Resources to help you take action
We don’t all feel comfortable shouting from the rooftops, and as part of The Green Runners speaking out can take many forms. All our members add weight to collective campaigns – whether it’s against “oily sponsors” or single use plastics at races. If you’re happy writing an email to your MP or you’d rather mobilise a team to march through the city, all action makes a difference.
Whatever changes you want to see, these resources will help you decide what kind of action you can take, and where to start. Read Peter Welsh’s blog about individual and collective responsibility, and plenty of other stories from our members who have taken action.
Remember “the price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.”
How You Speak Out
Plant a Tree Don’t Take a Race Tee
Trees Not Tees: https://treesnottees.com
Sign our petitions
Tell UTMB to ditch their high carbon sponsor: https://www.change.org/p/tell-the-utmb-to-ditch-their-high-carbon-sponsor-keep-fossil-fuels-out-of-running
Other ways to speak out
Join the Badvertising sponsorship pledge: https://www.badverts.org/gamechanger
Improve Your Awareness
Books
Becoming A sustainable Runner- A Guide to Running for Life, Community, and Planet
Tina Muir & Zoe Rom
Badvertising Polluting Our Minds and Fuelling Climate Chaos
Andrew Simms & Leo Murray
Podcasts
Green Sports Pod: https://greensportsblog.com/category/green-sports-pod/
The Athlete Climate Academy: https://www.athleteclimateacademy.com/podcasts
The Climate of Sport: https://www.sportpositive.org/podcast/