Annie Ford

Marine Scientist, Long Distance Cyclist & Environmental Activist 

“By bringing what we know and what we love together, magic happens.” - Annie Ford

Tasmanian born Annie Ford is a marine scientist turned environmental activist and content creator, who discovered that her love for cycling could help spread awareness on the horrors of oil & gas drilling on Australian oceans.

We first met Annie as a campaigner for Surfrider Foundation Australia, an organisation dedicated to the protection of Australia’s ocean and a long-time partner of Ben & Jerry’s. Over the past two years, we’ve worked with them to fight the largest seismic blasting proposal in the world and protect the marine life and communities of Australia’s southern seas. Learn more and take action to oppose seismic blasting now!

In her work for Surfrider, Annie co-starred in and served as the marine science expert for an inspiring 40-minute documentary film called Southern Blast, directed by the talented Matty Hannon and co-created by Surfrider and Ben & Jerry’s. Southern Blast dives into the dangers of seismic blasting and the potential impact it could have on marine life and local communities. Stream it free here!

Annie wanted to share the message of Southern Blast far and wide, so she tapped into her love of cycling and embarked on a 400 km ride from her hometown of Hobart, Tasmania to Byron Bay, Australia, chronicling her journey to her 90,000 TikTok and Instagram followers.

When we asked Annie about her journey to becoming a bike-riding, nature-saving, content-creating, change-maker, she responded with this:
 
“It really began with spending some time taking good care of myself and asking myself what I really cared about... In that period, I learnt the importance of filling my cup (the passion part) and the importance of working on a cause beyond myself (the activism part).”

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