They’ve grown to have chapters all around the world, creating a community of thousands of youth leaders passionate about taking the fate of their future into their own hands. Its staff is made up of an incredible group of high school students making a difference. While we haven't been able to have them in our physical space, Zero Hour is another climate-focused organization and friend of MoPOP. Check out 350 Seattle's list of upcoming events to support them! Zero Hour 350 Seattle was with us during our first GPAHTF screening of Mad Max: Fury Road, grounding the film in its environmental themes and helping our audience think of Mad Max as more than just cool explosions. Through GPAHTF, we have been fortunate enough to work with environmental organizations in our own community.
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Similarly, MoPOP’s online film series Good Planets Are Hard to Find (GPAHTF) uses popular films to discuss different environmental themes, from dystopian ecological collapse to the potential for a harmonious future. This blog post, published on the day of the Global Climate Strike, explores different mediums and how environmentalism and sustainability are not some fad but things which have permeated pop culture for years. While MoPOP is not a climate-action organization (what?!), we want to draw attention to all the ways that pop culture explores environmental issues. Movies at MoPOP: Good Planets Are Hard to Find It may not be the way we hoped to spend a spring day helping the planet, but it’s important we get involved in whatever way we can, together (metaphorically of course). So, we’ve collected some resources from friends of MoPOP to interact with Earth Day from the comfort of your couch.
And while we’re excited to keep providing you with that, there’s some things other organizations are more adept to provide. MoPOP Don’t Stop has been our vehicle to deliver nonstop pop culture content to your homes. Thankfully, we at the Museum of Pop Culture are no stranger to getting a little more creative when it comes to our programming. With those things currently impossible in most places, environmentalists and Earth fans must get a little more creative. However, like most things right now, it’s not possible to celebrate like we normally would. Taking a hike, planting a tree, or participating in a rally were all common ways we celebrated Earth Day together these past 50 years. What do you think of this story? Do tell us in the comments below.Apmarks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. These include the Paris Agreement, the National Environmental Education Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act. Now is the time for the unstoppable courage to preserve and protect our health, our families, our livelihoods… together, we must ‘Invest In Our Planet’.”Įarth Day has heralded a number of landmark legislations. The theme for this year's event is 'Invest In Our Planet.’Įxpounding on the theme and warning that time is running out, said: “This is the moment to change it all - the business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. 52 years since its first celebration, it is estimated that nearly 200 million people from over 140 countries participate in the day's events annually. #EarthDay Įarth Day has become a global phenomenon since 1990. The lecture day was soon rebranded to Earth Day and saw over 20 million in attendance, inviting significant media coverage.ĩ02 We have seen what is possible when we act as one:We have shrunk the ozone hole.We have expanded protections for wildlife & ecosystems.Now, we must urgently come together to end our war on nature and build lives of dignity & prosperity for all. Hayes recognized the potential of making this a historic event and went all out for its promotion, commissioning a national staff of 85 people. They zeroed in on April 22 as the date for the lecture due to its strategic occurrence between spring break and final examinations, thus maximizing potential attendance. Senator Nelson enlisted the help of Republican Congressman Pete McCloskey and prominent youth activist Denis Hayes. Drawing inspiration from the principles of the student anti-war movement, he wanted to organize environmental awareness lectures on college campuses. The oil spill spurred Senator Nelson to undertake a mission to work towards environmental protection and preservation. It was spearheaded by an American politician, Gaylord Nelson, who had served as a Governor and a Senator during his career. Earth Day was first celebrated in the US in 1970 post the historic 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill.
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