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This event took place in Sandyford Henderson Memorial Church on 9 November. 

The speakers unpacked the feminist and decolonial approach needed to address the climate emergency which shifts power and resources to women and the global South. 

The panel included:

  • Chair: Amanda Mukwashi, CEO, Christian Aid 
  • Key Note: Kavita Naidu, human rights and feminist climate justice advocate 
  • Ikal Angelei, politician and environmentalist 
  • Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, ACT Alliance General Secretary 

Women on the Front Line: Healing the Earth, Seeking Justice

This event took place in Sandyford Henderson Memorial Church on 9 November. 

The speakers unpacked the feminist and decolonial approach needed to address the climate emergency which shifts power and resources to women and the global South. 

The panel included:

  • Chair: Amanda Mukwashi, CEO, Christian Aid 
  • Key Note: Kavita Naidu, human rights and feminist climate justice advocate 
  • Ikal Angelei, politician and environmentalist 
  • Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, ACT Alliance General Secretary 

This event took place in Sandyford Henderson Memorial Church on 9 November. 

During the service, we heard directly from communities in the Amazon rainforest who are playing a key role in tackling the climate crisis by working as shields against deforestation.

Keynote speakers included:

  • Sally Foster-Fulton, Head of Christian Aid Scotland
  • Amanda Mukwashi, CEO of Christian Aid
  • Robert Hynd, Moderator of Glasgow Presbytery
  • Bishop Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

An Ecumenical Service of Solidarity for Climate Justice at COP26

This event took place in Sandyford Henderson Memorial Church on 9 November. 

During the service, we heard directly from communities in the Amazon rainforest who are playing a key role in tackling the climate crisis by working as shields against deforestation.

Keynote speakers included:

  • Sally Foster-Fulton, Head of Christian Aid Scotland
  • Amanda Mukwashi, CEO of Christian Aid
  • Robert Hynd, Moderator of Glasgow Presbytery
  • Bishop Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

Faith in Action

This event took place at St George's Tron on 2 November.

Representatives from faith communities handed over 150,000 actions and prayers for climate justice at the Faith in Action for Climate Justice. 

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Faith in Action event with YCCN at COP26 Credit: Christian Aid
Young people standing with prayer boats at a COP26 event
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Protest Art: a Lament in Black Paint is a new exhibition visualising the impact of climate injustice on the world’s most vulnerable communities. Credit: Colin Hattersley
A man standing with a painting dipped in black paint in Kelvingrove Gallery, Glasgow

BBC Songs of Praise

BBC Songs of Praise episode on Sunday 7 November featured a segment on the Protest Art: 'A Lament in Black Paint' commissioned by Christian Aid Scotland, Tearfund Scotland and Islamic Relief. 

 

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