CUSJ AGM features Clayton Thomas-Muller

by Frances on March 10, 2012

Partnering With First Nations CUSJ is delighted to have Clayton Thomas-Muller as our speaker at the CUSJ AGM.   Clayton is the Tar Sands Campaign Manager for the Indigenous Environmental Network in Ottawa.   People will be able to see him in person on Monday, May 21st, at the Lord Elgin Hotel or to watch [...]

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Senate Letter Writing Campaign (C-10)

by Frances on January 18, 2012

Senate Letter Writing Campaign (C-10) CUSJ has just posted a set of talking points and sample letters to help you in your letter writing campaign.  Scroll down to second black bold heading to find it.  We have also posted the proposed Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Policy for discussion at the Canadian Unitarian Council annual [...]

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CUSJ supports Hassan Diab

by Frances on January 9, 2012

Hassan Diab Needs Our Help Now! At its board meeting of January 8th, 2011, CUSJ voted to send a letter of support to the Minister of Justice on behalf of Dr. Hassan Diab. April 6th, Minister Rob Nicholson decided to issue the extradition order.  Mr. Diab is ordered to return to France.  According to the [...]

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DP20 Why people vote against their interests?

by EllenP on December 16, 2011

Why do people vote against their own interests? Discussion Paper #20 – (opens own window & keeps this page open for convenient commenting whilst reading) Intro: Last year, in a series of “town-hall meetings” across the country, Americans got the chance to debate President Obama’s proposed healthcare reforms. What happened was an explosion of rage [...]

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Support Lead Now campaign against omnibus Crime Bill CUSJ encourages all its members to sign up for Thursday, November 24th at 1pm and join others in presenting a petition of over 100,000 Canadians to your MP opposing this bill. Sign up here! For more information see our Criminal Justice Page

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CUSJ Endorses Canadian Council of Churches Interfaith Call for Leadership and Action on Climate Change Religious leaders from all faiths are encouraging the Canadian Government to take action and exercise leadership in the area of climate change.  The science is solid telling us that if we do not turn this boat around and reduce our greenhouse [...]

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CUSJ Supports Supreme Court Challenge to First Past the Post November 7th, 2011 The board of CUSJ declared its support, today, for L’Association Pour La Revendication Des Droits Démocratiques, the Quebec organization that is taking it’s challenge to the first-past-the-post voting system to the Supreme Court of Canada.  The suit has made its way through [...]

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Food Security and the Wheatboard

by Frances on November 4, 2011

Food Security and the Wheatboard CUSJ has added a new page on Food Security.  There are many important issues facing our society on our food system, food prices, the quality of food, the way it is produced, and the way food is distributed.  Our food security page outlines the basic issues and then links you [...]

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CUSJ Supports Occupy Movement

by Frances on November 3, 2011

BRAVO THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT! You are acting for many Canadians from all walks of life who share your frustrations. Canadian Unitarians For Social Justice support your action to protest growing income inequality and corporate greed. You are exposing the underlying unfairness of an economic system that has left a tiny elite with a disproportionate amount of wealth [...]

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Latest Discussion Paper on Equality Now on Line

by Frances on October 23, 2011

Discussion Paper No. 22 on Equality Now on Line Our latest discussion paper #22 is a summary of the book The Spirit Level by Richardson and Picket.  It demonstrates using the best epidemiological approach that societies that are more equal have better outcomes in most of the factors that make a good society.  Both the [...]

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