Shut down the women's refugee detention centre

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Shut down women's refugee detention centre; local police monitoring; the Resisting Mining Book Club, +more

ACTIVISM & CONTEMPLATION — JULY 2022 — VIEW ONLINE →

Olcay Colak, from film A Quiet Revolution

A Quiet Revolution, produced by the Gaia Foundation, profiles London’s urban seed-savers protecting biodiversity in the face of climate change.

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Women for Refugee Women are raising funds for legal action to shut down the Derwentside detention centre for women, which they rightly call harmful, expensive and unnecessary. To stay alert to potential protests and actions taking place outside Derwentside, follow @4refugeewomen, @EndHassockfield or @No2Hassockfield on Twitter.

On a similar note, Care4Calais and others have been challenging the government's offshore detention deal with Rwanda. At the next hearing on 19th July, join a whole host of organisations in protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice, or join the Twitterstorm.
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With Extinction Rebellion plans around the corner for Autumn, Christian Climate Action are organising a number of training events, as well as this introductory session on July 20th for anyone wanting to find out more.

Netpol have launched a practical guide to local police monitoring, designed to help communities organise against discriminatory policing in their neighbourhoods, and keep police accountable.

Lastly, on 15th July Red Letter Christians' Book Club meets online for a discussion with four contributors to the book Parenting for a Better World: Social Justice Practices for Your Family & the Planet.

RESOURCES

Resisting Mining Book Club: The Extractive Zone

The Extractive Zone traces the political, aesthetic, and performative practises that emerge in opposition to the ruinous effects of extractive capital. On 20th July, join author Author Macarena Gómez-Barris for a lecture and Q&A via our Passionist Partners, London Mining Network.

"God is already there"

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The Jesuit podcast Journeying With... interviews Father Paul Martin SJ, who reflects on 20 years working in Guyana, its colonial past, and the ecological challenges of its future.

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One year on from the 'Ziegler' court case

The 'Ziegler Four' recount their 2017 protest at the DSEI Arms Fair, which led to a surprising and ground-breaking supreme court ruling almost four years later.

Welcoming the Stranger

Welcome Churches offers guidance to churches in how they welcome asylum seekers and refugees into their communities. Joint CEO Emily Shepherd explains a little of their practice.
—via our Passionist Partners, Independent Catholic News

The spiritual roots of climate crisis

The answer to ecological challenges is not more technocracy, but conversion - says Cardinal Peter Turkson, who has played a leading role at the Vatican in calling for action on climate change.

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