Our commitment to outreach and social justice...
SSUC has always been committed to providing leadership in deepening awareness and engaging in meaningful action that responds to social justice issues locally, nationally and globally. We aim to raise the consciousness of the community by encouraging study and discussion of important issues, problems and needs, followed by recommending ways that we might respond appropriately through action, advocacy and/or service.
Anti-Trans Legislation by the Alberta Government’s use of the notwithstanding clause, and Bills 26, 27, and 29
Leaders from both Chinook Winds and Northern Spirit Regional Councils have written Premier Danielle Smith and other elected Alberta government representatives urging immediate reconsideration of legislation that restricts transgender people’s rights and uses the notwithstanding clause. We invite you to read the full message and to join us in encouraging the Alberta government to reconsider these laws that clearly infringe on human rights. Read the full letter here.
Sign petitions with transactionalberta and on the Alberta NDP Caucus website.
Canadian Soldiers in Israel
In mid-November 2025, Canadian soldiers participated in Israeli military seminars on its war crimes in Gaza. They were to reportedly “hear lectures, conduct tours in the Gaza Envelope, and meet with soldiers and civilians who took part in the defensive battles on Oct. 7, 2023,” according to some Israeli news outlets.
Follow the link below to write to Prime Minister Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anand to request that Canada sever all military ties with the Israeli government and military, given the genocidal apartheid state in Israeli-occupied Palestine:
“It Didn’t Start on October 7th: An Informal History of Zionism and its Victims”
A series of nine 90-minute illustrated, online sessions (one-hour talk plus 30 minutes Q/A) that traces Zionist/Israeli efforts to occupy historic Palestine, dispossess the Palestinian inhabitants, and deny them human rights and self-determination. The talks are introductory and non-academic, and no prior knowledge of the history of Palestine and Israel is necessary. The series will be recorded.
Presenter: Philip XXXXXXX is a BC freelance writer, editor, and educator. He has visited Palestine four times, most recently for a month in April 2025. Since 2014, he has made over 100 in-depth presentations on Palestine in post-secondary classrooms and at community events. Philip helps organize a local solidarity group and is a member of the national coordinating team of UNJPPI.
Online: Thursdays, January 15 to March 12, 2026, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (MST)
Cost: Free, but prior registration here is mandatory.
Sponsor: United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine Israel
Calling for a just peace in Palestine and Israel
- KAIROS Canada invites support in an urgent request to the Canadian government to take concrete action to end human suffering in Palestine. Their MP letter writing tool is accessed here.
Support Just Peace in Palestine Israel is where you can find the United Church of Canada statements and news from partners. - Send a letter: Tell the Canadian Government to take action against genocide, apartheid, and occupation
In response to the International Court of Justice’s July 2024 Advisory Opinion, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution that called “for Israel to comply with international law and withdraw its military forces, immediately cease all new settlement activity, evacuate all settlers from occupied land, and dismantle parts of the separation wall it constructed inside the occupied West Bank.” The resolution required Israel to end its illegal occupation within 12 months — making the deadline September 18, 2025.More recently than the UNGA resolution, on September 16, 2025, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel (UN Commission) released a report stating that “Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.”
To send a letter to the Canadian Government, follow this link.
Campaigns shared by the United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel:
E-Petition e-6645: Equal Treatment for Palestinian Canadians with Palestinian Identification Cards
Call on the government of Canada to ensure that all Canadian citizens, regardless of Palestinian Authority ID or passport, are granted equal treatment by Israel, including the ability to enter via Ben Gurion International Airport, and are not subjected to harassment or movement restrictions due to their heritage or secondary documentation. Go to the e-petition here.
E-Petition e-6751: Restoration of Humanitarian Assistance and Workers
Call on the government of Canada to ensure that humanitarian assistance and food aid is restored and provided through reputable organizations. Request the full restoration of access for UN agencies and established humanitarian NGOs, including UNRWA and the World Food Programme. Insist on safe and immediate entry for Canadian healthcare workers and other international humanitarian personnel to Palestine. Go to the e-petition here.
E-Petition e-6662: Sanctions Against Israel
Call on the government of Canada to implement an arms embargo, to cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement and impose sanctions on Israel identical to those currently on Russia and launch an investigation under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act into Canadian citizens, residents, visitors who have been affiliated or collaborated with the Israeli military. Go to the e-petition here
E-Petition e-6719: Implement an Evacuation Plan for Gazans
Call on the government of Canada to implement a comprehensive and urgent evacuation plan for at-risk relatives of Canadian citizens and permanent residents from Gaza. Go to the e-petition here.