Kimbourne Park United Church’s Affirming Ministry and Toronto Pflag are partnering to host an information session for adults/parents/guardians supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ youth. We invite you to join us at Kimbourne Park on Wednesday March 18th at 7:00pm for this FREE introductory information session for parents, caregivers, educators, and other adults who care for and about queer and questioning youth. Toronto Pflag offers caring and nonjudgmental support to Toronto’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community and their...
Tag: justice
During the webinar we will explore: Is what exists today in Israel and Palestine apartheid? What can we learn from the struggle against apartheid in South Africa? How can my faith community become an Apartheid-Free Community? What would that mean? Register Here: https://unjppi.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f4ab9a5a57204972eba6a8cf&id=9e30d8b09b&e=898dac6991
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice. Featuring commentary from prominent scholars as well as opposing pastors,...
Three Zoom webinars, on April 8, 15 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET, will be led by retired Mennonite University professor Dan Epp-Tiessen. The sessions will explore the history of Christian antisemitism, its consequences, and why we must reject it while supporting Palestinians in their struggle for a just peace. Facilitators are Adele Boy and Barbara Lloyd from the Palestine Networks of the Shining Waters and East Central Ontario regions. Register by April 1 at...
Please join Palestine Network, Shining Waters for a Palestine solidarity forum that will bring together speakers from Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. The panel will explore some of the monolithic myths that form part of the context of the ongoing death and destruction in Palestine and Israel and that are barriers to the creation of justice and peace in that land. OFL Tower 2, Ste. 600, 895 Don Mills Rd. Register to attend in person or online by May 10: bloordaleunited@gmail.com or...