Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage is a global network of 40 + autonomous Christian groups (including Peace Catalyst) who are engaging in a peaceful and prayerful show of solidarity with the people of Gaza by walking the length of the Gaza strip in cities around the world during Lent.

What we’re calling and praying for:

  1. An enduring and sustained ceasefire

  2. An immediate flow of life-saving food, water, aid, fuel, and humanitarian assistance

  3. A release of all hostages – both the Israeli hostages held by Hamas and the Palestinian hostages held in the Israeli prison system

  4. An end of occupation so a just peace can begin

WHERE WE’LL BE WALKING

Join us for as much of the route as you’d like. The Twin Cities Palestine Liberation Pilgrimage will begin at sunrise at the Carl W. Kroening Nature Center and head south along the Mississippi River. Our prayerful, nonviolent walk will follow paved, accessible paths along River Road, making stops at Boom Island Park, Minnehaha Falls, and other locations along the route. At times the route will cross over the Mississippi, staying near the river as a reminder of the Gazan coast. The pilgrimage will end near Bdote, the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. This site is not only sacred to the Dakota people as the location of the Dakota creation story; it is also a site of historic trauma, where many Dakota were interned and died in a concentration camp following the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. The sacred Indigenous sites along the route are a reminder that our pilgrimage takes place against a backdrop of violent settler colonialism perpetrated by European Americans in the United States. As we journey in solidarity with Gaza, we also recommit ourselves to the work of healing justice with the Indigenous people of Mni Sota Makoce.

SCHEDULE

Join us for the whole journey, a section of the journey, or at stops along the way!

Schedule (subject to change):

Breaks between legs will include meditation on the Stations of the Cross, singing, refreshment, and prayer

  • 6:00am — Gather at Carl W. Kroening Nature Center (4900 N Mississippi Dr, Minneapolis, MN 55430)

  • 6:30am Sunrise Service

  • 7:00-8:00am — Carl W. Kroening Nature Center to Heron Rookery (28th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418) (2.3 miles)

  • 8:15 AM-9:15am — Heron Rookery to Boom Island Park (724 Sibley St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413) (2.8 miles)

  • 9:30 AM-10:10am — Boom Island Park to Mill City Farmers Market (750 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55401) (1.5 miles)

  • 11:10am-12:10pm — Mill City Farmers Market to Faith Mennonite Church (2720 E 22nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55406) (~2 miles)

  • LUNCH

  • 1:20-2:00pm — Faith Mennonite Church to the Danish American Center (1.8 miles)

  • 2:30-3:40pm — Danish American Center to Minnehaha Falls (2.7 miles)

  • 4:00-5:10pm — Minnehaha Falls to Thomas C. Savage Visitor Center, Fort Snelling State Trail, St Paul, MN 55111

  • DINNER with catered food, footwashing, and prayer service

PREP FOR THE PILGRIMAGE

Find all the info you need to prepare for the pilgrimage here.

**There will be an orientation Zoom meeting on Sunday, April 6 from 4-5:30pm. You will receive an email with the Zoom link after you sign up to participate or volunteer.

Visit the pilgrimage’s Facebook Event page (and share it!), and follow the Twin Cities pilgrimage on Instagram @twincitiesgcp

THIS WALK’S SPONSORS

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ABOUT THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT

The 2025 Palestine Liberation Pilgrimage is part of the Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage movement.

Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage eight core convictions

For more information on the global movement or to find another walk near you, visit https://www.gazaceasefirepilgrimage.com/

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