Tel: 301 322 4777
E-mail: uspride@earthlink.net
Website:http://www.prideinternational.org
Los Gatos
To commemorate World Environment Day, BB Hayes Productions is organizing an event honoring the Earth through ancient 40,000 year old songs. The Gathering is to celebrate what humans call the 'environment'.
For more information,
please contact:
Mr. B. B. Hayes
BB Hayes Productions
17973 Helen Way
Los Gatos
United States of America
Tel: 408-353-4575
E-mail: bb@bbhayes.com
Website:www.sonnereyna.com
Oakland
On the occasion
of WED, Molletphoto/Nomad Cafe in Oakland, California is organizing
a photography exhibit by Martijn Mollet entitled "Sustainable
Energy and Sustainable Fashion Series.
Nomad Cafe invites
the public to meet green photographer Martijn Mollet, and to view
his work in the Nomad Cafe Gallery on Sunday, June 5, 2005, 2:00pm
- 4:00pm
6500 Shattuck Avenue (corner of 65th Street)
Oakland , CA 94609
You may also view
his work at the Nomad Cafe at any time throughout the month of June:
Mondays through Thursdays 7:00am - 7:00pm
Fridays and Saturdays 7:00am - 10:00pm
Sundays 8:00am to 7:00pm
For more information,
please contact:
Mr. Martin Mollet
Molletphoto/Nomad Cafe
6500 Shattuck Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
United States of America
Tel: 917-319-4857
E-mail: mm@molletphoto.com
Website: www.molletphoto.com
Oakland
On the occasion
of WED, the organization Ecocity Builders is organizing a conference
entitled GREEN CITY VISIONS - Rebuilding the City to Save the Environment
in collaboration with Carl Pope, Richard Heinberg, Marla Hollander,
Gary Braasch, Michel Gelobter, Randy Hayes, Van Jones, Richard Register
and Dave Biggs.
GREEN CITY VISIONS
will cover best ideas and proposed responses for all sizes of cities
and towns based on ecological principles and scientific assessments
of what needs to be done in the face of the peak oil/climate change/biodiversity
collapse/health crisis in order to rebuild our human habitat in balance
with living systems.
The event will
take place on Tuesday, 31 May 2005 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at the
Scottish Rite Center, OAKLAND 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland CA 94612
Admission: $50 General, $30 Student.
For more information,
please contact:
Ms. Kirstin Miller
Conference Coordinator
Ecocity Builders
1560 Alice Street #21
Oakland, California
United States of America
Tel: 510 444-4508
Fax: 510 444-4508
E-mail: kirstin@ecocitybuilders.org
Website: www.ecocitybuilders.org
Philadelphia
On the occasion of WED, Global Education Motivators (GEM) are designing
Sustainable Communities - A Town Square Event at the Academy of Natural
Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, USA. The keynote speaker will be William
McDonough, a visionary designer of communities of the future. This round
table event will also feature: Dr. James Baker, President, Academy of
Natural Sciences, Dr. David Schwerin, Director, Social Responsibility
in Business and James Sniffen, Information Officer, UNEP. It will be
a live webcast for pre-conference registrations via the website of the
Academy of Natural Sciences.
Date: Thursday, May 26th
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
For more information,
please contact:
Mr. Wayne Jacoby
Global Education Motivators
9601 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
United States of America
Telephone: 215-248-1150
Fax: 215-248-7056
E-mail: gem@chc.edu.
Website:www.gem-ngo.org
Philadelphia
To mark World Environment Day, Spirit the 7th Fire is organizing
World Environment Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, June 4th and 5th
12noon-8:00pm, featuring local Eco groups including: The Energy
Cooperative, Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities, Delaware Valley
Earth Force and The Clean Air Council. There will be a lecture
"Energy and the Environment" with Nadia Adawi, Director of
Operations of The Energy Cooperative.
For more information,
please contact:
Ms. Carrie Wykoff
Spirit the 7th Fire
Lemon Hill, Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, PA
United States of America
Tel: (212) 213-6302
E-mail: carrie@spirit7thfire.com
Website: www.Spirit7thfire.com
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
 On
the occasion of World Environment Day, the Public Health Service Commissioned
Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health will organize
a Global Health Summit which, among other topics, will feature a discussion
group addressing priority environmental health issues. The Summit
is scheduled to take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 5
June and the occasion will be used to invite comments on the U.S.
Surgeon General's Global Health Call to Action - a document currently
in draft form.
For more information,
please contact:
Mr. Gerard Farrell
Public Health Service Commissioned Officers
Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health
8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 200
Landover, MD, 20785
United States of America
Tel: 301.731.9080
Fax: 301.731.9084
E-mail: gfarrell@coausphs.org
Website: http://www.phscof.org/about.html
Riverside,
California
The
Ecomodels are real life action figures who practice and promote a
positive lifestyle. At WED, the Ecomodels will share sustainability
related artwork and comic strips printed on recycled promotional products.
