Letter of Solidarity Delivered

Ben hands over a letter of solidarity from President of the Methodist Church in Britain, to Golam Rabbani, from Climate Action Network in Bangladesh: http://tinyurl.com/ycfqrfz (The pictures of Golam and Ben were taken this morning.) Here is what Revd David Gamble, President of the Methodist Church in Britain, wrote in the letter: Dear Golam, As world leaders meet this week in Copenhagen to discuss the action they will take on one of the most pressing moral issues of our time, I write to express the solidarity of the Methodist Church in Britain with the people of Bangladesh. Your country has already endured the suffering of extreme weather conditions. Church leaders along with many Christian people joined other concerned organisations and individuals in a very well supported and publicised demonstration of concern on Saturday 6th December, when more than 40,000 people took to the streets of London. During that afternoon, representatives met with our Prime Minister and the Government minister who is taking the lead on this issue at Copenhagen. The demonstration was preceded by a service in Westminster Methodist Central Hall, attended by around 2,000 people. At this service we heard first hand from Umme Kulsum (Prodipan, Bangladesh) about what is already happening in your country. She confirmed what we have already read in media reports stating that climate change experts are aware that Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. We continue to hold the people of Bangladesh in our prayers as we take actions to change our own lives, as individuals and as churches. May your work continue to help contribute towards a sustainable future. Yours sincerely, Revd David Gamble President of the Methodist Church in Britain.