Hope for the future

10 Nov 2020
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Dressed in green t-shirts reading 'Creation - Not for Sale', Lutheran World Federation delegates Erika Rodning from Canada (right) and Erik Bohm from Sweden (left) join Fridays for Future, as they create a 'human chain', demanding climate justice and urgent action from politicians at COP25 in Madrid. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Dressed in green t-shirts reading 'Creation - Not for Sale', Lutheran World Federation delegates Erika Rodning from Canada (right) and Erik Bohm from Sweden (left) join Fridays for Future, as they create a 'human chain', demanding climate justice and urgent action from politicians at COP25 in Madrid. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Time: 19:00 - 21:30 | GMT+01:00
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Visions for transformative climate action

Reaching the time of what should have been the COP26 in Glasgow, the final session offers a space for dialogue on faith-based climate action. Stories of hope in action from faith communities around the world are shared and reflected on. The session offers interactive opportunities for participants, facilitating connections and raising motivation for the year ahead.

Panelists:

  • Tais Tokusato, Soka Institute for the Amazon (Brazil)
  • Fr Joshtrom Kureethadam, Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (India)
  • Khulekani Sizwe Magwaza, Lutheran World Federation Youth Representative (South Africa)
  • Sister Jayanti Kirpalani, Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK)

Moderator:

  • Chiara Martinelli, from CIDSE – The International family of Catholic social justice organizations (Belgium)

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Event languages: English (interpretation into Spanish available) 

 

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Dressed in green t-shirts reading 'Creation - Not for Sale', Lutheran World Federation delegates Erika Rodning from Canada (right) and Erik Bohm from Sweden (left) join Fridays for Future, as they create a 'human chain', demanding climate justice and urgent action from politicians at COP25 in Madrid. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Dressed in green t-shirts reading 'Creation - Not for Sale', Lutheran World Federation delegates Erika Rodning from Canada (right) and Erik Bohm from Sweden (left) join Fridays for Future, as they create a 'human chain', demanding climate justice and urgent action from politicians at COP25 in Madrid. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Time: 19:00 - 21:30 | GMT+01:00
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Lighting candles together. People of faith gather in a “Prayer for the Rainforest” as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, on the fringes of COP25 in Madrid, Spain, where faith-based organizations urged decision-makers to take action for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
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