Earth Day Is Coming: What Can Youth Do To Get Involved?
Earth Day is quickly coming up (only 72 days to go). Many of the people involved in Earth Day events are youth. If you’re not already involved and you happen to be a child or teen; there are plenty of ways you too can get involved and make a difference, for both the planet and your community.
The Earth Day Youth Action Center is jam packed with all sorts of ways you can help make Earth Day 2008 the best event yet. Such as…
Get your campus involved. Currently there are over 1,000 college campuses participating in Earth Day events. If your campus is not among them, you can get them involved with the Campus Action Center. You can download a handy Organizer’s Guide that will help you make the most of prepping your campus for a successful Earth Day, everyday. This year is cool because, on April 16th, Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming will be broadcasting campuses that are taking the best actions to reduce their carbon footprint on Earth Day TV.
You can volunteer to help with Earth Day prep.
You can learn about green fundraising for your school (or other organization, like a church or club). The tips offered are really great and focus on sustainable fundraising - i.e. fundraising without creating more waste. Note, the tips open in pdf, but it’s worth it.
You can join up with one of the many groups of youth who are dedicated to fighting climate change. According to the Earth Day website, following are some great youth groups.
- Energy Action Coalition (US)
- Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement (West Africa)
- AVAAZ (Global)
- Australian Youth Climate Coalition
- Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
- People and Planet (England)
- African Youth Initiative on Climate Change
- World Youth Organization on Climate Change (Global)
There are so many ways that you can help out with Earth Day this year; it’s going to be a great event this year. Don’t forget, you can bring your friends up to speed too. Tell them what you’re doing and get lots of people involved.
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