Katherine Davies is Walking 600 Miles from London to Geneva, Collecting Messages for Peace Worldwide to Help End the War in Syria #message4peace

    LONDON, ENGLAND, April 16, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Katherine Davies, founder and CEO of iguacu (www.weareiguacu.com), a global platform for effective giving, is now walking 600 miles from London to Geneva. Her goal: to empower the public voice to end the war in Syria by collecting millions of messages from ordinary people around the world through social media and at www.message4peace.com.

#message4peace allows people to post words of encouragement to the people of Syria and voice their calls to end the war that has killed more than an estimated 250,000 people and displaced 13.5 million. Katherine is collecting these messages while trekking almost 1,000-kilometers across Europe and will present them to the special envoy in charge of peace negotiations in Geneva in April, 2016.

"When the parties to the conflict meet in Geneva, the public voice is absent," she says. "But a great many people all over the world are disturbed by the relentless suffering of the Syrian people. The #message4peace campaign engages this voice."

#message4peace allows people to quickly create and send messages of hope and encouragement to the Syrian people via social media and at www.message4peace.com. Katherine is asking journalists and people everywhere who want to end the war to share their #message4peace on social media. The more messages the greater the pressure for peace. Inspired by past global actions where the public voice was successfully mobilized, such as the 1980s campaign against Apartheid in South Africa, #message4peace also taps the power of digital social connection. By raising the ante on negotiators to end the war, the collective public pressure empowered by #message4peace can not only help to stop the bloodshed and ease suffering, but in doing so, can help to improve global security and shut down a toxic breeding ground for terrorism.

As she posts updates on her journey, Katherine can shed light on topics including:

* #message4peace: How anyone can help end a war (without walking 600 miles!)
* Syrian Refugees and the Crisis: What you probably don't know
* Countering Terrorism: Shut down the source
* You Are Not Forgotten: Reaching out in compassion to the people of Syria who feel abandoned by the world
* Movements and Moments: The power of the public voice for change

To connect with Katherine on her journey, contact Executive Publicist Michelle Tennant Nicholson at 828-749-3200 or via email at [email protected]

About Katherine Davies and #message4peace: Creator of #message4peace, Katherine Davies is walking 600 miles across Europe to help end the 5-year-old Syrian war. People from around the world can post messages through #message4peace that she will deliver to peace negotiators in Geneva. Katherine is founder and CEO of iguacu (pronounced igwah-soo), a global platform for effective giving. Learn more at www.message4peace.com and www.weareiguacu.com.

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