Discovering “unexpected moments of fullness”
By Citizens for Public Justice |
Emily Hutten reviews sub-merge: Living deep in a shallow world: Service, justice and contemplation among the world’s poor by John B. Hayes.
3 Reasons to Feel Hopeful After COP20
By Karri Munn-Venn |
The world was watching as delegations from over 190 countries gathered in Lima, Peru for the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP20) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. With a December 2015 deadline for a new international agreement to drastically lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (at COP21 in Paris), the goal for Lima a…
Show the Earth some Lovin’
By Karri Munn-Venn |
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and all the ads tell me I must find the perfect, pink, heart-shaped gift for my sweetie. Or maybe I could go green? There have been a sprinkling of messages from environmental groups urging me to share tiny green hearts or send e-cards featuring nature-themed art and animal-inspired word plays. Still,…
Delivering the Good: Twenty Years of Alternative Budgets
By Joe Gunn |
Budgets are documents that clarify our values – they say where our hearts really lie (they may also show how we “lie” if we do not walk the talk!) Politicians (just like faith communities, perhaps) may profess in speech to believe in the greater good. Where and how we spend money, and from where and…
Living Ecological Justice: Videos
By Citizens for Public Justice |
Films and short videos can enhance your discussions on climate change and ecological justice. What follows is a small sampling.
Please note that while we offer this material for your consideration, CPJ does not necessarily endorse the material or the messages contained in these videos.
Press release: Budget 2016
By Citizens for Public Justice |
Significant progress, glaring omissions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON: March 22, 2016 — The 2016 Federal Budget, released today by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, includes significant measures that work to advance public justice in Canada. However, Citizens for Public Justice, noted that this budget fails to live up to the federal government’s commitments to national plans…
CPJ encouraged by coal commitment
By Citizens for Public Justice |
Citizens for Public Justice hopes to see similar measures on oil and gas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON: November 21, 2016 — Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is encouraged by Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna’s announcement today that Canada will phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030. “The commitment of transitioning electricity production to…
Book Review: Living on the Land
By Michelle Nieviadomy |
From the Catalyst, Summer 2017
Living on the Land: Indigenous Women’s Understanding of Place
Edited by Nathalie Kermoal and Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez
Athabasca University Press, 2016
Reviewed by Michelle Nieviadomy
Living on the Land is a beautiful and complex collection of perspective, story, knowledge, and wisdom. This book captures the traditional role, depth, and power of the Indigenous women from the Mohawk, Cree, Naskapi, Mayangna, Métis, and Inuit peoples. Not all Indigenous women come from the same narrative. And this book importantly gives each Indigenous woman a distinct voice on where she originates. Her story is meaningful as it is a bridge of knowledge from the ancestral way of being to the modern world in which she lives.
Report on climate change impacts in Canada demands urgent action
By Citizens for Public Justice |
Report on climate change impacts in Canada demands urgent action.