I am a Canadian Indigenous man who is a Sixties Scoop Survivor. My uncles and aunts, and my biological mother went to residential schools, as well as my grandparents. Three years ago, when Canada was about to celebrate 150 years, I encountered hostility from some fellow Indigenous people. Not hostility towards me, but towards celebrating Canada Day. The people I had heard from … [Read more...] about A renewed Indigenous perspective on celebrating Canada Day
Community
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons – July 30
Human trafficking is big business. Globally, it is the second largest illegal industry worldwide and in 2019, Global Financial Integrity, an organization that tracks illicit financial flows, reported that human trafficking had earned an astounding $150 billion in global profits. In Canada, a trafficker can make between $260,000 - $280,000 per victim per year. Human … [Read more...] about World Day Against Trafficking in Persons – July 30
Protesting Pornhub
With pornography now targeting 8-11-year-old boys, it is time to be more alert than ever. On International Women’s Day, 200 protesters, representing the 850,000 who signed an online petition, marched on the headquarters of Mindgeek. Based in Montreal on Decarie Blvd., the pornography supermarket provides an umbrella for 23 internet portals (i.e. Pornhub, Redtube, Gaytube, … [Read more...] about Protesting Pornhub
Churches coping with COVID
To say that the Coronavirus has changed the world would be an understatement. In the last 100 years, the world has not seen a global Pandemic. This is a disaster of unimaginable proportions, but it has not robbed us of our ability to communicate with each other. COVID-19 has changed the way we ‘do church’. With the closure of church buildings, and even with the loosening of … [Read more...] about Churches coping with COVID
The early church and BC Christian Leaders – commonality of believers
As we enter the season of Pentecost, the compelling story of the early Church moves us. The Spirit’s gifting, bold faith, the commonality of believers in their eagerness to share with those in need. The Spirit’s outpouring and subsequent results were truly amazing. Local BC Christian leaders and the Church today has every reason to believe that God’s Spirit is still in the … [Read more...] about The early church and BC Christian Leaders – commonality of believers