Top October 10th Global Work Party Events

There are over 7,000 work parties registered in 188 countries for the 10/10/10 Global Work Party. Scroll down to read through all the events or click on the links below to see top events in each region and the most visual events for TV and Photographers.

If your country or city is not listed below, please visit 350.org/map to find an event near you or contact our spokespeople who can connect you with individual events and event organizers.

Top 10 Global Events
North America
Latin America & the Caribbean
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Central & South Asia
East & Southeast Asia
Australia & Pacific

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Top 10 Global Events

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In Male, Maldives, President Nasheed will be installing a set of solar panels on his roof on October 7 to kick off the weekend of action.

In Mexico City, the Mayor will sign a commitment to cut carbon emissions and join thousands for a solar-powered festival in Chapultepec park. 

Over 1,000 events in the United States, from parishioners weatherizing their church in Atlanta to citizens in Nebraska planting native grasses to restore the prairie to a hip-hop show at an urban farm in Oakland, California.

In China, India, and the United States more than 850 campuses will join 10/10/10 as part of the Great Power Race, a student clean energy competition.

In Oakland, CA, USA, hundreds of citizens, politicians and musicians will party and plant a community garden at Oakland's Laney College. One of 20 events in the Bay Area.

In Eastern Europe, organizers have signed up nearly 10,000 schools to plant trees on 10/10/10.

In Babylon, Iraq students are hosting a clean energy rally to put solar panels on the University of Babylon.

In Davao City, Philippines, thousands of students will be planting mangroves to protect their coastline.

In the Namib Desert, Namibia, an education center will be installing six solar panels as part of its effort to go carbon neutral.

In Goma, Congo, a town that has become home to hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing regional conflicts,  citizens will plant thousands of trees to help reforest an area that has been depleted by the need for firewood.

In La Paz, Bolivia over 40 organizations will come together for a "low carbon fest", complete with a solar-powered concert, solar stove demonstration, recycling workshop, tree adoption program, and the painting of a climate solutions mural.  Bolivian organizations want to show their country isn´t just talking about climate action, they´re doing it.

North America

Top 10 Events:

In Los Angeles, CA, thousands of people are expected to take part in "Ciclavia," when 7.5 miles of streets will be closed to cars and opened to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

In Oakland, CA, hundreds of citizens, politicians and musicians will party and plant a community garden at Oakland's Laney College. One of 20 events in the Bay Area.

In New Orleans, LA, residents will promote the bicycle as a fun, community building and fossil-fuel free form of transportation by installing a new bike rack at a park and going on a mass bike ride through the city, touring new and proposed bike lanes along the way.

In New York City, NY, community members in Harlem will paint the roof of a local high school white to reflect the sun and save energy by reducing the ned for air conditioning.

In Washington, DC, residents will install 10kw of solar on a local home, host a special farmers market, and rally for climate solutions at the White House.

In New Bedford, MA, hundreds of residents will join Mayor Scott Lang to weatherize a home as part of the city's goal of weatherizing 10,000 homes. The event includes a block party, a climate basketball game, and a concert.

In Atlanta, GA, parishioners of many faiths will join together for a climate justice service at the Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, and will participate in a church weatherization event following the service.

In Houston, TX, citizens will launch “GreenWeek Houston” by picking up trash and planting trees in the Greater Fifth Ward neighborhood.

In Burlington, VT, Senator Leahy, Senator Sanders, Congressman Peter Welch, Mayor Kiss and gubernatorial candidate Peter Shumlin will join hundreds at a rally at Battery Park following a day of over 20 service projects across the city.

In Lincoln, NE, hundreds of citizens will get to work planting native grasses to restore the Nebraska prairie.

In Las Cruces, NM, a group of friends raised money from community members to install a solar panel at a local homeless shelter to save them money on electricity.

In Springfield, Illinois, Governor Pat Quinn will announce plans to install solar panels on the Governor's Mansion.

In Vancouver, B.C., Canada, residents will transform a “climate crime” into a climate solution. Sand from the construction site of a new major roadway will be used to start raising the flood control dikes around a Surrey neighbourhood to protect it from flooding caused by global warming.

Latin America & Caribbean

Top 10 events:

Mexico City, Mexico will announce its commitment to reduce the city’s carbon emissions 10% at a big solar concert in Chapultepec Park, one of the largest urban forests in the world. Contact: Marcelo Quintanilla, marcelo@350.org

In San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico, a local organization will hand out solar lights to families who are still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Alex this June, 2010. Contact: Hortencia Ruiz-Velasco, hortencia.ruizvelasco@udem.edu.mx

In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, youth organizations are getting to work to launch the country's first school recycling program, with the aim of spreading the program to schools throughout the country. Contact: Vanessa Dalmau, xangelinax@gmail.com

In La Paz, Bolivia over 40 organizations will come together for a "low carbon fest", complete with a solar-powered concert, solar stove demonstration, recycling workshop, tree adoption program, and the painting of a climate solutions mural.  Bolivian organizations want to show their country isn’t just talking about climate action, they’re doing it. Contact: Stanislaw Czaplicki, czaplickistasiek@gmail.com

