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Thursday 15 Sep 2016

Greenpeace Day



On 15th September we celebrate Greenpeace Day, so this is the time to release your inner activist and get passionate about the environment.

The now internationally renowned campaign organisation for ecological issues was originally founded by a group of 17 activists in Vancouver protesting against off shore nuclear testing in Alaska on this date in 1971.

Since then, Greenpeace has achieved an abundance of victories over eco-crimes, as well as making an enormous contribution to raising awareness of environmental issues across the globe. They constantly strive for their vision of a society which recognises the Earth as an essential life support system whose resources are not infinite and must be protected and cared for.

Their campaigns range from raising awareness of the receding ice of the Arctic to protecting the oceans and rainforests to working towards nuclear disarmament.

To recognise the contribution made by the organisation which came out of such humble roots yet now boasts 2.9 million members, Mayor Gregor Robertson of Vancouver has pronounced September 15th Greenpeace Day. In Vancouver, celebrations include a free family-friendly outdoor festival, tree planting and workshops on activism.

Be inspired by Greenpeace today: sign petitions and encourage others to do the same, be green in the home and out and about by switching off unnecessary light bulbs and throwing that empty wrapper on the street in the bin.

Think bigger and look into volunteering and helping raise awareness for Greenpeace issues.

Finally let Greenpeace Day act as a reminder that as the anthropologist Margaret Mead once put it:

‘Never doubt that a … group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has’.



And



National Felt Hat Day



Up until the 20th century, hats played an incredibly important role in fashion and attire – arguably much more so than today. In the 19th century, felt was a common material for hats, and Felt Hat Day encourages us all to don a felt hat in tribute to this historically significant, but now somewhat neglected accessory.

(I wear a Black Felt Cowboy Hat..... Imagine that )

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September 15 Birthdays


Prince Harry - 32



Marco Polo - (1254-1324)



Tommy Lee Jones - 70



Dan Marino - 55



Agatha Christie - (1890-1976)



Oliver Stone - 70

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September 15th

2008: Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright died of an undisclosed form of cancer at his home in the U.K. He was 65 years old.

2006: The Knack sued Run-D.M.C. for copyright infringement after Run-D.M.C. sampled the guitar riff from “My Sharona” on their song “It’s Tricky” twenty years after the initial release of “It’s Tricky”.

2004: Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone died in his home in Los Angeles after a five year battle with prostate cancer. He was 55 years old.

1990: The Steve Miller Band reached the top of the U.K. Singles Chart with “The Joker” after it had been used in a commercial for Levi’s commercial in the U.K.

1988: Mark Knopfler announced the official end of Dire Straits. They would reunite in 1991 before splitting up for good in 1995.

1982: Queen performed their final concert in the U.S. with Freddie Mercury at The Forum in Inglewood, CA.

1979: Led Zeppelin reached the top of the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the sixth time with In Through the Out Door which began a seven week run on top.

1974: Uriah Heep bassist Gary Thain suffered an electric shock onstage during a concert in Denver. Thain would survive.

1964: During a Beatles concert at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, they had to leave the stage for 15 minutes so the crowd can calm down after a group of overzealous fans managed to rush the stage.



Birthdays:

Signe Anderson - Singer for Jefferson Airplane born in 1941