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Global Leaders, Activists, Actors And Musicians Join Digital Earth Day 2020

Apr 21, 2020

With Earth Day 2020 fast approaching, Earth Day Network has been overwhelmed with the outpouring of video messages from the global community to show their commitment to the planet. This new slate of content joins the already illustrious programming and individuals who are supporting the event. To read the previously announced list of participants, please go here. This unprecedented global event will be hosted by Ed Begley, Jr. and his daughter, Hayden Begley, a musician and actress.

These messages, performances and calls-to-action will be part of Earth Day Network’s robust 11-hour (9am ET to 9pm ET) digital event on the homepage for the planet, earthday.org, as well as part of a comprehensive social media partnership with Twitter (#EarthDay2020).

Earth Day 2020 comes 50 years after the first Earth Day which, in 1970, mobilized over 20 million citizens to demand action on the environmental challenges of the time. Today, Earth Day is observed in around 190 countries and close to 100,000 organizations. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. To learn more, visit earthday.org.

The incredible lineup of video messages for Earth Day 2020 includes:

His Holiness Pope Francis
Steve Ballmer, USAFacts Founder and Former Microsoft CEO
Hayden Begley, Co-Host
Dave Beran, Michelin Star Chef
Aloe Blacc, Musician
Andrea Boccelli, Award-winning Singer and Songwriter
Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal, Governor of the State of Yucatán
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (TBC)
Michael Franti, Musician
Mrs. Maria Elena Freire, Head of Environmental Education, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Kathy Freston, Chef
Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director, General for Education, UNESCO
Mr. Bernardo Goytacaces, Secretary of Education of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Natalie Isaacs, Founder and CEO of 1 Million Women
Lisa Jackson, VP of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Apple and Global Advisory Committee Member
Valerie Jarrett, Former Senior Advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama
Jack Johnson, Musician
Maya Lin, Architect and Global Advisory Committee Member
Josh Lucas, Actor
Edward Markey, Senator from Massachusetts
Ziggy Marley, Musician
Dave Matthews, Musician
Arizona Muse, Model
Jason Mraz, Musician
Nahko, Musician
Vanessa Nakate, Founder of Youth for Future Africa and the Rise Up Movement
Diana Nyad, Long Distance Swimmer
Ambassador Javier Paulinich, General Secretary of SELA, Latin American and Caribbean Economic System
Mr. Gabriel Quijandria, Vice Minister of Environment of Peru
Ingmar Rentzhog, Founder of ‘We Don’t Have Time’
Najib Saab, Secretary General, Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya, President of African Wildlife Foundation and Global Advisory Committee Member
Cody Simpson, Actor
Ashok Sridharan, President of ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability and Mayor of Bonn
Yana Abu Taleb, Co-Director of EcoPeace Middle East
Minister Victor Manuel Toledo, Minister for the Environment of Mexico
Elizabeth Warren, Senator from Massachusetts
Roger Waters, Musician
Mayor Jorge Munoz Wells, Mayor of the City of Lima
Christine Todd Whitman, Former Governor of NJ and Global Advisory Committee Member
Jason Wrobel, Chef