May we all take our part… #prayer #world

Today marks 75 years since the Refugee Convention was signed. From the devastation of the Second World War, it established a vital principle - people fleeing persecution have the right to seek safety. 75 years on, that promise matters as much as ever.

Glad we made it to Bordeaux by taxi last night and are now in the TGV train to Paris!

Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.

ICYMI - Prof Stefan Rahmstorf, eminent climate scientist at the Potsdam Institute, who was caught up in the French wildfires. Clear description, summary of relationship to climate change, call to action.

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · last wk.

Watch my BBC World News interview of today on the record wildfires in France. youtu.be/9nGUMen7m7I

New podcast episode! 🎧 It was great to join @ccowinfo.bsky.social to talk about our new #ChallengeAmazon campaign 📢 You can listen to the full conversation here: www.ccow.org.uk/resources/ro...

Refugee Week starts today ☀ This year’s theme, Courage, feels especially resonant. Courage in the journeys people have taken to find safety. Courage in rebuilding lives in new places. And courage in communities that choose welcome, solidarity, and understanding.

. 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞! One of the most important #ClimateAction we can all do is talk about climate change in our daily lives – climate conversations play a huge role in creating social change more: climateoutreach.org/connect... 🌎🌍🌏

Talk climate - Climate Outreach

One of the most important things we can do is talk about climate change - climate conversations play a huge role in creating social change.

climateoutreach.org

Are we willing to invest just five cents per person per year to maintain one of the world’s most important climate monitoring systems? That provides crucial information about a potentially existential risk for Europe?

Femke de Jong@fmkdejong.bsky.social · 2mo ago

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... We are raising the alarm because continuing observations of one of our most important components in the climate system are becoming unsustainable.

The actions of one person must never be used to stigmatise an entire community. Collective blame only creates further division harm. We stand with Belfast City of Sanctuary in condemning all violence, racism, hatred and attempts to exploit tragic events to spread fear and division.

👉 Take action to Challenge Amazon here: justmoney.org.uk/speak-out/ch...

Challenge Amazon: Break the Habit, Fix the Rules

The global economy isn’t working for everyone. It’s driving inequality, environmental damage, and concentrating wealth in the hands of a few. Amazon - the world’s largest online retailer - sits at the...

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Amazon's UK accounts have been released 👀 They show that Amazon UK Services paid a grand total of £0 in corporation tax last year 👎 This is why we are campaigning to Break the Habit and Fix the Rules! 📢 www.mirror.co.uk/money/amazon...

Amazon accused of 'systematic tax avoidance' after release of UK accounts

Accounts for one of online giant Amazon's biggest UK companies show it paid no corporation tax last year despite profits jumping by a quarter

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This is must-view for anyone in the UK. Take aways: 1) AMOC shutdown has gone from low likelihood/high impact event to likely, possibly even very likely event 2) Subpolar gyre change could affect UK by late 2030s/2040s 3) How to stop it? Radical lowering of emissions in next 2 decades

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For thirty years of my career studying this, I considered the #AMOC tipping risk serious but low probability. Why I've changed my mind. ⬇️ youtu.be/Cg0N9MWw9Vk?...

In two days, Initiative director Kim Daniels will join Catholic Climate Covenant, Laudato Si’ Movement, and others for a webinar on “Magnifica Humanitas: Disarming AI, Being Fully Human, and Integral Ecology” at 7:30 p.m. EDT. RSVP: bit.ly/MagHumWeb

#MorningPrayer Inspire in us, Lord Jesus, the faith and fortitude, the courage and constancy, to reveal you to others in all situations by our words and our ways, by our actions and our attitudes. Give us courage to speak and to show the truth of your love to power and to pauper.

The Methodist Church take legal action concerning HSBC funding the Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia. Very appropriate to announce it on World Environment Day. www.thebanker.com/content/6672...

