Rethinking darkness and light
Adele Halliday, anti-racism and equity officer for the United Church of Canada, says language that equates “black” or “dark” with evil is detrimental to many. Photo: Michael Erdelyi Leaders in the Lutheran and United churches on language and anti-Blackness Adele Halliday still remembers conversations from a church she attended years ago. The congregation constantly associated […]
General Synod-funded research project addresses human trafficking in the pandemic era
The COVID-19 pandemic “has certainly exacerbated migrating peoples’ vulnerabilities to being violated, abused, exploited,” says Andrea Mann, director of Global Relations for the Anglican Church of Canada. Photo: Retrorocket Since it was publicly identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than two million people worldwide. The global pandemic […]
Embracing Constant Revolution and Evolution
We’ve just commemorated Black History Month, which in itself is an admission of failure. It should be unnecessary, redundant, should be part of the daily history of an equality-based society. But it’s not. At our church in Burlington we discussed the iconography of the white Jesus, what it meant, and the damage it caused. Yeshua […]
A Continuum of Healing and Wholeness
Members of the Anti-racism Working Group will be sharing reflections about their perspectives on the group’s work over the next several months. The sixteen participants, invited by the bishop to join a team charged with making recommendations that would help the diocese of Niagara become more just, diverse, inclusive and equitable, are a mix of […]
Anti-Racism Awareness in our Diocesan and Church Cultures
As someone who was not born in this land, I am humbled to walk with those who have been in this longer than myself. The people of African descent have carried deep wounds and emotional traumas resulting from racism, based on the colour of their skin, their language, or place of origin. I respect the […]
