In 2024, thousands of people and organizations around the world signed a Faith Letter in support of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. The treaty, a brainchild of Canadian Tzeporah Berman, has attracted support around the world, especially from nations who find themselves rapidly submerging as sea levels rise.
Christ Church Cathedral and Eastern Synod of the ELCIC were among the first faith communities in Montreal to sign the letter. Soon afterward, St John’s Lutheran Church invited the Cathedral to join them in a bold plan to support the treaty – and draw attention to it – with a pilgrimage to Parliament Hill. By bicycle. We hope and pray that many other churches and faith communities will join us.
The “Pilgrimage for the Planet” will set out for Ottawa on Saturday, May 10th. It will culminate on Monday, May 12th in a peaceful demonstration; a spirited call for the federal government to sign onto the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. It’s an initiative spearheaded by the Lutheran Eastern Synod Climate Justice Committee, an invitation to let climate justice “roll like waters”! (Amos 5:24)
We will bike from Montreal to Ottawa to demand that the federal government join the road to a fossil fuel-free future. By choosing a zero emissions mode of transportation to make this journey, we are walking the walk (well, riding the ride) to keep fossil fuels in the ground, justice in our hearts, and hope in our future. For those of us who aren’t up to inter-city cycling, there is also the ecofriendly option of taking the train.
Either way, we are pilgrims for the planet. Are you with us on this journey? Sign up here: https://forms.gle/cDNq2rEnh4Kv1Zhs8
Whether you plan on completing the full pilgrimage or not, you are invited to join us for group training rides taking place on weekends in in April. Send us a quick email at [email protected] for more info!
