INTERNATIONAL EARTH DAY
San Francisco, California
International Earth Day 2005 Proclamation,
San Francisco
WHEREAS, the first Earth Day was celebrated on the first day of spring on
March 21, 1970; and
WHEREAS, plans for the first Earth Day were announced in San
Francisco at the November 1969 UNESCO Conference on the
Environment; and
WHEREAS, the first Earth Day proclamation was issued by San Francisco
Mayor Joseph Alioto on March 21, 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Equinox is recognized as a unique moment of global
equilibrium and first day of spring is historically celebrated by people of
every creed and culture as a symbol of renewal; and
WHEREAS, the United Nations Peace Bell is sounded every year on the
equinox as part of a global appeal for universal peace and understanding,
environmental protection, and human community; and
WHEREAS, let every individual and institution now think and act as a
responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and
ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and
violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the
human adventure; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Francisco acknowledges the local arrival of
spring at 4:33 am, Palm Sunday, March 20, 2005, the spring Equinox, and
invites the people of San Francisco to listen and join in the worldwide
ringing of peace bells in honor of the Earth at that moment; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Gavin Newsom, Mayor of the City
and County of San Francisco, in our tradition to honor peace, justice, and
care of our Earth on the day following the spring Equinox, join with all
San Franciscans in remembrance of Earth's wonder, beauty, and tender
life, and do hereby proclaim March 20, 2005 as
International Earth Day
In San Francisco!
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