Walk for Earth UK – Fundraising for Stop Ecocide International
Zoe Bicat and her mule Falco set off from their hometown of Oxford on the 8th of June and over the next few months, they will be walking to Loch Lomond in Scotland.
For Zoe, the walk is a way of honouring the late Polly Higgins, co-founder of Stop Ecocide, as the destination is close to her childhood home.
Along the way the pair are raising funds and spreading awareness about Stop Ecocide International and the global work to make ecocide an international crime, helping it to gain recognition in society, by giving talks in schools and inviting people to get involved in various ways.
Some ideas to support Walk for Earth:
Do your own walk to further raise awareness and funds for Stop Ecocide. Visit the ‘Guide to your Walk for Earth’ and find more creative ideas, like nature connection and audio-visual activities here.
Message your local MP using the template and resources provided here, to encourage the UK government to express support for ecocide law.
Donate to Zoe to cover the costs of her walk, such as equipment and vet checks for Falco.
Spread the word on social media by tagging your MP (see the tips to post) and using the hashtags #WalkforEarthUK and #EcocideLaw
Meet Zoe and Falco along the route to learn more about their adventure and the campaign to criminalise mass damage and destruction to nature. By using the live-updating map, you can track their progress from Oxford to Loch Lomond or use the app Polarsteps.
Are you a weaver, hand-spinner or plant-dyer? You are invited to help create a collaborative textile piece, using natural yarns and plant dyes from locations all along the route of Walk for Earth, that will illustrate a love for nature. The artwork will be presented to the island of Vanuatu in the south-western Pacific Ocean, as a gift to recognise their leadership as the first nation in the world to propose serious consideration of ecocide law on the international stage in December 2019. Find more info online and email info@walkforearth.co.uk if you would like to get involved.
"We hope you will be inspired to tell all your colleagues and friends about Walk for Earth, and maybe even do your own local walk.
We invite you to use your democratic voice: message your MP and tell them to ask the government to support a new international crime of ecocide. Ministers know this law is on the horizon but they are reluctant to engage, so every demand counts!”
Jojo Mehta, CFounder and Executive Director of Stop Ecocide International.
We wish Zoe and Falco all the best on their exciting adventure and we are grateful for them raising awareness and funds to support an international law of ecocide to protect the natural living world.
