Five Ways to Take Action From Home This Earth Day
Tags: Earth Day, Activism, Advocacy, Volunteering, Politics

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the largest global celebration of our natural environment. Earth Day is a time to reflect on the delicate balance of our society’s interactions with planet Earth, and also is a time to advocate for progressive climate change policies that will keep Earth healthy for centuries to come.

While Earth Day has to be celebrated virtually this year, there are still many opportunities to engage in climate-forward activism. Here are five ways to do your part this Earth Day from the comfort of your own home.

Join the Earth Day Live virtual event . Earth Day Live is a three-day livestream organized by The US Climate Strike Coalition and Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition, which represent over 500 pro-climate organizations from youth climate strikers to Indigenous rights groups. Earth Day Live runs through Friday, April 22, with a central theme for each day’s event: Strike, Divest, and Vote. Outvote is proud to partner with Future Coalition and March On to facilitate friend-to-friend texting as part of Friday’s Vote livestream. Tune in to Earth Day Live here.

. Earth Day Live is a three-day livestream organized by The US Climate Strike Coalition and Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition, which represent over 500 pro-climate organizations from youth climate strikers to Indigenous rights groups. Earth Day Live runs through Friday, April 22, with a central theme for each day’s event: Strike, Divest, and Vote. Outvote is proud to partner with Future Coalition and March On to facilitate friend-to-friend texting as part of Friday’s Vote livestream. Tune in to Earth Day Live here. Download the Earth Challenge 2020 app . Earth Challenge 2020, organized by the Earth Day Network, is the world’s largest citizen science effort. Download the app to contribute scientific data on air quality and plastic pollution and help to build a massive grassroots database to support research on climate change. Learn more and download the app here.

. Earth Challenge 2020, organized by the Earth Day Network, is the world’s largest citizen science effort. Download the app to contribute scientific data on air quality and plastic pollution and help to build a massive grassroots database to support research on climate change. Learn more and download the app here. Phonebank for candidates who support the Green New Deal . Sunrise Movement, a leading youth-driven climate change advocacy organization, phone banks weekly in support of candidates who pledge to stand up for the Green New Deal. Phone banking nights happen almost every day, and training is available for those who want it. Sign up for a shift here.

. Sunrise Movement, a leading youth-driven climate change advocacy organization, phone banks weekly in support of candidates who pledge to stand up for the Green New Deal. Phone banking nights happen almost every day, and training is available for those who want it. Sign up for a shift here. Calculate your carbon footprint and take steps to offset it . Wren, an official partner of Rainforest Foundation US, allows activists to calculate their carbon footprint and commit to offsetting it by contributing to a project that prevents or reverses carbon emissions. Take the first step of calculating your footprint on the Wren website.

. Wren, an official partner of Rainforest Foundation US, allows activists to calculate their carbon footprint and commit to offsetting it by contributing to a project that prevents or reverses carbon emissions. Take the first step of calculating your footprint on the Wren website. Get educated and inspired by a documentary on climate change. There are many excellent documentaries that address various angles of the climate change crisis and what activists are doing to help, but here are a few of our favorites: Mission Blue (Netflix), Plastic China (Prime Video), Ice on Fire (Hulu/HBO), This Changes Everything (rent/buy), and the classic, An Inconvenient Truth (rent/buy).

While this week is full of Earth Day events and advocacy opportunities, climate change activism does not end here: download Outvote to stay engaged year-round with volunteer opportunities for a wide range of pro-climate campaigns and organizations. Happy Earth Day, everyone!