International Mother Earth Day – 50th Anniversary of Earth Day

“Our goal is an environment decency, quality and mutual respect for all human beings and all other living creatures. Our goal is a decent environment in its broadest and deepest sense” (Earth day Founder, U.S. Senator, and Wisconsin Governor, Gaylord Nelson)

United Nation celebrates International Mother Earth Day on the 22^nd April every year. It is celebrated to remind each of us that the Earth and its ecosystems provide us with life and sustenance. It provides an opportunity to raise public awareness around the world to the challenges regarding the well-being of the planet and all the life it supports. The term Mother Earth is used because it “reflects the interdependence that exists among human beings, other living species and the planet we all inhabit”.

The UN’s Sustainable Goals are connected to the Earth day.

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
GOAL 13: Climate Action

GOAL 14: Life Below Water
GOAL 15: Life on Land

What is my responsibility on this day, we need to empower everyone with the knowledge to inspire action in environment protection and climate literacy. The current pandemic of Corona Virus has harmed lives, livelihoods and economies.

We as a school community can do several activities to mark this day when we are in self isolation –

Read long books

Do 15-minute daily meditations and keep a gratitude journal

Dig into yoga – free classes here are 59 free classes on YouTube

Handwrite letters

Meditate

We share the single planet, drink from the same water and breathe the same air, so in this difficult time let’s connect as one family.

Sunita Malekar

References :

“International Mother Earth Day 2020.” National Awareness Days Events Calendar 2020 – UK & US, 22 Apr. 1970, www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/international-mother-earth-day-2020/.

“International Mother Earth Day.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 14 July 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mother_Earth_Day.

“30 ‘Isolutions’ for Coronavirus Self-Isolation.” Earth Day, 13 Apr. 2020, www.earthday.org/resolutions-isolutions-for-coronavirus-self-isolation/.

Our goal is an environment of decency, quality and mutual respect for all human beings and all other living creatures. Our goal is a decent environment in its broadest and deepest sense.

Earth Day Founder, U.S. Senator, and Wisconsin Governor

Our goal is an environment of decency, quality and mutual respect for all human beings and all other living c

Our goal is an environment of decency, quality and mutual respect for all human beings and all other living creatures. Our goal is a decent environment in its broadest and deepest sense.

Human systems and economic activities	The study of how and why people construct organizations and systems; the ways in which people connect locally and globally; the distribution of power and authority.
Social organization and culture	The study of people, communities, cultures and societies in the ways in which individuals, groups and societies interact with each other.
Continuity and change through time	The study of the relationships between people and events through time; the past, its influences on the present and its implications for the future; people who have shaped the future through their actions.
Human and natural environments	The study of the distinctive features that give a place its identity; how people adapt to and alter their environment; how people experience and represent place; the impact of natural disasters on people and the built environment.
Resources and the environment	The interaction between people and the environment; the study of how humans allocate and manage resources; the positive and negative effects of this management; the impact of scientific and technological developments on the environment.

Living things	The study of the characteristics, systems and behaviours of humans and other animals, and of plants; the interactions and relationships between and among them, and with their environment.
Earth and space	The study of planet Earth and its position in the universe, particularly its relationship with the sun; the natural phenomena and systems that shape the planet and the distinctive features that identify it; the infinite and finite resources of the planet.
Materials and matter	The study of the properties, behaviours and uses of materials, both natural and human-made; the origins of human-made materials and how they are manipulated to suit a purpose.
Forces and energy	The study of energy, its origins, storage and transfer, and the work it can do; the study of forces; the application of scientific understanding through inventions and machines. (IBO, 2009)

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