FW: Pray and Take Action on Copenhagen
Sue Bentley
Here are some good suggestions for prayer and action at this difficult time, as the Climate Change negotiations come to an end in Copenhagen with much still to be resolved.
Best wishes
Sue
From: M
St John Nicolle [mailto:mar...@ccow.org.uk]
Sent: 17 December 2009 20:01
To: Maranda
Subject: Pray and Take Action on Copenhagen
Dear
Friends,
As was almost certainly predictable, the Copenhagen negotiations are nearing an
end with much yet to be decided, and tremendous pressure on all parties.
And so we pray. In addition to prayers for the points being negotiated
(Tearfund has updated prayer points here),
please pray for the process in these final hours:
- that the process of the final negotiations will be fair and transparent -- and that the voices of those who will be hurt first and worst will not be excluded at this critical stage. Pray particularly for strength for delegates who are part of small delegations, as they go through the physically, as well as intellectually, grueling process of trying to cover so many complex issues while having had little rest
- that world leaders who are present may rise above narrow self-interest and be given strength, wisdom and courage to seek the common good
We can also still take action. Avaaz has a "Save Copenhagen"
online action that is being delivered direct to Copenhagen; Christian Aid has
an online
action directed to Barrack Obama.
And we can follow what is happening to keep our prayers up to date: from
UK media sources, the Guardian's
complete coverage page, the FT and the BBC are frequently updated. The dedicated
sections in the New
York Times, South African Mail
and Guardian, Times of
India offer news with different perspectives . Christian
Aid, Oxfam,
Tcktcktck and Tearfund's Copenhagen
pages offer their latest news and press releases and responses to events.
If you want to go into
more depth there's the UNFCCC website
itself, with live and on-demand webcasts, schedules and documents. The Earth Negotiations Bulletin COP 15
bulletin, which has been coming out nightly, offers a summary of where things
are - it's quite technical and by virtue of being only a once-a-day event may
not be the most up-to-date, but it is clear and very comprehensive.
Finally, there's also plenty of comment and reflection available, including
a blog on the
negotiations hosted by the Diocese of Oxford and a CAFOD blog, both with much food for
thought.
--
Maranda St John Nicolle
Coordinator, Christian Concern for One World
World Development Adviser, Diocese of Oxford
Tel: 01235 850 267
Email: mar...@ccow.org.uk