justice and peace

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Urgent Action Needed: Support Debt Relief for a Just and Sustainable Future

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Jubilee 2025 is a global ecumenical initiative that builds on the transformative success of Jubilee 2000, which canceled $100 billion of debt for 36 low-income countries. In Canada, KAIROS Canada is leading the campaign in collaboration with Citizens for Public Justice, Development and Peace – Caritas Canada, and the Office of Religious Congregations for Integral

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Now Hiring! Project Administration and Research Officer: Anti-Sexual Exploitation

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The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has an opening for a Project Administration and Research Officer in the area of Anti-Sexual Exploitation in Canada. This position works closely with the Associate Secretary, Justice and Peace and other members of the program team. Candidates for this position should demonstrate proficiency and/or comparable experience in, or capacity to learn,

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CJP Devotional Resource Now Available! Journeys to the Well – An Ecumenical Devotional Towards Anti-Racism

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Today, February 14, 2025, the Commission on Justice and Peace of The Canadian Council of Churches has released an ecumenical devotional resource entitled Journeys to the Well – An Ecumenical Devotional Towards Anti-Racism.  This ecumenical devotional, created by the Commission on Justice and Peace, addresses racism as a central issue for the church. The contributors,

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Upcoming SEWG Webinar! Tackling the Demand: Rethinking Deterrence and Protection Measures

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Join us on July 22 at 1PM EDT! One of the priories of the Commission on Justice and Peace Sexual Exploitation Working Group is to educate, advocate and theologically reflect on the area of Sexual Exploitation and Demand Reduction. True justice requires reducing the demand. The demand for paid sexual services is what fuels sex

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Support peace and justice work in Canada and beyond! Position Vacancy: Associate Secretary, Justice and Peace

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The Commission on Justice and Peace (CJP) is a body of The Canadian Council of Churches that offers a forum for those involved in ecumenical work to:   share information and concerns about peace and justice issues;   reflect biblically and theologically on these issues;   facilitate cooperation between churches around peace and justice concerns; and  assist the

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Leading human rights groups challenge Safe Third Country Agreement at Supreme Court of Canada

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Three leading Canadian human rights organizations, the Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International Canada, and The Canadian Council of Churches, together with eight individual applicants, will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday, October 6 to call for an end to a policy that cruelly bars many people from seeking refugee protection in

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