10 Ways to Work Towards Anti-Racism

March 15, 2022

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.

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Concern for Ukrainian Communities

February 28, 2022

The United Church of Canada holds in prayer all those facing fear and violence and seeks the immediate cessation of war in Ukraine.

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Opposing Symbols of Hate in Protests

February 16, 2022

Committing to becoming an actively anti-racist church includes intentionally opposing signs and systems of racism whenever they are displayed in the church and society.

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Leadership Counts Launches!

November 17, 2021

Starting 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.

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Resources to Bring the Children Home

July 22, 2021

The United Church will support research of unmarked graves as an act of reparation.

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Moderator’s Statement on Residential School Burial Sites

July 19, 2021

Statement from the Moderator on residential school burial sites.

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Response to Kamloops Residential School Graves Discovery

June 04, 2021

Message to the people of The United Church of Canada from the Moderator and the Rev. Murray Pruden.

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Kamloops Residential School: A Time for Mourning and Support

May 31, 2021

As 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.

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Silence of Canadian Government on Crisis in Haiti Must End

March 09, 2021

Twenty-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.

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Executive Starts Work to Become Anti-Racist Denomination

June 24, 2020

   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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