The 2026 Global Earth Exchange

RadJoy Gex 2023

The Earth gives so much to us.

On this day we give back!

Saturday, June 20th Worldwide

        Share your Global Earth Exchange story and photos on our website with this Share-a-Story form!

About

Every year since 2010 people around the world have been going to places they care about that are damaged or endangered, sharing what they love about those places, and making gifts of gratitude to them. 

This year on Saturday, June 20th, we continue this beloved tradition of the Global Earth Exchange! 

So gather your friends, your family, your colleagues and make a pilgrimage to a place you love that’s under threat. As thousands of people have discovered over the years, when you go to find and make beauty in a wounded place, you

  • reconnect with the life of the place, despite what’s happened to it
  • form new bonds with others in your community who also care
  • remind the Earth how beautiful it is
  • discover that, even in hard times, you can make a difference
  • experience the joy of giving back to a place that has given so much to you

Register!

We’d love to have you join us for this year’s online Zoom event with tips on how to host your own Global Earth Exchange and connect with our Radical Joy For Hard Times community. Everyone is welcome, even if you are not planning to host an event, or you are curious to hear more.  Please sign up at EventBrite using the button below.

The 5 Suggested Steps of the Earth Exchange

  • 1. Go, alone or with friends, to a wounded place.

  • 2. Sit awhile and share your stories about what the place means to you.

  • 3. Get to know the place as it is now. (You’re going to be surprised.)

  • 4. Share with the others what you discovered.

  • 5. Make a simple gift of beauty for the place.*

  • *It’s a tradition for people to create an image of the RadJoy Bird, made with materials the place itself offers, but any gift you make is beautiful!



Radjoy 2021 GEx Logo

Ideas and Questions

To get ideas and inspiration for your Global Earth Exchange, read the stories of others who have participated in this special event.

Looking for a wounded place near you? AreaHub gives all kinds of information about fracking sites, brownfields, cell towers, flood and tornado zones, and other areas of concern. Just type in your address or zip code.

For more information and FAQs visit our How to Practice RadJoy page.

DISCOVER THE STORIES!

Explore the stories and photos from previous years of the Global Earth Exchange!