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Topics: UCC in Focus | LGBTQ2S+
These United Church members showed up to say no to anti-LGBTQ2S+ protests
By Sherlyn Assam |The counter-protests are in response to 1 Million March 4 Children rallies across Canada
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Topics: Ethical Living | Culture
Quilting exhibition celebrates Nova Scotia’s Black communities
By Sherlyn Assam |The curator of the Secret Codes show says it will give audiences a 'more intimate picture' of the Black experience in Canada
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Topics: Justice | Interview
Outreach worker on why money alone won’t solve Toronto’s homeless refugee crisis
By Sherlyn Assam |"We can get stuck in giving stuff and we need to focus on the other pieces around changing structures," says Lorraine Lam
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Topics: Justice | Religion
Why this religious leader says white Christians must confront racial injustice in church
By Sherlyn Assam |Theologian Kelly Brown Douglas explores how Christian America can address anti-Blackness in her award-winning book
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Topics: Ethical Living | Religion
Tibetans and Buddhists say Dalai Lama controversy comes down to ‘unfortunate mistranslation’
By Sherlyn Assam |One community leader on how observers can look at the situation
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Topics: Ethical Living | Culture
3 great books about the history of the Black church in Canada
By Sherlyn Assam |These thoughtful reads explore the Black church's role as the heartbeat of a community
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Topics: Justice | Interview
Longtime activist Maude Barlow on what gives her hope
By Sherlyn Assam |In an interview around her new book, she also shares what she sees as our biggest challenge
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Society
Black youth are helping United churches create a safe, diverse space
By Sherlyn Assam |Four of the Young Black Scholarship Program recipients are now working on an anti-racism curriculum
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Topics: Justice | Culture
‘The Porter’ showcases Black Canadian train workers’ historic fight for equality
By Sherlyn Assam |The new CBC series explores the formation of North America's first Black labour union, but its lens is also broader
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Topics: Justice | History
Historic Black chapel may finally get proper recognition
By Sherlyn Assam |The Fugitive Slave Chapel could be restored and permanently installed at a London, Ont. museum