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Our Climate Justice campaign launched this March – with twelve special events across England and Wales Thousands of campaigners and church leaders, school children and students, politicians and parishes joined together to take action for climate justice

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Our Climate Justice campaign launched with twelve special events across England and Wales - thousands joined together to take action for climate justice. Please add YOUR voice at http://www.cafod.org.uk/climatejustice

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Page 1: Climate Justice Launch Events

Our Climate Justice campaign launched this March – with twelve special events across England and Wales

Thousands of campaigners and church leaders, school children and students, politicians and parishes joined together to take action for climate justice

Page 2: Climate Justice Launch Events

“Governments alone won't achieve a climate change agreement. It needs you, civil society, people of faith

and not of faith, all of us”

Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Page 3: Climate Justice Launch Events

Young activists from St Peter and Paul’s parish, Northfields, add their support to the campaign

Page 4: Climate Justice Launch Events

Bishop of Hallam John Rawsthorne, chair of CAFOD, signs a campaign card and urges all of us to become "ambassadors for climate justice"

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Solidarity walk to St Anne’s Cathedral, Leeds, led by CAFOD director Chris Bain and Cambodian partners

Khim Sarin and Lay Sophea,

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"In the end it’s about what we do. Faith and belief inspire people, but it’s

about turning that into practical action”

Hilary Benn, Environment Minister

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Honorary Alderman David Wilde, Sheriff of York, joins CAFOD partner Lay Sophea from Cambodia for a special mass at St Wilfrid’s Church, York

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Primary school children present their work on the Call of Creation as part of the offertory procession

at a special mass in York

Page 9: Climate Justice Launch Events

Young people in Plymouth write messages to the government calling for a

fair climate change deal

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Schoolchildren enjoy a day of environmental activities to launch the campaign in Shrewsbury

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Members of religious orders study, pray and speak out for climate justice at

their Lent day of reflection

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“Our climate is in our hands - but it is also in yours. The UK government must be a leader on climate change"

Khim Sarin and Lay Sophea, environmental experts and CAFOD partners

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Watch the video and take action online

cafod.org.uk/climatejustice

Send photos of your actions to [email protected]

Photos: Simon Rawles, George Coppock, Adrian White, CAFOD staff