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I N V I T A T I O N


Information Brief and Guide for Promo Output:


WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2001


COMMEMORATION IN THE PHILIPPINES




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WORLD CONTEXT AND THEME: WED is celebrated on


the 5th day of June, every year on the basis of


a resolution of the United Nations way back in


the early 70s. Worldwide, the annual commemora-


tion is led by the UN Environmental Programme


(UNEP). The theme for this year is: "Connect to


the World-Wide Web of Life"




PHILIPPINE COMMEMORATION FOR 2001: WED2001-Phil-


ippines is a nationwide commemoration lasting


about four months that culminate in the first


week of June, specifically on June 3 and June 5.


It seeks to "Mobilize Families for Environmental


Education, Action and Cooperation" and carries


the slogan, "GREEN FAMILIES FOR GREEN COMMUNI-


TIES." It is being spearheaded by the WED2001-


Philippines Network, convened by the UN Inform-


ation Centre (UNIC) in Manila and composed of


various government and non-government entities,


with an inner core of 15 non-government organi-


zations, with the support of the Department of


Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).




NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN: The network has started


mobilizing organizations, with individuals


involving their family members, in spreading


and discussing a "Declaration of Commitment to


WED2001-Philippines" (read/sign its text by click-


Ing links to WED2001 pages from the opening menu


of http://earth.web.ph) and the wide dissemina-


tion of copies of a mini-poster to be colored and


posted by families all over the country (available


by fax upon request). These have started spreading


in Metro Manila, Baguio, Iloilo, Leyte, Laguna,


Batangas, Quezon, and other cities/provinces.


Members of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines and


the Girl Scouts of the Philippines nationwide,


along with their respective families, will color


and post this by June 5.




NETWORK CORE MEMBERS (WED2001-Philippines


Covenant Signatories): United Nations Informa-


tion Centre (UNIC), United Nations Association


of the Philippines(UNAP), SanibLakas Foundation,


Philippine Council for Peace and Global Educa-


tion (PCPGE), Sanib-lakas ng Inang Kalikasan


(SALIKA), Bantay-Kalikasan/ABS-CBN Foundation,


Environmental Broadcast Circle(EBC), Lions Club,


Miriam-PEACE, Mountaineers for the Environment,


(MoFE) Youth Sustainable Development Assembly


(YSDA), (Yes2Peace!, and Girl Scouts of the Phi-


lippines (GSP), Boy Scouts of the Philippines


(BSP), and Haribon Foundation.




OTHER NETWORK MEMBERS: DENR, UNDP, Las Pinas


City Government, Brahma Kumaris, Sikap-Bundok,


La Salle-Lipa, etc.




CULMINATING ACTIVITIES: There are two culmina-


tion dates of WED2001-Philippines in the first


week of the month of June, which is also the


Philippine Environment Month.




JUNE 3, Sunday closest to WED, will be a whole


day of Family Fun and Love for the Environment,


to be held the whole day at the Ninoy Aquino


Park ("Parks and Wildlife") along the Quezon


Circle in Quezon City. This will feature a va-


riety of exciting activities like the Firefly


Brigade bike run, Salute to the Sun with Shi-


bashi Exercises, the "Sanib-Sigla Ecolympics",


Family Picnic, Lecture-Demo on Recycling, a


"Mini-Safari", exhibits, the "green tiyangge",


simulated mountain-climbing, a colorful boat


race at the lagoon, "Sanib-Pinta" group paint-


ing by all interested festival participants


and happy "Sanib-Tinig" jamming for the envi-


ronment. Favorites and other entries to the


WED2001 Poster-making Contest among Family-


teams (held on Earth Day last April) will be


awarded their prizes. (See below for details


of the June 3 activities).




JUNE 5 is the actual date of the World Envi-


ronment Day, and on that day, the Family of


Filipinos will join the Global Family to com-


memorate Earth Synergy, in line with UNEP's


theme, "Connect with the World-Wide Web of


Life." There will be a tree-planting activi-


ty at Fort Bonifacio by diplomats in the Phi-


lippines with some of their respective family


members, to be joined by Filipinos from the


WED2001-Philippines Network. The tree-plant-


ing will culminate in a dedication program


and the ceremony called "Handshakes and Hugs


for Earth Synergy." This ceremony will be


replicated by Filipino families worldwide


through the cyber-based Filipinos for Life


network.




JUNE 3, Ninoy Aquino Park, Quezon City -


DETAILS OF MORNING EVENTS:


6 a.m. Biking for Clean Air by the Firefly


Brigade to be led by Katti Sta. Ana


7 a.m. "Salute to the Sun" a shibashi exer-


cise in the premises, to be led by Ms. Lea


Tolentino of Ginhawa Wellness Center, a


member-institution of the Sanib-Sigla Holis-


tic Health Movement.


8 a.m. "Ecolympics" - games and similar


activities facilitated by "Sanib-Sigla"


9 a.m. Opening of Exhibits & "Green Tiyang-


ge"; Commemorative Program, with Dedication


Speeches and Production Numbers, and the


awarding ceremonies for the favorites and


other winners of the WED2001 Poster-Making


Contest held last Earth Day (April 22).


11a.m. Families' Green Picnic, with talks


on recycling and actual demo on waste seg-


regation, to be led by actors Roy Alvarez


and Chin-Chin Gutierrez of Sanib-lakas ng


Inang Kalikasan (SALIKA)




AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES:


"Sanib-Pinta" on the slogan "Green Fami-


lies for Green Communities" to be led by


Marz Zafe of SanibKulay Visual Arts Group.


"Mini-Safari" around the park, to be led by


actor Bodgie Pascua of Batibot.


Simulated Mountain-Climbing, facilitated


by the Mountaineers for the Environment


(MoFE) led by Manny Perez


6 p.m. "Healing the Earth" Ceremony, to


be led by Roy Alvarez of SALIKA


7-8 p.m "Sanib-Tinig sa Kalikasan" Jamming


for the Environment, led by Sanib-Sining,


with Karen Virata as coordinator.




NETWORK CORE MEMBERS (WED2001-Philippines


Covenant Signatories): United Nations In-


formation Centre (UNIC), United Nations As-


ociation of the Philippines(UNAP), SanibLa-


as Foundation, Philippine Council for Peace


and Global Education (PCPGE), Sanib-lakas


ng Inang Kalikasan(SALIKA), Bantay-Kalika-


an/ABS-CBN Foundation,Environmental Broad-


ast Circle(EBC), Lions Club,Miriam-PEACE,


Mountaineers for the Environment(MoFE),


Youth Sustainable Development Assembly


(YSDA),(Yes2Peace!,and Girl Scouts of the


Philippines(GSP), Boy Scouts of the Phil-


ippines (BSP), and Haribon Foundation.




Other Network Members: DENR, UNDP, Las


Pinas City Government, Brahma Kumaris,


Sikap-Bundok, La Salle-Lipa, etc.




If you are interested to receive more


Information or send requests, please


call up WED c/o UNIC at 8933882, or


send an e-mail to us at this address:


wed2001philippines@yahoo.com




S A L A M A T P O !




ding


(Ed Aurelio C. Reyes)


Co-Chair for NGOs, WED2001-Philippines


and President, SanibLakas Foundation






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