When people think of CCA, they often think of those taking climate action. But there's many different roles needed, both protest focussed and behind the scenes. Sue Hampton was doing a court support role last week. The role does what it says on the tin - Sue has been present in court, supporting people who … Continue reading What Is It Like Supporting Climate Activists in Court
Rev Sue Parfitt, 82, has been informed by the Bishop of Bristol that her permission to officiate (PTO) will not be renewed, while she is awaiting trial for taking part in climate protests. With the court cases linked to her two recent acts of civil disobedience possibly taking years to be resolved and Sue feeling … Continue reading Priest is Refused Permission To Officiate Due to Climate Protesting
CCA members Val King and Barbara Wilson share their experience of participating in February's No Faith in Fossil Fuels Lent Vigil. Val says: It all started on Ash Wednesday. The No Faith in Fossil Fuels Lent Vigil lasted ten days and ten nights outside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster. Initiated by Christian Climate Action, several … Continue reading Reflecting on the Lent Climate Vigil
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
For over a year and a half, CCA's Judith has been carrying out a lone protest vigil outside of Shell HQ in Waterloo London. Every Wednesday morning she sits outside the entrance to the building, with a sign and prays. The employees that work in the building have come to know her and the protest … Continue reading Protest of One outside Shell HQ
On the 12th October 2022, two members of Christian Climate Action, Rev Sue Parfitt and Ruth Jarman, took part in an Insulate Britain protest. The protest was outside of the Houses of Parliament and the pair refused to stop protesting when asked to by police. They were at Stratford Magistrates Court this week and were … Continue reading Christians acquitted for climate action outside Parliament
Deborah Colvin, Warden and member of the Eco Team at St James Piccadilly, wrote the refelection below following her participation in a CCA pilgrimage around London. Deborah focuses on themes of justice, ecological activism and the legacy of Quobna Ottobha Cugoano, in the context of the church's role in addressing issues of power, corruption and … Continue reading Beyond Commemoration
50 years ago last month my dad, the local vicar, stood in front of a bulldozer on the edge of Durham city to stop it clearing a site on Flass Vale a bit of urban wilderness. This sparked a local campaign to stop the development and included a mass picnic which hundreds attended. Flass Vale … Continue reading Actions not Words, the Sacramental Signs of Civil Disobedience
This blog was written by Rev Mark Coleman, who is currently in Thameside prison. He was arrested for his part in a climate protest. The blog was written for Green Christian. “God is good” says my cell mate in Thameside prison. “All the time” I respond, remembering that this was how we began the children’s … Continue reading Rev Mark Coleman writes from Prison
Written by Philip Kingston - Philip Kingston is a founder member of Grandparents for a Safe Earth and Christian Climate Action. How soon are we crossing 1.5C? Here are some key statements from the IPCC synthesis report. "The IPCC finds that there is a more than 50% chance that global temperature rise will reach or … Continue reading How imminent and dangerous is runaway climate breakdown?
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