Panel discussion tour to end violence against women amplifies Indigenous voices
A year into the federal government’s national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, many families remain disappointed and desperate for answers. To put the spotlight on this important set of issues, Canadian social justice group Kairos and Indigenous rights groups have teamed up with an international partner from... Read more
NoDAPL at Nathan Phillips Square on National Day of Action
First Nations people gathered at Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square on Tuesday afternoon to vocalize a lack of faith in political leaders during their demonstration of solidarity with the land-defenders in Standing Rock. Singers, drummers, students, clergy, mothers, children and babies in strollers listened to words from Aboriginal fashion designer Suzanne... Read more
Toronto Clergy in Solidarity with Standing Rock
Two women clergy joined an assistant film and television producer in a sit-in protest at TD headquarters, Thursday. They sat down with Skedline.com to explain why they did it. Taylor Flook, Maggie Helwig and Andrea Budgey locked their necks along the hand rails of the business accounts line and... Read more
U.S. Presidential Election 2016: Different Perspectives
What happens the night after the world learns of the new American president? How do people move forward after all that has been said and done? Racism, gender-inequality, unemployment and economic growth are just some of the issues that weigh down on the lives of many Americans. Millions watched... Read more