April 22, 2020 will mark 50 years since Earth Day was founded. The Protect our Planet (POP) Movement, also founded on Earth Day in 2016, seeks to mobilize action by millions of youth across the world to ensure that carbon dioxide emissions and all forms of waste decline rapidly as part of YOUTH CAN (Climate Action Now). We seek youth crusaders TODAY to mobilize youth in their educational institutions, communities, regions and countries for a massive build-up before April 22, 2020 and beyond.

In light of the COVID-19 situation, in the near future, applications for virtual activities are invited for the 2020 Earth Day. Ideas include online events, social media campaigns, online photo exhibitions, online posters, green lifestyles under quarantine, and discussion groups. Once the COVID-19 situation is under control and official advisories are issued, you can submit other offline activities such as press conferences, plastic free day, declarations by mayors and local leaders, meat-free days, marathons, marches, concerts, street performances, clean-up drives, seminars, conferences, and more! You can also submit your project for the POP Star competition which we will announce later.

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Activities

• Concerts/Virtual music events
• Marches/Marathons/Half marathons
• Theatre/Street theatre Performances
• Youth-led awareness programs on climate change and sustainability
• Local clean-up drives
• Virtual events (lecture/symposium/panel discussion/debate/press conference)

Small-scale activities at the individual/group level:

• Turn off lights for an hour everyday in the run up to Earth Day
• Go meat-free till Earth Day
• Refuse single-use plastic in the run up to Earth Day
• Segregate kitchen waste in the run up to Earth Day
• Switch to/try home-made personal care products in the run up to Earth Day
• Build a kitchen garden
• Recycle your clothes
• Tree plantation
• Watch a documentary or read a book on environment-related themes
• Have a conversation with a friend/parent/group of friends on social and environmental responsibility
• Reduce your average screen time be engaging yourself in ____