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Stop Cuts to Refugee Health Care

by Frances on June 14, 2013

National Day of Action CUSJ, Toronto Chapter, has invited all of us to support Doctors For Refugee Care in their campaign to stop the cuts to refugee healthcare Refugees June 17th Support the National Day of Action to STOP CUTS TO REFUGEE HEALTH CARE!!!  Rallies around the country in Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, [...]

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AGM Annual Report 2013

by EllenP on May 9, 2013

You can find the CUSJ 2013 Annual Report online now on the AGM webpage or right here in the link.  Hope many will join us at the AGM physically or per Live Streaming .. here is the report:  Read AGM Annual Report (PDF)    

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ICLMG fight against Bill S-7 The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group has flagged the Conservative move to extend the security certificate legislation so they can continue to arrest people and hold them indefinitely without knowing who their accusers are and without seeing the evidence against them in a legal trial.  Urgent to write all MP’s now. [...]

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Tar Sands Updates

by Frances on February 6, 2013

Tar Sands Updates Westcoast Chapter of CUSJ presents a brief to the National Energy Board making a business case against the Enbridge Pipeline Proposal. Globe and Mail Article on Eagle Spirit Energy Holdings.  A Group of First Nations people envision an energy corridor controlled by First Nations to bring oil from the tar sands to [...]

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CUC Resolutions Feedback Month

by Frances on February 2, 2013

February is CUC Resolutions Month There are many resolutions coming before this year’s annual meeting at the May Conference and AGM.  Some relate to governance, active democracy, CUC voice, and 3 are related to social action.  One relates to climate change, one to the Enbridge pipeline, and one calls for the repeal of C-31 – [...]

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CUSJ Declares Support for Common Causes

by Frances on January 27, 2013

CUSJ Declares Support for Common Causes The Council of Canadians been working with 47 organizations (Idle No More, all key labour organizations affiliated with the CLC, Canadian Federation of Nurses, Greenpeace, National Farmers Union, Voices, Alternatives, Canadian Peace Alliance, Lead Now,  many, many more… including Oxfam,) to pull together a common front to tackle the [...]

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Bill C-400 Campaign for National Housing Strategy

by Frances on January 20, 2013

Bill C-400 – Campaign for National Housing Strategy The vote at first reading for Bill C-400 is due to happen around February 13th. CUSJ is supporting the Dignity For All Campaign to focus on persuading Conservative back benchers to support the bill. Choose your approach and help Canadians communicate the importance of action on the [...]

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Website updates 2013 01 19

by Frances on January 19, 2013

 JUSTnews December 2012 Vol. 16 No. 2: Justice Heros issue.  Lead article by Frances MooreLappe on the City that Ended Hunger (Belo Horizonte, Brazil.)  Obits for Richard Bocking, Jean Mary McBean, and Joop Schuyff. First Nations Pages updates — * Latest news on Idle No More and Chief Spence.  New letter campaign needed now!  * Liberal [...]

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Fair Vote Canada is reviewing its basic principles.  Should it focus only on Proportional Representation (as it does now) or should it promote non-proportional systems like alternative vote in municipal elections where there are no parties.  What do you think? Go direct to the Fair Vote Canada page to get involved or see the links [...]

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Social Action Movies – Get involved

by Frances on January 4, 2013

Congregations in Canada are enjoying social action movies (often with a pot luck meal) as a way of getting more people engaged in discussions about our society and what direction we should go.  We have posted a long list of great movies and where to get them to get you started.  Let us know if [...]

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