April/May 2024, UCC in Focus | Church News
The United Church tackles climate change with churchwide youth program
Climate Motivators program encourages and nurtures the next generation of environmental advocates
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Justice | Environment
Canadian mining companies are destroying communities in the Philippines but this United Church mission team is determined to help
Twelve years ago, the Beaconsfield Initiative team started working with activists and human rights organizations to protect the Cordillera region
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Ethical Living | Society
How Professional Women’s Hockey League is leveling the playing field for women
While the wage gap persists, these players get housing stipends, dental insurance and more to help pursue their careers
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Ethical Living | Society
Long-time educator sparks love for learning by abandoning grades
“Research shows that when we focus only on grades, there’s less learning. But when we focus on feedback, there’s a 30 percent improvement,” says Stacie Oliver
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Ethical Living | Society
How NDAs silence victims and let perpetrators off the hook
Schools and churches should ban non-disclosure agreements in cases of sexual assault and harassment
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Spirituality | Society
How Black women are navigating feminism through African spirituality
Black feminist writing has allowed them to reclaim their spirituality
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December 2023, Ethical Living | Society
Author Ann Douglas has a message for people who think the world is getting worse
If 2023 discouraged you as a midlife person, hope is around the corner
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Ethical Living, October/November 2023 | Society
Why this Ontario city will be celebrating Diwali without fireworks this year
Personal fireworks were banned in Brampton last fall, changing how families will welcome the Festival of Lights
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Justice | Human Rights
Jewish-led vigil in Toronto mourns deaths in both Israel and Gaza while calling for ceasefire
"We don’t want to have any part in war crimes being done to the Palestinian people in our name," says vigil co-organizer
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Ethical Living, October/November 2023 | LGBTQ2S+
Author Emma Donoghue on the power of queer love stories
The award-winning novelist tackles race and gender identity in her new book, Learned by Heart
