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Anti-Racism App Developed by Young Adults Set to Launch: YGM 2022: December 11. Your generosity through Mission & Service supports the leadership of young adults like Jonisha Lewinson who are actively…
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 3: Bob Fillier: Bob Fillier shares a moment at a church meeting that revealed how subtle racism can show up—even in well-meaning spaces.
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 6: Luc Noubissi: Luc Noubissi reflects on forced migration, modern exile, and the unexpected hope found in soccer.
Anti-Racism Learning, Reflection, and Action: MandS 2023: November 5. From October 10 to December 1, 2023, the 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism program offers daily and weekly opportunities…
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 2: Damber Khadka: Damber Khadka reflects on how racism denies the divine image in others—and why justice must begin with how we see one another.
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 5: Chris Mah Poy: Chris Mah Poy reflects on what it means to love your country while holding it accountable.
Lessons of Racism Learned When Young: MandS 2024: February 4. Your Mission and Service gifts support anti-racism programs and initiatives.
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 2: Inzwi Munikwa: Inzwi Munikwa shares an experience that’s often seen as small but is really about consent, identity, and the cost of making racism “easier to hear.”
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 5: Samantha Miller: Samantha Miller invites us to move beyond checklists and into the heart of what it means to be in right relations—with ourselves, with one another,…
Supporting 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism : MandS 2025: September 14. Through your generosity, the United Church of Canada continues to move toward its vision of becoming an anti-racist church…
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 1: YongSeok Baek: YongSeok Bak shares how accent bias shaped his experience in Canada—and how one conversation helped reclaim the power of his voice.
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 4: Whitton Daley: Whitton Daley shares how his move to Canada brought a new awareness of race, identity, and the subtle ways racism shows up in everyday life.
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 7: Matthew Tyhurst: Matthew Tyhurst reflects on what it means to move from inclusion to equity—and how true reconciliation begins with redistributing power and making…
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 1: Jenni Leslie: Jenni Leslie calls us to reflect on privilege, listen to marginalized voices, and commit to building communities where everyone has a place at the…
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 4: HyeRan Kim-Cragg: HyeRan Kim-Cragg shares two personal stories that reveal how even affirming, diverse communities can unintentionally cause harm.
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 7: Sophia Chuan: Sophia Chuan shares what it means to grow up racialized in predominantly White spaces, and how healing begins with listening.
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 3: Daniel Addai Fobi: The experiences of racism that Daniel Addai Fobi and others have faced in Canada often come in the forms of whispers, looks, silence, and small…
40 Days on Anti-Racism—Week 6: Dorcus Annika Yohan: Dorcus Annika Yohan shares her journey of unlearning internalized racism and reclaiming pride in her voice, her culture, and her identity.

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Antisemitism and Lent

Lent can be a powerful time to repent of Christian anti-Judaism and actively commit to countering antisemitism.

Grave of a Jewish soldier in World War military cemetery, France

“I Am Because We Are”

Zimbabwean-Canadian Takudzwa Lavin Nyariri shares about the joys and challenges of keeping one’s culture of birth while making their own space within mainstream Canada society.

Identity and Diversity between Two Realities

Mandimby Rakotondramboa writes that being an Afro-descendant student in Canada means cultural shock with an incredible amount of adaptation.

Mandimby, a young man from Madagascar, lifts his hands while sitting on a hill top.

Unity and Legacy: Celebrating Black History in Canada and the United Church

For Black History Month, the Rev. Franklyn James celebrates this month as a commemoration of past achievements and a commitment to ongoing understanding, respect, and unity.

A photo of the author, the Rev. Franklyn James.

After Black History Month, What Now?

How one United Church community of faith is responding to Black Lives Matter.

Emancipated, But Still Not Free

Rev. Dr. Paul Douglas Walfall celebrates Emancipation Day, while acknowledging Black people's fight for freedom continues to this day.

A pair of arms rise in triumph against a blue sky, breaking the chains of enslavement.

Hard Lessons of Racism Begin at a Young Age

For International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Adele Halliday shares difficult experiences of racism her child faces even in the playground.