Project:
Earth Charter Day 2009
Just a day like all others, but this day we celebrate Earth.
On Sunday 5th of July 2009 Green Cross Nederland will organise the Earth Charter Day in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. A range of activities will be unfolded in the months leading up to the 5th of July, the day these activities will culminate in festivity. Among these activities can be found an Academic Conference in the Evoluon, an Art Exhibition in combination with an Auction and an Earth Charter college program. The previous Earth Charter Day took place in Brisbane, Australia, from 21st till the 23rd of July 2009, organised by Green Cross Australia.
  
For Earth Charter Day 2009 a wide range of activities are currently being developed. The coming months the organisation will work hard on the feasibility and preparation of the following modules:
1. CEO-Congres
A major Congress assembling the leaders of Business in Eindhoven from 10am to 17pm. World-renowned guest speakers such as Green Cross Founding President Mikhail Gorbachev will be invited to give exclusive speeches for the lunch program.
2. Academic Conference
At the Conference 300 to 600 scientists will be tempted to brainstorm about the State of the Earth. The Conference will be held during the month preceding Earth Charter Day. The Evoluon in Eindhoven is currently our preferred venue.
3. Information Market
Around 150 Green organisations (Dutch Not for Profit organisations, Fundraisers and Foundations) are expected to shine their light on the Fields of Action and to inform the audience how they can take part in the Change.
4. Lectures & Opening Ceremony
From 12pm to 17pm State of the Earth lectures will be given in the Catharina church. Proceeding the lectures an Earth Charter Day opening ceremony is expected. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 10am.
5. Art Exhibition & Auction
In the month prior to Earth Charter Day an art exhibition will be held in Eindhoven. Art that will reflect the themes addressed at Earth Charter Day. Artists will donate their work pro bono to Earth Charter Day. The Art will be sold by auction. The revenue will be donated to the participating Not for Profit organisations assembled at the Information Market.
6. Education
Students and teachers will be urged to take part in the National Earth Charter Debating Contest. Educational material will be developed with the aim to stimulate the discussion about the range of ideas that the Earth Charter offers. The Final is scheduled for Saturday 4th of July in Eindhoven.
7. Earth Charter World Movie Day
All 15 screens of the cinemas of Eindhoven will show films and documentaries related to Earth Charter Day.
8. Music
At several stages across Eindhoven concerts and shows will be given. The Philips Stadium, home of football club PSV, will be one the major stages.
Our international guest-speakers can be expected to address the assembled audience at all of the 8 programmatic modules during Earth Charter Day 2009.
Earth Charter Day 2009; celebrating Earth!
The Earth Charter Day promises to be an exciting Day fully dedicated to the future of our Planet Earth, the Home of us all. During this event everybody, young and old, entrepreneurs and scientists, ideologists and religious leaders will try to give an answer to the question: what can we do to create a peaceful and sustainable future for all Mankind on this precious Planet Earth.
The Earth Charter has been created around four main principles.
1. Respect of the Earth and life in all its diversity.
2. Care for the community of life with understanding, compassion, and love.
3. Build democratic societies that are just, participatory, sustainable, and peaceful.
4. Secure Earth's bounty and beauty for present and future generations.
For more information, please have a look at www.earthcharter.org
The Earth Charter Day will for the first time take place in Eindhoven, the City of Lights.
This Essential Party in honour of the beauties and potential of our Earth will witness a wide variety of live music, and lots of shows will be performed on stages at the Markt, at Dynamo Youth center, the Effenaar and at the PSV stadium where we may welcome world famous artists. The Earth Charter Day will see special classical concerts too.
A nationwide information market will give space and time to more than 150 organisations who each do their effort to make this world a better place. This is a wonderful chance to be inspired and to find out where you would like to contribute. There will be an art exhibition shortly followed by a grand auction of which the full profit shall be donated to projects related to the Earth Charter.
An “Earth Charter – World Movie Day” will see its premiere on July 5th. At several cinemas across Eindhoven the best of past years movies and documentaries such as An Inconvenient Truth and The 11th Hour will be shown. These motion pictures will illustrate the principles of the Earth Charter and will reflect in full honour of our Planet Earth. From early spring 2009 you can book your tickets at the Earth Charter Day website.
Last but not least the Essential Party will be accompanied by some of the most illustrous world-famous guests. Check the eventsite www.ecd2009.nl regularly to be the first to find out!
