5K Run for Brandon Lee & Land Defenders

ICHRP NorCal and the Defend Negros Island Coalition are excited to announce the 2nd 5K Run for Brandon Lee & Land Defenders in San Francisco!

This 5K Run is family friendly and pet friendly! All abilities welcome.

This 5k is a non-competitive, family-friendly, and pet-friendly activity allowing for a range of modes from walking, running, and rolling. We invite all to traverse alongside environmental advocate Brandon Lee, gain sponsorship for their participation, and support land defenders in the Philippines!

Register for yourself or start a team with your friends and community group!

All participants will have the option for a 1 mile, 2 mile, or 5K route along the Great Highway.

We encourage participants to get sponsors & set a fundraising goal of $100.

Participants get:

• Running bib
• Justice for Brandon Zine
• Cordillera-inspired temporary tattoos

Can't join us?

• Share this with your friends or build a team even if you can't join
• Donate via Venmo @humanrightsph
• Sign up to be a monthly sustainer here: https://tinyurl.com/gift4BLsupport

Ways for Organizations, Community Groups, & Small Businesses to Support:

• Volunteer

• Organize a Team of Runners

• Offer Merchandise, Snacks or Water for Participants

• Publicize the Event Flyer to Your Community

Why a 5k?

The 5K for Brandon Lee & Land Defenders started in 2024. This August 2026 marks the 7th year since Brandon was shot by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in an assassination attempt. He was targeted by the Philippine state for organizing in solidarity with indigenous communities in the Cordillera for nearly a decade.

As Brandon continues to require funding for his long-term care, this 5K fundraiser aims to garner awareness of his story, support his needs, and extend solidarity to land defenders in the Philippines. Read this article to learn more about Brandon Lee and the repression of land defenders in the Philippines and worldwide.

This year, on April 19, 2026, Brandon's long time friend and fellow ICHRP-US organizer, Lyle Prijoles, was killed in a massacre of 19 people by the AFP in Toboso, Negros Occidental. Lyle was in the Philippines to learn about the conditions of sugarcane and farmworkers on Negros Island. The region has historically been known as the sugarbowl of the Philippines, but is now known as the "massacre capital" of the country due to the notorious state violence against farmworkers asserting their rights against ruthless landowners and plantation owners.

Brandon and Lyle dedicated their lives to fighting for justice for the Filipino people and their fight for land, life, and livelihood. We dedicate this year's run to Lyle Prijoles, Kai Sorem, RJ Ledesma, Maureen Santuyo, Alyssa Alano, and to all of the victims of the Toboso massacre. Justice for the Negros 19! Stop the Killings in the Philippines!

Same day registration possible.