[sustran] fwd: EARTH DAY IN WORLD CAPITALS

[SUSTRAN Resource Centre]

Earth Day 2000 events seem to include many that are transport-related.

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>Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 14:30:00 -0800
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>From: Earth Day Worldwide <worldwide at earthday.net>
>Subject: EARTH DAY IN WORLD CAPITALS
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>
>Happy New Year!
>
>Earth Day Network now includes 4000 groups in 167 countries! 
>
>Only 3 and a half months remain till Earth Day 2000! Huge Earth Day events
>will be held in the world's major cities, some of which are sampled in this
>email bulletin. Please tell us what you're planning for Earth Day 2000!
>
>HIGHLIGHTS - EARTH DAY IN WORLD CAPITALS
>
>Mexico City, Mexico.  CONAE, Union de Grupos Ambientalistas, and other
>groups and agencies are coming together to create a major Earth Day event
>to educate people about clean energy. 
>
>Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo, Brazil. Earth Day in Brazil will be part of the
>activities being organized to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the
>arrival of the Portuguese in Brazil. 
>
>Beijing, China. The Earth Day 2000 China Committee is planning a major
>campaign with a February media launch and a week of activities in April,
>including a Celebration Ceremony in Beijing with music, speeches, and a
>photo exhibit. 
>
>Sydney, Australia.  There will be a large Critical Mass bicycle rally.   
>
>Tokyo, Japan.  Earth Day 2000 Japan is coordinating a bike rally, shutting
>down streets in the heart of the city to cars, and focusing attention on
>air pollution.
>
>Seoul, South Korea.  The Korea Earth Day Coalition and KFEM are organizing
>an Earth Day fair and a bike rally which will shut down streets to cars.
>The event will be held simultaneously with the event in Tokyo, Japan.
>
>Rome, Italy.  Legambiente, the Country Coordinator for Italy, will
>coordinate a major block-off of city streets to cars in Rome and in 100
>other cities in Italy.
>
>Warsaw, Poland.  A clean energy fair and picnic will be held at Pola
>Mokotowskie Park in Warsaw on April 30th. The event, which will cap a month
>of Earth Day activity, will involve 60,000 people.   
>
>Dhaka, Bangladesh. A coalition of groups, led by ESDO, is organizing a
>series of Earth Day events, which will culminate in a rally that will
>involve 20,000 people.
>
>Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.  Our Country Coordinator,
>GroundWork, will launch a campaign in South Africa calling for an
>improvement in legislation and policy around the oil refining industry in
>South Africa. 
>
>Taipei, Taiwan. 50,000 people will attend an Earth Day concert and
>environmental fair at Chiang Kai Shek Square.
>
>Lagos, Nigeria.  NGOs from around the country will be organizing to protest
>environmental injustices surrounding the fossil fuel industry, and will
>bring attention to the necessity of clean energy alternatives. 
>
>Istanbul, Turkey.  There will be a parade and concert in Taksim Square.
>
>Washington D.C., USA. Hundreds of thousands of people will take part in a
>huge Earth Fair, featuring a solar powered stage with national musical acts
>and speakers. 
>
>To learn more details, or to contact local organizers, please see our
>website, at http://www.earthday.net.
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>Earth Day 2000 Worldwide Team:
>Mark Dubois
>Shalini Ramanathan	 
>Serryn Janson
>Frana Milan
>Vickery Prongay	 
>Helen Couture Rodriguez
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