
May 2020
In this issue:
- Investigating the rescue dog racket
- An interview with Noam Chomsky
- The life of a part-time hijabi
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In This Issue
Letters
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Responses to our March issue (print exclusive)
Snapshot
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Lens (print exclusive)
The racial segregation that photographer Gillian Laub encountered on an assignment to cover the lives of teenagers in the American South in 2002 kept her awake at night
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Survey says (print exclusive)
Maternal mental health in Canada
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Cool things (social media exclusive)
A voyage of understanding in Montreal and other soulful Canadian pilgrimages
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Tiananmen Square (social media exclusive)
This month in 1989
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Tool kit (print exclusive)
Izzy Camilleri creates adaptive clothing, designing comfortable and affordable pieces for people with disabilities
Perspective
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The only real solution to food insecurity is higher incomes
Food charity has been called a miracle, but the real miracle would be ending hunger altogether
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The case for swearing in public
We ought to be comfortable and secure enough in our own faith, religion, bodies and sexuality to accept a little irreverence
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Grieving at my own pace
Christians should mourn alongside one another — but too many churches expect cheerfulness
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Noam Chomsky on what is undermining democracy
The activist and intellectual on why putting people first is key to saving our world
Features
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Life as a part-time hijabi
What my head scarf has taught me about Islamophobia
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Why the pet rescue business is buyer beware
“Adopt, don’t shop” has become a mantra for many animal lovers. But some smaller rescues fly under the regulatory radar.
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Conspiracy culture and the power of compassion
Alternative realities have gone mainstream. How do we restore our faith in facts?
Spotlight
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50 years after the Beatles broke up, their magic endures
Liverpool’s fab four still loom large in popular consciousness
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Counter histories (print exclusive)
A cross-Canada project seeks to preserve and amplify voices from the margins
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Desmond Cole presents snapshot of Black resistance in new book
In "The Skin We're In," the journalist and activist creates an incriminating account of institutionalized white supremacy
UCC In Focus
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Circus classes teach foster kids confidence (print exclusive)
A United Church member gives back with a weekly program that teaches creative gymnastics
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This United church is an energy powerhouse
The United church's journey toward sustainability is literally paying off
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New process for whistleblowers
The United Church has a new program for anyone concerned about an employee of a regional council or the General Council Office
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Question box (print exclusive)
Parting ways on social media
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Retrospect (social media exclusive)
Death by indifference
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When daughters follow their mothers into ministry
Diaconal and ordained ministers on their unique connection with their mothers
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Anti-pipeline activists on standing in oil’s way
The Four Necessity Valve Turners take a very direct approach
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‘Music is a way to communicate’ (print exclusive)
When Allison O’Connor couldn’t find an inclusive arts program for her 19-year-old son, Cameron, she decided to start one herself