Turn out your lights for one half hour on March 27.
"Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the, Sydney Harbour Bridge, The CN Tower in Toronto, The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour."
"In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative."
"Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet" quoted from the About Earth Hour Page at earthhour.org
Learn more about this movement to save our world by going to http://www.earthhour.org/
Check out the web page, and put your location on the supporters map -- http://www.earthhour.org/SupportersMap.aspx put your town and home on the map...
While the lights are out, light a candle or two, or perhaps use a battery light and experience what it may have been like a hundred years ago, doing hand-sewing after all the other work of the day is complete... slower - harder to see - quieter...
AND -- the best part -- leave me a promise in the comments that you will be turning out your lights for earth hour and I will draw a name on March 29 for a giveaway that you can use should your lights go out and you really really really need to do some hand- sewing.... (then check back on Monday to see if it was/is you!
