Making Hope Visible
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Conversations about justice, faith, and action. Host, Laura Hunter, sees acting for social change as a spiritual practice. She talks to people who are working for justice, love, and peace in their neighbourhoods and around the world. Together they make sense and meaning of what we do in and through and around communities of faith.This podcast is created primarily for and with those interested in the Justice, Mission and Outreach networks of the Atlantic Regions of the United Church of Canada. But more importantly as a way for connecting people, community, good works, and good ideas. If these things are important to you join Laura and her guests as they reflect on the spiritual journey of Making Hope Visible.
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Episodes
15 Environmental Racism with Dr. Ingrid Waldron
February 23, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBSystemic racism may seem challenging to understand, but with examples from Dr. Ingrid Waldron’s research and her lively explanations of how threats to land and water, climate change, and the pandemic negatively impact Black and Indigenous communities, it becomes very clear. Dr. Ingrid Waldron is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health at Dalhousie University and the Director of the NGO Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Project (The ENRICH Project). As...
15 Environmental Racism with Dr. Ingrid Waldron
February 23, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBSystemic racism may seem challenging to understand, but with examples from Dr. Ingrid Waldron’s research and her lively explanations of how threats to land and water, climate change, and the pandemic negatively impact Black and Indigenous communities, it becomes very clear. Dr. Ingrid Waldron is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health at Dalhousie University and the Director of the NGO Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Project (The ENRICH Project). As...
14 Anti-racism and Intercultural Vision with Adele Halliday
February 08, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBMeet Adele Halliday, the Anti-Racism and Equity Officer, for the United Church of Canada. Adele has served related positions at the national offices of UCC for 15 years. In this conversation, Adele explains clearly the differences between racism, racial justice, anti-racism and what it means to hold an “intercultural vision” in the United Church context. She offers concrete examples of areas of racial injustices that are happening in the church. This conversation reflects how important i...
14 Anti-racism and Intercultural Vision with Adele Halliday
February 08, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBMeet Adele Halliday, the Anti-Racism and Equity Officer, for the United Church of Canada. Adele has served related positions at the national offices of UCC for 15 years. In this conversation, Adele explains clearly the differences between racism, racial justice, anti-racism and what it means to hold an “intercultural vision” in the United Church context. She offers concrete examples of areas of racial injustices that are happening in the church. This conversation reflects how important i...
13 Nancy Hartling: The Senate, Guaranteed Income, Faith and Justice, and more!
January 25, 2021 21:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBSenator Nancy Hartling has deep roots in frontline work for social change. In this conversation, we hear how even as a child she was seeking to understand the experiences of others and wanting fairness for all. She offers us a short primer on the role and function of the Canadian Senate. Then she and Laura discuss Guaranteed Livable Income and why this idea is an important conversation for Canada today. Senator Hartling is a member of the United Church and is a living example of how faith...
Don MacDougall - Contemplative Living and Justice Seeking
January 11, 2021 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBContemplative practices and ways of living are complimentary practices to working for change. In this episode Laura talks to Rev. Don MacDougall, a wise teacher, leader, and mentor of Spiritual Direction and contemplative living. They dig into the differences between dedicated practice and spontaneous practice, why “mindfulness” might not be the best word to describe the practice, and how it is important for all of us to have ways that we attend to our hearts and minds while working for ch...
Special Episode: Meet the New General Secretary - Rev. Michael Blair
October 09, 2020 14:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBReverend Michael Blair offers evocative images to describe how he will approach his new role as General Secretary of the United Church of Canada. In this conversation you will learn about his early roots in ministry, his visions for “reconnecting with the commons” from a place of spiritual comfort and humility, ….and about a couple of his “superpowers”. But more than anything you will get a sense of the depth of experience and spiritual grounding he brings to his leadership. And that he...
Pride Panel
July 11, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBWhat does it mean to be an Affirming Church? Guests on this episode are from one of the first, and one of the most recent Communities of Faith in Atlantic Canada to be recognized as Affirming Ministries in the United Church of Canada. Katelyn Vardy, from St. John’s, Newfoundland tells Laura about their involvement with St. James United Church, which recently completed the process, and about Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble – the organization supporting the network of primarily United Churc...
Indigenous Worldviews, Wampum, and Wise Words: Guests Ron Tremblay, Alma Brooks, & Shalan Joudry
June 20, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBIn honour of Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, host Laura Hunter, has a rich conversation with two Wolastoqey elders. Ron Tremblay is the Chief of the Wolatoqey Grand Council, and Alma Brooks is a Clan Mother, which is a distinct role within this traditional governance structure. Ron and Alma have been steadfastly working on Indigenous rights and protection of lands and waters for many years locally, nationally, and internationally. This conversation touches on some hard truths and challe...