The Ecomodels will also be promoting the use of friendly cosmetics
and household products. In addition, Ecomodels will volunteer for
WED by assisting in picking up trash, setting up, and getting the
word out during and before hand.
For more information,
please contact:
Ms. Selena Wilson
Ecomodels
6785 Rainier CT
Riverside, California
United States of America
Tel: 858-733-2420
E-mail: admin@ecomodels.org
Website: www.ecomodels.org
San Antonio
On 6 June, the first business
day following WED, Harcourt will be rolling out an Environmental Championship
team and kicking off an environmental awareness and conservation programme.
For more information,
please contact:
Ms. Monica Salyer
Harcourt Assessment, Inc.
19500 Bulverde Rd.
San Antonio
United States of America
Tel: (210) 339-5000
Website: www.harcourtassessment.com
San Francisco,California
 In the spirit of service and goodwill, Sri Chinmoy will be
offering the San Francisco Bay Area and attendees of the World Environment
Day Programme, The Harmony Concert. This is his own personal contribution
to harmony, both within the individual and in the world. The event,
which will take place at 8:00 pm in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium,
is an evening of meditative music played on a selection of world instruments.
The concert is free, but tickets are required. For reservations, please
call the following number 1 (415) 661-4113.
For more information,
please contact:
Mr. Ahelee Osborn
Ananda Fuara
1298 Market Street
San Francisco
United States of America
Tel: 415-661-4113
Fax: 415-664-1327
Website: http://www.srichinmoyconcert.org
San Francisco
The San Francisco Public Library is planning a calendar of events to mark United Nations Month and World Environment Day.
Public Lectures/Panel Discussions
Saturday, June 4 2:00 pm: "What Does Green Architecture Mean?" - Main Library, Koret Auditorium, Lower Level 100 Larkin
Street at Grove, San Francisco
This exciting panel discussion focuses on sustainable design and construction concepts. You will learn about important concepts and beliefs of sustainable construction, such as site design, building orientation, native plant selection, ventilation, indoor air quality, water conservation and much more. Panelists include Willem Maas, Publisher, Green Home Guide (www.GreenHomeGuide.com), Michael McCutcheon, Owner, McCutcheon Construction, and Richard Parker, AIA, Principal, 450 Architects, LEED Accredited Professional. Co-sponsored by AIA San Francisco COTE and San Francisco Public Library
Saturday, June 11 12:00 pm: "How to Incorporate Green Design into Your Home Design" - Main Library, Koret Auditorium, Lower Level 100 Larkin Street at Grove, San Francisco
This panel discussion expands on the concepts of sustainable design and construction
discussed in the "What Does Green Architecture Mean?" panel. You will learn more
about the wealth of information and resources available on the web for homeowners;
local building materials available in the Bay Area for homeowners; and planning
and building code issues regarding sustainable design and construction in San Francisco.
There will also be a live internet connection available for homeowners to conduct
their own research while the experts are available to answer questions.
Handouts will include local resources available for homeowners.
Panelists include Willem Maas, Publisher, Green Home Guide (www.GreenHomeGuide.com),
Michael McCutcheon, Owner, McCutcheon Construction, and Richard Parker, AIA,
Principal, 450 Architects, LEED Accredited Professional. Co-sponsored by AIA
San Francisco COTE and San Francisco Public Library
Sunday, June 5 2:00 PM: "Getting Warmer:
The Effect of Global Warming on California" - Main Library, Koret Auditorium, Lower Level 100
Larkin Street at Grove, San Francisco
Panel discussion on what may happen in California as a result of global warming. Moderated by Michael Vasey,
Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, San Francisco State University, with Stephen Schneider,
Stanford, Climate Change Science, Wil Burns, Acting Chair, Department of International Environmental Policy,
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California, Daniel Kammen, University of California-Berkeley,
and Rolf Gradinger Assistant Professor School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences University of Alaska Fairbanks
Saturday, June 11 2:00 PM: "Your Water: Hetch Hetchy-Drain or Maintain" - Main Library, Koret Auditorium, Lower Level 100 Larkin Street at Grove, San Francisco
Susan Leal, General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, presents an historical overview and an update of where we are today with our Water System Improvement Program, along with information about the complex environmental challenges that we face today that are different from when the system was built 100 years ago, how the political climate is still contentious, and a section in the history about the Hetch Hetchy Railroad
Exhibitions:
"The Signing of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco, 1945" - In 1945 representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco to establish an international organization dedicated the preserving peace and to reaffirm faith in human rights. The result was the United Nations Charter, the laws that govern the UN. This exhibit, using rarely seen photographs, artifacts and documents from the collection of the San Francisco History Center, provides a view of how the UN Charter was created, the experience of the signers, and the effect all of this had on San Francisco.
3rd Floor, Humanities Center Main Library
June 4- August 4 2005.
