FromĀ The Catalyst, Summer 2016
Flight and Freedom: Stories of Escape to Canada
ByĀ RatnaĀ OmidvarĀ and Dana Wagner
Between the Lines, 2015
Reviewed by KathrynĀ Teeluck
InĀ Flight and Freedom,Ā RatnaĀ OmidvarĀ and Dana Wagner give a human voice to what has become a political issue. An issue that has been lost in a barrage of incomprehensible statistics and […]
FromĀ the Catalyst, Summer 2017
TheĀ LightlessĀ Sky: A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee’s Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half the World
ByĀ GulwaliĀ Passarlay
HarperOne, 2016
Reviewed by Bolu Coker
TheĀ LightlessĀ SkyĀ is an inspiring personal account of a twelve-year old boyās journey to safety from Afghanistan to Europe.Ā GulwaliĀ PassarlayĀ tells a story that brings to life the […]
CPJ is a proud community partner for the 19th Annual Human Rights Watch Toronto Film Festival free screening of The Last Shelter. Carine Kaneza Nantulya, HRW Africa Advocacy Director, and Warda Shazadi Meighen, Canada Committee Member and Partner at Landings LLP, will be the special guest speakers. The film will be screening in French […]
[…] territorial government projects as well as corporate interests that continue to push for urbanization and resource extraction. This disregard of Indigenous rights to self-determination, the right to free, prior, and informed consent, and the traditional Indigenous stewardship of lands, has led to ongoing social and economic exclusion, inequity, and violence, as well as environmental […]
[…] Metzger, and will include participation from engaged local community members. CPJ invites all members of the public to participate in the democratic process and to join our citizensā movement as we aim to shape a just Canada for all! Download event poster: English ( PDF) FranƧais (PDF) Photo by daniel baylis is licensed under CC0
[…] for Public Justice (CPJ) praised a new private memberās bill tabled in the House of Commons today calling for a federal poverty elimination strategy. The bill was tabled by Tony Martin of the New Democratic Party and seconded by Mike Savage of the Liberal Party and YvesĀ LessardĀ of the BlocĀ QuĆ©bĆ©cois.
Ahead of the 2019 federal election, Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) will be hosting a series of free, non-partisan events across Canada aimed at equipping voters to engage in the political process in a meaningful way.
[…] full size, then right-click on it and select āSave image asā) Add your own photo! LinkedIn has a profile photo frame tool available. For other networks, feel free to use the app/software of your choice. A good option is the free and easy-to-use profile picture maker by Adobe Express. Write your caption telling others […]
[…] of poverty and homelessness in Canada,ā said Joe Gunn, executive director of Citizens for Public Justice, and co-chair of Dignity for All: the campaign for a poverty- free Canada. āThe response to this report illustrates a disappointing unwillingness to constructively assume this responsibility.ā The Senate Report called on the federal government to coordinate a […]
[…] 2014: Mennonite Church Canada formed a Climate Change Working group in response to a recommendation that MC Canada consider divestment from the fossil fuel industry (see Fossil Free Menno for more information). The working group will report to the General Board at Assembly 2016. 2014: Mark Bigland-Pritchard presented a Climate Change resolution to the […]
