Would Jesus join Extinction Rebellion? Christian Climate Action Training Days 6th July 2019 in Reading - book now - a few more places have been released 31st August 2019 in Manchester 21st Sept 2019, Activists retreat, Surrey - fully booked, though there is a waiting list Tickets are free but we are getting a lot of … Continue reading Christian Climate Action Training Day
We've just printed a flyer with call to action to Christians to step up and do something meaningful about the climate emergency. We've already had a couple of people ask if they can print it and use it themselves, and of course the answer is yes. Please do print copies and give them out wherever … Continue reading Yes, you can use our new flyer
Research shows that if we look back at social justice movements of the last 200 years, nonviolent direct action has been a vital component of change making. Even in just the last year we can see its transformational power - Extinction Rebellion has brought the climate emergency we all face out of the shadows and … Continue reading NGOs join the rebellion
Date: Starting 7 Oct – for as long we can hold the bridge (hopefully until 19 Oct) Location: Westminster – more details to follow soon Time is running out to save our planet. This October Rebellion is going to be the biggest and boldest Extinction Rebellion protest yet. Romans tells us that "creation waits in … Continue reading October Rebellion – we need you for the Faith Bridge
Last year's report by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), which came out on 8th October 2018, sent shockwaves across the globe. Exploring the consequences of a 1.5⁰C temperature rise, it outlined a frightening potential future for our species and all the life that we cohabit Earth with. The most recent IPCC report was … Continue reading IPCC report highlights the need for climate action
In Christian Climate Action, we long to see the Church step into its potential and show leadership in this climate emergency. It is something that we believe that the Church is so equipped to grapple with. We have the Holy Spirit, who comforts us as we cry for all that we are losing, a Christ … Continue reading The church is rising up
Extinction Rebellion Christians carry out 'die-in' at luxury shopping outlet https://www.facebook.com/EmpathyMedia/videos/690499158078911 On Sunday 7th July, Christian climate protestors, carried out a “die-in” in Bicester Village shopping centre – a place known for its selling of luxury shopping brands. Members of the group held a sign on the main pathway running through the complex, which read … Continue reading Die in at Bicester Village
On June 9th 2019, the group Ethicists Without Borders (EWB) published a statement about Christian ethics, the climate emergency and nonviolent direct action. It's a great endorsement of civil disobedience and action that is commensurate to the crisis, signed by ethicists and theologians from around the world. They say: ‘We are in the midst of a planetary … Continue reading Ethics, emergency, and non-violent direct action