"Our Rights as Human Beings" - 1949 Photo exhibit explaining the UN Declaration of Human Rights
Lower Level, Library Café Display case Main Library
May 28 - August 11 2005
"Hetch Hetchy: Then, Now and Tomorrow" - This exhibition of historic and contemporary photographs, documents, and artifacts illustrates the early 20th-century genesis of San Francisco's famous 167-mile water and hydropower system, the unfailing service to today's 2.4 million Bay Area consumers, and tomorrow's challenges, directions, and opportunities.
5th Floor, Government Information Center Main Library
June 4 - August 18 2005.
For more information,
please contact:
Mr. Everett Erlandson
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco
United States of America
Tel: (415) 557-4596
Fax: (415) 557-4281
E-mail: eerlandson@sfpl.org
Website: www.sfpl.org
San Francisco
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of
Educational & Cultural Affairs and the US Mission to the United Nations are celebrating World
Environment Day by sponsoring a concert: "The Sound of Music--Baghdad by the Bay" Live
performance by Kurdish Members of the Iraqi National Orchestra; 2 June 2005, St. Mary's
Cathedral, San Francisco, 8-10 p.m.
For more information,
please contact:
Ms. Peggy Kerry
U.S. Mission to the United Nations
45th Street
New York, New York
United States of America
Tel: (212) 415.40.54
E-mail: kerryp@state.gov
San Francisco
Gospel
Stars Come Out To Save The Earth with World Environment Day Theme
Song
Organic Bouquet Inc., the world’s first organic floral company, based
in Marin, California has been named the "official florist"
for the United Nations World Environment Day on 1 – 5 June 2005 in
San Francisco.
In addition to decorating San Francisco with organic flowers and floral
sculptures during the week of festivities, Organic Bouquet has significantly
contributed to the celebrations by commissioning the legendary gospel
singer Edwin Hawkins (four-time Grammy winner, "O Happy Day")
to write the theme song for World Environment Day.
The recorded song, entitled "United Nations, Together We Can",
will be given to WED2005 by Organic Bouquet and Edwin Hawkins to help
promote the event and future WED events around the globe.
Organic Bouquet is sponsoring a spectacular live performance of the
song on 5 June - named "Flower Power Day", at the closing
ceremony of WED2005 on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco. Celebrity
gospel and secular artists on the recording will be invited to sing
with a 1,000-voice Gospel choir.
Proceeds from the sale of this song will be donated to A Community
of Unity – an Oakland based non-profit led by Edwin Hawkins that raises
funds for a variety of Bay Area charities.
Confirmed Gospel groups and artists include: The Williams Brothers,
Richard Smallwood, Daryl Coley, Three Bridges, Virtue, Walter Hawkins,
Lashun Pace, Byron Cage, Tramaine Hawkins, Donald Lawrence, Tone’,
Karen Clark-Sheard (of the Clark Sisters), Kim Burrell and more…
For more information,
please contact:
Gerald Prolman
Tel: (415) 331-4759
E-mail: gerald@organicbouquet.com
Michael Straus
Tel: (415) 777-1170
Cell: (415) 519-8343
E-mail: Michael@StrausCom.com
San Francisco
Greenaction for Health & Environmental Justice is using the occasion of WED to highlight
"Our Reality" - An Environmental Justice Tour of Southeast San Francisco. They invite one
and all to visit some of the sites that inspired the environmental justice movement in San
Francisco. Learn about the history of Bayview Hunters Point--from its origins as a US Navy
Port-and its legacy of toxic pollution--to its current incarnation as a vibrant multicultural
community seeking to redefine itself. The tour will overview local environmental struggles
and highlight the efforts of residents to retain the community's unique character in the
face of redevelopment and gentrification in San Francisco.
For more information,
please contact:
Ms. Marie Harrison
Greenaction for Health & Environmental Justice
One Hallidie Plaza, #760
San Francisco
United States of America
Tel: 415-248-5010
Fax: 415-248-5011
E-mail: marie@greenaction.org
Website:http://www.greenaction.org
San Francisco
National Public Radio (NPR) is promoting World Environment Day 2005 on its NPR
broadcast "Living on Earth". These billboard announcements can be heard
at 4:00 pm on KQED radio locally as of Saturday 16 April. These promos,
highlighting World Environment Day, will air on more than 320 stations
throughout the United States, and continue through the first week of June.
NPR is serving as radio partner, promoting the World Environment Day conference.
For more information,
please contact:
Susan DeVico
Tel: 1 (415) 434-8220
E-mail: susandv@aol.com
Sierra
Club Sacramento Group
To commemorate World Environment Day 2005, the Sierra Club Sacramento
Group planning council is organizing a run / walk Sacramento, California.
The event, which will start and finish in Old Sacramen will take place
on 5 June 2005. The River to River Run to Celebrate the Earth will
feature both a 5 K and 10 K course.
For
more information, please contact:
Kathy Ries
Sacramento Area Earth Day Network
Tel: 916-739-6705
Fax: 916-739-6379
Web site: http://www.earthdaysac.org
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