…and you’ll never walk alone. These lyrics, popularly known and sung by various artists express the sentiments embodied by a large gathering at Victoria Park on Sunday, November 29 for the Climate Change Rally. There we heard speakers from various organizations urging us ALL to effect the change in caring for earth. NOW is the moment for urgent action. Individuals and groups gathered because we all have hope that we can be the change we want to see.
It was very inspiring to see little children carrying placards …one in particular caught my eye:”Grown ups, please remember us”. Other strong messages were visible like, "Respect Your Mother" and "We Want Climate Action", "The Earth Deserves to be Preserved".
Earlier this month, the Council of Canadians issued a challenge, an invitation to join the rally for the climate. The invitation said, “This is our moment London, to come together and fight for our future. We need everyone's voice to make the message loud and clear to all our politicians. This is a global rally with more than 2500 communities around the world gathering on the day before the historic talks at COP21 in Paris begin on Monday November 30th. Please consider joining us and bringing your friends and family. This affects every global citizen on the planet and we must unite to create a renewable future!!” And turn out we did!
“Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible.” Cherie Carter Scott
And so, we walk on, walk on, with hope in our hearts, because we never need to walk alone.
Kathleen Lichti, CSJ