Earth Day 2010/350 Climate MeetUp

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Dear Colleagues

On April 22, 1970, the first observation of Earth Day took place, a
massive series of gatherings, demonstrations and discussions across
the U.S. that many credit as the birth of the modern environmental
movement. An oil spill off the California coast was the event that
triggered U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson to launch Earth Day – but
concerns about environmental health and the detrimental effects of
industrialization were growing, over issues such as pesticide use, oil
spills, poor air quality, pollution, loss of wilderness to development
and declining biodiversity. Heralded as a resounding success, the
first Earth Day resulted in the implementation of a number of U.S.
environmental policies, and the movement quickly went global.

Yet today, the environmental challenges we face dwarf those that
touched off that first celebration. And the planet we honor on Earth
Day is a far different place from that of just four decades ago.

Inspired by the Earth Charter,350.org YOAFA and BNRCC, Nigerian Youth
Climate Coalition (NYCC) is therefore inviting to you to her EARTH
DAY2010/ 350 CLIMATE MEETUP, This is another opportunity to help build
Nigeria's youth response to climate change.


Date: April 23rd 2010
Venue, YOUTH AID ORGANISATION FOR AFRICA, CONFERENCE ROOM
983 AHMADU BELLO WAY, OPPOSITE LEGISLATIVE QUARTERS, APO ABUJA

TIME: 10 AM PROMPT

Activities include, Mini Workshop on Climate Change, Launch of BNRCC
Climate Change Youth Communication Project, 350.org Work Party
Meeting, and Earth Charter +10 Celebration.

We will also have great youth climate advocate from Finland and
Germany.

...Dont miss out!!!! BE THERE

NOTE: Participants are please requested to take care of their
transportation and not that is NOT a residential event



.....When we act together around the world, none of us are alone.

Esther Agbarawe
Commonwealth Youth Climate Initaitive
Nigeria


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