From busking at the Farmer’s Market to singing at the Winspear Concert Hall, Martin Kerr has sung his way into the hearts of Edmonton music lovers. Martin and his guitar were guests of Edmonton Community of Christ at a World Accord fundraiser on October 12th. Ticket sales from the event totaled $2,200 (with $2348 received […]
By Tina Heathers Many people are concerned with all the devastation they see around the world. Between mass shootings, floods, fires, famine and poverty, people are getting bogged down with simple survival or the fear it creates. So, what can we do to help? Some people can travel to remote locations and physically help. Others […]
A special thank you goes out to all the participants, facilitators and leaders of the weekend event. We roughed the black flies and mosquitoes and had an awesome time learning discussing about Islam and other world religions, today’s gender and sexuality issues, coming out as HIV “positive”, World Accord construction expeditions and World Accord’s […]
Last week Isabelle Hachette of World Accord took part in the international forum in Montreal that looks at Disaster Risk Reduction (DDR) for the Americas. The end result was a statement from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on DDR. You can read the statement in English here. It is also available in French ici.