Break The Barriers
By Michael Krakowiak |
Break The Barriers
The Most Vulnerable
By Serisha Iyar |
“The Most Vulnerable” examines how the federal Government, Churches, and Advocacy Groups can apply an intersectional approach to their respective areas of policy making and advocacy efforts.
The Real Benefit of Public Services
By Karri Munn-Venn |
It’s tax time in Canada and people across the country are crunching their numbers, filling out the forms, and crossing their fingers for a good tax return. Chances are, very little consideration is being given to the benefit of paying taxes, or to the services we receive in return.
The extent to which taxes have been disassociated from public services is astounding. Across the Canadian political spectrum, taxation is consistently presented in a negative light. Yet the truth about taxes is that they finance the mechanisms by which the health, safety, and well-being of our society are promoted. They also provide us with tremendous personal benefits.
Poem: Dance to the Music of Prophets Mending the World
By Citizens for Public Justice |
Dance to the Music of Prophets Mending the World by Linda Siebenga, Blackfalds, Alberta.
A faithful, meditative, strong voice for peace
By Joe Gunn |
Joe Gunn’s review of Rabble-Rouser for Peace: The authorized biography of Desmond Tutu by John Allen.
Beauty, Wonder and Belonging
By Sheila McKinley, OSU |
Sheila McKinley, osu, read Beauty, Wonder and Belonging: A Book of Hours for the Monastery of the Cosmos, appreciating the book’s aid in reflecting prayerfully each day.
Gerald: Accomplishments
By Citizens for Public Justice |
If, as Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, the ultimate measure of a man is where he stands at times of challenge and controversy, Gerald Vandezande was truly an exceptional man. Gerry, as he liked to be known, never backed down from a challenge when it came to the causes he believed in. During his career…