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Learn with our ally Asian Women for Equality at this free online panel on a guaranteed livable income with guest speakers Faye Blaney of Aboriginal Women's Action Network, Canadian Senator Kim Pate, and Grace Balbutin of Asian Women for Equality. Sunday, August 30 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm PT

In honour of Mother's Day we would like to share and echo the sentiments of Amy Young's poem entitled The Wide Spectrum of Mothering. To those who gave birth this year to their first childwe celebrate with you To those who lost a child this yearwe mourn with you... To those who are in the trenches with little ones every day and wear the badge of food stainwe appreciate you To those who experienced loss through miscarriage, failed adoptions, or running awaywe mourn with you To those who walk the hard path of infertility, fraught with pokes, prods, tears, and disappointmentwe walk with you. Forgive us when we say foolish things. We don’t mean to make this harder than it is To those who are foster moms, mentor moms, and spiritual momswe need you To those who have warm and close relationships with your childrenwe celebrate with you To those who have disappointment, heart ache, and distance with your childrenwe sit with you To those who lost their mothers this yearwe grieve with you To those who experienced abuse at the hands of your own motherwe acknowledge your experience To those who lived through driving tests, medical tests, and the overall testing of motherhoodwe are better for having you in our midst To those who have aborted childrenwe remember them and you on this day To those who are single and long to be married and mothering your own childrenwe mourn that life has not turned out the way you longed for it to be To those who stepparentwe walk with you on these complex paths To those who envisioned lavishing love on grandchildren, yet that dream is not to bewe grieve with you To those who will have emptier nests in the upcoming yearwe grieve and rejoice with you To those who placed children up for adoptionwe commend you for your selflessness and remember how you hold that child in your heart And to those who are pregnant with new life, both expected and surprisingwe anticipate with you This Mother’s Day, we walk with you. Mothering is not for the faint of heart and we have real warriors in our midst. We remember you.

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Our fourth and final Reflections with REED interview features Cody and David from our education team. Schedule an online Widening the Lens: Pornography as a Justice Issue presentation for your school, church, or community group today!

Happy Monday! Our third 'Reflections with REED' interview features Survivor and activist, Trisha Baptie, to discuss the impact the pandemic has has on the sex trade, women locally and globally, and how we can respond.

Happy Easter! Tune in for our second video in the Reflections with REED series. Today we are joined by Mary Lee Bouma as she shares some insights into why the gospel is such good news for women.