Who has not heard the famous song
Gangnam style? Over the YouTube it has crossed one billion hits. It means
popularity wise it is kissing the skies. So much so that famous personalities
including US President Barrack Obama, UK Prime Minister David Cameroon and UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon have tried the dancing style of the Korean singer
of this song during their moments of joy. This was the unique style of this
song that grabbed the attention of the whole world. So let’s try to celebrate
the Earth Day 2013 like a Gangnum style. In this way we will be able to amplify
the message of the mother Earth to the broadest range of the people to convince
them to come out and take care of this planet.
Theme of Earth Day 2013
The theme of the Earth Day 2013
is: The Face of Climate Change. It aims to let us know the harms of the climate
change we are watching everywhere around the world. The depleting water
reservoirs, dwindling forests, rising level of poverty and frequent natural
disasters are a few of the faces of the climate change. The basic need is to
raise awareness about the immediate pollution threat to mother Earth and how
can we play our role to save it from all types of hazards.
History of Earth Day
Every year Earth Day is
celebrated on 22nd April all around the world. It was first observed
in 1970 when aware communities in America widely realized the importance of the
clean environment and raised their voice against the acts of polluting. A huge
number of people joined the Earth Day
processions and rallies and since then it
became the annual green ritual all around the world. The main objective to
observe this event is to inculcate human beings that this is the only planet we
have to live so we must take care of it.
Here are a few ideas to celebrate
Earth Day 2013 like a Gangnam style.
Freak Idea
Awareness Walk like MJ’s Thriller: Everyone knows the creativity
and thrill in the video of the song of Michael Jackson Thriller. Mask wearing
dead bodies acted in it and started a new trend in music album. Innovation was
the main gist of that video. On the occasion of Earth Day 2013 you can organize
an awareness walk where all the participants wear a mask to show the face of
climate change. You just have to arrange various types of horror masks to let
the people know horrible faces of climate change. Media will keenly cover it
because it has sale value.
Unique Idea
Funny Face-making Competition: At a school level you can organize
funny face-making competition amongst school students. It’s so easy. In the morning
during the school assembly invite all students to make funny faces. Meanwhile
they are making faces tell them the theme of the Earth Day 2013 “the face of
climate change”. Let them know how we are harming it. At the end give an award
to the one who makes the funnies face.
Big Idea
Laughter Face-off: You must have heard the miraculous effects of
laughter therapy. So arrange a laughter face-off in a park or any other picnic resort
among the community members. Make them stand in two rows in front of each
other. Invite them to laugh and beat the other. Give award to the one who keeps
on laughing for the longer time period. It will surely hit the newspaper
headlines and news channels top stories. You just need to organize it with a
plan of its full coverage in the media.
General Ideas
Awareness Walk: This is the most common activity to raise awareness
on any sensitive issue. The selection of the participants for this activity is
very important. You should invite only those people who know the importance of
the issue you want to raise through your walk. Eventually media would cover
your event and newspaper readers and news channel viewers would also come to
know about this issue who didn’t know about Earth Day prior to this event. As a
result they would also be convinced of your message and would join your further
activities.
Tree plantation: This is a very practical activity. But you must do
it with volunteers. If you hire some gardeners to plant trees they won’t show
affection to Earth as you can with a team of your volunteers. Here again the
purpose is not to add a few more trees on land but to make others realize what
you are doing and why you are doing. When communities would know a few people
are planting saplings to take care of Earth they would obviously be moved by
your green action. Eventually they would also take care of their surrounding environment
and planet Earth both individually and collectively.
Print material: Written words have longer life than one-off
activity. So you can print leaflets and distribute them in your community,
nearby school and at your workplace to let people know the role of safe Earth
for our health and environment. The message in our leaflets should be short and
simple with appealing images to communicate effectively.
Apart from this you can also
organize a seminar, visit to a natural resort, green gala or any other activity
on the occasion of Earth Day 2013. If you want to conduct a group activity so
you should register it here to let others know what you are doing on Earth Day
2013 in your area.
Great post! I love the fun spin on the history and ideas surrounding Earth Day.
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