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Earth Day expanded
Local colleges and universitys take Earth Day further by making it a week long celebration
Alexis Daniel
Issue date: 4/19/07 Section: News
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More than 30 years ago, a man by the name of John McConnell founded the first Earth Day celebration.
The International Earth Day festivities are meant to take place during the spring equinox, which symbolizes rebirth and renewal on March 20. Nationwide, it is celebrated on April 22; it is a secular holiday, observed mostly in English-speaking countries.
This was started to initiate political action to fight pollution and promote conservation and also to publicize the importance of biodiversity while highlighting other environmental concerns in efforts to protecting the Earth.
Over the past week, Ohlone College in Fremont and the University of California, Berkeley have expanded Earth Day into Earth Week, offering seminars and daily events with informational booths.
There are various other events occurring throughout the month of April. For more information, please look at the chart above. For other options for Earth Day, go to http://www.earth911.org.
Earth Day Calender of Events
April 19, 2007
Berkeley- 242 Dwinelle
Rainforest Action Network Activist Training Session
4p.m. - 7p.m.
Berkeley- 110 Wheeler
7p.m.
Film Festival: "Crude Impact"
Berkeley- 101 Moffitt
7p.m.
Film Festval: "Ripe For Change"
April 20, 2007
Berkeley- 116 Barrows
1p.m.
Climate Change and Plants of California
Berkeley- 110 Wheeler
2p.m.
KQED Documentary about Earth Day
Berkeley- Lower Sproul
5p.m. - 7p.m.
Ocean Festival Benefit Concert (free)
More information: http://www.berkeleyoceanfestival.com
April 21, 2007
Alameda - R.W. Crown Memorial State Beach
State Beach Clean Up
8a.m. -11a.m.
Contact Anne Rockwell at (510) 521-7090
Alameda- Washington Park
Annual Earth Day Festival
Contact Anne Rockwell at (510) 521-7090
Oakland- Various Locations
Clean-up
9am - Noon
Contact (510) 434-5139
April 21 - 22, 2007
Pleasanton- Alameda County Fair Grounds
Recycle E-waste
For more info: http://www.noewaste.com
April 28, 2007
Fremont- 1 Marshland Road
Clean-up
8:30a.m. - Noon
Contact: http://www.fws/gov/desfbay
The International Earth Day festivities are meant to take place during the spring equinox, which symbolizes rebirth and renewal on March 20. Nationwide, it is celebrated on April 22; it is a secular holiday, observed mostly in English-speaking countries.
This was started to initiate political action to fight pollution and promote conservation and also to publicize the importance of biodiversity while highlighting other environmental concerns in efforts to protecting the Earth.
Over the past week, Ohlone College in Fremont and the University of California, Berkeley have expanded Earth Day into Earth Week, offering seminars and daily events with informational booths.
There are various other events occurring throughout the month of April. For more information, please look at the chart above. For other options for Earth Day, go to http://www.earth911.org.
Earth Day Calender of Events
April 19, 2007
Berkeley- 242 Dwinelle
Rainforest Action Network Activist Training Session
4p.m. - 7p.m.
Berkeley- 110 Wheeler
7p.m.
Film Festival: "Crude Impact"
Berkeley- 101 Moffitt
7p.m.
Film Festval: "Ripe For Change"
April 20, 2007
Berkeley- 116 Barrows
1p.m.
Climate Change and Plants of California
Berkeley- 110 Wheeler
2p.m.
KQED Documentary about Earth Day
Berkeley- Lower Sproul
5p.m. - 7p.m.
Ocean Festival Benefit Concert (free)
More information: http://www.berkeleyoceanfestival.com
April 21, 2007
Alameda - R.W. Crown Memorial State Beach
State Beach Clean Up
8a.m. -11a.m.
Contact Anne Rockwell at (510) 521-7090
Alameda- Washington Park
Annual Earth Day Festival
Contact Anne Rockwell at (510) 521-7090
Oakland- Various Locations
Clean-up
9am - Noon
Contact (510) 434-5139
April 21 - 22, 2007
Pleasanton- Alameda County Fair Grounds
Recycle E-waste
For more info: http://www.noewaste.com
April 28, 2007
Fremont- 1 Marshland Road
Clean-up
8:30a.m. - Noon
Contact: http://www.fws/gov/desfbay
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