Methodist churches to file complaint over HSBC’s Glencore financing

Churches allege lender’s financing of the mining company is contributing to environmental harms

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🍃 The climate crisis is not just an environmental emergency. It's rooted in inequality, unfair trade & broken economic systems. Small-scale producers need fair conditions to be part of the solution. When the system is fair, sustainability follows. #WorldEnvironmentDay

"We said 1.5°C was the limit. We are crossing it." It's World Environment Day. What are you going to do about it? https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/ #WorldEnvironmentDay #NowForClimate #URC

The countdown to #WorldEnvironmentDay on 5 June is on! Follow the latest stories, events and actions from around the world as people come together #NowForClimate: www.worldenvironmentday.global/2026/latest/...

Church resources for Refugee Week 15-21 June 2026 In addition to a range of resources for Sanctuary Sunday we now have brand new Church resources for Refugee Week, including 2 talks, a prayer, a Bible verse and a list of other resources. #RefugeeWeek ctbi.org.uk/event/sanctu...

"81. A litmus test for social justice today is the treatment of migrants, refugees and those forced to move due to poverty, violence, climate change and environmental disasters. The way a society treats them reveals whether its sense of justice is driven by fear or by the spirit of fraternity."

i hope you all like my newest poem written in honour of the refugee struggle ❤️‍🩹

#MorningPrayer Lord Jesus, you set your face for Jerusalem; help us to set our faces for the New Jerusalem, for your city and kingdom. Fix our focus on the way in which you call us to follow, the priorities set by your wisdom, the promises you ask us to share, with all the world.

Today on Pentecost, let's remind ourselves of the impact of the Holy Spirit on us Christians. 😁 FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: Love - A deep, selfless affection for others, even those who may be difficult to love. Joy - A sense of inner happiness and contentment, regardless of circumstances. 1/4

To celebrate #WorldFairTradeDay, the Oxford Fair Trade Coalition is putting on events with Felix Tetteh, Ghanaian cocoa producer Join us Friday 15th for supper, chocolate & a chance to dig deep on Fairtrade Email events@ccow.org.uk to register @simeonjmitchell.bsky.social @labourruth.bsky.social

Have you registered yet? Next Friday evening, 7pm @Wesley Mem in Oxford. Light supper, chocolate tasting, and a discussion with Fairtrade cocoa producer Felix Tetteh, visiting from Ghana. An amazing (and free) opportunity to explore Fairtrade in depth. Email events@ccow.org.uk to register.

Coming up! 15 May at Wesley Mem in Oxford. Chocolate: the bitter, the sweet, the difference Fairtrade makes An evening with Felix Tetteh, Fairtrade cocoa producer. Light supper, chocolate tasting, talk, Q and A Free. Limited places. Registration essential Email event@ccow.org.uk to register

A time of reflection in @rbgkew.bsky.social & St Anne’s Church, ending with Choral Evensong. Wednesday 6 May 2026 (09:30-17:00). This event will be led by me (plant scientist), & @margothodson.bsky.social (vicar & environmental theologian). www.kewtheologyandgardening.org.uk/events-sched...

Day Retreat — Kew Theology & Gardening

Join us for a time of reflection in Kew Gardens and St Anne’s Church, ending with Choral Evensong. This event will be led by Dr Martin Hodson, plant scientist & environmental biologist & Rev'...

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Coming up! 15 May at Wesley Mem in Oxford. Chocolate: the bitter, the sweet, the difference Fairtrade makes An evening with Felix Tetteh, Fairtrade cocoa producer. Light supper, chocolate tasting, talk, Q and A Free. Limited places. Registration essential Email event@ccow.org.uk to register

For delectation - because we need things to delight! The photography of Salgado and theology from Tim Howles. Enjoy.

Tim Howles@timhowles.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Here is my new article on the nature photography of Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Salgado. What can we learn from his beautiful work about the "politics of the visual" that directs us at this time of global ecological crisis? Read here: lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...