‘I just can’t figure out why our boys had to go through that’
BY JAMIE SWIFT Those 13 words speak volumes about the why of war. Particularly since they were uttered at a 1936 Vimy Ridge Pilgrimage by Canada’s first Silver Cross...
A living wage for Kingston?
BY TARA KAINER This spring is seeing a resurgence of action to keep attention on a living wage for Kingston. It is a focus of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation...
Food for thought
MPP John Gerretsen and poverty tour organizer Tara Kainer begin the day with a meal at Lunch by George.BY CHRISTINE ROSS Kingston’s representative at Queen’s Park is...
Living Wage
left to right: Sr. Peggy Flanagan, Jamie Swift and Tara Kainer from the Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation office.BY JAMIE SWIFT Kingston has a new Living Wage...
Put Food in the Budget
Put Food in the Budget videos produced by the Sisters of Providence available here. Part 1 follows ‘Dollton’ on his visit to Kingston. Part 2 focuses on John Gerretsen’s...
Poverty Challenge Tour
On a steamy hot July day, Kingston’s representative at Queen’s park followed through on an earlier promise to spend a day living like a person on social assistance. John...
Poverty Challenge 2012
left to right: Judi Wyatt, Alexandra Klepacki, Zaineb Zimmerman and Jamie Swift.Kingston’s Poverty Challenge is an intense one-day summit on poverty for high school students...
Food Security & Occupy movement
Craft Ontario organic farmer, seed saver, local musician and personal activistBY LANDON CHATTERTON I took a stroll towards the Kingston Farmer’s Market today and decided I...
Energy & Poverty
Energy the root cause for inequality and environmental destructionBridget Doherty was invited to speak at the Queen’s Ban Righ Centre.BY MIKE HAMMOND Energy Poverty was the...
Remember Peace?
left to right: Sister of Providence Una Byrne, Kingston writer and event moderator Steve Heighton, event organizer Jamie Swift of the JPIC office of the Sisters of...