The Nicomekl Lunch Program is looking for more volunteers. There is a greater need for lunches to be made for children who do not have lunches on a regular basis. To learn more or to volunteer, please phone Lilianne at 604-290-8396 or email her at lilianne101@shaw.ca
We're collecting donations of egg cartons (all types and sizes), glasses (all kinds including sunglasses & prescription glasses), & aluminum (pie plates, casseroles, etc.)
Peggy tells us about why we purchase our coffee through Level Ground Trading. And how you can purchase Level Ground coffee for yourself
A visit to Sources Food Bank, where members of United Churches of Langley volunteer to help out every week.
Last year's Langley Pride Parade, on Sunday, June 27, was brought to you by Queer Community Collective. We helped by filming the event and creating this video for the event.
You can find Queer Community Collective on Facebook, Instagram and on Podcast
We will update information regarding this year's event when we have it available. Stay Tuned!
Earlier in the year, we helped Josh replace his RV home that was burned down. He wanted to meet us and send a message of thanks for all the help he has received from so many of you.
Trigger warning: This blog answers a question around 'why queer people can't just accept the way God has made them'. There are mentions of being closeted, being forced to present a certain way, as well as someone's dead name and pronouns. Read More
The latest edition of Broadview Magazine (April/May 2021) has a great lived perspective article, written by freelance writer, Jackie Gillard. It is a reminder that there is still inequality in how women are treated in our culture... Read More
While this blog is about answering any questions people have about queerness, there are some questions that are best left unasked. These questions can be incredibly damaging. But luckily, they are also repetitive. So... Read More
Broadview magazine published an article called, "What I Need from White People". It was written by Adele Halliday, a Black Canadian anti-racism educator and General Council Office staff person. And it was in response to the murder of George Floyd.
As Black History Month ends, we are reminded by Halliday, "Please keep doing this work long after the current display of anti-Black racism has faded from the news cycle and our social media feeds. ...Please. Do something, for God’s sake. For all our sakes."
Queer history, like most facets of history, heavily involves people of color and their experiences. To go along with the theme of black history month, this post will not be answering any questions. Instead, Read More
by artist H.E.R.
There is so much power in the songs of a generation. And especially during Black History Month, listen to this song! It reflects the cry of a generation fed up with racism so systemic, that we don't even see it all around us. And yet, it's so powerful and invasive, that Black folks are literally dying because it
I often find that history has very interesting things to teach us. It might reveal ancient familial ties we never knew existed. Or maybe that the actual inventor of the printing press is not who our grade 4 teacher said they were. But one unusual thing history can also teach us is Read More
Your crash course in gender begins in an unusual place, gingerbread. Or that is to say, genderbread. (You might want to grab a snack for this one!)... Read More
I started typing out the first sentence. But as I did, a wave of emotion just hit me. And quite unexpectedly, I started bawling. I couldn’t do it... Read more
Dr. David Chae discusses health disparities within racial minority populations.