For International Women's Rights Day on March 8th, we highlighted a reality that is often overlooked: the challenges faced by migrant women in Quebec: double discrimination: those linked to their gender and those linked to their migratory status, which is often precarious and dependent on their family or marital situation. Dependent status, such as sponsorship, make migrant women more vulnerable to abuse and domestic and gender violence. Unfortunately, this is a reality we witness on a daily...
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45th General Council (GC45) Rev. Taylor Croissant, chair of the GC45 planning committee, has presented a general outline of timelines and format for the 45th General Council at the Telus Centre in Calgary, AB, in August of 2025. The theme will be Visions and Dreams, based on Acts 2:17: “I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young shall see visions, and your elders shall dream dreams.” The installation of the new Moderator will be at...
Re: Collective and urgent response to the legislated hatred of trans youth To our partners in faith, justice, and advocacy, In our shared work of advocacy and support to individuals and communities of faith in Alberta and across Canada, Affirm United/S’affimer Ensemble and Affirming Connections are writing to you as representatives of your Regional Council. The rights of trans youth are being attacked, and local congregations need your support. While we are doing what we can to connect and...
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Something to ponder World Day of Social Justice, which was celebrated on February 20th, brings me to reflect about where we are today, in Canada, as regards to social justice towards Indigenous Peoples. The legacy of centuries of colonisation, eviction, and cultural genocide continues to loom large over Indigenous people, extending from the imposition of legislation such as the Indian Act and the creation of residential schools to the forced removal and expropriation of Indigenous territories....
Perhaps the 46 days of Lent, as we follow Jesus from the desert towards Jerusalem and his death at Golgotha, doesn’t strike you as particularly invitational! Lent, a time of repentance and spiritual disciplines, lacks the joy and energy we consider attractive to newcomers. Forget Lent! I’d rather invite my friend to Easter service. Interestingly, Lent was historically a time of invitation and preparation, as newcomers to the Christian community prepared together for baptism on Easter Sunday....
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