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Swiss parliamentary group solidarizes with Sahrawi State institutions!
Photo credit: All Israel news A delegation from the Swiss Parliamentary Group for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People has commenced a visit to the Sahrawi refugee camps and state institutions. Sahara Press service reports that the delegation which includes parliamentarians representing various political parties will lead a visit to the Sahrawi legislative institution, where they…
Church leaders support migrants threatened by deportation!
Photo credit: Archdiocese of Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago reassured migrants in his archdiocese that reports of a possible mass deportation by a new administration in Washington that would target the Chicago area “Wound us deeply.” OSV News reports that priests in Chicago’s St Rita of Cascia Parish in the city’s Chicago Lawn neighbourhood…
Things you ought to know about Toronto’s cold winds!
Photo credit: CTV News The GTA is expected to face a frigid week with some of the coldest temperatures recorded in the last few years possible over the next few days. CP24 reports that temperatures are expected to dip well below -10 C on Monday night but feel as cold as -26 with the wind chill. The…
Pope disgrees with Trump’s deportation plans!
Photo credit: the Guardian Pope Francis has described the US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport immigrants as a “disgrace”. CNN reports that he spoke during an Italian television interview when he was asked about the incoming Trump administration’s plans to expel undocumented immigrants through an aggressive slate of immigration executive orders by the incoming…
The futility of war by Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Times of India “Jaw, jaw is better than war, war.” – Harold Macmillan, it was also repeated by Winston Churchill – both were Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom at various times. The expression is all about the futility of war. While it is normal for one party to feel slighted by another’s…
Nigeria launches Youth Farmers Project!
Photo credit: Business Day Nigeria has finally launched a farming project for the youth. This is a step in the right direction. Since it’s for the youth, could the ministry put in place the things that will not make them abandon the farms for the city? It’s a long list but if done the government will be…
Sparks of the Spirit at Saint Luke’s
Dear Saint Luke’s family and friends, It seems every Sunday, the Spirit blesses us at Saint Luke’s in curious unexpected ways. A sampling from today: Today’s volunteer crew who made sandwiches after church for the Out of the Cold meal program included both longtime members and new members and were joined by our minister Rev….