March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. However, the struggle against racism is a continuous effort. Anti-racism work is important on any day and every day.
continue readingThe United Church of Canada holds in prayer all those facing fear and violence and seeks the immediate cessation of war in Ukraine.
continue readingCommitting to becoming an actively anti-racist church includes intentionally opposing signs and systems of racism whenever they are displayed in the church and society.
continue readingStarting in mid-November many United Church leaders are being invited to participate in Leadership Counts, a voluntary survey of ministry personnel, national committee members, and national and regional council staff.
continue readingThe United Church will support research of unmarked graves as an act of reparation.
continue readingStatement from the Moderator on residential school burial sites.
continue readingMessage to the people of The United Church of Canada from the Moderator and the Rev. Murray Pruden.
continue readingAs news came on May 28, 2021, that the remains of 215 children were found in a mass unmarked grave on the grounds of the former Kamloops Residential School, we entered into a time of mourning for these relatives, their families, and their communities.
continue readingTwenty-five Canadian civil society groups including The United Church of Canada have written to Prime Minister Trudeau to call for an end to the government’s complicit silence regarding the social and political crisis in Haiti.
continue reading The 43rd General Council’s electronic meeting on June 20,2020, received as new business the proposal Towards an Anti-Racist Denomination.
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