Christian Climate Action Member, Rev’d Sue Parfitt, committed contempt of court today by gluing herself to court furniture in protest at the Court’s complicity with the government’s lack of action on the climate emergency. Sue, 79, was at City of London Magistrates court, charged with breaking a Section 14 order during an Extinction Rebellion protest … Continue reading Rev Sue Parfitt, 79, Commits Contempt of Court Over Climate Emergency
"Money is the oxygen on which the fire of global warming burns.” Bill McKibben And, as Archbishop Desmond Tutu reminds us: “Just as we argued in the 1980s that those who conducted business with apartheid South Africa were aiding and abetting an immoral system, we can say that nobody should profit from the rising temperatures, … Continue reading Money Rebellion
CCA member, the Rev Tim Hewes, was yesterday found guilty of obstruction of the highway at City of London Magistrates Court. Tim sat in the road during the October 2019 Rebellion after he felt ‘utter desperation, distress, with overpowering grief for our beautiful planet.’ Tim spoke of the journey that led him to take this … Continue reading Rev Tim Hewes Guilty of Obstruction of the Highway
As part of the XR Actions Strategy update, there are a number of ongoing campaigns that can be very easily undertaken by local groups or even individuals while lockdown continues. One of these aims to draw attention to the role the press has to play in suppressing the truth about the Climate Emergency. XR have … Continue reading Rattling the Media: Press Stickers
2020 was logged as one of the two hottest years on record and the end of the hottest decade on record. This is the context in which the Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE) Bill, initially scheduled to have its second reading on March 12th, has been dropped for a second time. The Private Members Bill, … Continue reading Demand a hearing for the CEE Bill: Banner Drop and Twitter Storm
Ruth at a previous Rebellion On 26th January 2021, longstanding CCA member Ruth Jarman was in court. In September 2020 she sat in the road during the September Rebellion. Ruth was found guilty of failing to comply with conditions laid down by a senior police officer in a Section 14 order and fined a total … Continue reading Ruth Jarman’s Court Defence Statement
Designed to pique the general public’s inquisitive mind, this is a low risk, high impact visual action that can be done by individuals. It is well suited to this time when we cannot gather but when people are still out and about. What? You will need a pram, buggy, car seat or other similar sized … Continue reading Children’s Futures: An Action for Individuals
A number of our amazing members now make a monthly donation to Christian Climate Action and this helps us enormously. A steady income helps us to plan for the future. One-off donations are also very welcome. This is what we've been doing with donations recently: Our Nativity Poster campaign saw almost 200 posters appear in bus stops, … Continue reading Can you support us financially?
An action carried out by Christian Climate Action members, which highlights the need to think about how the climate and ecological emergency is impacting on future generations, has been headlined in the Church Times today. Across the country Christian Climate Action members put up posters in bus stops on top of the advertising that was … Continue reading Church Times reports on CCA’s Christmas Action
CCA Member Rev’d Sue Parfitt was arrested on Friday 11th December as part of an Extinction Rebellion protest outside an MOD facility. The protest, held at Abbey Wood near Bristol, highlighted the greenhouse gas emissions caused by the military just days after the government announced funding for defence which is double the amount recently committed … Continue reading Reverend Arrested at MOD in Bristol on Eve of Paris Anniversary
