GUEST POST: thoughts on parading in the streets while denouncing the actions of the government

by T.J. Webb If you are like me, you may be really wrestling with whether or not today should see you donning an American Flag t-shirt, throwing the kids in the sidecar, waving tiny American Flags, and driving down to participate in the local parade like you do every year (or whatever your annual… Read More GUEST POST: thoughts on parading in the streets while denouncing the actions of the government

July 4, 2018 TuesdayJusticeLeave a comment

Resource List: Understanding the Border Crisis and How to Help

by Michelle Palmer UPDATE: After this was originally posted, President Trump signed an executive order reversing the family separation policy. However, thousands of children are still separated from their parents, and the crackdown on immigrants remains problematic. Help is still needed, and there are ways for us to get involved. For more, see Trump’s Executive Order On Family Separation: What It… Read More Resource List: Understanding the Border Crisis and How to Help

June 20, 2018June 21, 2018 TuesdayJusticeLeave a comment

Resources for Understanding DACA

by Michelle Palmer Neither Channon nor I were quite qualified to tackle the DACA issue without lots and lots of prior research, and due to time constraints on us both, that wasn’t really an option this week. However, I wanted to provide something for folks who, like me, want to understand the issue a bit… Read More Resources for Understanding DACA

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 TuesdayJusticeLeave a comment

Pathways to Modern Slavery

by Michelle Palmer The reality is that most victims of modern slavery and human trafficking are not abducted or kidnapped. That can happen, and people should exercise reasonable precautions to keep themselves and their loved ones safe, but there are factors that create higher risk, or vulnerabilities, to enslavement. Many of these factors… Read More Pathways to Modern Slavery

June 13, 2017June 14, 2017 TuesdayJusticeLeave a comment

Child Soldiers: An Introduction

According to UNICEF, there are approximately 250,000 child soldiers across the world, and Human Rights Watch estimates that nearly half of that number is made up of child soldiers from the continent of Africa. 250,000 children!!! This shouldn’t be, and raising awareness and figuring out what we can do even here in North America will help in eradicating the practice of making children soldiers.

February 7, 2017May 2, 2017 TuesdayJustice2 Comments

5th Tuesday Guest Post: Islam & Religious Freedom in America

Completely different religions can coexist in America just as easily as different denominations of Christianity. There aren’t campaigns where Methodist try to convert all Baptists, and churches with totally different beliefs collaborate to accomplish work in the community. The same type of collaboration is possible between churches and mosques. … Read More 5th Tuesday Guest Post: Islam & Religious Freedom in America

January 31, 2017May 2, 2017 TuesdayJusticeLeave a comment

Making Multiculturalism Work

“There are practical reasons for keeping the doors open…The economic benefits are also self-evident, especially if full citizenship is the agreed goal. […] Our government repeats it, our statistics confirm it, our own eyes and ears register it: diversity fuels, not undermines, prosperity.” – Charles Foran… Read More Making Multiculturalism Work

January 17, 2017May 2, 2017 TuesdayJusticeLeave a comment

Multiculturalism: A Primer

Whether it’s bringing new skills to a job, new ideas and thoughts to a classroom, or new food to a neighbourhood, multiculturalism brings together talented people and innovative and interesting ideas and skills to a country, thus allowing it to thrive! When multiculturalism is adapted in a country, the potential of that country is outstanding, simply because it has a diverse and wide range of people.… Read More Multiculturalism: A Primer

November 1, 2016May 2, 2017 TuesdayJustice3 Comments

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