UK Christians to join climate change protest

(November 30, 2009) Sixteen leaders of Christian Churches in the United Kingdom will be attending an ecumenical service in London on Saturday, to urge political leaders meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, on climate change to ‘Act Now To Stop Climate Change’. Among them will be Anglican head, Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury and Catholic Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster. At least 3,000 Christians are expected to join them, carrying an array of colourful banners and dressed in blue. They will be travelling from their parishes around the country in special trains and coaches. After the service some church leaders and the congregation will join tens of thousands of people marching to form a blue wave around the Houses of Parliament. Churches on the march will be a key part of the growing movement for action on climate change. It is expected to be the UK’s biggest ever demonstration in support of action on climate change, ahead of the crucial UN climate talks in Copenhagen.