Sermon by PEI’s Rev. John Moses
Published in the PEI Guardian
Thanks so much, Rev. Moses.
Prince Edward Island is an exceptional place. Not least among our unique features is the role that faith, especially the Christian faith, still plays in our common life. Church attendance here is fairly high, compared with many other parts of the country and even those who seldom if ev [...]
Speak Out: April 26
Come join us at the Charlottetown Arts Guild from 7:00-9:00 pm on April 26th. In protest against Tory backbencher MP Stephen Woodworth’s introduction of Motion M-312 that same day, Island women will share their own stories. While Woodworth et. al. debate the concept as an abstraction, we gather to speak out and listen to one another&# [...]
Why we should raise lots of money for...
Original article here.
March 6, 2012
Recently, an organization called The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation held their Active-8 campaign for youth activism on the East Coast; the winner received $1000 towards their cause. One of the front-runners, Kandace Hagen, was hoping to raise money for the PEI Reproductive Rights Organizati [...]
Jezebel: Anti-Choice Campaign Improba...
Original story here.
March 5, 2012
Kandace Hagen raised conservative hackles when she campaignedfor a youth leadership award on the platform of expanded abortion access. For a while it looked like they’d succeeded in torpedoing her candidacy. But now the winners have been announced — and the news is good.
Hagen was a frontrunner in the [...]
Young abortion activist wins tie in c...
Original story here.
March 5, 2012
An online campaign encouraging youth leadership that became the platform for a debate on abortion accessibility on P.E.I. has announced a tie for first place.
Kandace Hagen of P.E.I. became the target of anti-abortion activists when she was nominated in the Active-8 campaign, which celebrates youth leadersh [...]
Island abortion lobbyist wins youth c...
Original story here.
March 5, 2012
A P.E.I. woman lobbying for abortion access in the province has tied for first place in regional youth leadership contest that unwittingly became a platform for the Island’s virulent abortion access debate.
Kandace Hagen, one of the founding members of the P.E.I. Reproductive Rights Organization, was o [...]
Jezebel: Anti-Choicers Conspire to Ta...
Original story here.
Feb. 23, 2012
Kandace Hagen is campaigning for a youth leadership award on a pretty awesome platform: extending abortion access to all Canadians. But now anti-choicers have started a campaign to sabotage her candidacy.
According to Island Edition, Hagen is currently the second-place contestant in an online competition for [...]
Anti-abortion activist rallies youth ...
Original story here.
Feb. 23, 2012
A campaign encouraging youth leadership has become the platform for a debate on abortion accessibility on Prince Edward Island.
The Active-8 program encourages people to make positive changes. It features eight young people from Atlantic Canada, who are meant to serve as an inspiration for building a better [...]
Reproductive rights campaigner target...
Original story here.
Feb. 22, 2012
P.E.I.’s abortion debate has spilled into a regional campaign aimed at recognizing youth ambassadors for change.
Kandace Hagen, one of the founding members of the group P.E.I. Reproductive Rights Organization (PRRO), has been lobbying the province to make changes to its abortion policies.
She was recently ac [...]
Press Release: PRRO spokesperson nomi...
For Immediate Release
PRRO SPOKESPERSON NOMINATED FOR ACIC CAMPAIGN
Charlottetown, PE, January 31, 2012 — The PEI Reproductive Rights Organization (PRRO) is proud to announce that spokesperson Kandace Hagen has been selected as an ambassador for the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) 2012 Active-8 Campaign. This year’ [...]