Ideas for Events
Below are some suggestions of what to include in your Ozone Day 2014 event, based on previous years’
events. If you have any other ideas, please e-mail ozoneinfo@unep.org.
Secretary-General’s message
Disseminate the Secretary-General’s message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone
Layer, which will be shared in due course, to local media and your web outlets.
Success stories
Develop a series of human-interest stories about ozone layer protection successes in your country/region,
which could be featured on social media outlets, websites, handouts and posters. Each story could end with
the theme of the day.
Social media sharing
Share social media posts (e.g., Facebook banners and messages; Twitter posts) with your friends and
followers and also encourage them to share them with their networks.
Art competition
Approach art colleges/centres, universities and schools, and invite artists to develop a proposal for a piece
of art (such as a sculpture) that can be displayed in a public space, linked to the theme of the day. Launch
the competition now, and then announce the winning artist and piece on before 16 September.
Commemorative event/reception
If a commemorative event is more suited to your context, you could organize a gathering to take stock of
the achievements made in protecting the ozone layer in your country/region.
Concert
Ask a singer/pop group/band to support ozone layer protection efforts and perform a concert during the day.
This could be linked to the theme of the day.
Debate or panel discussion
Organize a debate or discussion around ozone-related issues that are important locally, ideally linking the
subject matter to the theme of the day. This could include environmentalists from UN agencies, NGOs, the
Government and other participants such as journalists and academia. The talk could be broadcast on TV or
radio.
Ozone fair/exhibition
Ask stakeholders to showcase their work at a public exhibition.
Ozone awards
Host a rewards ceremony for journalists who do a good job in covering ozone layer protection issues in the
local media or industries and NGOs for their outstanding contribution to ozone layer protection efforts.
Ozone speed-dating
Organize an event during which various ozone layer protection initiatives are presented to potential
supporters (donors or providers of technical support). Presenters are paired with potential backers, and they
have a few minutes to explain what they do, why their work is important and what type of support they
need. Instead of doing this one on one, projects could be briefly presented to a group.
Op-ed and/or newspaper supplement
Develop an interesting op-ed piece or a series of articles for a local newspaper or magazine around the
theme.
Photo exhibit
Organize a photo exhibition around ozone layer protection and its importance in your country. Ideally, the
theme would be linked to the display.
Press conference
Organize a press conference linked to the theme. Depending on your local context, the angle could be
recent successes or even just explain ozone layer protection efforts, and line up appropriate interviewees to
amplify key messages.
Private-sector contest
Organize a contest for private-sector involvement in ozone layer protection efforts, notably the phase-out of
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs).The objective is to encourage the private sector to contribute to ozone
layer protection efforts at the country level in a coordinated, transparent and complementary way. The
winning company could receive an ozone layer protection trophy.
Public spaces
Promote the day in public spaces using banners or electronic billboards illustrating the theme.
Race/marathon
Organize a sporting event such as a marathon. You could get T-shirts or numbers printed with the Ozone
Day theme.
Roadshow
Have teams of people set up booths or presentations in public spaces (shopping centres, markets etc.), and
sensitize the public about ozone protection activities.
Theatre
Ask a local theatre group to support the day with a performance that could be linked to the theme of the
day.
Video screening
Invite guests to watch relevant video related to ozone layer protection or approach cinemas and public
spaces with screens to ask if you can broadcast the content there. Available videos include:
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