A synchronised movement of movements
What would happen if all climate emergency-related organisations and enlightened individuals around the world reclaimed one day weekly for rest, reconnection, and/or restoration of themselves, and of the natural world?
What if this gentle activism could ripple out to include everyone? What would happen if this break from the fast, inflated pace of modern life was the same day each week? What if it was a Sunday?
Every Sunday, we would experience a globally synchronised positive pause from modern life. A chance to rest and restore ourselves, and the planet: a gentle but powerful turning point for people to practise the sustainable lifestyles and systems our planet needs.
It would also send a powerful message for a turning point for change at all levels, from lifestyles to systems.
So, the aim of this movement of movements is to deliver this simple solution: a chance to joyously practise new systems and ways of living, while also signalling a global desire for governments and businesses to create positive societal change.
What would Sundays be like?
In a nutshell: enjoyable!
Sunday would become a day of, at the very least, resting ourselves, and ideally doing our best to avoid any Nature-destroying activities.
For those who are able, there is also an invitation to connect with others, to connect with Nature, and ideally carry out actions related to the restoration of ourselves and of the natural world.
Climate and nature organisations may highlight their work and encourage people to join them and take part in their endeavours.
Sundays would also connect people beyond borders: Oscar Pernefeldt, the famed designer, has given permission for anyone joining this initiative to fly, or pop a picture in their window, the Earth Flag.
Turning points
When we consider the enormity of what needs to change to avert the worst scenarios of climate change and biodiversity collapse, it is easy to feel like a lonely drop in the ocean, and to wonder whether our contributions are going unnoticed or can make a big enough difference.
Bringing this new weekly focus to the world is a way, to both highlight and practise the life we need, without the overwhelm, without the loneliness, and without the feelings of powerlessness.
It is a way to try out the new era we need, in a way which brings hope and connection, and makes a noticeable positive difference. One person alone is cannot change the world, but together we can be the change.
We need your help
We are few in number, but have big ambitions; and we are now seeking to bring together the first of 1,000 Founding Voices from across the world to help shape and accelerate the movement.
First and foremost, this invitation is to you, because we greatly respect your work and vision.
However, to grow this umbrella-movement, we are also asking: who are the two most influential people you know in the climate and nature spaces? If you can, please invite them to join the Zoom call on 8 September by forwarding this invitation.
Join the Zoom call
The Zoom call is set for 8 September 2026. This is where the first 1,000 Founding Voices will hear more and help shape the next stage.
A thousand miles, a thousand voices
In July 2026, over 23 days, Gemma Herbertson cycled over 1,600 miles hand-delivering invitations to the first of the 1,000 Founding Voices.
If you are on this page, you will likely have received an email in person, through your letterbox or friend/colleague. Alternatively, you may be here as a colleague or friend has passed on this information to you as a leader or expert in an organisation or initiative – which is great, and represents the wonderful ripple-effect of this initiative.
Please feel free to continue pass on details of this initiative to people, anywhere in the world, whom you feel are important voices who should be at the meeting in September.
Your next steps
1,000 Founding Voices invitation delivery
You are here because you have received an invitation to become one of the 1,000 Founding Voices. This means the significant endeavours you are contributing for the good of the planet have been recognised and valued by a member of this community.
There are three main groups here:
>>What you know: Experts who can provide guidance on what can make a positive difference, and how to measure all sorts of changes.
>>Who you know: People connected into all sorts of related networks
>>Who knows you: People whose opinions are valued and may influence the behaviours of others
Over the coming weeks, we would love to know how this initiative can benefit you and your work (watching the video explains this further), and this will form a part of the online call in September.
Pass on the invitation
Who are the two most influential people you know with an interest in the nature and climate space?
Please invite them to this initiative so that they might attend the Zoom call in September. This is not a public event or launch event. It is for people who can really make a difference in shaping and activating this project.
Prepare for the Zoom call
At the meeting September, we will be asking the following:
>>What is your VISION for the future? And how can this initiative support that?
>>What ideas for ACTION do you have which people could join or do on Sundays?
>>Do you have resources for helping us to MEASURE the impact of this initiative?
>>What are the PRACTICALITIES needed to be in place to get going with this?
>>How SOON can we start this project? Could you be ready for the Sunday before COP, on 8 November 2026?
Finally, in advance of the meeting, if there is anything you feel you can do to support the project, or if you have anything you would like to share with us, please contact us via the email below.
Zoom call
This call is set for 8 September 2026. On this call, you will find out more about the concept and how it might benefit your organisation and vision. We will also share and develop ideas of how, together, we might move this from concept to activation.
Like a murmeration of starlings, something remarkable happens when individual actions become synchronised.
The whole becomes far greater than the sum of its individual parts.
Story behind this movement
Gemma works in neuroscience and appreciates, first hand, the negative relationship of modern living on both Nature and our nervous systems.
In summer 2025, a little idea popped into Gemma’s head. That autumn, it was later shared at a five-day course in Devon where there were a fascinating mix of neuroscientists and ecologists.
The reception was incredible and so began a happy journey, sharing this idea with more and more people, and gradually moulding it into what it is becoming today.
As it has been shared with wonderful people around the globe, the questions, comments and suggestions have shaped its evolution. We are now at an exciting point where it is becoming ready to come to life.
Who is Gemma Herbertson, Founder?
In her neuroscience work, Gemma is a researcher, entrepreneur, charity chair, and inventor of a drug-free seizure-first aid method. She is also an author of poetry, and loves gardening and cycling.
For over twenty years, she has travelled far and wide around Europe by bike. In her youth, she sailed across the Pacific, until her trip was stopped by pirates.
She loves being a mother to her two children, and cares deeply about creating a sustainable world for them to live and thrive in.
Who is Henrik Dahle, Co-founder?
Henrik G Dahle is a British-Norwegian artist, writer, and entrepreneur, dedicated to growing Eutopia.
His latest book, thinking, and artworks can be found at artofclimbingtrees.net
Henrik brings an artistic, philosophical and entrepreneurial lens to the project, helping shape the wider vision for a movement rooted in restoration, imagination and practical cultural change.
Join the 1,000 Founding Voices Zoom call
On 8 September 2026, we will share more about the concept, explore how it can support your organisation and vision, and develop ideas for moving this from concept to creation.
This is not a public launch event. It is for leaders and experts who are being invited to help shape and activate this project.
