Streaming Earth Day, All Week!

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Earth Day is April 22nd, but there is no need to wait until Thursday to start joining the action! You can join TODAY.

Earth day all week!

There are 3 events in the run up to Earth Day, and then there will be Earth Day Live on April 22nd. Click the link below to find information about each event and reading recommendations! All events are virtual and free. 

April 20th, 2:30 PM ET

Youth Speaks: Our Message to World Leaders on Earth Day 2021

Organized by Earth Uprising International and Earthday.org, this is a four hour summit led by international youth climate activists. The list of speakers is extensive and impressive. Names you may recognize are Greta Thunberg, Mitzi Jonelle, Maria Serra Olivella, and many more. There will be 8 sessions, including the opening and closing, that cover topics like protecting democracy, climate education, climate migration, transitioning to renewable energy, and the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). Register for the Youth Speaks summit here. 

April 20th, 7 PM ET

We Shall Breathe: National Earth Day Summit

Presented by Hip Hop Caucus and partners, this event will take an intersectional look at justice and climate. Topics like pollution, the pandemic, and police brutality will be presented through an environmental and racial justice framing. Find out how these things are all connected by registering for the We Shall Breathe summit here. 

April 21st, 7 AM ET

Teach for the Planet: Global Education Summit

This summit is led by educators around the world to discuss how education and climate change are and can be interconnected. Topics include climate change pedagogy, the Education International Manifesto for Quality Climate Change Education, and panels with leaders in climate change education from Morocco, New Zealand, Brazil, Panama, Colombia, Canada, and more. Register to attend the Teach for the Planet summit here. 

Interested in these topics? Can’t make the events?

Here are some great books that cover similar themes available at the Durham Tech Library! Find them either in the Dogwood Digital Library (download the Libby app!) or check them out from the Main Campus Library.

  • A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough
  • All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
  • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
  • How To Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
  • We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy by Natalie Baszile
  • Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
  • As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock by Dina Gilio-Whitaker
  • Climate Justice by Mary Robinson
  • Coming of Age at the End of Nature: A Generation Faces Living on a Changed Planet
  • Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming edited by Paul Hawken
  • No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg
  • On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein
  • The Future Earth by Eric Holthaus
  • The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis

About Courtney Bippley

Courtney is a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library. Her favorite genres are fantasy and science fiction. She loves dogs, coffee, and dancing.