Interfaith climate procession 2024

INTERFAITH CLIMATE PROCESSION 2024
KWS-CUEA ON 21ST SEPTEMBER

JPIC-Franciscans Africa over the years has been in the frontline advocating for peace and care for God’s creation. This year during the season of creation we manage together with our partners such Laudato Si movement, Harmony institute, center for social justice and ethics catholic university of eastern Africa, 350 Africa, International society of Krishna consciousness -ISKCON and other partners to organize the interfaith climate procession from Kenya wildlife services headquarters to catholic university of eastern Africa.

The procession attracted more than 400 participants who gathered at the Kenya wildlife services and marched to the catholic university of Eastern Africa calling all people especially the faith leaders and Kenyan leaders to endorse the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.

The hundreds of young people who joined the procession highlighted the need to fight climate change and bring to end the fossil fuel and coal & gas related projects which are the main causes of the climate change crisis which is being experienced in most parts of the world and posing a serious threat to the global south.

The principles of the fossil fuel non proliferation treaty (Just transition, Non proliferation and fair phase out) were among the key messages that dominated the procession as all the participants urged for the endorsement of the fossil fuel non proliferation treaty, protection and care for our common home, the need to stop the fossil fuels projects such as the EACOP project in Uganda and Tanzania, the need to stop financing and the divestment from the fossil fuel projects.

Transitioning to renewable energy sources which our continent Africa has in abundance should be given the priority for they are environmentally friendly and will be key in the fight against climate change and in advocating for the phase out of fossil fuels and in the protection of our rich biodiversity which was emphasized by the representative from the Kenya wildlife services.

The community voice was not left behind the discussions as John Parsalala who is a pastoralist from the Maasai community shared the challenges the community face as result of climate change and the need to call all people to endorse the fossil fuel non proliferation treaty, a treaty that will help bring the fossil fuel related disasters and climate change to an end.

Miss Ashley Kitisya from the Laudato Si movement and the fossil fuel free Africa campaigner shared the fossil fuel non proliferation treaty declaration and urged all people to advocate for the fossil treaty which is seen as the only hope in the battle against fossil fuels and climate change.

The climate procession concluded with live performances and dances which aimed to help amplify the voices of the communities, youths , faith leaders and organizations in advocating for the fossil fuel non proliferation treaty and the need for all leaders to endorse it.