20 April 2021
Climate Justice for All
On Monday 5th April, a youth-led campaign calling on the global Methodist family to take climate action in the run up to the UN’s COP26 is being launched!
‘Climate Justice for All’ (CJ4A for short) is a campaign which invites Methodist communities all over the world to engage in the issue of the climate crisis and declare ‘we believe in climate justice for all’.
“The message of the campaign, ‘we believe in climate justice for all’, is so important because as Methodist people we want to remember John Wesley’s declaration that God’s love was for all and we wanted to make clear that when we seek climate justice it is not just for a small number of individuals but for all.” Camila Ferreiro, Uruguayan CJ4A Worker.
Climate Justice for All is being led by a team of young workers from Uruguay, Britain, Italy, Zambia and Fiji and a network of volunteers from fifteen other countries including Russia, India, Argentina, Zimbabwe and the USA.
The campaign is asking Methodist communities to do three things in the run up to COP26: listen, call and commit.
To enable Methodists listen to other Methodist communities, CJ4A are releasing monthly short films and worship resources. The short films will focus on a particular a community and their experience of climate action and/or change and the worship resources will enable communities to deepen their engagement with the issues explored. CJ4A wants as many communities to use their monthly content in whatever way best suits them: in Sunday worship, in small groups, in youth groups or in personal worship. The worship resources consist of things such as: short film discussion questions, prayers, song suggestions and an eco-reflection. These tools are an accessible way in which to bring issues of the climate and creation care into the life of the church.
To find out more about CJ4A, visit their website and make sure to look out for April’s short film and worship resources on Monday 5th.