UCC in Focus
United Church camps forced to cancel summer 2023 programs due to staff shortages
One camp director says the pandemic has created a "void" in staffing
Society
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Ethical Living
Domestic violence fundraiser invites brides to wreck their wedding dresses
Participants get to roll around in the muck, say goodbye to a chapter of their lives and raise money for a good cause
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Ethical Living, July/August 2023
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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Ethical Living
Determined knitter turns tangled yarn into communion tablecloth
For Merina Shulist, a lifelong member of Rideau Park United, the project was a chance to find creativity during the pandemic
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Ethical Living, July/August 2023
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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Ethical Living, July/August 2023
How one community leader is fighting for food security in Newfoundland and Labrador
Josh Smee and the non-profit, Food First Newfoundland, work with other organizations to improve food access in the province
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Spirituality
Some Ukrainian churches are changing their calendars to separate holidays from Russia
“People just don’t want anything to do with that country,” said a priest from Moshchun, a small village outside Kyiv
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June 2023, Justice
Proposed prison has turned these rural residents and abolitionists into allies
Rural Ontario residents and abolitionists are protesting the Eastern Ontario Correctional Complex in Kemptville
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Ethical Living
Repatriating the Crown Jewels is long overdue
It's time for King Charles to make good on the vow to “reform what is amiss”
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June 2023, Justice
Don’t think you can afford art? Montreal collective The MRKT is changing that
Co-founder Harar V.A. Hall on making art a joy, not a luxury
