Two members of the clergy glued themselves to furniture in the reception of Church House in London on Wednesday in protest at the Church of England continuing to invest in Exxon Mobil despite their extraction of fossil fuels. Rev Sue Parffit, 79, from Bristol was subsequently arrested but Rev Tim Hewes, a retired vicar from … Continue reading Clergy glue themselves to Church House furniture to tell the Church of England to ‘Exit Exxon’
Join us: Church House, Wednesday 26 May, 2:30pm On 26 May, the day of the Exxon AGM, Christian Climate Action will be asking and praying for the Church Commissioners of England to ‘exit Exxon’ and divest from all fossil fuels immediately. Prayer action is happening outside Church House at 2.30pm on Wednesday 26 May, just … Continue reading Church of England – please exit Exxon!
Press enquiries: Contact: christianclimateaction@gmail.com / 07954 377569 This morning around 16 Christians gathered in vigil outside Church House to pray for the Church of England's Pensions Board and the Church Commissioners and to perform a dramatic street theatre. As part of the action, ‘oil’ was poured over members of clergy to acknowledge that the National … Continue reading Christians protest with fake oil outside Church House as Shell AGM takes place
This November world leaders will be meeting in Glasgow to talk about the climate emergency. We will be there to make sure they know it’s an emergency and that we need them to take the strongest action possible to tackle the problem. Want to get involved? Save the date! Pop 1st-13th November in your diary … Continue reading Save the Date – We’re Going to COP26!
A number of Christian activists have been in court recently following their involvement in protests around the climate emergency. This 30 minute video features interviews with some of them and explores how they came to be in court and what they've done whilst there. https://youtu.be/9Ko3p-_syfA
Quaker, CCA member and Extinction Rebellion activist Ian Bray was one of the seven in the dock, accused of committing criminal damage at Shell's London headquarters in the London Rebellion of April 2019. The acquittal of six of the activists by the jury (the seventh had felt compelled to plead guilty for reasons of child … Continue reading The Shell Verdict: Ian Bray’s Closing Statement
Six ordinary Christians in different locations across the UK stopped traffic as they sat in the road today in protest at the lack of action over the climate emergency. Caroline Harmon in Loughborough and Ben in Dorchester were arrested for obstructing the highway. They were amongst hundreds of people across the UK blocking roads locally … Continue reading Christians Across the UK Stopped Traffic and Arrested This Morning Over Climate Emergency
Phil Kingston, 85, attended a virtual (online) plea hearing at Westminster Magistrate’s Court today. In October 2019 he took part in an action which involved spraying fake blood over the Treasury building from an out-of-service fire engine. He began speaking as soon as he was connected to the court and read most of the following … Continue reading Phil Kingston’s Court Statement
Catholics For Christian Climate Action have held prayer protests outside Westminster and Cardiff cathedrals asking for stronger leadership on climate crisis from Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales as they prepare for Spring Plenary Meeting. Catholics For Christian Climate Action invited Bishops and others to join them in public witness outside Westminster Cathedral on … Continue reading Calling the Catholic Church to Action
Nadria Wallace was in court on 14th April charged with wilful obstruction of the highway. She was found guilty. Here is her defence statement. I stand before you this morning because I chose to participate in a nonviolent mass civil disobedience action in October 2019. Using only my body, I helped to stop traffic near … Continue reading Nadira Wallace’s Court Statement
