Campaigns and Advocacy Stories

Canadians invited to send a postcard to PM to share support for aid

July 10, 2018 | By Janice Biehn

Overall goal of campaign is to increase Canada’s contribution to ending global hunger and poverty Canadians for the most part are generous and compassionate. Yet, […]

Rogation Day service a celebration of hope

July 5, 2018 | By Mike Ziemerink

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In the early morning hours of June 3, more than 200 church-goers and friends from Winnipeg, rural Manitoba, and even Germany and the United States […]

PWRDF empowers women to be peacemakers

June 26, 2018 | By Janice Biehn

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Agnes Wasuk, Coordinator for the South Sudanese Council of Churches, and colleague Awak Deng, visited PWRDF last December.

Studies show that peace agreements have a 35 percent greater chance of being effective and lasting if women are involved in the drafting process. In […]

Accompanying refugees, welcoming strangers

June 20, 2018 | By Suzanne Rumsey

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Suzanne Rumsey is the PWRDF Public Engagement Coordinator Thus says the Lord: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel […]

Water advocacy campaign walks the talk

June 4, 2018 | By Penny Rankin

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Children pour clear spring water into the St. Lawrence River – a symbolic gesture that reminds of the importance of our stewardship of all creation.

Penny Rankin is the PWRDF Parish Representative for St. Matthias’ Church, Diocese of Montreal (This article was originally published in the June 2018 issue of […]

PWRDF Youth Council gathers in NB

May 31, 2018 | By Mike Ziemerink

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PWRDF Diocesan rep Anne Walling, PWRDF youth council members James Mesich and Jessica Steele and Archdeacon Rob Marsh at Christ Church in Bloomfield, N.B.

Twice a year a group of dedicated Anglicans aged 16 to 30 meets to discuss how they can further involve youth in the social justice […]

Building peace in South Sudan

November 27, 2017 | By Janice Biehn

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Agnes Wasuk Petia will be coming to Canada.

The civil war in South Sudan has ravaged the world’s youngest country, leaving women in its wake. The South Sudan Council of Churches’ National Women’s […]

WATCH: World of Gifts offers safe online shopping 24/7

October 24, 2017 | By Janice Biehn

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Not sure what to get that hard-to-buy-for person on your Christmas gift list? PWRDF hopes to make it easier with World of Gifts, the annual […]

Winnipeg Women’s Resource Centre in Bor shines a ray of hope

June 22, 2017 | By Janice Biehn

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Rebecca Deng, second from the right, and her team in Bor.

Earlier this year PWRDF reported on the story of Rebecca Deng, a former lost girl of South Sudan now living in Winnipeg. With the help […]

PWRDF marks World Refugee Day in Canada and abroad

June 19, 2017 | By Janice Biehn

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I was a stranger and you welcomed me By Suzanne Rumsey, Public Engagement Program Coordinator In September 2015, three-year-old Syrian refugee Aylan Kurdi’s tiny lifeless […]