Ottawa, ON K2C 2B8
613-225-3627
Each year, we choose a theme and raise awareness through announcements in church, notices in the weekly bulletin, articles in quarterly newsletters, notice board displays, movie nights, TED talk evenings and TJC-led services. Our action can take the form of letter writing for Amnesty International, signing petitions, writing to government officials, participating in marches and rallies on Parliament Hill, sponsoring refugees and engaging with the wider public through events in person and on Zoom.
Past themes have included trans gender Issues, Truth and Reconciliation, food insecurity, access to clean water, privilege and racism, climate change including climate anxiety, affordable housing and homelessness as well as a basic livable income, and long-term and home care.
As a result of our past theme on trans gender issues, we established a Refugee Committee to sponsor two trans refugees from Eastern Africa. We have raised most of the necessary funds and provide ongoing moral support and some financial assistance to them, as we await their arrival to Canada.
TJC also established and cares for the church's wildflower garden.