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The Climate Choir Movement

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Contact

 oxford@climatechoirmovement.org

Rehearsals

Second Saturday of the month
2.30pm-4.30pm at
South Oxford Community Centre,
Lake Street.

Please note on 14th November, our rehearsal is being replaced by our participation in the Stop Rosebank protest in Cornmarket, rehearsal at 10.15 (venue tba) with singing in Cornmarket 11.30am-12.30pm

Next rehearsal: 13th December
We also have occasional Wednesday evening rehearsals before performances or events.

What has Oxford Climate Choir been doing?

Rewild the Church – Oxford

Oxford Climate Choir were joined by friends from Bristol Bath and Plymouth to support the Wildcard campaign for the Church of England to rewild 30% of its land by 2030. We were kindly hosted by the University Church of St Mary’s on the High Street and then also sang in Radcliffe Square and Christchurch Meadows in view of the spire of Christchurch Cathedral, one of whose clergy Rev. Val Plumb is proposing the rewilding motion at the Church of England Synod. We sang ‘Rewild the Church’ and ‘We need the Trees’

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Oxford at Stop Rosebank Campaign

With a decision expected on the climate-wrecking Rosebank Oilfield, Oxford Climate Choir recorded a special video message for Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds. We received a thank you and acknowledgement that she had viewed it, so hope it will encourage her to speak out against Rosebank. And we made the news, with our action reported by both the Oxford Mail and Cherwell Newspaper.

Several choir members also joined the Climate Choir Movement flashmob at two London railway stations.

Climate Justice Late Night at Oxford University Natural History Museum

Here is the Oxford Climate Choir processing to Climate Justice: Museum Late Night at Oxford University Museum of Natural History with Grandfather Thames, who is wearing a giant robe embroidered with the whole of the River Thames. The magnificent robe is the work of Anya Gleizer, an Oxford-based artist.

This event was held in association with the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit, as part of the Oxford Local Programme of events themed around climate change, human rights, and climate justice.

Oxford at Rewild the Church

A group from Oxford Climate Choir travelled to London for this action, supporting the amazing Wild Card campaign and calling for the Church of England to rewild more of its land. Here we are outside St Paul’s after singing to the congregation just before evensong.

About us

Oxford Climate Choir is a small but active group within the Climate Choir Movement. We always welcome new singers, regardless of experience. We meet monthly to rehearse and take part in most national Climate Choir performances and events, as well as planning our own local actions. All songs are taught by ear, with music available for those who find that helpful. If you’d like to join us or find out more, please drop us an email or come along to a rehearsal.

Future Events

National Trust Action Saturday 7th November
Combined Climate Choirs Performance outside the National Trust AGM in Swindon.
This will be in support of a motion calling for the Trust to switch its bank account away from Barclay’s. The motion already has wide support within the National Trust so Climate Choir will be singing to give a helpful extra nudge.
Saturday 14th November, Stop Rosebank protest in Cornmarket, organised by XR and other local groups. We’ve said that Oxford Climate Choir can be there and sing. So far, 10 of us have committed to going, but if we could make that 15-20 singers we’d have much more impact out of doors.
Could you come and sing? All are very welcome, regardless of whether you have joined a Climate Choir performance before.
The plan will be as follows:
  • 10.15 – 11.15 – rehearsal in Central Oxford – tbc but most likely in New Road Baptist Church in Bonn Square.
  • 11.30 – join the protest in Cornmarket. The XR Drumming group will be there too so we will take turns to perform. It’s up to us how long we stay but I’m hoping we could manage an hour or so?
  • The main songs will be Burnham Gotta Stop Rosebank and Cry Heart. You can find audio tracks, lyrics and sheet music for these on the Climate Choir Website here.
  • We’ll also sing our own easy Stop Rosebank round, which I’ll teach on the day to anyone who doesn’t know it already.
  • Wear your Climate Choir t-shirt if you have one, but no problem if you don’t!