The Earth Charter Day will be concluded by a Congress for the business world at which some of the most renowned national- and international speakers will attend. The speakers will also give inspiring and visionary lectures and speeches at “Speakers Corners” across the city. In the days prior to July 5th the foundations for the Congress will be laid by an Academic Conference. Scholars, scientists and students will be confronted with some of the biggest issues of our time. Preparations for Earth Charter Day will take place at a vast array of high-schools and colleges across the country. A Grand Final of the nationwide debating contest will be broadcoasted on the national channels on Saturday 4th of July. This way all pupils and their teachers across the nation can take part and will learn about the Earth Charter principles.
At the Earth Charter Day 2009 Green Cross Nederland will unite an important part of the Dutch society around the essential, all encompassing and graceful message of the Earth Charter. You are invited to discover what you can do for your and our future.
See you in Eindhoven at Earth Charter Day 2009!
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Earth Charter Day 2009, The Netherlands
Committee of Recommendation
Mrs. drs. Ineke Bakker (director Stichting Oikos)
www.stichtingoikos.nl
Mr. Hans van Breukelen (former Soccerplayer)
www.hansvanbreukelen.nl
Mr. prof. dr. Ian Buruma (British-Dutch writer en scientist)
www.ianburuma.com
Mr. prof. dr. ir. Hans van Duijn (rector magnificus Technical University Eindhoven)
www.tue.nl
Mr. prof. dr. Hans van Ginkel (former Head of the United Nations University Tokyo)
www.unu.edu
Mr. Rob van Gijzel (mayor of the city Eindhoven)
www.robvangijzel.nl
Mrs. Ilona Hofstra (Journalist and TV-presenter)
www.wildeganzen.nl
Mr. drs. Edy Korthals Altes (former ambassador and Dutch diplomat)
www.edy-korthalsaltes.net
Mr. prof. dr. Steven Lamberts (rector magnificus Erasmus University Rotterdam)
www.eur.nl
Mr. prof. dr. dr. Ervin Laszlo (president of the Club of Budapest, member of the Club of Rome and member of the World Wisdom Council)
www.clubofbudapest.org
Mr. Prof. drs. Ruud Lubbers (former Prime-Minister, former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Earth Charter Ambassador)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud_Lubbers
Mr. Huub Oosterhuis (lyricist, poet and theologian)
www.huuboosterhuis.nl
Mr. Wim van Passel (Landscape Photographer)
www.tijdlozemomenten.nl
Mr. Stephan Peijnenburg (Director Zorgcoöperatie Nederland)
www.peijnenburg.nl
Mr. Prof. dr. Jan Pronk (former Minister of Development Cooperation, former chairman of the WorldEnvironmentConference, former United Nations Special Envoy for Darfur in Soedan)
http://www.nachtvandevrede.nl
Mrs. drs. Anne-Marie Rakhorst (director Search Ingenieursbureau B.V.)
www.duurzaamheid.nl and www.searchbv.nl
Mr. Thomas Rau (architect)
www.rau.nl
Mr. prof. dr. Alexander Rinnooy Kan (president of the Dutch Social Economic Councel / SER)
www.ser.nl/nl/Raad/Raadsleden/Kroonleden/Rinnooy_Kan.aspx
Mr. prof. dr. Steven Rockefeller (philosopher and president of the Earth Charter International Council)
Mr. prof. dr.ir. Jan Rotmans (initiator of the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions)
www.drift.eur.nl and www.urgenda.nl
Mr. Rabbijn Awraham Soetendorp (President Green Cross Nederland)
Mr. dr. ir. Egbert-Jan Sol (director knowledge TNO)
http://www.tno.nl/index.cfm
Mr. drs. Doekle Terpstra (Chairman HBO-council)
http://www.hbo-raad.nl/english
Mr. Hans Uijterwijk (Chairman board NHTV)
http://www.nhtv.nl
Mr. Herman van Veen (allround artist)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_van_Veen
Mr. Henk Westbroek (singer, texstpoet en presenter)
www.henkwestbroek.nl
Mr. Marcel Wintels (Chairman Board Fontys Hogescholen)
Mr. dr. Herman Wijffels (Executive Director Worldbank)
http://www.worldbank.org
Mr. Joop van Zijl (former newscaster NOS-news)
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joop_van_Zijl
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