April 29th is International Noise Awareness Day

One Square Inch of Silence recognizes that Wednesday, April 29th is International Noise Awareness Day. OSI will be at New York’s Central Park on Sunday, April 26th, 2009, noon to 4:00 pm to combine noise awareness with quiet places protection for Earth Day events led by the Central Park Conservancy.  Authors of the new book, One Square Inch of Silence (Free Press, 2009), Gordon Hempton and John Grossmann, will be on hand to meet visitors and discuss the need to conserve quiet places.