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Jewish and Arab Women for Peace and their supporters gather at the National War Memorial in Ottawa July 20 to share their dream of peace in the Middle East and "to give a voice to the Palestinian and Israeli peoples who hunger for peace." |
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Among the supporters of the silent march for peace in the Middle East in Ottawa July 20, organized by Jewish and Arab Women for Peace, were Fr. Jacques Faucher, left, the ecumenical officer for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa, and the Rev. Bill Baldwin, an Anglican priest and member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams. |
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Speaking on behalf of 28 Canadian Muslim organizations, Ottawa university
professor Tyseer Aboulnasr tells reporters on Parliament Hill July 20 that the loss of
life on all sides of the conflict in the Middle East must stop. "We call on our
government to stay true to Canada's peacekeeping role on the international scene and move
immediately to seek a peaceful solution to this current crisis," she said.
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"Governments cannot walk away from social policy," says John Murphy, chair of the National Council of Welfare. Speaking at a news conference on Parliament Hill July 20, Murphy said Canada needs a national anti-poverty plan. The organization released a report showing that in spite of progress made in the fight against poverty among seniors, poverty rates for children and working-age adults are about the same as they were almost a quarter of a century ago. "Income inequality is growing and many groups of Canadians continue to have unacceptably high poverty rates," it said. |
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Mohawk elder and spiritual leader Rohahes Iain Phillips, seen here
offering a prayer during the national ceremony in Ottawa marking the December 2004
earthquake and Tsunami disaster, died at his home July 18 with friends and loved ones at
his side. A musician and a composer, Phillips was a former Education and Cultural Officer
with the Assembly of First Nations. He delivered one of the lessons during the October
2004 visit to Ottawa of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
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Despite temperatures near 30 degrees Celsius throughout much of July, the Ceremonial Guard of the Canadian Forces -- its members wearing heavy bearskin hats -- continue ro perform the traditional changing-of-the-guard ceremony on Parliament Hill daily. |