Tag Archives: faith-based activism

Radio: Fifty years of faith-based anti-poverty work in Saskatchewan

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Scott

Peter Gilmer is a minister and an anti-poverty advocate. He is one of two staff at the Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry, a social justice ministry of the United Church of Canada in Saskatchewan. Scott Neigh interviews Gilmer about the ministry’s work … Continue reading →

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Radio — Building a broad coalition in Calgary to defend the common good

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Scott

Ryan Andersen is the lead organizer of the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good, a coalition that brings together around 30 faith groups, union locals, and community organizations representing about 35,000 people to organize, advocate, and mobilize for a more … Continue reading →

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Radio — Canadian Catholics mobilizing in response to the climate crisis

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Scott

Marisa Vertrees is the organizing director for the Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM), a network of almost 900 Catholic religious orders, dioceses, universities, lay organizations, and other insitutions in more than 90 countries. Agnes Richard is the co-ordinator of the … Continue reading →

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