@brittarnhild
In the Green Pilgrimage Network all different religions are gathered.
We want to fight for our environment together,
as green pilgrims.
Yesterday we discussed the Jordan River Rehabilitation project.
The Middle East is and has been one of the world´s most difficult conflict areas.
I remember Carolyn, my Indian mother, once said to me "BrittArnhild, read and learn as much as possible about the Middle East. It has been, it is and it will be the center of all the world´s conflicts"
The other night I had dinner with one of the delegates from the Middle East. he said "give us peace in the Middle East and thousands of people in the UNsystem will lose their jobs"
The conference hall filled with tension.
It is impossible not to when such a topic is on the agenda.
Our meeting was not one to solve the old problems though.
Our very important task is to walk together,
as pilgrims, even through this thousand years old conflict.
The swifts were, during the conference, launched as a symbol for green pilgrims.
(I am sorry I have no photos of swifts, only this little droodling I did during our discussions.....
so the seagulls from Lofoten have to do....... aren´t they beautiful.....)
The swifts travel freely, in Jerusalem, all of the Middle East, a wall never stops them, and all over the rest of the world.
Let the swifts be a symbol of green pilgrims,
and of peace between all people.
