Christmas Message from Justice Ministries
A Christmas message from Dr. Allyson Carr, Associate Secretary, Justice Ministries.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women: December 6
December 6 marks the day that 14 women were murdered at Polytechnique Montreal in 1989. December 6 is now a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Every Child Matters: A Video from Vivian Ketchum for Orange Shirt Day
Vivian Ketchum, originating from Wauzhushk Onigum Nation of Northern Ontario, and a member of Place of Hope Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg, Man., talks about why she wears an orange shirt, and why it is important for members of the church to mark September 30.
PCC Prays for the Lives Lost at Kamloops Indian Residential School
The Presbyterian Church in Canada grieves with Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, who has released news that the unidentified graves of 215 children have been found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, as well as all those who lost family, friends or community members to Indian Residential Schools—for whom this news brings devastating pain, trauma and loss.
Responding to White Fragility
Erika Krett, a member of Unionville Presbyterian Church in Unionville, Ont., reflects on her responses and learnings from a congregational study on racism and White fragility.
A Ray of Hope for a Nuclear Free World
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons comes into force in 2021.
Treaties and Covenants
The Rev. Kenn Stright, a retired Presbyterian minister and member of the Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations Committee, writes about the significance of Treaty rights and why Mi’kmaq fishing rights are important to him.
Climate Justice Engagement
Join the ecumenical community’s For the Love of Creation work in support of climate justice.
Remembering Chanie Wenjack on October 23, 2020
Today marks the 54th anniversary of the tragic death of Chanie Wenjack, an Anishinaabe boy, who at the tender age of 12, ran away from the PCC-run Cecilia Jeffrey Residential School to return home, only to be found dead by hunger and exposure to harsh weather. It is said that the story of Chanie along with the painful legacy of residential schools is being taught in at least 40,000 classrooms across the country.
Systemic Racism: When an Individual’s Words Illuminate the Space in Which They’re Said
Dr. Allyson Carr, Associate Secretary of Justice Ministries, has written on the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman in a hospital in Quebec, and the racist words that were spoken to her by the hospital workers she was in the care of—words which illuminate the unacceptable and condemnable behaviour that is often permitted in our society as a result of systemic racism.