Pilgrims set off for Paris
Pilgrims set off for Paris on 13 November
Nearly fifty pilgrims left London on 13 November to walk 200 miles to Paris to witness for action on climate change.
When they reach Paris, the pilgrims will call on world leaders to agree a fair, ambitious and binding climate deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place from 30 November to 11 December.
The pilgrims were blessed before they left at a service at St Martin-in-the-Fields. Nicholas Holtam, the bishop of Salisbury, said:
‘We walk in solidarity for climate justice for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. We are all aware of the impact of climate change and we cannot be the first generation to knowingly turn away from our responsibilities to protect the planet.’
Among the pilgrims who left London was Maud Grainger, Faith in Action tutor at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham.
