More than 100 people attended an afternoon of song and inspiration in the Sanctuary on March 21 to raise funds for Indigenous Water Protectors and RAVEN’s “We Are All One Planet” campaign.
Wonderful music was provided by the Alouette Sisters (three women, including Catherine Hembling, who met and started singing together when they were in…
The Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC) brings us collective programs connecting Unitarians across Canada. This December they are hosting an offering to address an important justice issue for humanity. The current United States government has been targeting multiple marginalized groups, and the rights of transgender people to exist, recieve care, and move through society without fear…
Join us for this interactive, hands-on, workshop designed to introduce participants to the basics of Restorative Justice, and its associative skills. This workshop is not a lecture series, rather it is intended to promote connection and learning for the entire group.
Six practitioners from diverse backgrounds will lead participants through different skills such as: active listening,…
Opening Words
Hisako Masaki
On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing 140 thousand people. On August 9, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing 70 thousand people. More continued to die years later, due to radiation.
Nuclear violence started before Hiroshima. People involved in nuclear bomb production, from uranium mining to nuclear…
The Social Justice team has sponsored 6 meals with the First United Food Truck. Here are photos of our smiling volunteers:
Description of Event:
This is an opportunity to serve lunch to residents of the Downtown Eastside community. First United cooks the meal and we prepare plates of food and hand them out to about…
The SJ Team would like to express our thanks to Tim Smith for stepping forward to be the captain of Team Vancouver Unitarians in the 2025 Coldest Night of the Year Walk. He was joined by Hisako Masaki and the team raised $878.00. The funds raised were tax-deductible contributions to support and serve people and…
The Social Justice Team is hosting this screening for a maximum of 40 people. Please reserve your free ticket here. Click here to watch trailer.
About the Film:
Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the…
This post will contain links to slide decks and other online resources for past Social Justice Team forums.
August 3, 2025 - Remembering Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and 80 Years of Nuclear Violence. Text of homilies and poems for this service is available here.
March 9, 2025 - Let's Talk about Peace Building. The slide deck for…
Join us Feb. 9 in the Fireside Room beginning at 12:30 p.m. for a Sunday Forum about a new housing campaign being organized by Metro Vancouver Alliance. All welcome!
Did you know Vancouver Unitarians is a member of the Metro Vancouver Alliance? Now, you may be curious as to what that is! The Metro Vancouver Alliance…
The Social Justice Team will host our 8th annual Amnesty International Write for Rights event in the Fireside Room from 12:30-2:00 p.m. Snacks will be available.
This year’s cases are from Angola, Argentina, Belarus, Canada, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, and Viet Nam.
You may also participate in Write for Rights by signing a petition. Petitions…
The IPA will be screening the film “The Battle for the Gateway to Myanmar," which shows the current situation in Burma/Myanmar, on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 1 p.m. in the Fireside Room. Kyi Min Saw will be our guest speaker to answer your questions. She has been working to raise awareness of her war torn…
Please join the Social Justice Team, Vancouver Peace Poppies, and other peace activists in Hewett Hall immediately following the Let Peace Be Their Memorial ceremony. There will be light refreshments, a chance to socialize, meet event hosts and wreath layers, and display tables set up with information about peace building activities at VanU and beyond.
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