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May 08, 2012

Guardian: Churchgoers and activists unite to announce 'pilgrimage for justice'

by Peter Walker
The Guardian

Ten weeks after the tents of Occupy movement were removed from outside St Paul's cathedral, a group has been launched seeking to cement the ties between churchgoers and activists with a march from London to Canterbury demanding social justice and greater economic equality.

A newly formed group called Occupy Faith, inspired in part by a similar project in the US, announced plans on Tuesday for the so-called pilgrimage for justice, a 12-day trek next month between St Paul's and Canterbury cathedral, the seat of global Anglicanism, supported by a range of activist and faith groups, including those from other religions.

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