Judith Allinson, of Settle, Northern England writes:
“Oh the Oak and the Ash and the bonny Ivy tree…“
Around Settle where I live, Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is our the main big wild tree. Outside of the town a quarter of the big trees are ash.
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Blog Archives
Here is a collection of posts on specific topics which include: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Food, Transport, Water.
There is no more “later” – The Time is Now.
I have recently been working as an exam invigilator, supervising GCSE and A-Level students in one of the top boys Grammar schools in London. In between collecting in their mobile phones and handing out extra paper, there has been quite a lot of time to think.
I think about the boys and wonder whether they are interested in what they are studying or if it is just a means to an end for them.
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What are you doing about it mummy?
A journey of awareness and action
First published in Woman Alive magazine, June 2019
Last Summer, in temperatures approaching 30 degrees C, I was walking through London with my eight-year-old son. He was crying. This in itself was not unusual, he is a sensitive child, and it was incredibly hot and dusty.
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Extinction Rebellion and Faith
Thalia Carr has written these two articles on the Christian Climate Action web site about the relationship between Extinction Rebellion (XR) and her Christian faith.
What do we as Christians have to learn from Extinction Rebellion?
I was fortunate to spend some time with rebels at Marble Arch and Parliament Square last week.
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Ask your Denomination to Declare an Emergency
On 1 May 2019 a national climate and environmental emergency was declared in the UK Parliament. Green Christian is calling on church denominations and their governing bodies to play their part – but we need your help. Please ask your elected church representatives and leaders to:
- Declare a climate and ecological emergency as a church –
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Talk by Mike Berners-Lee: 12 June: There is no Planet B
New: Mike Berners-Lee’s book There is no Planet B – A Handbook for the Make or Break Years.
Mike Berners-Lee’s books are: fun to read. They are filled with astonishing facts and analysis. They have practical and inspiring ideas about what you can actually do.”
and he is coming to speak to us at Settle!
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European Mobility Week 2019: 16-22 Sept and Car Free Sunday 22 Sept
European Mobility Week 2019 – 16-22 September
Green Christian encourages people to support National Car Free Day,
which is also European Car Free Day – Sat 22 Sept 2019
Note the interest this year in London Car Free Day
Should a church wish to organise their own Car Free Sunday,
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Getting ready for the Easter Uprising
Christian Climate Action is a group of Christians who, like all of us at Green Christian, are fighting climate and ecological breakdown. Many of them are Green Christian members. They think that the issue is serious enough to demand civil disobedience, and are getting together with Extinction Rebellion this Easter in a campaign of peaceful nonviolent direct action calling for action.
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