Petition to release UU Minister in Burundi
November 20th, 2015 . by William BaylisThe Unitarian Church of Burundi has been targeted by violent forces and its minister has been arrested and detained by the police. We believe he is being persecuted because of his Unitarian faith and the good work he and his congregation have done for their surrounding community. Please join this petition to demand Rev. Fulgence’s immediate release.
Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana is a member-at-large of the Executive Committee of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists. Here’s a link to the petition.
Update on Nov. 27, 2015, from the ICUU: Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana has been released from custody and is currently in another country. The charges against him are still under investigation.
Update on May 21, 2015, from the CUC AGM in Vancouver. Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana has just become a landed immigrant in Canada. He managed to get out of Burundi with his passport, even though the government there had tried to seize his passport. He is at the conference here and is in the process of getting his ministerial status recognized. He plans to join the congregation in Saskatoon. In his talk about the UU-UNO (Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office) and  the ICUU (International Council of Unitarians and Universalists), he described the Hutu government’s violence against many in the Tutsi minority including some members of the Unitarian church there. Here is a photo of Rev. Fulgence, as he is called here, with Bobbye and Bill Baylis, taken this evening.
April 2014 Newsletter
March 28th, 2014 . by William BaylisMuzzling Scientists Concern
March 2nd, 2012 . by adminLink to Nature editorial, March 1, 2012: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v483/n7387/full/483006a.html
Rally to Protest the Prorogue of Government
January 18th, 2010 . by adminThere will be a rally with an open mike held at 350 Windsor Hall Square on January 23, 2010 at 1PM.
Terms of Reference for the Social Responsiblity Committee
November 23rd, 2008 . by adminName of committee: Social Responsibility Committee
Objectives:
- To provide a framework through which the church, as an organization, can make manifest our core Unitarian Universalist principles.
- To raise awareness of our religious community within the outside world as an organization of people committed to higher ideals not only in words but in action.
Mission Statement:
- To responsively serve the wider community by promoting the core principles widely accepted by Canadian Unitarian Universalists.
Meeting Times/Place for the Social Responsibility Committee
November 23rd, 2008 . by adminMeeting Time: Every first Sunday after coffee hour
Place: Church Basement