This session will use the message of P.E.A.C.E. (People Everywhere Actually Coexisting Equally) as a springboard for conversation. The reality is that not everyone wants P.E.A.C.E. nor sees the need for us to interact and communicate in harmony. So many ancestors and leaders have tried to champion this ever important topic only to be greeted with hatred, anger and discrimination. During this session participants will be challenged to: • Acknowledge their own biases • Be open to uncomfortable...
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The Walk 'n Roll is your opportunity to help the Anglican United Refugee Alliance (a United Church Mission & Service partner in Shining Waters Region) to help refugees on Sept. 24, 2022: YOU can enable hundreds of Canadians to gain the knowledge, skills & strategies needed to welcome and support hundreds of refugees in their vitally important first year here. YOU can ensure that sponsors receive extensive training & mentorship to be well-prepared to help people who have endured...
Join us for the launch of David Kim-Cragg's book, Water from Dragon's Well: The History of a Korean-Canadian Church Relationship (2022, McGill-Queen's University Press), on Monday, October 3 at 7 p.m. EDT. The launch is online and free. Kim-Cragg Emm 9T9 is both a sessional lecturer at Emmanuel College and minister at St. Matthew's United Church in Richmond Hill. Kim-Cragg will be joined by Phyllis D. Airhart (professor emerita, Emmanuel College), Dr. Keith Carlson (Tier 1 Canada Research...
A virtual talk with Afghan-Canadian activist Farkhunda Muhtaj who will share how she helped rescue more than 300 Afghan girl soccer players. http://www.auraforrefugees.org/index.php/get-involved/current-events/world-refugee-day-2022
This program examines the issues of digital citizenship in an age of online hate. Participants will be sensitized to the state of online hate through the Wiesenthal Center's searchable database and discuss some of the challenges young people face on popular digital platforms. Participants will also learn about some of the common symbols and codes used by extremists online, and look at the ways in which anti-Asian, anti-Black and anti-Semitic content has been spread online recently....