Beach United Church

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As the campaign for the June 2 Provincial Election begins, 10 faith groups in Beaches East York have come together to host a Candidates Meeting. The event will take place at The Church of the Resurrection at 1100 Woodbine Avenue. People can attend in person or on Zoom on Thursday May 12 at  7:00 p.m. by registering at  www.therez.ca/election

The meeting will give people of faith and all citizens a chance to hear the ideas of the various candidates and political parties on how they would create strong and vibrant communities following the pandemic.

As people of faith we believe that we have a responsibility:

• to create a more just and equitable world,
• to care for one another … and for successive generations, and
• to protect the environment that we share.

These responsibilities inspire us to shape how we live in our community, how we value people who are vulnerable and how we tend to creation.

Our purpose is to hear how the different candidates would work to meet these responsibilities, if they are elected to represent us in the Provincial Legislature. There will be opportunities for participant to submit questions for the candidates at the meeting.

Our objective is not to instruct anyone on how to vote. We will leave it to the candidates to persuade each person.

This is the 4^th Interfaith Candidates Meeting in Beaches East York in the past few years. Similar events have taken place during the last Provincial election and the past 2 Federal elections. The Beaches East York riding is between Coxwell Avenue and Victoria Park and extends from the lake all the way north to Sunrise Avenue.

Representatives of several Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities in the riding have endorsed the Candidates Meeting. Faith Groups involved directly in organizing the Candidates Meeting include:

Danforth Mennonite Church;  Church of the Resurrection;   St. Aidan’s Anglican Church; Kingston Road United Church;   Calvary Baptist Church;  Beach United Church;   Kimbourne Park United Church;  Beaches Presbyterian Church;  Toronto United Mennonite Congregation;  and Danforth Islamic Centre. Several other faith communities support the initiative but have not been available to help with the planning.

To register to attend the event in person at the Church of the Resurrection or on Zoom, go to www.therez.ca/election  

People attending the event in person will be required to wear a mask;  social distancing will be achieved by limiting attendance.

Please share the information about the event with members of your community and others that may be interested. 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Paul Dowling
Animator for Social Justice
Beach United Church

The Daily Bread Food Bank in partnership with North York Harvest Food Bank, have released Who’s Hungry 2021 – a report profiling hunger in the city of Toronto.

This year’s report reveals there were 1.45 million visits to food banks in the past year, the highest number ever recorded in the city’s history. The report also finds that for the first time, new clients outnumbered existing clients at Toronto food banks.

Be a partner in the fight to end hunger. Read and share with others, some of this year’s key findings below:

• While pandemic restrictions are easing and the economy is re-opening, there are many people in Toronto still living in a state of crisis.
•  With 1 in 3 food bank clients reporting having gone an entire day without eating, we need to advocate for systemic change.
• The report provides a clear call to action to all levels of government to respond to the urgent community needs created by COVID-19 and to build greater resiliency through decent work, affordable housing, and strong social safety net. 

Take action today. Here are three steps you can take:

1. Read the Who’s Hungry 2021 report to raise awareness about why poverty and food insecurity are on the rise in Toronto. You can share the findings of this report on social media – please tag @dailybreadTO and use the hashtag #WhosHungry2021.
2. Hunger is a direct result of poverty. With the provincial election fast approaching, you can help advocate for change by sending an email directly to Ontario’s party leaders asking them to commit to bolder action to reduce poverty in your community. Take action now: dailybread.ca/takeaction
3. Join us for a webinar discussion on Thursday, November 25 at 12:30pm EST, on how we can move from crisis to resilience as we discuss our calls to action. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4rwE9YK9TlqRZ01aHxCiYA

Visit dailybread.ca/whoshungry to read the full Who’s Hungry 2021 report.

In partnership,

Neil Hetherington
CEO Daily Bread Food Bank