This weekend CCA members held a pilgrimage from the site of the Sycamore Gap Tree to the National Trust AGM in Newcastle upon Tyne. At the start of the pilgrimage, time was taken to reflect on how the cutting down of the Sycamore Gap Tree can be seen as a metaphor for the tree of … Continue reading CCA go to the National Trust AGM
Category: Latest Updates
Petition to relicense Revd Sue Parfitt
Revd Sue Parfitt was one of the first women to be admitted into the priesthood 30 years ago. She has recently been told that her licence will not be renewed because of her climate activism. Please sign this petition to request that the Bishop of Bristol Β reinstates Rev Sue Parfittβs Permission to Officiate renews … Continue reading Petition to relicense Revd Sue Parfitt
Restore Nature Now March and Creation Cries Out Service
Date: 22nd June 2024 Creation Cries Out eccumenical service:Β 11am, Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, 114 Mount St, Mayfair, London, W1K 3AH. Includes children's outdoor nature-based churchMarch:Β gather between midday & 1pm, march sets off from Park Lane, London W1. Details: The service and the outdoor activity will begin at 11am and finish at noon - … Continue reading Restore Nature Now March and Creation Cries Out Service
Climate Justice: why we are going to be protesting at the Africa Energies Summit
Banner photo credit Jeffery M Walcott / IWMI Almost 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to electricity. Thatβs not justice. But neither is the current push to exploit Africaβs fossil fuel reserves in the wake of the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. The oil and gas extracted from African … Continue reading Climate Justice: why we are going to be protesting at the Africa Energies Summit
Updated – As The Integrity of Trial By Jury Is Under Threat – Quakers Reflect On It’s Origin
UPDATE βI felt so moved and inspired by the people I met todayβ. On the 7th April CCA was part of an action being carried out by Quaker Support for Climate Action and those words from one of our group of supporters were echoed by all of us who joined in with over 100 people … Continue reading Updated – As The Integrity of Trial By Jury Is Under Threat – Quakers Reflect On It’s Origin
The No Faith In Fossil Fuels Vigil – The Highlights
We did it! βͺ Hundreds of Christians π Holding vigil for 240 hours π Outside the gates of parliament βοΈ Bishops. Vicars. Churches. π§π½ Pushing for a liveable planet for our children A huge THANK YOU From the 14th to the 24th Feb, we held a climate vigil, right outside the gates of power - … Continue reading The No Faith In Fossil Fuels Vigil – The Highlights
Barclays’ New Energy Policy – Unpacking The Greenwashing
Over the last year, Christian Climate Action have been urging charities and other organisations to drop Barclays bank, due to it being the biggest funder of fossil fuels in Europe since 2016. The campaign has involved holding vigils outside the HQs of charities that bank with Barclays. Since the campaign began, a number of organisations … Continue reading Barclays’ New Energy Policy – Unpacking The Greenwashing
Charities, Churches and Universities are all Dropping Barclays
For the last year Christian Climate Action has been running a campaign, urging organisations to drop Barclays bank - the biggest funder of fossil fuels since 2016. The campaign is really picking up speed, with increasing numbers of organisations making the decision to drop the bank. Only a couple of weeks ago, Oxfam announced that … Continue reading Charities, Churches and Universities are all Dropping Barclays
March To Farnborough Airport
Some members of CCA are joining in a march to Farnborough Airport, which is being run by Extinction Rebellion UK and some partner groups, including Farnborough Noise, Blackwater Valley Friends of the the Earth and Alton Climate Action Network. WHEN? Saturday 27th Jan 2024, 11:00-16:00 WHERE? The March starts at The Meads, GU14 7RT. Speakers … Continue reading March To Farnborough Airport
Defend our Juries
Yesterday, dozens of CCA members sat outside courts across the country in a multi-group action co-ordinated by the Defend our Juries campaign. Locations where CCA were present included Aylesbury, Bristol, Bournemouth, Canterbury, Croydon, Derby, Exeter, Lewes, Lincoln, Kingston, Preston, Manchester, Newcastle and Taunton. Each protestor held a sign referencing words carved above the doors of … Continue reading Defend our Juries
