Here's a roundup of the latest news and updates from Coalition Members. We want to hear from you! Please send us your updates.
Earth Day Live!
Plastic Pollution Coalition joins hundreds of youth organizers, climate justice activists, and frontline communities for global livestreams for Earth Day, beginning on Tuesday, April 21 and running for 4 days. Find a livestream near you.
Celebrate #EarthDay2020
Check out a new action every hour on April 22. Tune into earthday.org every hour of Earth Day and join millions of others worldwide as we take action for our
planet. Join in by flooding digital platforms with messages of hope, optimism, and action to keep environmental action front and center in our collective global conversation using the hashtag #EarthDay2020. Visit Earthday.org
Earth Day Meme Contest
This Earth Day, GAIA and PLAN are hosting an Earth Day Meme Contest! The challenge is to make memes connecting Zero Waste to climate change and/or social justice to communicate the broad significance of the movement. Learn more.
Join the Ecology Center Watch Party + Panel Discussion for ‘The Story of Plastic’
The watch party starts at 6 pm PST and the panel discussion at 7:40 pm PST. Speakers include Sophie Hahn, City of Berkeley Vice Mayor; Shilpi Chhotray, Break Free From Plastic; Stiv Wilson, Executive Producer, The Story of Plastic; Jackie Nuñez, Plastic Pollution Coalition; Martin Bourque, Ecology Center; and Yvette Arellano, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services. Register now.
Tune in: The Future is Durable Webinar
Mark your calendar for May 6 at 10:00 am PST for the latest installment to the
Solutions to Plastic Pollution Webinar Series, where experts will explore the impacts on the reusables movement during the current COVID-19 crisis. Presenters include Dr. Pete Myers, EHN; Judith Enck, Beyond Plastics; Matt Prindivale, UPSTREAM; and Lauren Singer, Trash is for Tossers, Package Free Shop. Register.
University of California Berkeley Enacts Country’s Strongest Single-Use Plastic Ban
CALPIRGS has announced the campus committed to a comprehensive plastic policy, which eliminates all non-essential single-use plastic by 2030.
Break Free From Plastic Offers Coronavirus Emergency Micro-funds
The current pandemic has required many of us to rethink the way we do our work and communicate with our teams, volunteers, and community. Break Free From Plastic will distribute stipends of up to
$1,000 to grassroots organizations to access video conferencing services, digital organizing tools, as well as obtain safety supplies for their teams. The application will be open until April 30 or until available funds are distributed.
Teachers and Students, Join us for Diving into Plastic Pollution with 'Straws' Films and Q&A
Join us in helping to empower students to make strides in understanding the problem of single-use plastic and reducing its use. We have compiled several short films that students can watch to learn about plastic pollution, and afterward join us for an online discussion about what they can do to address single-use plastic pollution right now. Jackie Nuñez, Founder & Program Manager, The Last Plastic Straw, and featured in the short documentary STRAWS, will be hosting the online discussions, along with other Plastic Pollution Coalition staff.
Learn more.
Watch ‘A Conversation with Ocean Activists’
Watch the town hall hosted by Ocean Elders featuring Shelby O’Neil of Jr. Ocean Guardians & Dianna Cohen, Co-Founder and CEO of Plastic Pollution Coalition. Additional conversations in this ongoing series include Sylvia Earle and this Friday, April 24 with Nainoa Tompson.
Coral Triangle Center Hosts ‘SOS Plastic Danger’
Coral Triangle Center challenges anyone with a knack for puzzles and games to play the new Escape Room “SOS Plastic Danger,” opening soon in Sanur, Bali, in CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation. Learn more.
Edible Schoolyard Launches Lessons At Home
Find educational resources created specifically for this time of distance learning that engage students in understanding how food is deeply
connected to so many parts of our lives.
Nominate a Young Leader
The North American Association for Environmental Education has opened the global search for EE 30 Under 30 - 30 game-changing leaders under 30 years of age who are making a difference through using environmental education. We invite nominations for leaders of all kinds, from any country, sector,
or discipline. Visit naaee.org/ee30under30 to learn more and submit a nomination before May 8.
Cooped Up Because of Coronavirus? Keep Air Fresh
Read these tips from EWG on how to improve indoor air quality.
Top 11 Things You Should Know about Trump, Coronavirus, and EPA
Using the Coronavirus pandemic as a
cover to reward polluters, the Trump Administration has decided to stop EPA enforcement of environmental protection laws. Read more from the Center for Environmental Health.
5 Gyres Hosts Trash Academy
5 Gyres is taking programs online with the NEW 5 Gyres Trash Academy. Learn all about the history of plastic and what you can do today for a cleaner planet and a plastic-free tomorrow.
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