Christian Climate Action are holding a prayerful protest and vigil outside Labour HQ, every Wednesday until the election. We are urging the Labour Party to call a moratorium on the Rosebank Oil Field development, should it form the next government. When and where? Every Wednesday, we will gather at Costa Coffee before the vigil, 160 … Continue reading Weekly Rosebank Vigils Outside Labour HQ
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Half a dozen Christians are amongst those sending Barclays AGM into chaos
Immediate release Photographs and video of the action available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PcHxHctGK2NDitN__GYywpQKUgRSVwXU?usp=sharing (Please credit Fossil Free London) Photos of Christians involved available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IBD9iMP3lAV4AqnlH99zgQj9ID1JBepR?usp=sharing (No credit needed) Contact: christianclimateaction@gmail.com Today, Thursday 9th May, campaigners, including Christians, sent Barclays annual shareholder meeting into chaos. They were calling out the bank's large investments in fossil fuel companies and also investments in arms, currently … Continue reading Half a dozen Christians are amongst those sending Barclays AGM into chaos
BREAKING: Vicars Occupy Labour HQ Over Rosebank Oil Field
Vicars Occupy Labour HQ Over Rosebank Oil Field For immediate release Photos available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1atXUyS8SDlOg4lEbEXGkr28lTs1xW6aC?usp=sharing Contact christianclimateaction@gmail.com Today, Wednesday 1st May, 5 people have occupied the lobby of Labour HQ in protest at the party's refusal to cancel the Rosebank oil field. More than twenty other people protested at the same time outside of the building. Members … Continue reading BREAKING: Vicars Occupy Labour HQ Over Rosebank Oil Field
A Day Pushing For Fossil-Fuel-Free Finance
On the 24th April, we're going to be in London, focussing our efforts on two targets that can transform fossil fuel financing. Please do join us for any part of the day that you are able to. First stop - Lloyds Bank Head Office Meet time: 12midday Location: 25 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7HN. Lloyds … Continue reading A Day Pushing For Fossil-Fuel-Free Finance
Urging Cathedrals To Drop Dirty Banks
THE BIG FOUR UK BANKS In the UK, the market is dominated by the ‘Big Four’ banks: Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest, and many Cathedrals across the UK, have selected one of these as their bank. Our friends at JustMoney Movement outline why this is problematic. Each of these banks “provide finance to companies that … Continue reading Urging Cathedrals To Drop Dirty Banks
Campaign win – Probitas rules out insuring EACOP following CCA protest
PRESS RELEASE BREAKING: Probitas Insurance company rules out crude oil pipleline after Christians take action Monday 4th March 2024 For immediate release Photos available here / Interviews available Members of Christian Climate Action are celebrating after major insurance company, Probitas 1492, yesterday confirmed that it will never insure two major new fossil fuels projects - the East African Crude … Continue reading Campaign win – Probitas rules out insuring EACOP following CCA protest
The No Faith In Fossil Fuels Vigil – The Highlights
We did it! ⛪ Hundreds of Christians 🙏 Holding vigil for 240 hours 📍 Outside the gates of parliament ✝️ Bishops. Vicars. Churches. 👧🏽 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
Christian women protest climate change inaction at virgin and child painting in National Gallery
Friday 15th December 2023 For immediate release Photos here (high resolution photos available) / Interviews available Contact: christianclimateaction@gmail.com Five women today held a nativity-themed climate change protest inside the National Gallery in London. The members of Christian Climate Action stood in front of a 15th-century Filippino Lippi painting of the Virgin and Child which depicts Mary seated in a landscape … Continue reading Christian women protest climate change inaction at virgin and child painting in National Gallery
