(September 2, 2021) The image of right-wing extremism in Canada that has been dogging the prime minister’s election campaign is angry, ugly, crude, and full of grievance. Men, women and sometimes children making lewd gestures, faces screwed up into gargoyles of anger, twisted by rage and hate. The actions of protestors is not a pretty sight. Some of them, such as the ones in … [Read more...] about The ugly face of right-wing extremism in Canada
The Charity Report welcomes Laurence Miall as contributing editor
(September 2, 2021) The Charity Report announced today that Laurence Miall has become the newest edition to its group of contributing editors. Miall has worked in communications for twenty years across all sectors – public, private, and charitable – in Quebec and Alberta. Most recently he was Director of Communications with the Montreal-based McConnell … [Read more...] about The Charity Report welcomes Laurence Miall as contributing editor
Texas anti-abortion law sets vigilantes on those supporting women seeking abortion
(September 1, 2021) The state of Texas followed up its state senate’s passage of the extraordinary new measures to limit voting in the state already designated the hardest to vote with a dystopian anti-abortion law that deputizes private individuals to sue anyone who performs the procedure or “aids and abets” it. The new law, Senate Bill 8 was signed into law in … [Read more...] about Texas anti-abortion law sets vigilantes on those supporting women seeking abortion
Episode 9: Barbara Floersch and the Righteous Ask
(August 30, 2021) A righteous ask is a funding request grounded in a community need that is well aligned with the funder’s mission and put forth by a well-respected nonprofit in pursuit of impact rather than dollars, writes Barbara Floersch in her new book You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change. Barbara Floersch has more than 40 years’ experience in … [Read more...] about Episode 9: Barbara Floersch and the Righteous Ask
Afghanistan: a statement from Robert Mardini, the director-general of the ICRC
(August 17, 2021) The ICRC is relieved to see Kabul avoid what could have been devastating urban warfare, but we remain mindful of the thousands of civilians wounded and displaced in recent fighting in other urban centres. The ICRC is determined to stand by the Afghan people and help men, women and children cope with the unfolding situation. Afghanistan is in the middle of a … [Read more...] about Afghanistan: a statement from Robert Mardini, the director-general of the ICRC