Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimages is not merely about Gaza or ceasefires—but everywhere Palestinians stories, rights, agency and lives are being erased. We know this is not just in Gaza. In recent weeks, we have seen Israeli tanks enter the West Bank for the first time in two decades.
In response to this prompting in our hearts, we are planning an Ash Wednesday Snap Action to kickstart Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimages for Lent 2025. There are snap actions already being planned in Seoul, South Korea, Perth and the Gold Coast in Australia, Orlando in the United States of America, in the North and South Islands of New Zealand, and in Cape Town, South Africa.
Our call to you is the same as it always has been—come, walk with us. Whether by yourself or in a group, we are calling on people to walk 10 kilometres (6.2 miles)—the distance from Bethlehem to Jerusalem. Stopping to pray at the moments where there would be a checkpoint. Many of us will be walking to or from Ash Wednesday services.
Register here for Ash Wednesday’s Snap Action and we will send you more details.