Why this Ontario city will be celebrating Diwali without fireworks this year by Prarthana Pathak Personal fireworks were banned in Brampton last fall, changing how families will welcome the Festival of Lights
Saleemul Huq on why the new ‘loss and damage’ fund for climate change victims must start now by David Geselbracht In one of his final interviews, the late Bangladeshi-British scientist warned that no country is prepared for the damage the climate crisis
What Canada can learn from Brazil about returning land to Indigenous communities by Byron Armstrong Brazil's new government has made several commitments to Indigenous reconciliation in a fraction of the time the Canadian government has been in
More young girls are fearing for their safety as they engage in activism by Kylie Adair Online threats stopping girls from advocacy could have "devastating effects" on gender activism, Kylie Adair writes
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
How over-policing Black children can damage their mental health — and future by Dominique Gené The racism causing teachers and police to treat Black children as troublemakers can be a self-fulfilling prophecy, experts say
New books by LGBTQ2S+ Muslim authors prove you can be queer and follow Islam by Anonymous “When queer Muslims share their real-life stories, it leaves a legacy,” says Muslim author and theologian amina wadud
How inclusive community responses can make wildfire evacuations easier by Maureen G. Reed and Amber J. Fletcher and Heidi Walker Research shows evacuations can damage family support networks, but marginalized communities are reorganizing and learning from the past
The true cost of food: High grocery prices are not the root issue by Monika Korzun, Ashley Jean MacDonald and Donna Appavoo By only focusing on how to keep food costs low, we risk ignoring the underlying causes of why people cannot afford food
What faith and gender expression mean to this transfeminine United Church worship leader by Kate Spencer "My mission is to be as loudly queer and loudly spiritual as possible," says Tamsin Michael Robson, who is seeking ordination