For the last year Christian Climate Action has been running a campaign, urging organisations to drop Barclays bank - the biggest funder of fossil fuels since 2016. The campaign is really picking up speed, with increasing numbers of organisations making the decision to drop the bank. Only a couple of weeks ago, Oxfam announced that … Continue reading Charities, Churches and Universities are all Dropping Barclays
Some members of CCA are joining in a march to Farnborough Airport, which is being run by Extinction Rebellion UK and some partner groups, including Farnborough Noise, Blackwater Valley Friends of the the Earth and Alton Climate Action Network. WHEN? Saturday 27th Jan 2024, 11:00-16:00 WHERE? The March starts at The Meads, GU14 7RT. Speakers … Continue reading March To Farnborough Airport
As the war in Gaza continued, Rev Sue Parfitt explains the relationship between war and the climate crisis Most of us in CCA have probably been transfixed by the daily reporting of the terrible destruction of human lives and infrastructure in Gaza, with 1.9 million displaced from their homes multiple times since October 7th and … Continue reading War = Climate Chaos
This is an exciting 2 part series, sharing the wisdom of Jonathan Cox from Citizens UK. Here's a bit about him… After parliamentary and campaigning roles in Westminster, Jonathan began his Community Organising career in 2006 as coordinator of the Independent Asylum Commission. This led to a nationwide campaign to end the detention of children … Continue reading Effective Campaigning: a talk by Jonathan Cox
Friday 15th December 2023 For immediate release Photos here (high resolution photos available) / Interviews available Contact: christianclimateaction@gmail.com Five women today held a nativity-themed climate change protest inside the National Gallery in London. The members of Christian Climate Action stood in front of a 15th-century Filippino Lippi painting of the Virgin and Child which depicts Mary seated in a landscape … Continue reading Christian women protest climate change inaction at virgin and child painting in National Gallery
The No Faith in Fossil Fuels Lent Vigil is a ten day event set to take place in Westminster - home of the UK Parliament. Christians from across the country will gather together from Ash Wednesday, holding vigil across ten days, day and night. The vigil will be launched with an Ash Wednesday Church Service at … Continue reading Join the No Faith in Fossil Fuels Lent Vigil
Yesterday, dozens of CCA members sat outside courts across the country in a multi-group action co-ordinated by the Defend our Juries campaign. Locations where CCA were present included Aylesbury, Bristol, Bournemouth, Canterbury, Croydon, Derby, Exeter, Lewes, Lincoln, Kingston, Preston, Manchester, Newcastle and Taunton. Each protestor held a sign referencing words carved above the doors of … Continue reading Defend our Juries
In the lead up to COP28, Christians have been holding vigils outside their local MP’s office and asking their MP to meet them. Why? We have are urging the UK government to pay the Loss and Damage funds that it owes to countries on the sharp end of climate breakdown. Last year at COP27, world Governments … Continue reading Christians hold vigils at MP Offices ahead of COP28
Christians Interrupt Chichester Cathedral BBC Broadcast Service In Protest of Fossil Fuel Investments For immediate release Photos available at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oZVPQgpTgIJI2eQ61PrK9dPl9iA27jZe?usp=sharing Spokes people available on request: christianclimateaction@gmail.com Today, 29th November, a dozen Christians, including members of the clergy, interrupted the 4pm Evensong service at Chichester Cathedral, which was being broadcast live on BBC radio 3. The Christians, who are … Continue reading Christians Interrupt Chichester Cathedral BBC Broadcast Service In Protest of Fossil Fuel Investments
Many of the dioceses across the UK bank with Barclays – the biggest funder of fossil fuels in Europe since 2016. When a diocese 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 … Continue reading Urging The Church To Drop Barclays
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