Collaborating to Mend Church and World
Strategic Objective: Make meaningful collective progress on Indigenous justice, racial equity, and Two Spirit or LGBTQIA+ rights both in the church and world, while demonstrably deepening bold effective solidarity on other justice issues, through ecumenical collaboration and denominational networking.
Indigenous Justice
Committed to decolonization, we will strive to address anti-Indigenous racism and white supremacy and make the church and Canada safer and more equitable for Indigenous peoples.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
✓ | TRC Calls to Action Campaigning | Good |
Indigenous Strength Learning Opportunities | Excellent | |
✓ | Reparations | Good |
Bringing the Children Home | Excellent |
Racial Equity
We will advance racial equity, towards transformed structures and systems and intentional leadership of racialized people.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
Self-defined Healing | Ended | |
✓ | Racial Equity in Housing Advocacy | Fair |
| Addressing Antisemitism | Excellent |
Anti-Racism Education | Excellent | |
Addressing White Privilege | Good |
2S-LGBTQIA+ Rights
We will enhance 2S-LGBTQIA+ rights including by addressing religious-induced homophobia, intersecting with other justice issues.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
Refugee Sponsorship | Excellent | |
✓ | LGBTQIA+ Global and Ecumenical Advocacy | Excellent |
Ecumenism in Justice-Making
We will increase ecumenical collaboration and effectiveness in our justice-making, towards stronger impact and reduction in overlap.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
Ecumenical Youth Exchange | Excellent | |
| Stronger Ecumenical Partnership | Delayed |
Radical Accompaniment
We will strengthen accompaniment of global partners.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
Financial Sharing | Good | |
Crisis Response | Excellent | |
| People to People | Excellent |
Witness | Excellent | |
Visits and Meetings | Excellent | |
✓ | Roundtables | Excellent |
Public Witness
We will strengthen our presence in the public sphere, increasing our effectiveness in advocacy as a denomination.
Priority? | Key Activities | Progress |
|---|---|---|
✓ | Moderator's Initiative: Public Events and Book Clubs | Excellent |
| Advocacy: Presence and Methodology | Good |
*Progress is determined from percentage completion of planned key results in a given quarter.
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