08 David Coon - COVID Learnings and Community Yearnings
June 04, 2020 14:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBCOVID-19 has raised many social issues - economic inequality, care for seniors, food sovereignty, and more. What roles can justice-seekers and communities of faith play as we move forward? This global pandemic has shown us how important good leadership is in times of challenge and uncertainty. David Coon is a leader with heart, wisdom, integrity, and courage. As a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of New Brunswick, the first ever Green Party candidate elected to office in NB, and ...
07 Patricia Mercer - Yearning for a Just Peace for Palestine-Israel
May 20, 2020 03:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBWorking for a Just Peace for Palestine and Israel has become a passion for Patricia Mercer. In Episode 7 of Making Hope Visible, host Laura Hunter talks with Pat about the roots of her passion. Commitment, compassion, tears, and love come through in this tender conversation. Pat tells of experiences from her time serving with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI – a United Church global partner) and other visits to the “Holy Land” where she witnessed thorough...
07 Patricia Mercer - Yearning for a Just Peace for Palestine-Israel
May 20, 2020 03:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBWorking for a Just Peace for Palestine and Israel has become a passion for Patricia Mercer. In Episode 7 of Making Hope Visible, host Laura Hunter talks with Pat about the roots of her passion. Commitment, compassion, tears, and love come through in this tender conversation. Pat tells of experiences from her time serving with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI – a United Church global partner) and other visits to the “Holy Land” where she witnessed thorough...
06 LIFT: Children and Seniors Lifting Spirits
May 06, 2020 09:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this episode, host, Laura Hunter visits a lunch and activity program in Chipman, New Brunswick, called “LIFT”. Talking with Faith Kennedy and Rev. Betty Jean Friedman, she hears how children, teens, and seniors are building relationships and lifting spirits in their rural village. Chipman-Gaspereau Forks Pastoral Charge is a small congregation, but supports this important outreach project with the help from the United Church of Canada’s Mission and Service Fund. It’s a beautiful exampl...
05 Jim Antal – Earth Day: Faith, Climate, and COVID-19 Connections
April 21, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBIn this Earth Day episode, host Laura Hunter, has a lively conversation about the connection between churches, climate change, and COVID-19 with Rev. Dr. Jim Antal, denominational leader, long time activist, public theologian, and author of Climate Church, Climate World: How People of Faith Must Work for Change. Jim looks at lessons we are learning from the current pandemic and how they might help us in our journey to seeking a healthier planet. He calls churches and their leaders to make...
04 Kathryn Anderson - A Persistent Heart for Social Justice
April 08, 2020 02:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this, our 4th episode, host Laura Hunter shares a conversation with Kathryn Anderson, a wise leader, an educator, author, a change-maker, and dedicated practitioner of justice and faith. A retired Diaconal Minister in the United Church of Canada, Kathryn has been a long time activist raising awareness about human rights atrocities in Guatemala. Her passion and concern led to establishment of Breaking the Silence – a Maritimes-Guatemala Solidarity Network. She has led advocacy and acti...
03 COVID-19 Check-in
March 24, 2020 01:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this special episode recorded during the first week of COVID-19 responses in eastern Canada, host, Laura Hunter talks to people in a variety of ministry sites to hear the steps being taken and how people are responding. She speaks with Peter and Melissa Elliot from the Jimmy Pratt Memorial Outreach Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland as they prepare to keep food flowing safely to patrons. Laura offers reflections from a conversation with Liz Dawson, from North West River, Labrador. Then...
Making Hope Visible- Introduction
March 03, 2020 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBA bi-weekly podcast where we talk to people who inspire action for justice, love, and peace in their neighbourhoods and around the world. It’s a space for making sense, and making meaning of what we do in and through and around communities of faith. This podcast is created primarily for and with those interested in the Justice, Mission and Outreach networks of the Atlantic Regions of the United Church of Canada. It is created as a way to connect people, community, good works, and good id...
02 Marion Pardy - Quiet Passion for Social Justice
March 03, 2020 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this episode of Making Hope Visible host, Laura Hunter, finds many connections with Very Rev. Dr. Marion Pardy, former Moderator of the United Church of Canada. They explore the roots of Marion’s passion for social justice, her journey in ministry, her heart for the people in communities of faith at the grassroots. Marion shares a transformational experience that solidified her understanding that seeking justice is more than a choice – that it is an imperative. To find out more about ...