Joe Gunn explains why public justice must include climate justice, arguing that climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. Read more »
By Chandra Pasma | Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 - 11:51AM
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As new research from CPJ demonstrates, the poor bore the brunt of the recent recession. In Canada, hundreds of thousands lost their jobs and were left at the mercy of inadequate Employment Insurance and social assistance. Globally, millions suffered from rising unemployment, deep financial uncertainty, and high food prices. Yet it was not the poor that caused the economic downturn.
The economic crisis was caused by financial activity – speculation – taking place far from the everyday lives of the poor. The banks and financial institutions and other actors involved in creating the speculation bubble have taken their bailout and moved on into recovery. The poor are still waiting for their recovery. Read more »
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon when a lively group of Ottawans rambled down the highway to Hamilton. There were two priests, two young adults from a local parish and the two of us. We were among the 85 or so clergy and lay people from across the country making our way to “Community Justice Camp – Live the Change you want to see.”
Community –be it geographic, experience-based, or otherwise –is central in our pursuit of social justice. At Justice Camp we had the opportunity to be among a wonderful group of justice advocates from across the country to learn, share, and grow together as we explored how to discern and interpret local needs in a way that leads to charity, justice, and a strong and healthy community for all. Read more »
By Rebekah Sears | Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 - 9:00AM
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Last week Karri and I participated in Community Justice Camp in Hamilton, Ontario. An initiative of the Anglican Church of Canada, Justice Camp seeks to bring people together from across Canada to explore, promote and expand our knowledge of various issues of social and public justice, and Christ’s calling for us to participate in these activities. This year the focus was community development and how we can build community through our work in various aspects of justice. Read more »
Canada is hosting the G8 and G20 summits in June this year. Among the flurry of advocacy and education on global issues, this year there is a new coalition of faith communities organizing to make a difference. For the first time in Canada, national organizations of Christian, Baha’i, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, and First Nations faith communities are working together at a Religious Leaders' Summit to mobilize Canadians to address poverty, care for Creation, and invest in peace. Read more »
By Rebekah Sears | Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 - 9:45AM
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Today, April 22, is Earth Day. Initiated by US Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970 as a national movement for education and promotion of environmental care, Earth Day eventually was recognized and is now celebrated around the world.
The first International Earth Day was held in 1990, with over 140 countries joining the movement. Today, with over 170 countries involved, Earth Day is one of the biggest movements in the world in terms of global environmental education and action. Read more »
Hasn’t the silence been deafening? What have you heard your church saying about the tremendous recession that has left 1.5 million Canadians unemployed?
There is a troubling trend in Canada. When asked about social justice work, many mainline churches in Canada, even up to two-thirds in some circumstances, report decreases in resources, staff, budgets and overall effectiveness for such programs. Has the church abandoned its work on social justice, rooted in faith and scriptural teaching? Is there any way to revitalize such work?Read more »
By Rebekah Sears | Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 - 3:24PM
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Last week, Chandra, Kathryn and I attended “Radically Ordinary: An evening with Shane Claiborne” at a downtown church in Ottawa. The sanctuary was packed with people of all ages representing a wide variety of churches and faith backgrounds.
A very dynamic speaker and co-founder of The Simple Way, a Philadelphia based movement promoting community living and care for one another, Shane challenged us to re-evaluate our own motives and actions in the mission of bringing love and hope to a broken world. Suffering is something most people try to avoid at all costs, but part of Shane’s challenge was for people to enter places of suffering and injustice to bring hope. Read more »
“There. It’s 8:30 p.m. Turn out the lights and settle down.” This might sound like you’re trying to get the kids to bed. Be assured; on March 27th you won’t want them to go to sleep quite yet! Not, that is, if you are among the millions of people around the globe who will be celebrating Earth Hour. Read more »
By Rebekah Sears | Monday, March 8th, 2010 - 4:23PM
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Last week, just before the government’s presentation of Budget 2010, the Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), a project coordinated by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), released their Alternative Federal Budget 2010. Employment issues topped their list of priorities. Employment also topped the priority list of Budget 2010. Let’s see how they compare! Read more »
Canada is hosting the G8 and G20 summits in June this year. Among the flurry of advocacy and education on global issues, this year there is a new coalition of faith communities organizing to make a difference. For the first time in Canada, national organizations of Christian, Baha’i, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, and First Nations faith communities are working together at a 
Hasn’t the silence been deafening? What have you heard your church saying about the tremendous recession that has left 1.5 million Canadians unemployed?
