Actions and Campaigns

The United Church of Canada invites you to take part in current campaigns, studies, appeals, and ongoing concerns in solidarity with our partners in Canada and around the globe. Together, let's work for a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world.

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Actions

Call for Climate Change on December 7

On the Global Day of Climate Action, call on Canadian leaders to take a strong stand at UN climate negotiations in Poland.

Support Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Canada must actively support peace and respect for human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Support Indigenous Protestors in Peru

Support Indigenous Peruvians who have been attacked for protesting hydroelectric and mine construction on traditional lands.

Call for Release of James Balao in the Philippines

Call for the release of James Balao, a disappeared human rights worker, in the Philippines.

Call for Moratorium on Sharbot Lake Uranium Mining

Write to the Ontario Premier about the proposed uranium mine at Sharbot Lake, calling for consultation with Algonquin First Nations and release of Chief Bob Lovelace.

Free Philippines Pastor Berlin Guerrero

Write letters of support to detained Pastor Berlin Guerrero, and letters of advocacy on his behalf.

Protest the Siege of Gaza

Add your voice to the call for an end to the siege of Gaza by writing to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

World AIDS Day on December 1

Use a special worship resource, wear your Beads of Hope pin, and ask for government accountability on World AIDS Day.

Call for a Federal Department of Peace

Speak out against ongoing global conflict by calling on the Canadian government to institute a comprehensive Department of Peace.

Honour the Kelowna Accord

Call on the government of Canada to honour the Kelowna Accord and make poverty history in Aboriginal communities in Canada.

Support the Gun Registry in Canada

The United Church calls on the Government of Canada to support the Canadian Gun Registration Program and not eliminate the requirement that long-guns be registered.

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Campaigns and Programs

Water in Focus

Water in Focus is a special initiative begun fall 2005 that invites congregations to engage in spiritual development, education, and action on water issues.

Stop violence against Aboriginal Women: The Sisters in Spirit Campaign

Over the past 20 years, approximately 500 Aboriginal women have gone missing in communities across Canada. Yet government, the media, and Canadian society continue to remain silent. In March 2004, the Native Women's Association of Canada launched a one-year campaign to lobby the federal government to establish a $10 million fund for research and education related to violence against Aboriginal women.

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Studies

Toward Justice and Right Relationship: A Beginning

Toward Justice and Right Relationship: A Beginning is a "road map" for a journey of healing, justice, and building right relationship with First Nations peoples. The study guide and accompanying DVD (66 min.) will help facilitators to guide group participants through an honest examination of our broken relationship with First Nations peoples. Over five sessions, they are asked to place themselves in the story, to explore the interaction of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples and the impact of contact on both communities, to reflect on the living legacy of residential schools, and, ultimately, to risk change and the building of right relationship.

Same-Sex Marriage: Of Love and Justice

Of Love and Justice was developed by The United Church of Canada in response to resolutions passed by the 37th General Council that called on the church to affirm lesbian and gay partnerships, to work for their civil recognition, and to recognize them in church documentation and services of blessing. This resource offers four workshops to help a congregation or a group within the congregation to explore civil recognition of same-sex relationships from a faith and justice perspective. In addition, the resource offers a process for congregational decision making on same-sex covenanting.

To Seek Justice & Resist Evil: Towards a Global Economy for All God's People

The document invites us to see global economic injustice, to discern or judge what this means for our Christian faith, and to act in common mission for justice. Based on stories from global partners, it challenges us to a deepened understanding of the global economy and appropriate action for justice.

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Advocacy Tips

Advocacy and Action: Lobbying Your Member of Parliament

The United Church has been active in the public arena since its earliest days. Our non-partisan approach is intended to raise public awareness about justice, peace, and creation in communities across Canada. If you want to advocate on an issue, where can you start?