Restaurants and restorative justice. Shame vs accountability.  And what it takes to be a bridge from prison to community.

Links:

Restorative Justice (RJ) program at MCC in Ontario: mcco.ca/rj

Faith Community Re-integration Program (FCRP) is a program funded by Correctional Service Canada.

Credits:

Theme song and other original music from Brian MacMillan.

Artwork by Jesse Bergen.

Licensed music from deWolfe Music.

Sponsored by Kindred Credit Union.

Forced migration, the unique way Canadians can protect lives, and how music is helping one resettled family stay grounded. (This was originally the pilot episode created Fall 2018 but has been updated to reflect current statistics).

Links:

Choose Welcome - a national campaign for Canadians to transform lives through refugee sponsorship: www.choosewelcome.ca

Credits:

Theme song and other original music from Brian MacMillan.

Artwork by Jesse Bergen.

Licensed music from deWolfe Music.

Sponsored by Kindred Credit Union.

From a childhood lesson, to homelessness, to dress shopping, Wayne shares one of the most valuable things we can receive: the gift of a stranger’s story.

Links:

Circle of Friends: https://mcccanada.ca/learn/more/circle-friends

Credits:

Assistant producer: Broderick Visser

Theme song and other original music from Brian MacMillan.

Licensed music from deWolfe Music.

Sponsored by Kindred Credit Union.

This episode is about homelessness, an obnoxious ex-pastor, and the age old question: What would Jesus do (and why don’t we do it)?

Links:

TOOLS program: https://www.mcctools.net/

Interview with Dr. Sam Tsemberis from the Housing First website: https://youtu.be/pMLsG8x-3Rs

Excellent resource on homelessness in Canada with statistics, research, and case studies: https://www.homelesshub.ca/

Assistant producer: Broderick Visser

Theme song and other original music from Brian MacMillan.

Licensed music from deWolfe Music.

Sponsored by Kindred Credit Union.

Welcome to MCC Ontario's first podcast!

Undercurrents is an experiment - a new way of sharing the stories we are privileged to hear through our work. From starting a new life after prison, to piano lessons in a new world, we hear from program participants, volunteers, staff, and others, who face each day with courage and hope.

Most of the stories will be from our local programs here in Ontario but we may occasionally jump out to stories from across Canada or even an internationally story if we can wrangle it.

Season 1 drops on April 15th.

Subscribe to Undercurrents at Apple podcasts or Google podcasts so you don’t miss an episode.

Produced with support from Kindred Credit Union. 

Original music by Brian MacMillan.

The world faces a refugee crisis. Patrick gets his priorities right.

What happens when David becomes Goliath?

A short history of Palestine and Israel.

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This is the first release of a podcast that is due to launch in early 2020, produced by MCC with support from Kindred Credit Union. The episodes tell stories from MCC's Ontario programming but this one on Palestine and Israel is a unique exception, focusing on the Cry For Home advocacy campaign that MCC produced.