Title

The People’s Pilgrimage

Description

COP-21 was recently held in Paris, where leaders from countries all over the world met to discuss potential climate change plans. In addition, hundreds of thousands of people of various faiths made their way to the convention. They journeyed to Paris in a pilgrimage of solidarity. People of all faiths were in attendance to rally together and show how religious consciousness is now linked with environmental stewardship.

One group walked 1,500 km. from Rome to Paris. Among this group was Yeb Saño, the representative of the Philippines in COP-19. He has become a well-known activist, as his homeland was ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan during COP-19. The pilgrimage brought copies of Laudato Si, the Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change, and the Buddhist Climate Change Statement to World Leaders 2015 to show how invested the faith communities are when it comes to climate change and environmental issues.

Faith Communities Organize to Save the Planet at COP-21

People's Pilgrimage

Date Created

December 7, 2015

Creator(s)

Christine Boyle

Denomination

Interfaith

Audience

All audiences/General public

Rights

The original html version of this resource was accessed at https://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/12/07/news/faith-communities-organize-save-planet-cop21 on October 7, 2019

Resources For Action

Advocacy

Issues

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