The beginnings: Sister Shirley Morris looks back

Aug 10, 2015 | Friday Silent Vigil, Justice

1995: Two Sisters hold up a sign they had just made at the planning meeting for the first vigil BY SISTER SHIRLEY MORRIS, SP As a Sister of Providence, I would like to express my gratitude to the many vigil keepers (“vigilantes!”) who participated and...

Stop Hydro privatization: A poverty perspective

Jul 31, 2015 | Justice

Photo courtesy of CUPE The headline of a recent web post from northern Ontario by Mike Balkwill, provincial organizer for Put Food in the Budget, reads: Privatizing Hydro is a big mistake – it’s a step backwards. Put Food in the Budget is a grassroots group that seeks...

Changing Workplaces Review submission

Jul 28, 2015 | Justice

Presentation to Ontario Ministry of Labour Public Consultations on the Changing Nature of the Modern Workplace Kingston, July 28, 2015 Tara Kainer, Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Office   Download the submission About the review Response from the Ontario...

Agrovelocity visits the Community Harvest Gardens and the Heirloom Seed Sanctuary

Jul 10, 2015 | Community Harvest Market, Integrity of Creation and Climate Change

July 10, 2015: Great visit today from Clément Gremillet and Maximilien Koegler who are from France, learning about and filming urban gardens across North America. They asked to learn about the Community Harvest Garden that operates in a food desert in Kingston’s north...

Jobs, Justice, Climate March

Jul 7, 2015 | Integrity of Creation and Climate Change, Justice

Tara Kainer of our Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation office joined more than 10,000 social justice advocates, students, workers, faith communities, Aboriginal peoples and more on a march for Jobs, Justice and Climate in Toronto on July 5. The diverse crowd...