CITIES CELEBRATE EARTH DAY
Cities around the world proclaim and host Earth Day celebrations each year.
As we learn of proclamations and events, we will post them here.
International Earth Day 2006 Proclamation, San Francisco
WHEREAS, the first Earth Day was celebrated on the first day of spring on
March 21, 1970; and
WHEREAS, plans for the first Earth Day were announced in San
Francisco at the November 1969 United Nations Educational, Scientific,
and Cultural Organization Conference on the Environment; and
WHEREAS, the first Earth Day proclamation was issued by
San Francisco
Mayor Joseph Alioto on March 21, 1970; and
WHEREAS, Earth Day was, and is, followed by the Environmental Teach-In
on April 22, and
World Environment Day on June 5, we celebrate a
season for Earth; and
WHEREAS, the equinox is recognized as a unique moment of global
equilibrium and spring equinox is an ancient celebration by people of
every creed and culture as a symbol of renewal; and
WHEREAS, the United Nations Peace Bell is sounded every year on the
equinox as part of a global appeal for universal peace and understanding,
environmental protection, and human community; and
WHEREAS, let every individual and institution now think and act as a
responsible trustee of Earth, ecologically, economically, and ethically, to
create a sustainable future, without pollution, poverty and violence,
awaken us to the wonder of life, and foster peaceful progress in the
human adventure; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Francisco acknowledges the local arrival of
spring at 10:26 am, Monday, March 20, 2005, the spring equinox, and
invites the people of San Francisco to listen at the moment of the equinox,
and join in the ringing of peace bells, worldwide, in honor of the Earth;
now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Gavin Newsom, Mayor of the City
and County of San Francisco, in our tradition to honor peace, justice, and
care of our Earth on the day of the spring equinox, join with all San
Franciscans and the world community in remembrance of Earth's wonder,
beauty, and intricate life, and do hereby proclaim March 20, 2006 as
International Earth Day
In San Francisco!
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