Two demonstrations, one on the west side of Vancouver, the other on Burnaby Mountain. Each one has strong support in sizeable portions of the church, and the support of activists who are keen to work with like-minded people from other… Read more →
Tag Archive for pipelines
Kinder Morgan and reconciliation – it’s time to move our feet
by Jason Wood • • 1 Comment
Last Saturday (March 10) I and several other members of Earthkeepers: Christians for Climate Justice marched with thousands of people against the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion. Led by members of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, as well as other nations from across… Read more →
Kairos and Earthkeepers ‘Pull Together’ with First Nations vs Kinder Morgan
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Opposition to the Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline proposal runs deep in Vancouver. Five people were arrested for mischief October 28 following a protest in the waters near its Westridge Marine terminal in Burnaby. Their declarations that many more will join them… Read more →
Edwin Phillips: Prominent businessman also active in Christian ministry
by Lloyd Mackey • • 0 Comments
This profile is from the Faith in Canada 150 Thread of 1000 Stories. Faith in Canada 150 exists to celebrate the role of faith in our life together during Canada’s anniversary celebrations in 2017. Edwin Charles Phillips is quick to make the point… Read more →
A bridge between the stories of Samson and Unist’ot’en resistance
by Tama Ward Balisky • • 0 Comments
This is the account of a storytelling event that brought together an Eastside Vancouver church and a First Nations community in British Columbia’s central interior. More importantly it’s the account of a 10 year old boy named Graeme who, for… Read more →
Burnaby Mountain: Civil disobedience based on respect for Indigenous rights
by Jason Wood • • 5 Comments
A couple of Saturdays ago I got arrested. It’s not the usual behaviour expected from a white, middle-class, at times quite conservative Christian. Growing up in the evangelical church in North America, getting arrested was something that happened to Christians in… Read more →
Kinder Morgan protests raise serious questions for Christians
by Loren Wilkinson • • 10 Comments
People of all ages and backgrounds continue to get arrested while protesting the work on the Kinder Morgan pipeline on Burnaby Mountain. The whole event raises serious questions for Christians. The protestors are clearly operating out of deep conviction, but… Read more →