Climate Action for The Neighboring Local Community
On 23 September, the 1st campaign for the Climate Action was launched under the initiation of the sisters of St. Benedict Group. They staged a picket, holding their picket signs which were made during their recreation time, at Donam crossroads for an hour after lunch. On 21 October more sisters from different groups joined the picketing in every corner of Sungshin Women’s University – at the station of subway, bus stops and etc – making passers-by understand the need for Climate Action and Prevention. We will continue with Climate Action, targeting at the children of St. Benedict kindergarten as an internal event of the priory house and diversifying places and time (eg; at the crossroad of the priory house, etc).
September 24 Climate Strike
September 24 was the day to mark the anniversary of foundation of our congregation and the world climate strike as well. Sisters of Seoul priory participated in the climate strike held on this day, remembering the founding spirit of our congregation that aimed to bring the light of Gospel to the world and to serve the church.
Seoul priory voiced among many other organizations including environmental groups and other social groups, in solidarity with Catholic Church represented by the auxiliary bishop of Seoul archdiocese, Thymoty, Yu Gyoung-chun, many priests, religious and lay people. It started off with Street Mass celebrated by the auxiliary bishop Thymoty, Yu Gyoung-chun at 13:00 in Sejong-ro, Seoul. The major event of ‘924 climate strike’ took place in the plaza of Seoul City Hall subway station at 15:00. After the Mass sisters from the priory house and stations paraded together with other participants, holding pickets and urging to take action against climate change, through the streets.
