Wednesday of the First Week of Lent
March 1st, 2023
Call to Action: 51
51. We call upon the Government of Canada, as an obligation of its fiduciary responsibility, to develop a policy of transparency by publishing legal opinions it develops and upon which it acts or intends to act, in regard to the scope and extent of Aboriginal and Treaty rights.
Suggestions for Almsgiving
The 2023 Lenten Calendar is a project of CTA's Indigenous Solidarity Collective, a working group that addresses the Catholic Church's historical and current role in colonialization. To support more projects from working groups like this one, please consider making a contribution!
Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2023
Equity for Aboriginal People
in the Legal System
Call To Action's 2023 Lenten Calendar is a collaboration between the Indigenous Solidarity Collective and Anti-Racism Team (ART). This calendar provides more than 40 days of prayer and study to lead members into action and solidarity with Indigenous communities. For holy days and Sundays during Lent, we'll publish a reflection from an ART or Indigenous Solidarity Collective member on why we're committed to undoing racism and Indigenous oppression in our own communities and biases and what it means to do this work as Catholics. Following each meditation or reflection, we will feature a call to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
There are many levels of combatting oppression and promoting equity, ranging from interpersonal relationships to policy reform. We each play a role and claim responsibility in the process of making our communities whole.
Indigenous communities have been systematically blocked from self-determination through government efforts to ignore and even defy treaty rights. Neither Indigenous communities nor ours can be made whole until Indigenous peoples are once again incorporated into systems that promote their well-being. Trust must be restored.
Scripture reminds us that we are one body with many members. To heal such a deep wound done to one part of the Body, we must speak and act with transparency, integrity, and accountability.
—Meditation by Indigenous Solidarity Collective member Revalon Wesson
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