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  • The Day We Cancelled our Sunday Service

    Over the years, God has placed ministry to and with the First Nations peoples on the hearts of several people in our congregation (Emo Christian Reformed Church). As a direct result of our involvement...
    January 25, 2016
  • A Climate for Change: Reflecting on COP21

    “Climate change is affecting us all, and is especially impacting our Indigenous brothers and sisters here in North America and in most of the global south.” These were just some of the challenging...
    January 22, 2016
  • An Idea for Transformation in the Classroom

    I personally witnessed my assistant superintendent wipe tears from her eyes as she watched video footage of survivors speaking. That powerful learning significantly shifted the culture of our school.
    January 11, 2016
  • Our Top 10 Articles in 2015

    It’s been a great year for Do Justice. Thanks for reading and learning along with us, as we wrestled with faith with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other (Karl Barth)! What to Say to...
    December 28, 2015
  • Reconciliation: Let's Climb!

    We’re happy to say that we’ve rarely been more hopeful after almost a decade of partnership, research, education, mobilization, and advocacy for reconciliation and justice.We’re happy to say that we’ve rarely been more hopeful after almost a decade of partnership, research, education, mobilization, and advocacy for reconciliation and justice.We’re happy to say that we’ve rarely been more hopeful after almost a decade of partnership, research, education, mobilization, and advocacy for reconciliation and justice.
    November 27, 2015
  • What to Say to Kids about Pilgrims and Indians

    My kindergartener came home excited this weekend -- he’d gotten a free book, one that he could keep! He wanted to read it right away. As soon as I saw the book, I tried to deflect. “Maybe later, honey...
    November 23, 2015
  • Pro-Life series: Indigenous People

    “Sometimes Native people want to be white. Tell them that they’re made in God’s image.” That’s what an Indigenous elder told a friend of mine when she asked what she should tell Church people about...
    November 19, 2015
  • Pro-Life series: Canadian Mining Companies in Latin America

    As a Canadian living in Latin America, I would like Canada to be more known in the region for its donuts than for harmful foreign policy. Now is a good time to ask for change that upholds the right to a dignified life for all.
    October 30, 2015
  • The Blanket Exercise- Learning to Hear a Different Story

    I have participated in the Blanket Exercise several times and each time I have heard people, of all backgrounds, say “I never knew. Nobody ever told me this.” How we tell the story matters and the Blanket Exercise gives us the opportunity to learn a more complete story.
    October 7, 2015