NCS PROJECT PROTECT: WHO’S GONNA SAVE YOU
International Mother Earth Day is observed on 22nd April annually. The United Nations embraces international days as a powerful advocacy tool. Bolivia led the General Assembly in establishing International Mother Earth Day through resolution A/RES/63/278 on behalf of Indigenous Peoples worldwide. The designation is a testament to the spirit of our ancestors, who warned about the grave dangers of crimes against nature.
The United Nations is inviting the global community to join a worldwide initiative on International Mother Earth Day. The goal is to heal our planet by shifting towards a sustainable economy that benefits both the people and the environment. This movement intends to promote harmony with nature and remind everyone of the urgent need for environmental action.
Indeed, there is an urgency. Extreme weather patterns have become the norm, setting new global heat records yearly. Wildfires and floods are causing widespread destruction and chaos. Oceans are increasingly contaminated with plastic waste and suffer from pollution and acidification. Antarctica is losing ice mass at an alarming rate while crimes against nature are overlooked and profits are prioritized over environmental protection. Clearly, we must act now.
Human-caused climate change is not something to adapt to; it’s something to eliminate. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2023 report found multiple feasible and effective options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. There are real solutions to the climate crisis.
The Indigenous-led movement to establish International Mother Earth Day has helped shift the paradigm. Extraordinary people from diverse backgrounds are taking incredible actions and making significant sacrifices to create a safe, clean, and sustainable future.
Native Children’s Survival (NCS) has advocated for the Rights of Mother Earth and All Our Relations for decades. One of our earliest efforts is the music picture, IS IT TOO LATE, which was broadcast internationally in 1990 from the Kremlin in Moscow during the “Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders” and on the 20th anniversary of Earth Day from the steps of the United States Capital in Washington, D.C. IS IT TOO LATE was also screened at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the United Nations Environment Program “Children and the Environment” project.
Today, on International Mother Earth Day, NCS is urging United Nations member states to prioritize natural law, ancestral wisdom, and youth voices to protect the Rights of Mother Earth. Now and for the generations to come.
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