During April 2022 we were on the streets of London with Extinction Rebellion protestors. Melanie reflects on what we learnt during this Rebellion. For a round-up of all our activities at the Rebellion see our latest newsletter. This was our learning rebellion - a rebellion for gathering to see what still worked and what didn’t, … Continue reading Rebellion Reflections
We're aware that nonviolent direct action from a Christian perspective might be quite niche or new to some. So we have put together below some suggested reading so that we can all get a bit wiser on understanding the theory and theology that underpins what we do. We have purposely kept this reading list short … Continue reading Suggested reading
On Wednesday 27th of April, Rev Mark Coleman was one of 10 people who broke a North Warwickshire Borough Council injunction. The 10 Just Stop Oil supporters stood peacefully outside the Kingsbury Oil Terminal holding placards. Mark’s placard read: ‘Jesus Wept’. Before he took this action Mark (pictured far right above) wrote the following statement. … Continue reading Rev Mark Coleman: The law must serve life
Katie Dowds, 28, is a Christian who took part in a Just Stop Oil action on Friday 15th April to demand that the UK government end new oil and gas projects in the UK. Along with two others she was remanded in custody over the following weekend and spent Easter Sunday in a police cell … Continue reading ‘On Easter Sunday I was alone in a cell’
Anne Blair-Vincent was arrested for the first time as part of the April Rebellion. Below she explains what turned her from a Church warden to a climate protester... Until one day in September 2021 I was, like many other people I am sure, a concerned citizen who was becoming increasingly depressed about the climate emergency … Continue reading Church warden turns climate protester
Where and when: Saturday 23rd April PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF MEETING POINT Meet Lyric Square, Hammersmith, London at 12.30pm, at 1pm march to Shepherd's Bush Green for the main event: maps.app.goo.gl/4sYGcKX8Ha6nJQyq6 What: XR Unify is a BIPOC led group who are taking action to put a stop to the fossil fuel industry. Join them on … Continue reading Climate Justice : our Rebellion continues this weekend
This blog is by Thalia Carr, who has been involved in the Just Stop Oil campaign this week: It's Holy Week. So why am I not taking time to attend church services, to meditate on the momentous events which brought joy, love and hope to so many throughout the ages? Maybe Holy Week is the … Continue reading Spending Holy Week Blocking Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
Press release: On Sunday 10th April, 13 Christians, under the banner of Christian Climate Action, were at Westminster Cathedral to join the congregation in Palm Sunday mass. After the service two members of CCA approached the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, and asked that the Catholic Church take … Continue reading Catholics urge cardinal to divest from fossil fuels
‘The sun was coming up, the birds were singing and these wonderful, vibrant young people were getting on top of oil tankers. The police asked if we were having a wine and cheese party! So Sue corrected them.’ Rev Jonathan Herbert was in fact, celebrating communion in front of an oil tanker, along with three … Continue reading Christian climate protestors hold communion service in front of oil tanker at Just Stop Oil protests
Over the week following the 1st April, Christians are hanging banners across the UK to raise awareness of the climate crisis and the need to end investment in fossil fuels. Banners can be seen on motorways, bridges and outside church buildings. The banners have been created ahead of the April Rebellion - an Extinction Rebellion … Continue reading Churches across the UK drop anti-fossil fuel banners ahead of April Rebellion
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