[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: Political Discernment Events and Reading Forums

[Catherine Walther]

When life wins there will be no losers. A'Ida Shibli


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From: Jesuit Forum <contact at jesuitforum.ca>
Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Subject: Political Discernment Events and Reading Forums
To: Catherine Walther <catherine.walther at gmail.com>


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Series of Online Events and Reading Forums

*In the current context of elections campaigns, the Jesuit Forum, along
with many partners, is offering a series of online events related to
political discernment.*

These 2-hour events will consist of a 15-20 minutes presentation by a
speaker, followed by listening circles (in the same vein as our Dec 10th,
2024, event on 'How to discern our vote'
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=793&qid=25193>
).

*Here is the program:*

   -

   *Political Discernment on Ontario Elections - What Is this Election
   About... (or Should be About)?*

-> Monday February 24th, 5-7pm, EST: Register HERE
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=794&qid=25193>
.



   - *Poverty Trends - The Question of Affordability*, with Natalie
   Appleyard, socio-economic policy analyst at Citizens for Public Justice,
   author of the Poverty Trends Report 2024.
   <https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=795&qid=25193>

-> Tuesday March 18th, 6.30pm-8.30pm, EDT: Register HERE.
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=796&qid=25193>



   - *Policy Threats to Climate Action in Canada* with Maryo Wahba, Climate
   Justice Policy Analyst & Communications Coordinator at Citizens for Public
   Justice, organizer of the 'Give it up for the Earth'
   <https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=797&qid=25193>
Campaign
   with For the Love of Creation.
   <https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=798&qid=25193>

-> Tuesday March 25th, 6-8pm, EDT: Register HERE.
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=799&qid=25193>



   - *Poverty Trends - The Question of Labour*, with Natalie Appleyard,
   socio-economic policy analyst at Citizens for Public Justice,
author of the Poverty
   Trends Report 2024.
   <https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=795&qid=25193>

-> Tuesday April 1st, 6.30pm-8.30pm, EDT: Register HERE.
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=800&qid=25193>




The Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice thanks its partners on this
series of events: *Citizens for Public Justice
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=801&qid=25193>,
Mary
Ward Centre
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=802&qid=25193>,
For
the Love of Creation
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=798&qid=25193>,
Development
and Peace
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=803&qid=25193>,
Catholic
Conscience
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=804&qid=25193>,
**Catholic
Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=805&qid=25193>,
Centre
Oblat
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=806&qid=25193>,
Office
of Religious Congregations for Integral Ecology
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=807&qid=25193>,
Regis
College
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=808&qid=25193>,
Sisters
of St Joseph Toronto
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=809&qid=25193>.*

<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=810&qid=25193>
*Reading Forums:*

The Jesuit Forum is also starting a monthly online book club. It is
designed to continue beyond the 2025 Elections context, but could still be
helpful for political discernment. These events won't offer formal
listening group facilitation but rather space for a informal conversation
around a book, with the author or a speaker.

   - Reading Forum #1 on '*Why Are We Here: A Meditation on Canada'
   <https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=811&qid=25193>*
*by
   Mary Jo Leddy*, joined by the author.

-> Tuesday March 11th, 5-7pm EDT: Register HERE.
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=812&qid=25193>



   - Reading Forum #2 on the *Graphic novel adaptation of Peter Wholleben’s
   'The Hidden Life of Trees'
   <https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=813&qid=25193>,*
   joined by Simon Appolloni.

-> Tuesday April 8th, 5-7pm EDT: Register HERE
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=814&qid=25193>
.



   - Reading Forum #3 on *'Journeys to Justice: Reflections on Canadian
   Christian Activism'
   <https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=815&qid=25193>
by
   Joe Gunn,* joined by the author.

-> Tuesday May 6, 5-7pm EDT: Register HERE.
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=816&qid=25193>



   - Reading Forum #4 on *'Structures of Indifference'
   <https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=817&qid=25193>
   by Mary Jane Logan McCallum, Adele Perry,* joined by Niigaan James
   Sinclair.

-> Tuesday June 10th, 5-7pm EDT: Register HERE
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=818&qid=25193>
.



*Supplementary Resources for Political Discernment*:


* *4 Levels of Listening. Theory U. Otto Scharmer *
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=819&qid=25193>(Theory
U, Presencing Institute)

* The handout *Voting-Like-a-Catholic-(Canada eng 2025)
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=820&qid=25193>*
and
a *page with comprehensive resources*
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=821&qid=25193>
(Catholic
Conscience)

* The document *‘Contemplation and Political Action: An Ignatian Guide to
Civic Engagement’ (download it here
<https://jesuitforum.ca/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=822&qid=25193>)*

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