On November 26, the Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice held an online exchange for Listening to Indigenous Voices (LTIV) organizers & facilitators. The online forum gave the participants an opportunity to share their LTIV experiences, best practices and post-LTIV activities they have initiated in their groups and communities. The hope is that the […]
Join us for this online event! Tuesday, December 10, from 5pm to 7pm ET. We live in an increasingly polarized world divided along political/ideological lines. Conscious of upcoming Canadian federal and provincial elections (as well as the tensions of the recent U.S. elections), we would like to offer a contemplative space for more discerning conversation […]
September 30, 2024 marks Canada’s 4th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a federal statutory holiday devoted to honouring survivors of residential schools, as well as the children who will never return to their families and communities. The Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice seeks to honour this public commemoration of such a tragic […]
Members of the Jesuit Forum joined thousands in downtown Toronto in a march to Queen's Park to demand long needed action to address the mercury poisoning the drinking water of Grassy Narrows First Nation. Community members and leaders travelled over 1700 km from Grassy Narrows, near Ontario's border with Manitoba border, to Toronto to demand […]
Monday, September 30, is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, the much anticipated Spirit Garden will be officially opened to the public at Nathan Phillips Square at 1:00pm during the 2024 Indigenous Legacy Gathering. This permanent memorial, designed by Indigenous artists, is a response “to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of […]
(Photo: Saint John's Bible-Genesis [Detail]) Beginning Tuesday, October 1 @ 5:00 EST, and continuing each month of the current academic year through hybrid delivery, Regis-St. Michael’s College is offering a series of lectures exploring the intricate interplay between climate change, science, and theology as critical topics of our time. Through engagement with experts and practitioners […]
This past July, an important Supreme Court of Canada decision was made on behalf of Indigenous communities. It unanimously rejected the Ontario government’s recent claim that it is not liable to remedy past underpayments to the Robinson Superior communities under an augmentation clause of the Robinson Huron and Superior Treaties. Through the Robinson-Huron Treaty terms, […]
With extreme heat events hitting Canadian cities in the summer, urban forests offer crucial relief. Yet, not all city residents have access to shady, cool streets or the other benefits that trees provide. Sustainability Network and Nature Canada share the recordings of this three-part webinar series where you'll learn about tree equity, explore how mapping […]
(Photo: Michael Swan) Who We Are will be released on Sept. 24, 2024; it explores Sinclair's life through four guiding questions Murray Sinclair has made his mark on Canadian society as a judge, activist, senator, the chief commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the co-chair of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry. This fall, he […]