Earth Day 50: Corazón Latino to Honor Our Madre Tierra

Live concerts, panels, and new mobile wellness app among shelter-in-place offerings

WASHINGTON, DC — Corazón Latino and its partners will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22 with a series of digital activities that offer timely news and information, spark inspiration and wellness, and include live entertainment for Latino communities during the Covid-19 global health crisis.

The organization is also launching ¡Estamos Vivos!, a new mobile wellness app in partnership with Forest Bathing Puerto Rico. Users will be one click away from the sights and sounds of El Yunque National Rainforest in Puerto Rico to users across the nation and around the globe.

WHAT: ¡Estamos Vivos!, App Launch

Tuesday, April 21 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT

Anissa Hernández MD: A Psychiatrist and Forest Therapy guide, Anissa will launch this mental wellness and meditation app that will allow individuals to experience the sounds and movements of nature through mobile devices and their personal computers. Link.

WHAT: Earth Day Concierto para niños with Nathalia Palis-Mclaughlin

Wednesday, April, 22 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT

Originally from Barranquilla, Colombia, Nathalia moved to the United States to study Music Therapy at the Berklee College of Music. Upon completion, she began her career in Los Angeles and later received a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. Nathalia’s experience as a music therapist and early childhood music educator inspired her to use music as a tool for teaching her own children Spanish. Link.

WHAT: Earth Day Eve Concert with Lele Rose

Wednesday, April 22 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT

Lele Rose Live in Concert: Let's kick-off Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary celebration with live, online entertainment. A multi-lingual original music and dance artist, Lele Rose began her career at age 4 when she sat down at the piano and started playing tunes by ear. She is trained in classical piano, ballet, tap, jazz, and vocals. At a young age, greatly influenced by Michael Jackson and Madonna, Lele combined the classical with the new -- and moved into piano rock and hip-hop dance. She refined her hip-hop dance skills at the Broadway Dance Center, NYC. Link

WHAT: Earth Day Cafecito: Clean Air, Coronavirus & Latino Community

Wednesday, April, 22 at 5 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. PT

As we continue to adapt to the “new normal” that we’re faced with during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are thinking about the tens of thousands of people who are ill, health care workers on the front lines, countless families facing devastating economic hardship, and millions of children out of school.

Moderator Karina Martinez will speak to our Iowa organizer Karin Stein, Arizona organizer Columba Sainz, and Nevada organizer Cinthia Moore about coronavirus, the Latino community, and how advocating for strong protections from air pollution has changed during the pandemic. Link.

WHAT: Virtual Town Hall: Earth Day Virtual Town Hall - COVID-19 and Pollution

Wednesday, April 22 at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT

Join Corazón Latino, Poder Latinx, and partners for an important evening with medical and climate experts who will join us to talk about the effects of living in a polluted environment and how that may affect your health and chances with COVID-19. Can chances of underlying health conditions increase even more if you live near a power plant? How may this affect your vulnerability to the coronavirus? Link.

Dr. Elena V. Rios from the National Hispanic Medical Association
Dr. Ilan Shapiro, Medical Director of Health Education & Wellness

WHAT: Earth Day Concert with Ana Free

Wednesday, April 22 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT

Join us to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day with a special online concert with Ana Free.

Ana is a singer, musician, songwriter and performer who has had a series of top-five hit singles, including four number-one hits, in Portugal. She has a growing musical presence on YouTube, gaining more than 40.1 million views to date. Ana Free's single "Electrical Storm" from her debut album "Together" occupied the number 1 spot on the MTV Portugal Top 50 National Music Chart. Link

About Corazón Latino: Corazón Latino is a national non-profit organization that seeks to generate social, environmental, and conservation initiatives that foster natural resource stewardship. Corazón Latino mobilizes the passion, love, unity, solidarity, and resources of individuals, communities, organizations, and government entities to advance the common good.

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