Members of the Extinction Rebellion offshoot picketed the Cathedral on Sunday morning (March 5) in protest against the diocese’s continued investment in fossil fuels. Continue reading Activists call for Clifton Cathedral fossil fuel divestment
Peace activists concluded a four-day vigil by delivering a petition to City Hall calling on Bristol City Council to support the abolition of nuclear weapons. Continue reading Bristol Peace Gathering calls on council to back nuclear weapon ban
Climate activist Reverend Sue Parfitt has had a conviction for obstruction overturned by a judge at Bristol Crown Court this afternoon. Speaking from outside the courthouse yesterday (Thursday, March 24), Rev. Parfitt, who is known for her climate activism with XR, Christian Climate Action and Insulate Britain, said the decision by Bristol Recorder Judge Sellers was a vindication of her right to protest. Rev. Parfitt … Continue reading Win for Protest Rights as Christian Climate Activist Conviction Quashed
Reverend Sue Parfitt has been found guilty of obstruction of the highway in a trial lasting almost eight hours. The reverend, a veteren activist who is no stranger to the dock, was arrested for the offence last December during a joint action between XR Bristol, XR Peace, and Christian Climate Action to blockade the Ministry of Defence (MoD) site in Abbeywood, Filton. Speaking from outside … Continue reading Reverend Sue Parfitt Found Guilty
Reverend Sue Parfitt, 79, attended Bristol Magistrates Court yesterday (April 16th) on a charge of obstructing the highway. Outside the courthouse, Rev’d Sue said ‘I am a law-abiding citizen’ but ‘civil disobedience is required to ‘flag up the enormity of the [climate and ecological] emergency.’ She was supported at the courthouse by a crowd of around 20 people from XR Peace and Christian Climate Action … Continue reading Reverend Arrested at December MoD Blockade Stands Trial
