Founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network (EDN) promotes environmental citizenship and progressive action worldwide. Its mission is to build broad-based citizen support for sound, workable and effective environmental and sustainable development policies for all.

EDN’s international network reaches more than 12,000 organizations in 174 countries, while the domestic program keeps about 3,000 groups and 100,000 educators coordinating millions of community-development and environmental-protection activities throughout the year. As a result, Earth Day is the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. More than a half billion people participate in its campaigns every year.

With support from the V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation, EDN, with the NAACP National Voter Fund and Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, is implementing Campaign for Communities—an effort to increase voter registration and participation, as well as recognition of the importance of environmental and health issues throughout the United States.

For more information visit: www.earthday.net

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