Laudato Si’ Animators and Laudato Si’ Movement staff from around the world marched with more than 100,000 people on Saturday in Glasgow during the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice.
🌐 Our #GlobalDayOfAction in Glasgow for the #COP26 while soaked in torrential rain and winds alongside the #Faiths4Climate #Faiths4COP26 movements, was really powerful and meaningful. 👉 Follow us for more: https://t.co/S3g3N8tKTV as we enter into the 2nd week of COP26! pic.twitter.com/XiEznZLHXo
— Laudato Si' Movement (@LaudatoSiMvmt) November 7, 2021
Laudato Si’ Movement members walked alongside other faith groups, all united for climate justice. Their chants echoed throughout the streets during the five-plus hour march, amidst the bursts of rain and gusts of wind ahead of the second week of the United Nations 26th Climate Change Conference.
LSM at #GlobalDayOfAction Glasgow's #COP26🌐"We inflated the globe in torrential rain. Soaked already, it caught on something and ripped! Using all our grit and creativity we repaired it.If only the politicians and everyone had the same urgency to repair our broken world." pic.twitter.com/NSJxhxzryp
— Laudato Si' Movement (@LaudatoSiMvmt) November 7, 2021
“What do we want? Climate justice! When do we want it? Now!” they shouted.
View more photos and videos of the historic march below, and click here to see what’s next at COP26 in Glasgow.
#Faiths4COP26 out in force today. Calling for us all to care for #ourcommonhome #LaudatoSi @tomasinsua @Janemellett @LaudatoSiMvmt @ColumbansUK @Focolare_org pic.twitter.com/G1ABn3enpx
— 🌍Lorna Gold - Climate Generation 🌏 (@gold_lgold) November 6, 2021
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