Earth Day 2020 Brings Together An Unprecedented Collection of Voices For Digital Earth Day on April 22

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22), an unprecedented collection of voices come together to celebrate with a variety of first-person video pieces demonstrating their commitment to our planet.

These messages, talks, teach-ins and performances will be part of Earth Day Network’s robust 15-hour (9am ET to 11pm ET) live digital event on the homepage for the planet, earthday.org, as well as part of a comprehensive social media partnership with Twitter (#EarthDay2020), and as part of Earth Day Live.

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

  • Ed Begley, Jr., Actor, Environmentalist, Global Advisory Committee Member
  • Zdeno Chara, Captain of the Boston Bruins
  • Sylvia Earle, World-renowned Marine Biologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence
  • Zac Efron, Actor and Global Advisory Committee Member
  • Patricia Espinosa, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary
  • Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
  • Jerome Foster II, White House Climate Striker and Founder of OneMillionOfUs
  • Al Gore, Former Vice President, Global Environmental Advocate, and Award-winning Filmmaker
  • Denis Hayes, Organizer of the first Earth Day, Board Chair Emeritus of Earth Day Network and President, CEO, The Bullitt Foundation
  • Alex Honnold, Free Climber and star of Oscar-Winning Documentary, Free Solo
  • Van Jones, News Commentator
  • Licypriya Kangujam, Youth Climate Activist and Founder of The Child Movement
  • Anil Kapoor, Award-winning Actor, Producer, and Global Advisory Committee Member
  • Ricky Kej, Grammy-Winning Musician and Global Advisory Committee Member
  • John Kerry, 68th Secretary of State, Global Advisory Committee Member, Founder of World War Zero
  • Thomas Lovejoy, Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation and Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University.
  • Bill McKibben, Founder of 350.org
  • His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, Global Advisory Committee Member
  • Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Filmmaker, Photographer and Marine Biologist
  • Kyra Sedgwick, Actress, Producer, Director, and Global Advisory Committee Member
  • Alexandria Villaseñor, Founder and Executive Director of Earth Uprising
  • Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., President, and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus and Global Advisory Committee Member

In addition, individuals can participate in Earth Challenge 2020, a global citizen science initiative that will help build an open-source database on air quality and plastic pollution using an app on your smartphone from the safety of your home.