A retired Anglican priest who was held on remand in HMP Birmingham after taking part in a protest outside the Kingsbury Oil Depot has been released having spent a week in prison. Revd Bill White, 67, took part in the protest, which was asking the government to halt new licenses for gas and oil exploration, … Continue reading Anglican Vicar Spends a Week in Jail After Climate Protest
Category: Just Stop Oil
Priest Jailed for Climate Protest
Retired Anglican Priest, Rev Bill White is being held on remand at HMP Birmingham after protesting outside the Kingsbury Oil Depot, despite a High Court Injunction banning protestors from the site. The protest was part of the Just Stop Oil campaign, which is calling on Government to stop granting new licenses for gas and oil exploration. In … Continue reading Priest Jailed for Climate Protest
Rev Mark Coleman: The law must serve life
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
‘On Easter Sunday I was alone in a cell’
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’
Christian climate protestors hold communion service in front of oil tanker at Just Stop Oil protests
‘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
PRESS RELEASE: Clergy blocking oil facilities across the UK
Friday 1st April 2022 For immediate release Photos here Contact: christianclimateaction@gmail.com Members of the clergy and Christians are amongst those currently blocking 10 major oil facilities across the UK. They intend to continue to block the sites until the UK Government agrees to end all new fossil fuel investments immediately. A number of Christians have … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Clergy blocking oil facilities across the UK
Revd Mark Coleman writes on why he has committed to Just Stop Oil
Why have I committed to Just Stop Oil ? Why would you not support the demand that the UK government immediately halts all future licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK ? It’s slapping us in the face: oil is killing people now, fuelling war and genocide. … Continue reading Revd Mark Coleman writes on why he has committed to Just Stop Oil
Carmody Grey Talk: The Ethical Basis of Civil Resistance
Dr Carmody Grey, Assistant Professor of Catholic Theology at Durham University, recently gave a talk on the Ethical Basis of Civil Resistance. It wasn't organised by Christian Climate Action, but we think many people will find it useful. See below for a review of the talk. https://youtu.be/gD6__9Rldi0 The Ethical Basis for Civil Resistance, a reviewIn … Continue reading Carmody Grey Talk: The Ethical Basis of Civil Resistance
Just Stop Oil campaign
People in CCA are joining the Just Stop Oil campaign of civil disobedience. We have to act quickly. What we do, I believe, in the next 3-4 years will determine the future of humanity.” Prof. Sir David King, Former Chief Scientific Advisor, February 2021 Following our January gathering in Birmingham, and a recent zoom meeting … Continue reading Just Stop Oil campaign