Walk 4 Peace and support the work of Peace Brigades International-Canada!

Peace Brigades International accompanies at-risk human rights defenders, often by physically walking alongside them.

In that spirit, we are asking our supporters to help raise funds for Peace Brigades International-Canada by taking 4,000 steps for peace!

4,000 steps equal about 3 kilometres, or roughly a 30-minute walk.

You are encouraged to cover this distance in any way that works for you, walking outside, on a treadmill at home, or in a wheelchair or scooter.

How does this work?

First, because of the pandemic, this will be a virtual event. That just means you can do it on your own rather than in a group (or you can gather with others in a physically distanced way with masks and the appropriate cautions).

You will be able to walk a route of your choice at a time that works best for you at some point over the next six weeks (before December 31).

Second, reach out to family, friends and co-workers and ask them to pledge $10 (or an amount of their choosing) for you to walk 4,000 steps.

As a variation, you could walk three times in a week and ask for a larger pledge. You could even suggest that you would prefer this as a gift this holiday season!

Third, when you’ve completed your walk, you could send a photo of yourself to brent@pbicanada.org so that we can amplify and share your solidarity via @PBIcanada on Twitter and on Facebook.

Also, during your walk, if you see a site that relates to activist, peace or Indigenous history that you would like to share with us, take a photo and tell us about it!

Fourth, let your friends know that you’ve taken 4,000 steps for peace and ask them to make their online donation here.

As a nice bonus, they will receive a charitable tax receipt by email for doing so!

To read more about our work supporting the accompaniment of human rights defenders, our advocacy efforts with them, and how we help to amplify their stories, click here. You can also watch this 3-minute handimation video and this 6-minute video that explain the work of PBI in Colombia.

Thank you for your support!