The Summer 2017 edition of the Catalyst highlights CPJ’s latest report on refugee sponsorship and a look beyond stewardship towards creation care. It also features our annual series of summer book reviews!
The Summer 2018 edition of the Catalyst features articles on a just transition to a low–carbon economy, recommendations for Canada’s forthcoming national anti–poverty plan, and a look at how carbon pricing can serve to reduce poverty. It also features our annual series of summer book reviews!
The Spring 2019 edition of the Catalyst includes articles on CPJ’s forthcoming report “The Most Vulnerable,” the 10th anniversary of Dignity for All, the shift to a clean economy, democratic reform, book reviews, and more!
From -2016″>The Catalyst, Summer 2016
Flight and Freedom: Stories of Escape to Canada
By Ratna Omidvar and Dana Wagner
Between the Lines, 2015
Reviewed by Kathryn Teeluck
In Flight and Freedom, Ratna Omidvar 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 […]
From -2016″>The Catalyst, Summer 2016
Out of the Cold: A History of Caring
By Michael Swan
Catholic Register Books, 2015
Reviewed by Zachary Grant
Community service in Canada is changing. A new model for assisting the disenfranchised has been built on a foundation of tough, performance–based funding requirements. Organizations look to […]
From -2014-vol-37-no-2″>Th-summer-2014-vol-37-no-2″>e Catalyst Summer 2014
Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist
By BillMcKibben
Times Books, 2013
Reviewed by Mishka Lysack
First, a confession. Iâve re–read Bill McKibbenâs Oil and Honey not twice but three times. Why? McKibbenâs most recent book is a compelling and deeply engaging journey into environmental activism and creation advocacy. Itâs also timely, as […]
From -2017″>the Catalyst, Summer 2017
Finding Home in the Promised Land: A Personal History of Homelessness and Social Exile
By Jane Harris
J. Gordon Shillingford, 2015
Reviewed by Darlene OâLeary
âI fought my way out of the wilderness, but I still wear cuts inside my body and soul.â
In Finding Home in […]
One of CPJ’s founders and a recognized name in religious and political circles, Gerald Vandezande’s life has been one of faithfulness, commitment and passion. Starting with his humble beginnings, the article outlines some life lessons from this Christian social activist.
[…] were estimated to be living in poverty. While data for the most recent years is limited, we know that poverty and precarity have been exacerbated by COVID -19. Poverty is a complex and multifaceted reality. Far from simply âfalling on hard timesâ, millions of people living in poverty face multiple compounding systemic barriers based […]
From The Catalyst, Summer 2016 The Illegal By Lawrence Hill HarperCollins, 2015 Reviewed by Trixie Ling In The Illegal, Lawrence Hill brings to light the plight, struggles, and resilience of undocumented refugees. The author of The Book of Negroes uncovers the prejudice, racism, discrimination, and corruption in the immigration and political systems.
