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’
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Church warden turns climate protester
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
Climate Justice : our Rebellion continues this weekend
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
Spending Holy Week Blocking Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
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
Catholics urge cardinal to divest from fossil fuels
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
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
Churches across the UK drop anti-fossil fuel banners ahead of April Rebellion
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
Cycling to diocese – calling for divestment
CCA member Jim Green and Christian Aid volunteer Chris Hull are going on a cycling pilgrimage in the start of next week, to call on Church of England diocese to stop funding the climate emergency. They will be starting at Norwich Cathedral on Monday 4th April at 9.30, where they will receive a blessing from … Continue reading Cycling to diocese – calling for divestment
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