On Saturday 21st June, members of Christian Climate Action stood in prayer outside St Alban's Cathedral, outside their St Alban's Day Eucharist Service. We stood with two banners, which urged the cathedral to drop Barclays bank, due to it being the biggest funder of fossil fuels in Europe. This was done due to the cathedral … Continue reading St Albans Cathedral Calls the Police on Our Prayerful Protest
On the eve of World Environment Day, a dozen people from CCA and Wild Card held a huge pink banner outside Church House. Surrounding the occasion with prayer, we handed out leaflets to passers-by and to some of those going into the offices, before handing in our own letter. We were - and will continue … Continue reading Urging the Church To Re-wild on the Eve of World Environment Day
Christian Climate Action is running an exciting campaign urging cathedrals and diocese to switch to a bank that does not fund fossil fuels. A number of cathedrals and dioceses are either already banking ethically, or have committed to make the switch to a fossil free bank, and we have some exciting updates which have turned … Continue reading Rowan Williams Turns Up the Heat on the Ethical Banking Campaign
PLEASE NOTE THE VIGIL AT WAKEFIELD CATHEDRAL IS CANCELLED Sunday 14th September 2025 Various Cathedral locations in England and Wales To mark the launch of our manifesto for a prophetic church that takes climate breakdown seriously, we will be holding a National Day of Prayer with a number of vigils taking place at cathedrals around … Continue reading National Day of Climate Prayer for our Church
On Wednesday 7th May, Barclays bank held it's AGM at the QEII Conference Centre, near Parliament Square. And we joined a host of protest groups outside - bringing prayerful protest to the mix of ways people were getting their message of climate justice heard. Banks have such as huge impact on the future we create, … Continue reading Prayerful Protests Across the UK During Barclays AGM
CCA's Rev Tim Hewes has written a beautiful book called Finding Beauty Behind Bars. In late 2022 Tim Hewes, a retired dentist and priest, was accused of conspiring to bring the M25 motorway to a standstill. On a quiet Sunday afternoon his home in rural Oxfordshire was raided by eight officers from the territorial unit … Continue reading Book: Finding Beauty Behind Bars
Members of CCA have started a new project, which involves taking a stand against Christian climate denialism. It can be difficult to fathom how people of faith can be pushing for the destruction of creation, however that is what we are increasingly seeing. In CCA, we see it as our job to prayerfully challenge this … Continue reading Taking a Stand Against Christian Climate Denialism
💰BARCLAYS AGM – WEDS 7th MAY💰 Save the date in your diaries folks - the 2025 Barclays AGM is scheduled for Wednesday 7th May. We will be meeting at the Gandhi statue in Parliament Square at 9:30 a.m. and will then be outside the AGM venue (QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster) at 10am until 11:30. … Continue reading Vigils Across the Country During Barclays AGM
Church of England vicar in group carrying out citizens arrests against oil executives Church of England vicar Revd Helen Burnett, along with a small group of women, have carried out citizens arrests on fossil fuel and water company executives for their part in driving major environmental pollution. On Monday 26th March, members of the Citizens Arrest … Continue reading Church of England vicar in group carrying out citizens arrests against oil executives
Responding to the police raid of Westminster Quaker Meeting House – Quaker Prayer protest outside Scotland Yard Today Immediate release. Photos taken outside New Scotland Yard here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ibL7I6iE-NRnOl5iZgbQn7frYxu01SOh?usp=sharing Following the raid and arrest of 6 young peaceful activists at Westminster Quaker Meeting House on Thurs 27th March, Quakers and their supporters met at New Scotland Yard today, 3rd … Continue reading Responding to the police raid of Westminster Quaker Meeting House
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