Fairlawn’s Affirm Ministry is allying with International Day of Pink for the third consecutive year to bring the only public GTA event celebrating Day of Pink 2025 to Fairlawn on Saturday, April 5 at 2 pm. Under the theme of “Re-Emergence”, this year’s event marks the 35th anniversary of the word “Two Spirit”, introduces the world’s FIRST Two-Spirit Pride Flag, honours the actions of 2SLGBTQIA+ activists advocating for inclusion, respect, and reconciliation, and more. Featured speakers include...
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Three webinars led by Dan Epp -Tiessen PhD, retired professor of the Bible at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg. Dan’s career has included being a pastor, a homemaker, and 4 years as overseas personnel in rural Philippines for the Mennonite Central Committee. April 16: The Role of the Bible’s Narrative in Generating Israel’s Settler-Colonialism and the Dispossession of Palestinians. April 23: How Christian Antisemitism, Inspired by the New Testament, Led to the Creation of the State of...
"Faith in a Time of Genocide" November 1-2, 2024 is the United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel (UNJPPI) national gathering in Toronto at the Hilton Garden Inn near the Pearson Airport. The program each day is from 8 am - 5 pm. There is a hotel room discount available until October 4th. Scholarships are available for students. People can also register for a pre-conference event on October 31 - training on the Palestine Land Exercise - at Trinity-St. Paul's United Church,...
Topics: Exploring government and non-government financing options in Canada for climate actions. Finding support for the process of applying for financing (grant-writing). Touching on the concept of personal divestment from fossil gas. Look forward to guest speakers from Faith and the Common Good (https://www.faithcommongood.org/) and Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet (https://www.shiftaction.ca/) and plenty of time to share our combined understanding of how to access funds for...
Are you cleaning up and out for Fall? Do you need somewhere to drop off your gently used clean clothing? Come to Northlea United on Saturday, September 21, 2024 between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm and drop it in our bin. All clothes will go to families in need in the Flemingdon Park area.