Motion · S5M-17074 · 25 Apr 2019
The Extraordinary Polly Higgins
The motion
That the Parliament notes the peaceful passing of Polly Higgins, in the company of her devoted husband, Ian, and close friends, and who it believes had a typically mischievous smile on her face till the end; notes that Polly, who was only 50, was born and raised in the Loch Lomond area and, after attending university in Aberdeen, Utrecht and Glasgow, became a lawyer, author and environmental lobbyist and was described by The Ecologist magazine as one of the world’s top 10 visionary thinkers; believes that Polly's life mission was to establish ecocide as one of the international crimes against peace that she lobbied the UN's International Law Commission with this aim, and understands that Polly said that she did not want to be mourned, but celebrated for her love of the Earth, which connects everyone.
Supporters (16)
- James Dornan 26 Apr 2019
- Richard Lyle 26 Apr 2019
- Rona Mackay 26 Apr 2019
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 26 Apr 2019
- Shona Robison 26 Apr 2019
- Gil Paterson 29 Apr 2019
- Sandra White 29 Apr 2019
- Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party 30 Apr 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 30 Apr 2019
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 2 May 2019
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 2 May 2019
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 3 May 2019
- Maureen Watt 3 May 2019
- Alison Johnstone 15 May 2019
- Mark Ruskell Scottish Green Party 15 May 2019
- John Finnie 20 May 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.