Today is Earth Day and an important part of this event is the reminder of global tragedies happening all over the world, more importantly the advocacies to save Mother Earth and our lives from dying.
I’ve very glad to hear that there are already activities going on today locally to promote preserving Mother Earth for future generations starting with cleansing of Manila Bay (or was Pasig River?). Either way, there will also be instructions and teachings on other ways to save our world. HBO will also show the controversial Al Gore documentary titled “An Inconvenient Truth”. I haven’t seen it but I bet it will be highly satisfactory to my tastes and expectations since I’ve already heard snippets of the documentary from friends and their anecdotes brought goosebumps to my skin.
Here is a trailer of the said documentary:
To give a brief history on Earth Day, please read all about it from an excerpt below taken from Wikipedia.
Earth Day is a name used for two different observances, both held annually during spring in the northern hemisphere, and autumn in the southern hemisphere. These are intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. The United Nations celebrates Earth Day, which was founded by John McConnell in 1969, each year on the March equinox, while a global observance originated by Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in, and since January 1970 also called Earth Day, is celebrated in many countries each year on April 22, including the U.S.
