5th Ecumenical Pilgrimage for Climate Justice 2020

BREAKING NEWS: Due to the deci­sion of the British gov­ern­ment to post­pone the UN cli­mate con­fer­ence COP26 until next year, the Cli­mate Pil­grims decid­ed today to can­cel this year’s 5th Ecu­meni­cal Cli­mate Pil­grim­age for Cli­mate Jus­tice. How­ev­er, we will try to com­plete this project in 2021, so we con­tin­ue our plan­ning efforts.

This year’s UNFCCC world cli­mate con­fer­ence, COP26 will take place from Novem­ber 9–19, 2020 in Glas­gow. There, the inter­na­tion­al com­mu­ni­ty must sharp­en the results achieved in Katow­ice in 2018 and sub­mit its long-term cli­mate pro­tec­tion plans. And of course the weak com­ple­tion of Madrid’s COP25 to be over­come.

The cli­mate pil­grims have decid­ed to take a very long and media-effec­tive hike to Glas­gow. A plan­ning group set the fol­low­ing cor­ner­stones for this cli­mate pil­grim­age:

• Find a start­ing point in Poland, to beginn the hike with the sup­port of the Pol­nish Ecu­meni­cal Coun­cil. (23 AUG 2020)
• Cross the bor­der in Forst (Lausitz) (or begin the pil­grim­age in Forst in case the pre­ceed­ing is not pos­si­ble) (27/28 AUG 2020 ).
• The pil­grim­age shall end in Glas­gow (UK) , 7 NOV 2020, short before the COP26 is going to start.
• To opti­mise the dura­tion, a fer­ry shall be tak­en from IJmuiden (NL) to New­cas­tle-upon-Tyne (UK) instead of walk­ing to Brux­elles and tak­ing a train.
• If pos­si­ble, the dai­ly legs shall not exceed 25 km (15.5 mi) with an aver­age of about 20km (12.4 mi).
• The route shall be a good mix of spir­i­tu­al expe­ri­ence includ­ing pain points and places of pow­er as well as safe walk­ing, and being seen and rec­og­nized by peo­ple.
• In larg­er cities and loca­tions tbd the cli­mate pil­grims shall stop for a day to
  • vis­it schools and meet chil­dren,
  • meet poli­ti­tians to dis­cuss our mis­sion,
  • give pre­sen­ta­tions,
  • get informed by companies/groups/etc. about their cli­mate sav­ing actions,
  • demon­strate.
• An action day to be planned for a Sun­day un Mün­ster.

Assump­tions:

• A start on Sun­day, 23 August 2020 would give us 76 d (2 months and 16 d).
• A start on Fri­day, 28 August 2020 would give us 71 d (2 months and 11 d).

Cli­mate Pil­grim­age Part One: Route in Poland
(as of 20200123 — 1937)

• Zielona Góra (Grün­berg), Słone (Schloin), Buchałów (Buchels­dorf), Let­ni­ca (Lät­tnitz), Koźla (Kosel), Nowogród Bobrza­ńs­ki, Żary (Sorau), Läs­gen, Zasie­ki, deutsch-pol­nis­che Gren­ze, Forst (Lausitz).
• (88 km / 55 mi)

Cli­mate Pil­grim­age Part Two: Route in Ger­many
(as of 20200123 — 1937)

• Forst (Lausitz), Klinge, Kathlow­er Müh­le, Kahren, Haa­sow, Gedenkstätte Klein Lieskow, Schli­chow, Dissenchen, Aus­sicht­sturm Merz­dorf, Cot­tbuser Ost­see, Cot­tbus Spreewehrmüh­le, Cot­tbus, Klein Gaglow, Alte Sied­lung, Leuthen, Kolonie Winkel, Laub­st, Drebkau, Gut Geisendorf, Tage­bau Wel­zow, Wel­zow, Tage­bau Wel­zow-Süd, Proschim, Ros­tiger Nagel, Rast­platz Kleinkoschen, Buch­walde, Sen­ften­berg OT Brieske, Brieske Dorf, Naun­dorf, Elster­brücke Schwarzhei­de, Ruh­land, Ortrand, Blochwitz, Lam­bertswalde, Großen­hain, Klein­raschütz, Tri­an­gu­la­tion­ssäule , Skas­sa, Weißig, Zschait­en, Nünchritz, Grödel, Moritz, Fähre Prom­nitz, Riesa, Ganzig, Lon­newitz, Oschatz, Großböh­la, Klein­böh­la, Malsen, Dahlen, Börln, Dorn­re­ichen­bach, Kör­litz, Roitzsch, Wurzen, Grub­nitz, Nep­per­witz, Mach­ern, Cun­ners­dorf, Pan­itzsch, Som­mer­feld (Leipzig), Leipzig, Wahren, Lützschena, Mod­el­witz, Schkeu­ditz, Großkugel, Gröbers (Kabels­ke­tal), Osmünde (Kabels­ke­tal), Naun­dorf, Rei­de­burg (Süd), Büschdorf (Ost), Halle, Lieskau, Benk­endorf, Quillschi­na, Schochwitz, Volk­maritz, Unter­riß­dorf, Luther­stadt Eisleben, Wolfer­ode Süd, Kloster­rode, Blanken­heim, Emseloh, Riest­edt, Sanger­hausen, Wall­hausen, Ben­nun­gen, Roßla, Berga, Bösen­rode, Görs­bach, Heringen/Helme, Nord­hausen, Ober­salza, Wof­fleben, Ell­rich, Walken­ried, Bad Sach­sa, Steina, Bad Lauter­berg im Harz, Scharzfeld, Rhum­springe, Rüder­shausen, Roll­shausen, Ger­m­er­shausen, Bern­shausen, See­burg, Mack­en­rode, Göt­tin­gen, Elliehausen, Ese­beck, Wibbecke, Adeleb­sen, Offensen, Heise­beck, Oedelsheim, Giesel­w­erder, Bad Karl­shafen, Wür­gassen, ex KKW Wür­gassen, Lauen­förde, Beverun­gen, Sels­berg, Ottber­gen, Bök­endorf, Bellersen, Holzhausen, Ober­dorf, Nieheim, Bergheim, Vin­se­beck, Leopold­stal, Extern­steine, Holzhausen-Extern­steine, Stem­berg, Berlebeck, Heili­genkirchen, Det­mold, Her­manns­denkmal, Oer­ling­hausen, Biele­feld, Bethel, Stein­hagen, Brock­ha­gen, Marien­feld, Harsewinkel, Gref­fen, Korte, Waren­dorf, Müssin­gen, Raestrup, Howe, Tel­gte, Brün­ning, Mün­ster, Häger, Hansell, Nord­walde, Borghorst, Ste­in­furt, Friede­nau, Schlattmann, Lan­gen­horst, Ochtrup, Gronau (Westf.), Beck­er­hook, Glaner­brücke (Gren­ze) .
• (777 km / 483 mi)