In Lima, Peru, the organization Techo Sostenible will focus on mitigation by painting some 200 roofs in the city white to reflect the sun and lower the amount of energy needed for cooling, while 350 Peru members will focus on adaptation by holding a demonstration workshop of atrapaniebles, or fogcatchers, to help poor, desertified neighborhoods catch water for drinking and irrigation. Contact: Fernando Cuccirramo, fernando.cuccirramo@gmail.com

In Talcahuano, Chile, a city damaged by this February’s massive earthquake, citizens will launch a system to collect waste vegetable oil for sustainable transportation, part of their effort to rebuild their city in a green way. Contact: Ivonne, ivisla4@yahoo.es

In Santiago, Chile, students have organized the First Environmental Festival of Santiago in O’Higgins Park, where thousands will gather for composting, bike repair, and roof garden workshops, a concert, and a big group photo. Contact: Jutta Burgi, jub@gmx.ch

In Nassau, Bahamas, community members are planting a new community garden that will provide fruits and vegetables for a new soup kitchen. Contact: Rashad Amahad, rashadamahad@yahoo.com

In Orenjestad, Aruba, the Health Minister will lead a night bike ride to promote sustainable transportation, while the Girl Scouts, Environment Ministry, and various other institutions organize tree plantings, educational workshops, and recycling programs across the island. Contact: Stan Kuiperi, stankuiperi@gmail.com

In Haiti, community members in Cyvadier will install solar panels on the new Food and Fuel Alternatives Center, while the Fondwa Peasants Association celebrates the launch of their 5-year sustainability plan. Contact: Elise Hansen, elise@konpay.org

Europe

Top 10 Events:

In Berlin, Germany, hundreds will gather for a dramatic 'Big Switch' of their electricity to clean, renewable energy, physically removing electronics from dirty energy sources and plugging them in to renewables.

In Bayonne, France, citizens are constructing a “post carbon” village with livable climate solutions that can help lead the world back to 350 ppm.

In Barcelona, Spain, hundreds of people are expected to take part in a bicycle powered music festival.

In Edinburgh, Scotland, locals will be throwing a “Joycott” (a reverse boycott) at a local bar that agreed to put 20% of its revenues on 10/10/10 to making the bar more energy efficient.

In Vienna, Austria, hundreds of bicyclists will converge in the city for the first ever Vienna Bike Mob to promote sustainable transportation, followed by a 'dance with your bike' event in the central square.

In Antwerp, Belgium, organizers will pit pedal power against coal power with a cycling demonstration protesting a proposed coal fired E-ON power plant.

In Athens, Greece, organizers will participate in a Green Design festival showcasing the best ways for concerned citizens to get to work on climate change. A 10 school competition to reduce carbon dioxide will be launched on the day.

In Reykjavik, Iceland, concerned citizens will get to work drawing attention to transportation solutions--by riding them in their underwear. Similar events are happening simultaneously across Iceland, including Solheimar and Isafjordur.

In Balti, Moldova, hundreds of volunteers will plant over 500 walnut trees in target villages to promote health, soil conservation, and jobs.

In Kiev, Ukraine, the National Cathedral will ring its bells 350 times in a call of awareness on climate change.  Spiritual leaders of different religious backgrounds will lead a day of serving the planet, and environmentalists of faith will create a flashmob event called “Open Your Heart to the Planet”

Additional Events:

In Faro, Portugal, the group GLOCAL Faro with support from the Faro city council will build an urban garden in the middle of the city.

In Moscow, Russia, organizers will unveil 10 new recycling points on 10/10/10 in collaboration with 8 big city parks.  A volunteer team will spread out through the city and spend the day informing the public about the possibilities to recycle and reduce carbon pollution in Moscow.
 

Middle East

In Babylon, Iraq, students are hosting an event to plant trees and promote the goal of installing solar panels at the University of Babylon.

In Tehran, Iran, students at Shavid Mahdavi Educational Complex, will host a global warming party to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change.

In Kabul, Afghanistan, youth will plant hundreds of trees in the Paghman Valley with Afghan Youth for Social Development.

In Jordan, hundreds of people will clean up trash around the ancient amphitheater of Jerash and then watch a movie screening inside.

In Dubai, UAE, 16 year-old Rishi Avala has teamed up with environmental celebrity, Sheikh Abdul Aziz, “the Green Sheikh” to host a mass light-bulb exchange and clean energy symposium.

In Istanbul, Turkey thousand of people will be gathering for an afternoon march through Istiklal following tree planting, organiz gardening workshops, and more.

In Beirut, Lebanon, a group of young social entrepreneurs are using twitter to raise money to purchase a solar panel to present to the Ministry of Environment in Lebanon.

In Sana’a, Yemen, organizers will hand out hundreds of cloth bags with environmental information at a local mall.

