WHERE? Outside Barclays bank, Working Street (opposite St Johns Gardens), Cardiff City Center, CF10 1GN WHEN? Every Saturday in September - Saturdays 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th September, from 11am to 12 noon. Barclays bank is Europe's leading fossil fuel investor. Since 2016, Barclays has invested £150 billion in fossil fuel companies. We will … Continue reading Cardiff Barclays Vigil for Climate Justice
You are invited to a Climate Pilgrimage by: St Michael’s Wandsworth CommonSt Barnabas BatterseaFresh Ground Battersea RiseNorthcote Road Baptist ChurchSt Mark’s Battersea Rise Creation Care GroupSt Luke’s Battersea WHEN? 2pm, Sunday 10 September 2023WHERE? Battersea Park to Parliament Square "The issues which face us are deeply spiritual ones. They have to do with us facing into … Continue reading Battersea Churches Climate Pilgrimage
Barclays is the biggest funder of fossil fuels in Europe. When a charity chooses Barclays, this gives the bank social licence and political influence, as it is presenting itself as a bank associated with positive causes - instead of one which is bankrolling climate collapse. Barclays can then use this reputation to secure fossil fuel … Continue reading Vigils at Charities Banking with Barclays
This is a message asking for volunteers - not for Christian Climate Action, but for the London Catholic Worker House. The LCWH has helped CCA out extensively in the past and so we really want to help them out too if we can. It is SUCH a great charity which is a community house in … Continue reading Volunteer request for London Catholic Worker House
At our heart, Christian Climate Action is just a group of lovely people who enjoy spending time together. We are aware that feeling connected with other people in CCA is a really important thing in terms of feeling that you can get stuck in. So we've set up 'Brew Time'! Brew Time is a space … Continue reading Brew Time
Today Christian Aid, one of the UK’s largest development charities, has ended its relationship with Barclays, Europe’s biggest funder of the fossil fuel sector, after eight years. With an income of £78.4 million last year, a strong reputation among faith communities and good brand recognition among the broader public, Christian Aid’s decision to dump Barclays … Continue reading Christian Aid drops Barclays over fossil fuel funding
We promised we would not be bystanders in the face of climate injustice, and so on the morning of 24th July a group of people from CCA London stood with representatives of the Ogoni people of the Niger Delta outside the Royal Courts of Justice in witness against Shell, who are seeking to strike out … Continue reading Standing with the Ogoni people seeking environmental justice from Shell
The sea level may be rising up - but so are we! The climate campaign wins are coming on thick and fast this week. TWO MORE CHURCH OF ENGLAND DIOCESES COMIT TO DIVEST FROM FOSSIL FUELS This week we have heard the exciting news that both York Diocese and Southwark Diocese have committed to divest … Continue reading Even More Climate Wins
Members of Christian Climate Action, including two vicars, have been outside Wimbledon tennis tournament over the last couple of weeks. The sponsor for the tournament is Barclays, this biggest funder of fossil fuels in Europe. The Christians have been urging Wimbledon to drop Barclays as a sponsor, sharing a petition that people can sign to … Continue reading Wimbledon – Break up with Barclays
This weekend members of Christian Climate Action have been at Church of England Synod. There were three key reasons why we were there: Celebrating the recent announcement from the C of E that they are divesting from fossil fuel companies. Urging them to make the most of the shackles being off, and to speak out … Continue reading Urging Synod to Speak Out
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