Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. While this first Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations.

Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year. April 22 corresponds to spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on environmental issues. World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5 in a different nation every year, remains the principal United Nations environmental observance. (From: Wikipedia)

Where is the event? Worldwide

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On the occasion of Earth Day (April 22) and Mercy Sunday (April 23), GCCM will convene a major campaign to engage Catholic grassroots communities around the world through videos and a compelling program to reflect on Pope Francis’ recent message “Show Mercy to our Common Home”. Learn more at Mercy2Earth.org

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