Africa

Top 10 events:

Nairobi, Kenya: A climate themed outdoor boxing tournament and tree planting to 'knock out climate change'

Goma and Bukavu, Congo DRC: A massive tree planting to create a 'Forest of Hope' around the conflict-ravaged eastern part of Congo DRC

Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria: A world record attempt to make the largest painting out of 200 000 individual paintings raising awareness of climate change

Cape Town, South Africa: A climate-friendly rock music festival with 12 000 spectators near the city

Kitale, Kenya: A 70km cycle race followed by a handout of energy-efficient lightbulbs. The winner gets a solar panel to install in a place of their choosing.

Namib desert, southwestern Namibia: A remote education and research centre completing their transition to 100% fossil fuel-free power in the oldest desert in the world.

Alexandra township, Johannesburg, South Africa: A home for indigent mentally disabled adults and children receiving a donated solar water heater.

Serekunda, Gambia: A gathering of thousands of young people for climate education and tree planting.

Mauritius: More than 25 diverse events across this small Indian Ocean island.

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: A cycle caravan and microgrant competition to raise awareness of climate change and alternative transport.

Port Elizabeth, South Africa: release of rehabilitated African Penguins which were affected by oil pollution

South & Central Asia

In India, over 400 universities will join 10/10/10 as part of the Great Power Race, 350.org's student clean energy competition between China, India, and the United States.

In Srinigar, India, organizers have recruited 1,000 students across Kashmir’s 10 districts to take part in a “Green Generation” competition and will launch the campaign on 10/10/10 with a celebration at Dal Lake.

In Dushanabe, Tajikistan, youth organizations are hosting a parade through the center of the city to promote non-motorized transportation.

In Khuzdar, Pakistan, where citizens have been at work every day recovering from the devastating flooding this summer, hundreds of flood survivors are expected to attend a cricket tournament planned to to celebrate hope for a more sustainable future.

In Pakistan, hundreds of people will join a march underneath the Booni glacier that is melting and contributing to dangerous flooding that has wiped out 40 homes.

In Tashkent, Uzbekistan, hundreds of people are expected to attend a day of workshops on small-scale renewable energy and an energy-efficiency business exposition.

In Kiula, Sri Lanka, children will plant over 100 mangroves in the marshes that boarder their local village.

In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, locals are taking a trip to the Boom Gorge to help clean up the area and discuss local environmental challenges and their connection to the climate crisis.

In Kotagiri, India, women will be leading a rally to demand the government distribute energy efficient lighting and cooking systems to poor people in the region.

In Dhaka, Bangladesh, citizens will be planting trees at 10 local schools in honor of 10/10/10.

Additional events:

In Baku, Azerbaijan, locals are organizing a disco party to raise money for local climate projects.

East & Southeast Asia

In China, over 300 universities will join 10/10/10 as part of the Great Power Race, 350.org's student clean energy competition between China, India, and the United States.

In Beijing, hundreds of citizens will race to pick up as much trash as possible in 3 hours and then host a “trash sculpting” competition amongst local artists.

In Cambodia, citizens will gather at the outskirts of Siem Reap to build compost bins, share vegetarian recipes, and celebrate with Khmer dancing in the evening.

In Bandung, Indonesia over 100 bikers will join a parade to promote climate solutions.

In Rawang, Malaysia, over a hundred people will clean up a once pristine waterfall.

In Davao City, Philippines, over 2,000 people are expected to join an effort to plant mangroves to protect the coastline.

In Hanoi, Vietnam, students have planted 1,000 trees in the lead up to the celebration of the 1,000 year anniversary of Hanoi on 10/10/10.

In Dili, Timor-Leste, the President of the National Parliament, Fernando Lasama Araujo, and Secretary of State for Energy Policy, Avelino Coelho, will join hundreds to walk to the mouth of the river in Bidau Santana to plant mangrove trees.

In Hokuto, Japan, citizens will to the top of Mt. Kijihiki in an electric vehicle and plant 100 beech trees to symbolize the wind turbines they hope will soon be installed on the ridge line.

Australia & Pacific

In Australia's Latrobe Valley, citizens will gather at Hazelwood--the country's most polluting coal fired power station--to call for the plant's shutdown and demonstrate the viability of clean, solar-thermal energy.

In Aukland, New Zealand, cyclists are getting to work trying to fix up every single bike in town and hosting a large parade.

In Byford, Australia, local residents aim to distribute 350 planter boxes to local schools and homes to jumpstart  a local agriculture  system.

In Niue, a small pacific island, citizens will gather trash to create a giant sculpture of a wave to symbolize the threat of sea level rise to their home.

In Nasau, Fiji, locals will make compost bins and then construct a pen for the village pigs so that they don’t get at the compost.

In Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, environmental groups are organizing a massive bicycle parade to promote sustainable transportation.

In Nukualofa, Tonga citizens will help plant trees to protect their sinking coastline.

In Wellington, New Zealand citizens will help restore a wetland around a popular swimming spot.

In Canberra, Australia, gardeners will fan out to plant vegetables in strategic locations across the city.