Empty Bowls 2016

Thank you to all who participated in Sarnia's Empty Bowls earlier this month, both as volunteers and as attendees. This year's event raised over $9000! 

The funds will help to provide food to those in need, both at the Inn of the Good Shepherd and at the Lambton College food bank.

These are just some of the beautiful bowls hand made by local potters
and donated to this year's Empty Bowls event. 

The need continues: the college's shelves are emptying, and there are still many hungry students trying to feed themselves and their families. If you can, please donate. If you'd like to learn more, please contact the counselling department or the Centre for Social Justice here at Lambton College.

Saturday: Madina's Dream

The Sarnia Justice Film Festival will screen Madina's Dream: The Story of Rebels and Refugees Fighting to Survive in Sudan's Nuba Mountains on Saturday, April 23, 2016  at 7pm at the Sarnia Library Theatre.

To  learn more about the film and the fundraising efforts, visit http://www.madinasdream.com/

Here's the film description from the SJFF: "Madina’s Dream is an unflinching and poetic glimpse into a forgotten war.  After decades of civil war, South Sudan achieved its independence from Sudan in 2011. But inside Sudan, the conflict continues. Sudan’s government employs aerial bombings and starvation warfare against the inhabitants of the Nuba Mountains. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled to refugee camps in South Sudan or remain trapped in the war zone. Eleven-year-old Madina and countless others dream of a brighter future for their people."

Conversation after the film wll be led by Allyson Larkin, assistant professor in the Social Justice and Peace Studies program at King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario. 

The Sarnia Justice Film Festival will be back next year! Follow them on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SarniaJusticeFilmFestival) and Twitter (@SarniaJusticeFF) to learn about the 2016-2017 line up.

Today: Empty Bowls!

Blanket Exercise

Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Report challenges each of us to take action towards reconciliation, and that action must begin with education. The Blanket Exercise, created by Kairos Canada, leads participants through an overview of the history of Canadian colonization. It's a powerful experience, and it isn't easy, but it can be transformative. 

A Windsor branch of the Catholic Women's League (at Our Lady of the Atonement Parish) will host the exercise later this month.

Saturday, April 23, 2016

1:30 - 3:30

OUR LADY OF THE ATONEMENT PARISH HALL

2940 Forest Glade Drive

Windsor, Ontario

This event is free, but space is limited. For details on registration, please email erica.kelly@lambtoncollege.ca