UCC in Focus
Crossroads United steps up to save Kingston’s sleeping cabin program
The program, which is currently housing 17 people, is due to end this fall, but the church has proposed a permanent solution
Human Rights
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July/August 2024, Justice
Canada isn’t as accessible as it claims to be
Our aims to make the country barrier-free by 2040 are falling short. How do we ensure access for all?
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Justice
Ramiro Gonzales has been executed, and my heart is broken
Rev. Bri-anne Swan accompanied the Texas death-row inmate through his final hours on June 26
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Justice
How former asylum seekers are helping current ones navigate Canada’s bureaucratic maze
The Catholic Community Services of York Region’s new Asylum Claimant Program is already showing signs of success. But more political will and economic support is needed to scale it into a national model.
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June 2024, Justice
Canada’s first out lesbian city councillor on her decades-long fight for women’s rights
Ellen Woodsworth dissects the past, present and future of feminism
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June 2024, Justice
Stuck in a Syrian refugee camp, this mother could send her children to Canada. But she may never see them again.
Samia's Canadian children are in danger of dying or becoming victims of violence, but she faces an impossible choice
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UCC in Focus
United Church moderator, other church leaders march on Parliament Hill to call for Gaza ceasefire
The ecumenical march came two weeks after the church condemned the Israel Defense Forces’ ongoing assault on Rafah
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Justice
United Church of Canada’s humanitarian aid collaborations struggle to get resources to Palestinians
Key border closures and Israeli authorities' inspections are restricting vital aid from entering Gaza
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Ethical Living
Community support helps refugee family find home amidst Canada’s housing crisis
In Toronto, the 6,000 asylum seekers in need of beds make up more than half the city’s shelter population, Chua writes
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UCC in Focus
United Church urges Canada to stop arming Israel and support South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice
The United Church advocates for policy change and support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel
