Together with Faith in the City the Shining Waters Regional Council endorsed the campaign led by the Urban Alliance on Race Relations called ‘United Against Islamophobia’ in support of the Ontario Bill 83 recognizing January 29th as a Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia in Ontario. Find the full text of Bill 83, introduced March 19th, on the Legislative Assembly website.
United Church of Canada News
- In Support of Wet’suwet’en February 14, 2020Letter to the church from the Moderator and the National Indigenous Elders Council
- Coronavirus Update: United Church Response February 7, 2020The United Church continues to support the ecumenical response to the coronavirus outbreak in China.
- Moderator Urges Prime Minister to Oppose US Middle East Plan February 5, 2020In a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau, Moderator Richard Bott urges Canada to oppose the United States’ Middle East “peace plan.”
- Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz January 30, 2020This week marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
- Coronavirus: United Church Response January 27, 2020The United Church is part of an ecumenical response that will provide medical supplies for first responders and communities in Wuhan, China.