"Do you know what we want? We want justice—oceans of it. We want fairness—rivers of it. That’s what we want. That’s all we want." Amos 5:24 (The Message)
There is just one month to go until the group of 20 (G20) richest nations gather in Brisbane, Australia, and the Anglican Alliance are putting out a final call for signatures on the Oceans of Justice petition.
Thousands have already signed in agreement with the call from Pacific Islanders, which demands action on climate change from the world's leaders. Every voice counts - every individual signing the petition now.
Unfortunately climate change is happening right now, and it is affecting the world's most vulnerable with the most devastating consequences.
In the Pacific, Australia’s neighbourhood, rising oceans are poisoning agricultural land, washing away homes, and forcing people to abandon islands that their people have lived on for thousands of years.
Despite this, the Australian Government has refused to add climate change as an urgent agenda item for the G20 meeting in Brisbane in November this year.
We are joining those most affected by climate change in the Pacific, and worldwide, to call on the Australian Government to show global leadership and add climate change to the G20 agenda. We need the G20 countries to commit to strong action to slow down climate change and help those who are already being impacted by its effects.
You can sign the Oceans of Justice petition here.
By signing you will be taking action on climate change and food security and speaking up with the most vulnerable people, including those facing rising waters in the Pacific Ocean.
As the Anglican Alliance we stand with local churches across the globe – churches and communities who want their voices to be heard by world leaders so that governments make decisions to stop climate change and respond to the impact.
In partnership with churches across the Pacific, Anglican Board of Mission and Anglican Overseas Aid in Australia, we are petitioning the leaders of the 20 richest nations to make sure climate change is on the agenda when they meet at the G20 Summit in Brisbane in November 2014.
Anglican churches are already taking action by divesting from fossil fuels. Canberra, Melbourne and Perth have all decided to divest from the coal, oil and gas companies responsible for exacerbating climate change.
We are adding our voices to the call of the wider civil society group (C20) that petitioned the Australian Government to ensure that climate change is part of the G20 agenda.
Events led by Anglican churches in Australia and the Pacific will take place in November 2014 to highlight the call for climate justice, and the petition will be presented to ministerial representatives.
Together we can send a message from a global community that action on climate change is urgent and cannot be delayed. Sign the Oceans of Justice petition here.
Christina Manning is Communications and Learning Manager for the Anglican Alliance, a faith based organization focusing on development, relief and advocacy
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