In April 2019, five Christians and Dr Diana Warner stopped a Docklands Light Railway train at Canary Wharf in protest of the financial district funding of the climate emergency. Today the six were acquitted after convincing a jury their behaviour was a lawful response to imminent climate breakdown and ecological collapse. The six – 85 … Continue reading Jury acquits Christians who carried out Canary Wharf train protest
Dr Ben Buse is a CCA member who was recently sentenced to four months in prison for his role in climate change protests. Now in prison, Ben has been on indefinite hunger strike and has currently been refusing food for sixteen days at HMP Thameside. Ben is asking the government to take the first meaningful … Continue reading Imprisoned CCA member Ben on hunger strike
Monday 6th December 2021, 9:30am For immediate release Photos here / Interviews available Contact: 07954 377569 /christianclimateaction@gmail.com Five Christians are in court in London at 2pm on Monday 6th December for the start of a trial after they stood on top of train in April 2019 in peaceful protest to challenge the financial district to … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Five Christians on Trial over Climate Emergency Train Action
A member of the clergy, and three other Christians, are among those who have been arrested today (Saturday 20th November) during climate-themed protests in London. Rev’d Bill White was amongst more than 100 people who sat down on Lambeth Bridge to break the National Highways super injunction in solidarity with at least 34 people who … Continue reading Christians, including clergy, arrested during London climate solidarity protests
Saturday 13th November 2021 For immediate release Photos available here / Interviews available Contact: 07954 377569 /christianclimateaction@gmail.com Four Christians were arrested today after blocking a road across the Lord Mayor’s Show and pouring fake oil over themselves in front of St Paul’s Cathedral. They were protesting the Church of England and the City of London … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Christians protest climate threat to children’s future in front of St Paul’s Cathedral
These are the words of the song we sang today at the Lord Mayor's Show in London, whilst four Christians from CCA poured fake oil over themselves outside St Paul's Cathedral. And still, on the altar of our greed the children's lives are laid. The young cannot be sacrificed by change always delayed. It's time … Continue reading Song Sung at Lord Mayor’s Show
On Tuesday 16th November, Ben Buse, a Christian Climate Action activist, will be in court in London alongside eight other activists. Since September he has been taking part in Insulate Britain protests. Ben may receive a prison sentence. Ben says: ‘I've continued to break a high court injunction not seeking or choosing prison (this is … Continue reading Ben Buse Faces Prison
On Saturday 7th November, CCA activists marched alongside more than 100,000 people in locations across the UK while world leaders were meeting at COP26. We were there to demand urgent, serious action on the climate emergency. You could find us in Brighton, Cambridge, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Oxford, Plymouth, West Sussex and Weymouth. … Continue reading Christian Climate Action Activists March in 12 Locations on COP26 Global Day of Action
Melanie Nazareth from Christian Climate Action has been walking with Camino to COP. She set off from London in September and will reach Glasgow on 30th October. Here she explains how you can get involved in the Camino's final day and in the Earth Vigil taking place during COP. The Camino To COP will reach … Continue reading Camino to COP reaches Glasgow on 30th October
Wednesday 27th October 2021 For immediate release Photos available here / Interviews available Contact: 07954 377569 /christianclimateaction@gmail.com A retired member of the clergy has appeared in court today charged with damage to property after he glued himself to the entrance to News Corp UK in London in protest at Rupert Murdoch and News Core blocking effective action on … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Reverend, 71, arrested and charged after News Corp UK climate crisis protest
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