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New Photos In Our Gallery From Phyllis Nathan

Earth Flag welcomes a new friend and community member who has agreed to add to our collection of beautiful, Earth aware pictures. Her name is Phyllis Nathan, and here’s some more about her:

She was born in Brooklyn, NY, attended Erasmus Hall H.S. and Brooklyn College, where she met her husband, Ronnie. A kindergarten teacher for 35 years in Staten Island (NY), Phyllis has dabbled in the creative arts throughout her life starting as a 3 year old. She used her love of the arts to guide her work life as well.

Originally using a Yashica twin lens reflex in the early 70's, Phyllis and her husband did portrait photography, weddings, bar mitzvahs and Christenings on weekends to supplement the income of their growing family. Phyllis now does team pictures for her grandchildren’s soccer and baseball teams and is happy to be a guest instead of the hired help at weddings.

Now retired, Phyllis enjoys travel photography and the glorious natural wonders that surround her. Under the tutelage of Nick Zungoli in NY’s Lower Hudson Valley, Phyllis has developed an interest in sharing her work with others. Her work primarily hangs in the homes of friends and family.

Earth Flag welcomes a new friend and community member who brings a plethora of information about the authentic Earth Flag and its creator, visionary John McConnell. Robert M. Weir is the author of John McConnell’s biography, Peace, Justice, Care of Earth: The Vision of John McConnell, Founder of Earth Day.

Robert M. Weir is a writer, speaker and communications consultant with experience in radio, television and the school yearbook industry. He has done work for some of the world’s major corporations, government agencies and nonprofit organizations. He specializes in writing about people, peace, social justice, the environment and outdoor adventures. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, but “has laptop, will travel.”

The concept of “peace, justice, care of Earth” has been the life-long vision and mission of John McConnell, with invaluable support from his loving wife Anna. John McConnell is a man of symbols, chief among these is the Earth Flag, which he created —originally as a two-color silkscreen to show clouds and water— in 1968.

John McConnell also created the original Earth Day —celebrated on the vernal equinox— prior to the promotion and popularity of the “other” Earth Day on April 22. The story of the two Earth Days is one of the intriguing details within the biography of John McConnell that Robert Weir has crafted.

Chico California Sports Over 400 Earth Flags in Earth Day Celebration. Chico, California flies more Earth flags than any place on Earth and Art For the Sky celebrated this last week with a unique tribute. The Chico Earth Flag Coalition hopes to spread their success to cities across the globe in an effort to better focus our attention on what should obviously be the Numero Uno shared planetary mission: address climate change now and come into right alignment with the Earth. This musical video is the story of Chico's effort, our creation together and a little history of the Earth Flag. May it inspire you and your town! Click the image to the left to view the full length video that chronicles the Chico Earth Day Celebration and Daniel Dancer's amazing Earth Wheel Living Art!

Earth Flag and the Earth lose a dear friend

Marion B. Leonard, of Rochester, Vermont, a lifelong advocate for the Earth, Peace, healthy food and environmental sustainability died on August 14th at the age of 100. She will be missed.

Marion Boettiger Leonard was born in New York City on May 24, 1909, the daughter of Dr. Carl Boettiger, a physician, and Alice Banker Boettiger of Plattsburgh, NY. She grew up in Forest Hills (Queens) NY, and attended public schools there before graduating Penn Hall preparatory school in Chambersburg, PA and Pembroke College in Providence, RI in 1931. She met her future husband, Warren while at college.

We first "met" Marion in 1995 when we transitioned to caring for the Authentic Earth Flag. Marion headed a Long Island organization known as "Save Our World." She bought Earth Flags, awarded them to people or causes she felt were worthy and worked tirelessly to make the world a better place.

In 1997 Marion and Warren moved to Vermont, and Marion brought her personal form of activism with her. In the last few years she merged her activities with People for the Planet which ensures her legacy of caring will be continued.

Marion is survived by her two sons, William of New York, NY and Christopher of Sag Harbor, NY and her brother Edward of Rochester, VT.

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