On August 18, Inner Hope Youth Ministries will open its second home, providing housing, life skills mentoring, practical support and discipleship to dozens of at-risk youth living in East Vancouver. Through the years, Inner Hope – developed by longtime East… Read more →
Justice
Canada’s new prostitution bill: What you need to know
by Michelle Brock • • 0 Comments
Many Vancouverites will have seen Red Light Green Light and met its producers, Michelle and Jay Brock during two tours earlier this year. The film expresses the ministry’s concern that “As nations around the globe attempt to fight sex trafficking,… Read more →
City, Community
June 9 – 15: Vancouver Day, St. Clare, Aboriginal Day Party, Sticky Church . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
I can’t remember anyone ever mentioning Vancouver Day, and I’ve lived here all my life. Proclaimed in 1929, it was at one time celebrated on June 13 – the day Captain George Vancouver sailed into our harbour in 1792, and… Read more →
Books, Culture
The rise of the surveillance state
by Abigail Harmon • • 0 Comments
David Lyon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada who serves as director of the Surveillance Studies Centre and professor of sociology and of law at Queen’s University in Ontario. He has been extensively involved in debates around… Read more →
Books, City, Community
The hidden movement: The return to relationality and place
by Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens, Dwight Friesen • • 0 Comments
Forge Canada will host A Day With the New Parish Authors next Monday evening (June 2). The following piece is an extract from The New Parish by Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens and Dwight Friesen. For several years the three of… Read more →