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This year, Earth Day on April 22 will be celebrated digitally due to the global health crisis caused by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 or COVID-19.

The Earth Day Network announced on March 20 the launch of 'EARTHRISE' which was inspired by the firsts full-color photo of the Earth taken by the astronauts on the moon on December 24, 1968.

The EARTHRISE is a global digital mobilization that drives big and small actions, gives diverse voices a platform, and demands bold action for the people and planet.

“Over 24 hours, EARTHRISE will fill the digital landscape with global conversations, calls to action, performances, video teach-ins and more,” it said.

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The nonprofit organization also listed ways you can participate in the celebration of the upcoming Earth Day, digitally.

SPEAK

Exercise your right to express, promote and defend your ideas. While we may not be able to assemble in-person, we can still create a mass outcry and a mass outpouring of support online.

• Take action: Share what you're doing, today and from where you are: What are you fighting for -- it could be for your children, for frontline communities, for safe water to drink. What compels you to act, and why are you in this fight?
• Add your voice to this global demand for action with #EarthDay2020 and #EARTHRISE.

ACT

Everyone can do something. Join us on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day -- April 22 -- as we issue 24 actions for the planet that you can take now, wherever you are.

• Take action: Join us on earthday.org and on @earthdaynetwork on social media for 24 hours of action with EARTHRISE. Every hour, on the hour, we'll have a new, powerful way for you to demand action and drive change.

VOTE

More than 65 countries host major elections in 2020. Make your demands known by voting for those who will defend the planet.

• No elections in your country? Too young to vote? Demand change with civic action -- call your representatives, tweet at your policymakers, volunteer for a candidate. There are so many ways to tell your leaders that human and planetary health must be the top political priority.
• Take action: Send a message to your leaders on April 22, and get registered, educated and ready to vote in your elections in 2020. Throughout April, earthday.org will have ways to get involved in local, state and national politics as we launch our Vote Earth campaign.

EDUCATE

The first Earth Day seized the power of education through campus-wide teach-ins that sparked conversation, engaged local communities and informed change. Now, as Earth Day goes digital, we're bringing teach-ins to a global scale. Some of the world's most inspiring musicians, artists, scientists, and thought leaders will use digital teach-ins to share their experience, expertise, and lessons to a global audience across the 24 hours of EARTHRISE.

• Take action: We need you to share your knowledge and wisdom as well. Bring your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors into this global digital conversation to share what you're doing locally to meet this global crisis. And tune into EARTHRISE as we release 12 digital teach-ins from some of the world's most inspiring voices for change.

The Earth Day Network encourages everyone around the globe to join in the celebration on April 22.

“While coronavirus may physically distance us, it will not silence or divide us. Through the power of digital media, we're more connected than ever,” it said.

Earth Day will mark its 50th year anniversary this 2020.

Get the latest updates on the Coronavirus Disease in GMA Network's COVID-19 pillar page.

If you wish to be part of GMA's efforts to help stop the spread of COVID-19, you may visit the Kapuso Foundation.

Source: https://www.earthday.org/coronavirus-drives-digital-striking-movement/