16th anniversary of the vigil / 150th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence
The Rt. Rev. Michael Oulton had to raise his voice above the hum of traffic in front of City Hall. But most of the 150 supporters gathered to mark the sixteenth anniversary...
Do the Math Challenge
left to right: Participants Susan Belyea and Kingston Mayor Mark GerretsenBY TARA KAINER “I have a fire in my belly,” Elaine Power, Queen’s Professor of Health &...
Prison Reflection
BY SISTER PAULINE LALLY As the sky darkened and the rains came down on the non violent demonstration and resistance to the closure of the Prison farms on Sunday, August 8, a...
Ending the savage inequalities of poverty
Jamie Swift speaks to community leaders prior to their visits with our most vulnerable neighbours. Jamie is co-authoring a book based on the information gathered.BY JAMIE...
Enthusiastic Group Demands Action
Sister Pauline Lally and Margaret Atwood lead the crowd on a march to CSC headquarters. Both women received standing ovations after speaking to the crowd inside Sydenham...
Living Generously
Kingston author Larry Scanlan shares his experiences in his book A Year of Living Generously.BY CHRISTINE ROSS Sister Pauline Lally introduced Kingston author, Larry...
Awakening the Dreamer, changing the Dream
Symposium facilitator: Tom PickensBY CHRISTINE ROSS The workshop delivered on its promise to disturb, inspire and force real action on environmental sustainability. Awaking...
ISARC Social Audit – taking the pulse of our city
photo courtesy: Mark Kerr, EMC KingstonJamie Swift and Tara Kainer of the SP’s JPIC office, and members of the Kingston Community Roundtable on Poverty Reduction, organized...
Time running out to save prison farms
Sister Pauline Lally visits the prison farm at Frontenac Institution along Bath Road during a visit in July 2009.BY BRIDGET DOHERTY Time is running out to save prison farms....
Canada’s Prison Farms
BY LAWRENCE SCANLAN Why it’s wise to keep them,folly to close them down Stroke a cat.Pet a dog.Groom a horse.Observe any creature, even fish swimming in a tank. These...