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On April 29, 2017, just before the 100th day of the Trump administration, Catholics will join the wider climate movement for a massive family-friendly march in the streets of Washington, D.C. and across the country. We will “pray with our feet” and stand up for all that we love, urging Congress and the Trump administration to take bold action against the injustice of the climate crisis.

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WHY WILL WE MARCH

The first 100 days of the Trump administration will be critical to set the tone of US climate policy for the following 4 years. Given the United States’ global role, any negative shifts in its climate policy could severely harm humanity’s ability to prevent catastrophic climate disruption. We cannot afford this, too much is at stake. We join Pope Francis in calling for bold action to care for the poor, for our children, and for all of God’s creation.

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PRE-MARCH PREPARATIONS AND TOOLKIT

The weekend before the march, we will join thousands of Catholics worldwide to celebrate “#Mercy 2 Earth Weekend“, on occasion of:

EARTH DAY – April 22

DAY – April 22 MERCY SUNDAY – April 23

We will reflect on Pope Francis’ recent “Show Mercy to our Common Home” message and engage our communities to care for our common home, making a final call to participate in the climate march and plan the logistics of traveling to DC. The Pope’s message is a perfect call to action for the march, as it says “governments are obliged to honor the climate commitments they made […] It is up to citizens to insist that this happen, and indeed to advocate for even more ambitious goals.” For more info: Mercy2Earth.org

This is also a great weekend to make a final push for the March, so use our organizing toolkit to make last-minute preparations.

ORGANIZING TOOLKIT

OTHER EVENTS IN WASHINGTON DC

There will be lots of other ways to connect while you are in Washington DC:

If you are traveling to Washington D.C., we strongly encourage you to make the most of your time by meeting with your Senators and Representative on Friday, April 28th. For those interested, Catholic Climate Covenant will offer an advocacy training session on Friday morning, April 28th (Register Here). Even if you can’t make the training in person, register using the link and you will be sent a recording. To get your energy up for lots of walking and chanting, come out to the People’s Climate March Potluck on Friday evening before the march, April 28 at the Stuart Center, in Washington, D.C. Bring your friends, bring a dish, and meet some fellow marchers. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Jason Miller. There will be a mass on Saturday morning, April 29 at 9am, at St. Dominic Church, in Washington, D.C. Come pray with us for the transformation of hearts and minds as we prepare to demonstrate peaceful resistance.



SISTER CITY MARCHES

If you are not able to make it to Washington DC for the main mobilization, you can still be part of the action by participating in one of many sister marches taking place across the country. Visit the People’s Climate March website to find a march near you.

We are also looking for Catholic leads for these sister events to coordinate with other Catholics who might want to march together. See here for more details and to register.

Register to be a Catholic Lead



TRANSPORTATION to Washington, D.C.

People in general are being asked to organize themselves, but please use the People’s Climate Movement as a resource for support and coordination.

For bus or transit related questions, please contact [email protected].

Here are some pertinent links and resources for your use:

Transportation Page on the PCM Website – for basic information Bus Captain Sign-Up Form – so we can know where buses are coming from and coordinate with all bus captains Charter Bus 101 – basic info on how to charter a bus





People in general are being asked to organize themselves, but please use the People’s Climate Movement as a resource for support and coordination.



FOR SOME INSPIRATION

One year ago, on November 2015, over 40,000 Catholics from the GCCM network joined the massive Global Climate March (in total, over 800,000 people joined 2,300 rallies in 175 countries). Watch the recap video:



See also: pictures of Catholic groups in the march. .



SPREAD THE WORD

After you have signed up, help us to promote the march and get thousands of Catholics to join. Download editable bulletin and pulpit announcements, as well as editable flyers and posters from the People’s Climate March and Interfaith Power and Light.

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QUESTIONS?

Contact:

Global Catholic Climate Movement: Marisa at [email protected]

Franciscan Action Network: Janine at [email protected]