A season of goodness and community
December 19, 2013 – Around this time of year, it's hard not to notice the goodness of people – the high school student holding the door so you can get the stroller through; the person who comes rushing to your rescue in the parking lot with a set of jumper cables; children meeting for the first time while building a snowman at the park; strangers sincerely wishing other strangers good wishes for the season. Altogether, it is a season of sharing goodwill as a caring and diverse community.


Guerrero, Mexico – November 27, 2013 – Last September, two powerful tropical storms hit the Pacific and Atlantic coast of Mexico, leaving behind an unspeakable amount of destruction. The state of Guerrero was particularly hit. The storms took away 40 years' worth of infrastructure in the region.
Ottawa – November 22, 2013 – Canada’s leading union and advocate for migrant workers is celebrating a November 19 decision by the Federal Court of Appeal that sides with more than one hundred seasonal farm workers, and active members of the Agriculture Workers Alliance (
Mexico City – November 13, 2013 –
Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico – October 19, 2013 – The
Ottawa – October 13, 2013 – A recent report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (