Events on Various Vernal Equinox Earth Day Peace Bell Ringing
March 21, 1979
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 21 March 1979
Simultaneous ceremonies in New
York, Paris, and Tokyo will mark Earth Day, 21 March 1979, at the exact
time of the vernal equinox, when the sun crosses the equator.
At
12:22 a.m. in New York, children representing both hemispheres will
ring the Peace Bell at UN Headquarters, to mark the passage of the sun
northward across the equator.
In Paris, Earth Day will be marked
at 6:22 a.m. with ceremonies at the headquarters of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
and at
12:22 p.m. in Tokyo.
This year,
1979Earth Day is dedicated to the
International Year of the Child (IYC).
The observance of Earth
Day was initiated by the City of San Francisco in 1970, and among the
initial signers of the first Earth Day Proclamation that year was
former Secretary-General U Thant.
Children from the United
Nations International School (UNIS) ringing the Peace Bell at United
Nations Headquarters.
IMAGE INFO: 1979EarthDayInternationalYearofChild880x2.jpg
/ UNITED NATIONS / PHOTO BY Y. NAGATA (JAPAN)
March 20, 1980
PRESS BRIEFING BY UNESCO Feb. 21, 1980
Joe Mihan, Chief of Public Information for the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), held a
press briefing at United Nations Headquarters today to discuss
preparations for Earth Day (20 March) Mr. Mihan introduced the following panelists to correspondents:
Edward Gibson, astronaut;
Stanley Freden, project scientist for Landsat; and
John McConnell, President of the Earth Society Foundation.
At the table from left: Joe Mihan, Edward Gibson, and Stanley Freden.
John McConnell is seated on the left side in the photograph (second from left).
UNITED NATIONS / PHOTO BY SAM LEVIN (ARA).
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 20 March 1980
A ceremony was
held at the United Nations on 20 March 1980 to mark “Earth Day” 1980,
with Robert Muller, Director and Deputy to the Assistant
Secretary-General, Office of Secretariat Services for Economic and
Social Matters, acting as master of ceremonies.
John McConnell,
Earth Day founder; Stanley Freden, NASA scientist; and astronaut
Edward Gibson were among those who addressed the gathering.
Astronaut Edward Gibson ringing the Peace Bell during the Earth Day
ceremony.
UNITED NATIONS / PHOTO BY Y.
NAGATA (JAPAN)
March 20, 1993
1993.3.20 - Mary Carlin of the Earth Society Foundation
honors Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rigoberto Manchu from Guatemala
March 20, 2023
Earth Society Foundation Members celebrating the annual observation of Earth Day on the Equinox across from UN Headquarters in NYC on March 20, 2023. Guitar player is Frank Craven.
Music by: John Lennon & Yoko Ono Song: Imagine
Click to see Music Video
March 20, 2023
2023 Earth Day on the Equinox #PeaceBellRinging, A Return to the United Nations for the Celebration of Earth Day with the Royal Swedish Family
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March 20, 2023
2023 Earth Day on the Equinox #PeaceBellRinging, Black Bess, home of Former UN- ESF President, Helen Garland.
and much more
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March 20, 2007
Dr. Pete Myers, with
Alexandra Cousteau (granddaughter of Jacques Cousteau),
and Climate Documentary Filmmaker, Slater Jewell-Kemker.
March 20, 2009
Pete Seeger and Children at Earth Day on the Equinox Peace Bell Ringing. United Nations, NYC
March 20, 2010
Former ESF President, Helen Garland,
The Peace Bell was in the Rose Garden while the new Zen Garden was being prepared.
Tarumi Violinists performed
March 20, 2010
Children (Tarumi Violinists) ringing the Peace Bell. United Nations, NYC.
June 1995
John McConnell founder of Earth Day
March 20, 2000
Earth Day on the Equinox Peace Bell Ringing – Bonshō Bell and Pagoda,
Swan Pond, East Berlin, Germany. Photo Credit: Berlin.de
For more on the East Berlin celebration, please visit >>>Berlin 2000
March 20, 2021
BerlinPeaceBellStudents4 Photo Credit: Mr. Berlin.de
March 20, 2018
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Bonshō Bell (Temple Bell) in Pagoda, East Berlin, Germany. Photo Credit: Mr. Alex Walker
March 20, 2016
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March 20, 2018
BerlinPeaceBellStudents4 Photo Credit: Mr. Berlin.de
For more on the East Berlin celebration, please visit >>> Berlin 2000
March 20, 2015
Ambassador Ahmed Al Haddad
Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury and UNESCO Speakers.
June 8, 2004
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Peace Bell >> Click for Large images
March 20, 1992
Earth Day on the Equinox Ceremony Program >> Click for Large images
March 20, 2022
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March 20, 2015
Rick Ulfik, Founder of We the World, with Helen Garland and Monica Getz.
Rick was one of the ESF Representatives at the UN.
Archived EarthSite Earthday pages
March 20, 1997
John McConnell's The Original Earthsite.org Pages from Equinox Earthdays Past
starting at 1997 thru 2017 ....more to come later
