National Greenpeace Day
National Greenpeace Day:
On the 15th of September, all over the world, people spend a bit of time commemorating Greenpeace Day. This is the ideal time to let out your passion for activism and be engaged in helping improve the earth’s condition and its surroundings.
| Year | Date | Day | Where |
| 2023 | 15th September | Friday | United States |
| 2024 | 15th September | Sunday | United States |
| 2025 | 15th September | Monday | United States |
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Why Greenpeace Day?
Greenpeace is an unofficial, non-partisan campaigning group that employs non-violent, imaginative combat to reveal global environmental issues and push for necessary solutions to ensure the creation of a peaceful and green future. Greenpeace’s mission is to protect the Earth to sustain the life of all varieties. This is why Greenpeace is determined to preserve the diversity of life across all forms to stop pollution and abuse of the earth’s oceans and air, land and freshwater resources – stop all nuclear threats, encourage peace and peace, and non-violence.
How Can We observe Greenpeace Day?
Advocate for environmental preservation
Find your inner activist and make a difference in preserving the earth we live on. Small steps that you create are often overlooked. Be a champion to protect our surroundings.
Please find out how important it is to preserve the Earth
Many discussions are taking place in the world arena about protecting our planet’s environment. But, some aren’t aware of the necessity to take action and why everyone must join together to preserve our planet. This day, you can take the time to find out more about the necessity of conservation efforts and to educate yourself.
Volunteer with Greenpeace
You can take an active part in protecting the environment through volunteering with Greenpeace. Greenpeace is always seeking passionate individuals who want to help improve the world as a one for our children and the next generation. You can work in any of their many departments and help in the fight.
Use these #GreenpeaceDay and share your experience on social media.
Interesting facts About Greenpeace Day:
It’s an NGO
Greenpeace is a non-governmental organization with a presence in more than 40 countries.
Methods for achieving objectives
Greenpeace employs methods such as peaceful protests, research and lobbying and more. To reach its goals.
Seagoing vessels
Since the inception of Greenpeace, ships that travel on seas have played a crucial part in Greenpeace’s efforts.
Membership
Activists and volunteers choose Greenpeace members.
Largest environmental organization
With more than three million people in its membership, Greenpeace is the most influential environmental organization in the world.
History of National Greenpeace Day:
This day was initially created in 2011 by Gregor Robertson and observed in 2011. The original Greenpeace on the 15th of September 1971 by 17 activists. The activists of that day demonstrated in Vancouver against the nuclear test scheduled to occur off the coasts of Alaska, hoping to stop the testing.
They staged a benefit concert to raise funds, and then they set up a vessel bearing the handwritten name Greenpeace and set sail from the shores of Canada to the Alaskan island to protest against the nuclear test that was taking place in the sea. The activists were forced to leave due to adverse weather conditions and were told that the U.S. Coast Guard ship had asked the group to return since they weren’t aware of their location.
Despite this, Greenpeace has greatly impacted the world by raising awareness of environmental issues. Since the beginning, it has won numerous successes and remains one of the most well-known environmental organizations in the world.
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental group focused on global issues, including deforestation, climate change, overfishing and commercial whaling, genetic engineering and anti-nuclear concerns. This is why they raise awareness from melting ice in the Arctic to protecting rainforests and oceans and pursuing nuclear disarmament. The Greenpeace group aims to “ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity.”
It is a global organization not funded by corporations, governments, and political organizations. It relies on supporting individual donors and donations from foundations of 2.9 million individuals. Greenpeace is a non-profit organization with offices in over 40 countries worldwide with an international coordination organization based in Amsterdam.
The Netherlands. Greenpeace is known for its direct action and has been described as the most well-known environmental organization worldwide. Greenpeace has brought environmental issues to public understanding and has even had an impact on both private as well as the public sector.
Greenpeace always strives to achieve its ideal of a world to acknowledge the earth as an essential support system that needs to be taken care of and protected since the resources are inexhaustible. The core goals of the organization include:
- Safeguarding biodiversity in every form prevents the pollution and abuse of the oceans and land.
- Air and freshwater resources.
- Putting an end to all nuclear threats.
- Encouraging peace.
- Worldwide disarmament and non-violence.
In recognition of the work of Greenpeace, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson proclaimed Greenpeace Day in 2011.
