Ethical Living
How well is Broadview meeting its 2025 diversity goals?
Editor and publisher Jocelyn Bell says having targets is only the beginning of a more representative Broadview
July/August 2023
In this issue:
- Following a cancer survivor’s race to victory on reality TV
- Remembering the life of the Rev. Vivian Seegers
- A conversation on race in the church with Grawemeyer Award winner, Kelly Brown Douglas
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In This Issue
Snapshot
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Ethical Living
Photographer shows that women of colour skateboard too
Norma Ibarra says her photos are challenging the old, patriarchal gate-keeping narrative by showcasing marginalized communities
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Justice
Racist Canadian law bans immigration from China (print exclusive)
The Canadian government did not apologize for the racist law until 2006.
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Ethical Living
Survey Says: Canadians are much more negative about health care than Americans (print exclusive)
In January 2023, Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies released a survey that reveals how Canadians and Americans view their health-care systems.
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Ethical Living
Churches that found big ways to give back (print exclusive)
From lifting weights to collecting screws, these congregations reached impressive goals.
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Ethical Living
How to recharge (print exclusive)
A community builder, public speaker and author share their tips for rest.
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Ethical Living
Lack of long-term care in Canada (print exclusive)
In 2021, the first baby boomers turned 75, and they are no the fastest-growing age group in Canada. This means the demand for long-term care (LTC) will also rapidly increase. Is the country ready? Here is a snapshot of the current situation.
Perspective
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Justice
Why we need climate reparations
The 2022 Pakistan floods' damage demonstrated why the Global North must support developing countries hit hardest by the climate crisis
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Spirituality
I’m a spiritual director and the daughter of a preacher. Now I’m in love with an atheist.
My partner and I still bump into our differences, but our relationship has allowed me to test my beliefs
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Ethical Living
Why don’t we take pet death more seriously?
"The love we feel for a pet is a form of love that people can’t always fill," this author writes.
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Justice
Why this religious leader says white Christians must confront racial injustice in church
Theologian Kelly Brown Douglas explores how Christian America can address anti-Blackness in her award-winning book
Features
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Spirituality
What my friend Rev. Vivian Seegers taught me about helping, healing and finding joy amidst pain
She was a sun dancer, matriarch and the first Indigenous woman to be ordained in the diocese of New Westminster, B.C.
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Justice
Not welcome
Migrants are being held in Canadian jails. Advocates are fighting to change that.
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Justice
Children behind bars (print exclusive)
Despite international human rights law, children are being detained in Canada.
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Justice
What about Roxham Road? (print exclusive)
Human rights activists are alarmed about changes to the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement.
Spotlight
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Ethical Living
After a pandemic hiatus, the North American Indigenous Games is back
"It’s the most visible expression of Indigenous self-determination," says Indigenous culture professor Janice Forsyth
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Justice
Ukraine’s sacred ground (print exclusive)
A new exhibition explore the birth of a synagogue at Babyn Yar, site of a horrific massacre during the Holocaust.
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Ethical Living
6 podcast hosts share their favourite podcasts for your next road trip
This summer, you can learn about true crime, residential schools, online dating scams and more
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Ethical Living
How to deal with the end of the world
Josiah Neufeld's new memoir explores personal responsibility in an age of climate disaster
UC in Focus
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UCC in Focus
New stats show 2022 bump in United Church amalgamations
"We honestly felt that amalgamation was the best way to honour the ancestors of the church," says Rev. Will Wheeler
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UCC in Focus
West Hill United grows online amid lingering Gretta Vosper tensions
While in-person attendance among the atheist minister’s congregation shrinks, virtual membership increases
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UCC in Focus
Shareholders punt diversity proposal (print exclusive)
CGI Inc. shareholders oppose the United Church's pension plan request for more transparency about its diversity policies
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UCC in Focus
Churches not biting on proposed partnership (print exclusive)
Why aren't congregations willing to work together when church attendance is declining?
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UCC in Focus
How lay-led leadership could save rural churches
More and more, non-ordained or commissioned leaders are becoming just as vital as full-time clergy
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UCC in Focus
New tech connects rural churches (print exclusive)
Worship leaders design program to help satellite churches interact.
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UCC in Focus
What faith and gender expression mean to this transfeminine United Church worship leader
"My mission is to be as loudly queer and loudly spiritual as possible," says Tamsin Michael Robson, who is seeking ordination
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UCC in Focus
Vivid messages (print exclusive)
As I've recently discovered, dreams have the power to connect us.
