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Hungering for a New Politics: The Life’s Work of Gerald Vandezande

Gerald VandezandePlease join Gerald’s friends and family in an evening and the following morning designed to remember the work of this tireless Christian activist, member of the Order of Canada and a founder of Citizens for Public Justice, who passed away in the summer of 2011.

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Time and Place:
On Friday February17, 2012, beginning at 7 p.m. at First Christian Reformed Church of Toronto, 67 Taunton Road. (Taunton Road is centrally located, one block east of Mount Pleasant Road, just south of Eglinton Avenue East.) Read more »

Towards a Just and Sustainable Society

The beginning of a new year brings many questions. Still, we are energized by the potential of what lies ahead, spurred on by the focus of a new strategic plan, and strengthened by the support of longstanding and new members alike.

God has called us, redeemed us, and transformed us to be agents of change. “For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life” (Ephesians 2:10). We will therefore offer a faithful response to God’s call for love, justice and stewardship. Read more »

Gerald Vandezande: Canada's Unassuming Prophet

One of CPJ's founders and a recognized name in religious and political circles, Gerald Vandezande's life has been one of faithfulness, commitment and passion. Starting with his humble beginnings, the article outlines some life lessons from this Christian social activist. Read more »

Welcome, Joe!

CPJ members, board and staff are delighted to welcome our new executive director, Joe Gunn, to the CPJ team. Joe comes to CPJ with much experience in advocating for justice in Canada and internationally. Join us in extending a warm welcome to him! Read more »

CPJ in Ottawa: Making Public Justice Front and Centre

Being close to Parliament since July has already assisted CPJ's work"I see CPJ’s role as bringing a very strong justice perspective to policy discussion, engaging seriously with government debates, and presenting doable policy alternatives." Read more »

CPJ: a rose by any other name

Over nearly half a century, the work of CPJ has been publicly known under different names and carried out through a variety of organizational and corporate structures. Read more »

Public Justice, Then and Now and Into the Future

3 Panelists: Jim Visser, Kathy Vandergrift, and Janet Wesselius, Edmonton, May 29, 2004. Read more »

Birthing a Christian political movement

Tracing CPJ in the 1960s, this is the first of four articles on CPJ's first four decades. Read more »

Sinking roots in a Seventies Canada

Tracing CPJ in the 1970s, this is the second of four articles on CPJ's first four decades. Read more »

The 1980s: a big appetite for faith-fed advocacy

The third article in a series of decade-by-decade reviews of the first 40 years of CPJ. Read more »

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