World Toilet Day Returns!
You may recall that last year, right around this time, we commemorated World Toilet Day. Time has flown, and November 19th (Thursday) marks the next annual World Toilet Day. This is a chance to “give voice to the 2.5 billion people who lack access to a toilet and the 1.8 million people who die annually as a result.”
If you live in Washington, DC, you’re invited to meet on Capitol Hill for the “Sanitation is Dignity” exhibit with speeches on the crisis & solutions by invited guests. It’s a great opportunity to spotlight a major– and solvable– health crisis. Details below:
WHAT: World Toilet Day event: “Sanitation is Dignity” exhibit and speeches on the crisis & solutions by invited guests
WHEN: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 12:30pm-1:00pm
WHERE: United States Capitol, West Front Grassy Area (north panel); West side of Capitol Building (facing Washington Monument). Near corner of 1st Street NW & Constitution Ave. NW. Take the metro to Union Station
WHO: Senator Durbin (Invited), Representative Blumenauer (Invited), Representative Payne (Invited), Water Advocates, WaterAid, CSIS, Water For People, National Resources Defense Council, Earth Day Network and others
Contact John Sauer at jsauer@wateradvocates.org if you would like to volunteer.
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November 17, 2009 at 3:19 pm
World Toilet Day? I don’t remember that from last year, but that is definitely a head turner. Sounds like it will be a great event! Wish I was in DC.
November 17, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Wow, 1.8million people die every year from not having a toilet? That’s crazy!
November 17, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Yes, it’s quite shocking. In fact, 5,000 children die every DAY from diarrhea. But we don’t talk about it enough because there is such a taboo about poo.
This is a great event, but we at the World Toilet Organization want to let you guys know about the Big Squat:
To mark World Toilet Day this year, people all over the world will be going to malls, offices, parks and other public places and squatting. For one full minute. (Which is really difficult if you’re not used to squatting.) We’re calling it The Big Squat.
Why squatting? Because that’s what 2.5 billion people have to do — in
fields, on train tracks, and anywhere else they can find to relieve
themselves. It’s undignified. It’s unsanitary. And it’s why 1.8 million people die of diarrhea every year, including 5,000 kids a day.
We at the World Toilet Organization (the OTHER WTO) encourage you and your readers to participate in The Big Squat on World Toilet Day.
You can find the four easy steps to starting a Squat Squad at:
http://www.worldtoiletday.com/squat
You can also join us over on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/worldtoiletday
Squatting to save the world,
Jenny