Trans Parent Day & Transgender Awareness Week

Trans Parent Day 1st Sunday in November – Nov 5, 2023 This day was first established in 2009 and is a day to celebrate and honour transgender parents instead of the traditional Mother’s or Father’s Day. Today the day also includes parents who have transgender children. This day typically involves small celebrations and gift-giving to … Read more

Gov. Response Falls Short

Speaker says the federal government’s response falls far short of the size of the housing crisis. Our Affordable Housing Team’s latest event, Housing Affordability: What Ottawa Must Do and Why, featured a clear call for bold action from the federal government. We need an all-out, Team Canada housing program large enough to actually deal with … Read more

Intersex Awareness Day, Oct 26

  Celebrated internationally in October to commemorate the first intersex protest, which took place in Boston, MA outside the annual American Academy of Pediatrics conference in 1996. This day was first established in 2003 by Emi Koyoma and Betsy Driver, as a way to raise awareness and a day of action to end shame, secrecy and … Read more

Climate Cafe, Nov 12

FILM:  Eating our Way to Extinction. Sunday, November 12th our first Climate Café will follow the service. View the film Eating our Way to Extinction. Narrated by Kate Winslet, this entertaining and surprising documentary will challenge the way you look at the food industry.  – What is the true cost of food?  – Who pays … Read more