On May 12, 2025, the Office of Religious Congregations for Integral Ecology (ORCIE) stood in solidarity with faith-based and environmental allies at the Rally for the Planet: No Faith in Fossil Fuels on Parliament Hill. This powerful, family-friendly event was the final stop of the two-day Pilgrimage for the Planet, a 200 km bike journey from Montreal to Ottawa calling on the Canadian government to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty—a bold step to stop the expansion of fossil fuel projects.
ORCIE’s participation—represented by Executive Director Genevieve Gallant, Advocacy and Communications Officer Sasquia Antúnez Pineda, and Treasurer Joe Gunn—reflects our commitment to working in coalition to demand urgent climate action rooted in justice and the care for creation. With the federal election just behind us, this is a crucial moment to push the next government toward real climate leadership.
Led by the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Pilgrimage and Rally brought together a broad coalition of partners including Fridays for Future Ottawa, CAFES Ottawa, OMI Lacombe (Le Centre Oblat), the Mouvement Laudato Si’ Movement Canada, KAIROS Canada, and ORCIE/BCRÉI. Learn more here: The Pilgrimage for the Planet
Together, we’re calling for a livable future—because climate justice can’t wait!
