Faiths gather for climate justice at St John, Waterloo

On Sunday 11 June, as part of the Great Big Green Week, St John, Waterloo celebrated an interfaith reflection on climate justice. The Great Big Green Week is a nationwide celebration of action on climate change, which took place from 10-18 June 2023 across the UK.

The gathering was co-organised with Faith for the Climate (FFTC) and the Brahma Kumaris UK, in solidarity with the people and places around the world that have done the least to cause climate change but are suffering its worst impacts. Contributions came from Revd Canon Giles Goddard, Vicar at St John, Waterloo and chair of FFTC, Dr Husna Ahmad OBE from Global One, and FFTC trustee, Rabbi Jeff Berger, Rambam Shephardi Synagogue, Jamie Cresswell, Centre for Applied Buddhism and FFTC Trustee, Sister Maureen Goodman from Brahma Kumaris UK, who were joined by Bishop Martin. In a post on Twitter, Bishop Martin said, “A delight to join faith leaders at St John, Waterloo in the in the call for climate justice at the start of #GreatBigGreenWeek.”