Religion and Power! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: CSIS So, some people still believe that what is going on in the Middle East is about religion or power. They must have another think coming! For sure I don’t support the criminality of Hamas in attacking harmless civilians – killing and taking hostages – anybody who does is definitely a sadist. However,…
Toronto breaks ground on affordable housing project!
Photo credit: CBC Toronto Mayor, Olivia Chow has marked the start of construction on the city of Toronto’s first affordable housing project delivered through the Public Developer Delivery model at 11 Brock Avenue. City of Toronto website reports that Toronto city Council approved the Public Developer Delivery model in July to accelerate the creation of non-market,…
Christmas lunch at St. Luke’s!
After the service of 9 Lessons, the congregation of St.Luke’s received guests for the annual Christmas Lunch Celebration. The African Centre for Refugees (AC4R), an LGBTQ organization based at St. Luke’s, was the guest of honour. Chris Ubani, a refugee from Nigeria, led music and Carol Singing. The participants were: – Saint Luke’s United Church…
Could we cut Kemi some slack?
by Adewale Sobowale To begin with, I wanted to state that I don’t share some of Kemi Badenoch’s views. Kemi happens to be the leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, and she is effectively in line to be Prime Minister. I find it ridiculous for any informed person to say that slavery didn’t fuel the…
Pope says migrants are exploited!
Photo credit: CTV News Pope Francis has again advocated for travelling migrants, saying they may have been exploited and reduced to slavery in an attempt to seek a better life. Business Day reports that the pope said, “Many lives are exploited, rejected, abused or reduced to slavery.” He also stated that on most occasions, civil…