OBSERVE MOTHER EARTH DAY & WORLD MALARIA DAY
All CCs observe Mother Earth Day on April 22 by doing something to improve our personal environment today--use less energy, clean a closet, recycle more, write to an elected official about energy policy, take a walk in appreciation of nature. I also encourage you to pray for Mother Earth and be grateful for all that she supplies to life. World Malaria Day on April 25 is another opportunity to pray for our brothers and sisters who have to work to avoid getting malaria or work to get healthy after contracting it. Even though malaria is preventable and curable, it makes people sick, poor and hungry.
Mother Earth Day is April 22, as passed by the UN General Assembly in 2009. the United States began celebrating Earth Day on this date in 1970.
“Sixty years after adopting the [Universal Declaration of Human Rights], Mother Earth is now, finally, having her rights recognized,” said President Morales, immediately following the Assembly’s unanimous adoption of a resolution designating 22 April each year as International Mother Earth Day (A/63/L.69).
World Malaria Day is April 25. World Malaria Day is more than just a date on the calendar — it's a call to action to end this preventable disease. I have included two websites for information and ideas for action.
May Peace Prevail on Earth,
Monica
Monica Willard
United Religions Initiative
United Nations NGO Representative
www.uri.org
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