Letters to the Earth

Creation is the antidote to despair. How can we begin to talk about what is happening to the world? We are facing a global emergency. Temperatures are rising. Mass species extinction has begun. The time for denial is over. It is time to act. Letters to the Earth is the beginning of a new story. It is an invitation to act and an opportunity to extend the invitation. These letters are the result of a callout from Culture Declares Emergency to the public to write a response to climate and ecological emergency. They are letters from all of us: parents and children; politicians and poets; actors and activists; songwriters and scientists. They are letters of Love, Loss Hope and Action to a planet in crisis. Includes contributions from activist Yoko Ono, poet Kate Tempest, actor Mark Rylance, author Laline Paull, illustrator of The Lost Words Jackie Morris, novelist Anna Hope, environmental writer Jay Griffiths and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas. HIGH PROFILE CONTRIBUTIONS
• Includes high-profile contributions from Rebecca Solnit, Yoko Ono, Kate Tempest, Jackie Morris, Jay Griffiths and Anna Hope alongside letters from individuals throughout the world. BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED GIFT BOOK
• Includes illustrations from the CILIP Kate Greenaway award winner Jackie Morris. An ideal gift for young people who have participated in #schoolstrikeforclimate and adults who have been awakened to the climate crisis by the Extinction rebellion movement. PUBLISHED TO COINCIDE WITH COP25
• Published on November 14th to coincide with COP25, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which will take place between 11 November and 22 November 2019. Greta Thunberg will address the conference, which will dominate the headlines. SUPPORTED BY EXTINCTION REBELLION
• Publication will be supported by the XR movement, we anticipate endorsements from the likes of Michaela Coel and Emma Thompson. IDEAL FOR GIFTING
• An ideal gift for young people who have participated in #schoolstrikeforclimate and adults who have been awakened to the climate crisis by the Extinction rebellion movement. PART OF AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN
• The book launch will be accompanied by a 'Dear Earth...' marketing campaign which will invite even more people to get involved in the Letters To The Earth initiative.
• Video clips of Andrew Scott, Alex Lawther and Nick Drake reading the letters are available for online use. Competition: No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference; This Is Not a Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook; The Uninhabitable Earth; This Changes Everything; Letters Of Note; The Lost Words;. Greta Thunberg; Extinction Rebellion; David Wallace-Wells; Naomi Klein; Shaun Usher; Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris