If you live in Sydney, you might have heard about Earth Hour. The basic gist is this: at 7:30pm on 31 March 2007, Sydney will turn its lights off for one hour.
In addition to turning off your lights on the night, why not celebrate at an Earth Hour event?
The Earth Hour website has a list of public events, searchable by post code - check out if there’s an event in your area.
But if you can’t find an event that suits you, or you’re just keen to celebrate in your own way, why not organise your own event?
Here’s a couple of ideas to spark your creativity:
- Dine in the dark - guess the food you’re eating!
- Host a “murder in the dark”
- Candle-lit dinners
- Have a kids camp-over under the stars
If you are putting on a public event, you can add it to the list on the Earth Hour site to let other people know about it. You can also promote it through sites like Upcoming.org, where people can even RSVP to let you know they’re coming along.
P.S. Don’t forget to take part in our “60 things to do in the dark” competition - check the banner of the site for more details.
My name is Sara Perkins, and I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I am interested in starting an “Earth hour” initiative in my community. I am interested in tips on how to start such a large project. As a high school student I do have access to many resources (school, internet, media, etc.) so the possibilites are wide open as to how many people will become involved. I have great respect and appreciation for everything your organization is doing and I will be looking forward to your response.
Thank you,
Sara Perkins
Hi Sara.
Thanks for your note and support of Earth Hour.
One of the most common questions about Earth Hour is if/when it’s going to happen outside of Sydney. We’ve put a series of FAQs up on the site in response:
http://earthhour.org/frequently-asked-questions.html#non-sydney-participation
The gist of it is that while this year’s Earth Hour is happening in Sydney, we do hope that it grows all over the place in future years. We wanted to work first in a single city to work out the logistics of getting a city to turn off it’s lights - so next year we’ll be much better equipped to support the growth of the event.
So - in short - keep an eye out for next year’s event coz it should be a lot bigger, with loads more places taking part.