The United Church of Canada

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Partners are now using donated funds for relief, support for disabled people, community facilities, and agricultural support.

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Related News and Info

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Resources

• Haiti Appeal web badges
  Post these on your church or personal website to help spread the word about The United Church of Canada Haiti Appeal
• Hymn: In Haiti, there Is Anguish [PDF: 1 p/34 KB]
  This hymn, set to a familiar tune, can be used by congregations to raise awareness of the current crisis in Haiti.
• A Litany Crying Out for God's Mercy
  A litany written by an American pastor for the people of Haiti.
• United Church Launches Appeal for Haiti Earthquake Relief Bulletin Insert [PDF: 1 p/36 KB]
  Use this bulletin insert to inform your congregation about the situation in Haiti, what the United Church and our partners are doing, and how people can respond.
• Video from Action by Churches Together
  This video from Action by Churches Together (ACT) profiles some of the work ACT and its global family of members are taking to help the Haitian people rebuild their lives in the aftermath of the earthquake of January 12. The United Church of Canada is a member of ACT and is contributing to their efforts.

More about Haiti

• Attitude Adjustment [PDF: 1 p/61 KB]
  In the August 2010 Mandate, Jim Hodgson writes about a global network of disabilities advocates that is changing perceptions.
• Patience and Perseverance [PDF: 2 pp/31 KB]
  A personal reflection by Jim Hodgson on the history and resourcefulness of the people of Haiti.
• Unwrapping Development
  Jim Hodgson's 2011 blog Unwrapping Development asks important questions about what's happening in Haiti and shares stories of partner work for change.
• Empire and Environmental Destruction in Haiti [PDF: 2 pp/29 KB]
  Written in 2006 by Marc-Arthur Fils-Aimé of the Karl Lévêque Cultural Institute, a United Church partner, this article explores the connections between economic injustice, globalization, and ecological destruction in Haiti.
• Video: Schools Build Communities in Haiti
  See how years after Haiti's devastating earthquake church partners are rebuilding schools and communities.
• View photos of The United Church of Canada's partners in Haiti.
• Why We Must Cancel Haiti's Debt
  A brief history of Haiti's onerous, "odious," and crippling debt load written by KAIROS' economic justice program coordinator John Dillon.

More Online

• Chile and Haiti: Earthquakes defy comparison
• Sign a petition supported by KAIROS calling for cancellation of Haiti's debt
• Action by Churches Together (ACT) Responding to Haiti Earthquake
• Churches mobilize support for Haiti quake victims
• NOW Magazine / The trouble with our aid
• BBC News -  Haiti quake: Mapping damage outside capital

For further information, contact:

• Gary W. Kenny
  Program Co-ordinator for Southern Africa and Emergency Response
  Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations Unit (JGER)
  Tel: 416-231-5931 ext. 4013
  Toll-free: 1-800-268-3781 ext. 4051
  E-mail: Gary Kenny