Carice Anouk van Houten

Dutch Actress and Singer

“Ecocide is a crime and must be punished as such.

From early childhood, living in Amelisweerd, the Netherlands, I learned that asphalt wins over nature. At the time, our house had to be demolished for highway A27; I remember police units and people in trees. Only recently did I really 'wake up'.  Now it is my turn to take action. Mother Earth is furious and I don't blame her. By looking away we pollute our own nest. As Jane Fonda so aptly said; 'Even dogs don't poop in their kennel'. We are intrinsically to the natural world and its magical ecosystems that have provided for us for so long. We must no longer just take. It is time to give back.  We owe it to the Earth.”

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