Dear Marilyn,

As synchronicity would have it, just as I am crafting this note to you, a friend shares his vision for a new party  - one governed by intrinsic values. But I find myself questioning whether a new political party will change things. Maybe a new system that values something very different requires a completely new take - a code of conduct that is the reference point for all decision-making. Maybe then, with a code that makes explicit a duty of care for all beings, conventional political structures over time become obsolete. Maybe then the concept of party can regain its celebratory meaning - it's not about being partisan but about an invitation to joyfully co-create a more beautiful world. Maybe this radically different kind of party is already taking shape.

Futerra's Swedish office invited the great Pella Thiel of Lodyn and I to share our thoughts for the party of our time at their Stockholm base. You can listen to a truly enjoyable conversation, one of a series of podcasts they put out, called Welcome to the party.

Femke Wijdekop, an Earth lawyer based in the Netherlands and one of the 886 plaintiffs in the Urgenda case against the Dutch government, gave a great TED talk at TEDxHaarlem - on Ecocide, Rights for Nature and Environmental Defenders.

Standing up and defending Earth rights can cost lives. This is one of the reasons why I am so passionate about Ecocide law - it calls in the support of law that is currently missing. Without Ecocide law, many environmental defenders are defenceless in the face of destruction, in particular where governments treat the defenders as the criminals and the destroyers are the ones protected by the law.

You can watch Femke's TEDx talk here: How law can save the Earth. 

One question that was asked at the Summit of Conscience for the Climate in Paris last week was: "Why do I care?"

For Nicolas Hulot, he chooses peace not conflict. The climate negotiations in Paris will be the moment of truth for each state, for each leader. What he spoke about was the moral duty of care. 

As did the President of Ireland, Michael Higgins: "at the heart of most cultures there is, I believe, a disposition towards ethics, a disposition that goes beyond reciprocity, that seeks to transcend, and is in harmony with the wonder of nature."

Here's a beautifully lyrical animation, thanks to Peder, Jonas, Maja, Magnus, Johannes, Nils and Pella of End Ecocide Sweden who brought to life my words and vision for ending the era of Ecocide.

How do we go beyond? Beyond the era of Ecocide? The law is there for the choosing - and so is a future that I hold in my minds eye, one where human law is aligned with natures laws. One where we choose to take the bold step and speak up in support of that which our heart tells us can lead to peace.

Towards a future worth choosing - ending the era of Ecocide.