Cli­mate Pil­grim­age Part Two: Route in The Nether­lands

• Gren­ze D/NL, Glaner­brug, Voskamp, Dol­phia, Enschede, Onder­wi­js­cen­trum-Roess­ingh, Veldwijk_zuid, Hen­ge­lo, Delden, Goor, Marke­lo, Markelose­broek, Bath­men, Colm­schate, Deven­ter, Stee­nenkamer, Twello, Teuge, Apel­doorn, Kootwijk, Stroe, Voorthuizen, Appel, Zwarte­broek, Hoeve­lak­en, Amers­foort-Hoog­land, Soester­berg, Zeist, De Bilt, Utrecht, Maarssen, Niew­er­sluis, Ams­ter­dam-Zuidoost, Oud­erk­erk aan de Ams­tel, Amstelveen-Bovenkerk, Aalmeer, Hoofd­dorp, Heem­st­ede, Haar­lem, Sant­poort-Noord, Driehuis, IJmuiden, fer­ry to New­cas­tle upon Tyne.
• (222 km / 138 mi)

Cli­mate Pil­grim­age Part Three: Route in Eng­land and Scot­land:

• New­cas­tle-upon-Tyne, North Shields, Tynemouth, Whit­ley Bay, Old Hart­ley, Seaton Sluice, Blyth, Bedling­ton Sta­tion, East Sleek­burn, North Seaton, Wood­horn, Dis­used Wind­mill, Bewick Drift Wind Farm, Lynemouth, Cress­well, Hem­scott Hill, Lady­burn Lake, Amble, Wark­worth, Aln­mouth, Boul­mer, How­ick, Cras­ter, Dun­stan­burgh Cas­tle, New­ton Sea­house, High New­ton by the Sea, New­ton Link House, Bead­nell, North Sun­der­land, Bam­burgh, Belford, Holy Island, Goswick, Wind­mill­hill, Spit­tal, Tweed­mouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Gren­ze ENG / SCO, (Lam­ber­ton), Cowdrait, Burn­mouth, Eye­mouth, Cold­ing­ham Sands, St. Abbs, Dowlaw, Leisure Park Entrance, Cove Farm, Cock­burnspath, Dun­glass, Thorn­ton­loch, Barns Ness Light­house, Dun­bar, East Lin­ton, Athel­stan­ford, Pre­ston­pans, Mus­sel­burgh, Edin­burgh-Foun­tain­bridge, Edin­burgh-Pol­warth, Ratho, Lin­wa­ter Car­a­van Park, Liv­ingston, Black­burn, East Whit­burn, Whit­burn, Green­rigg, Harthill, East­field, Sals­burgh, Chapel­hall, Calder­bank, Gree­nend, Coat­bridge, Glas­gow Barged­die, Glas­gow Swin­ton, Glas­bow Springhill, Glas­gow Well­house, Glas­gow Cran­hill, Glas­gow Rid­drie Knowes, Glas­gow Milnbank, Glas­gow City.
• (333 km / 207 mi).

Cur­rent Find­ings:

• Cur­rent path devel­op­ment is giv­ing a total 88+777+222+333 = 1420 km / 882 mi.
  => avg 22 km (13,7 mi): 66 legs + 10 action days = 76 days

Here are the routes in outdooractive.

1. new: Zielona Góra to Forst (Lausitz) (PL border)(88 km / 55 mi).
2. Forst (Lausitz) to Glaner­brug (NL bor­der) (777 km / 483 mi).
3. Glaner­brug (D/NL-bor­der) to IJmuiden (222 km / 138 mi)
4. New­cas­tle-upon-Tyne to Glas­gow, along the coast (333 km / 207 mi)
   ==> total 1420 km / 882 mi