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    • Our Lady of Good Counsel
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      • Bellelle Guerin
      • Maple Leaf Service Pin
      • Father Walter Krewski Membership Awards
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Community Life

Community Life:  Susan Casey: edmontoncwl.communitylife@gmail.com
Items needed for the Refugee Bag Project
The following Items are needed for this project:
  • Towels
  • Deodorants, Male and Female
    Shaving Cream
    Nail Clippers
    Lotion
    Feminine napkins
    Diapers
Items needed for Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples Red Dress Day
2022_-_sacred_heart_parish_red_dress_day[2291].pdf
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Walking Together -Towards Healing and Reconciliation
The following Communiques are to recap Pope Francis' meetings with the Canadian Indigenous Delegation
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community_life_communique__day_2_walking_together_march_2022.docx
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community_life_communique_day_3_walking_together_april_2022.docx
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community_life_communique_day_4-walking_together_april_2022.docx
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Red Sand Ceremony
"As a way to bring the issue of human trafficking to the public the Catholic Women’s League did a Red Sand Ceremony in front of Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples. The ceremony starts with prayers and explains the issue. We concluded by pouring red sand into the cracks in the sidewalk. The red sand symbolizes the Blood of Christ and the cracks show how these vulnerable people are missed."

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Refugee Bags Photos
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Refugee Bag Update
The following items are needed to fill Refugee Bags:
- disposable razors, shaving cream
- family size shampoo, conditioner
- children tooth brushes
- nail clippers
- family size body lotion 
- coloring books, small toy cars, puzzles
- or any personal care donations

 You can support the Refugee Bag Project by sending funds to the Diocesan Treasurer or by dropping off items at the Basilica.  Please note, if dropping off items at the Basilica, contact Anita Patsula at anitapatsula@shaw.ca  to make arrangements for drop off.

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​RE: Human Trafficking: Do No Harm six-part webinar series
 
Do No Harm: A Fresh Perspective on Anti-Human Trafficking Work 
A weekly six-part webinar series beginning Tuesday, March 23 and recurs on Tuesday each week until April 30
Do No Harm brings forward voices of survivors, frontline workers, and other experts to help us tackle blind spots and tensions within anti-human trafficking work. It discovers new best practices for undertaking this work rooted in solidarity and anti-oppression.
Who should register: Community workers, healthcare professionals, advocacy agencies, lawmakers, law enforcement, or others working with trafficked persons or doing anti-human trafficking advocacy. Sign up and listen to those voices.
 
Register at www.cnee.ca
 
Certificate of completion will be issued to those who complete the series.
 
The series begins Tuesday, March 23.  It reveals how groups often hurt by anti-human trafficking work include:
 
 
Survivors of sexual exploitation: Migrant sex workers: Migrant workers in other sectors:
“When it comes to finding solutions to end trafficking and sexual exploitation, the survivor’s voice is vital in establishing effective and comprehensive strategies that advance prosecution, protection, and prevention efforts.” 
 
- Rhonelle Bruder, Founder and Executive Director, Project iRISE “Butterfly has over 200 Asian and migrant sex workers already facing lots of harassment from law enforcement: tickets from officers, being arrested, and even being kicked out of Canada. Open your eyes and understand anti-human trafficking work critically ” 
 
- Elene Lam, Founder, Butterfly: Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network “Exploited migrant workers are often told that their experiences are not severe enough to amount to human trafficking, leaving them without support or protection.” 
 
- Leah Woolner, Human Trafficking Program Manager, Le Mouvement contre le viol et l’inceste (MCVI)
 
 
 
Varka Kalaydzhieva
Program Manager, Ministry for Social Justice, Peace, and Care of Earth
Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto
101 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto ON M4H 1M2
T: 416-467-8070 Ext. 2692 | W: www.csj-to.ca | E: vkalaydzhieva@csj-to.ca
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2021 COMMUNIQUE #1
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Human Trafficking Awareness Day
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Development and Peace Update
Community Life Fall Communique
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REFUGEE  BAG PROJECT
As you know, the Refugee Bag Project is now being managed by St. Joseph's Basilica CWL Council.
Due to the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council would prefer that monetary donations be provided rather than the physical items usually requested.  Their team will use the donations to purchase items for the Refugee Bags.  Please include your donations on the Parish Remittance Form 
http://www.edmontoncwl.org/reports-and-forms.html

EDMONTON DIOCESAN CONVENTION 2019 ORAL REPORT

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The Greater Edmonton Alliance.docx
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Truth & Reconciliation Calls to Action.docx
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Pastoral Letter on Welcoming Refugees.pdf
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Pink Shirt Day - Antibullying: Ten Tiny Ways to Make the World a Better Place.pdf
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