Religious vs. Non-Religious NGOs: A Volunteer’s Perspective

AMANDA MURPHYReligious affiliation can complicate many situations, including the often problematic developmental aid situation in Africa. Volunteers who have worked for both religious and non-religious NGOs offer a valuable perspective on the differences between the two types of developmental aid institutions. Naomi Goodman is a fourth year Civil Engineering and Society major at McMaster University. … Continue reading →

Activists and Advocates Masthead

Editor in chief Hatty Liu Chief of layout and design Jessica Xiao Layout editors Alex Badduke Tamkinat Mirza Photos and artwork Haidan Dong Copy editors Alex Badduke Brenda Chang Tamkinat Mirza Amanda Murphy Jessica Newfield Jasmine Stasiuk Riddell Jenna Topan Olivia Zeydler Contributing editors Juan Camilo-Velasquez Brenda Chang Pauline Chery Tiphaine Monroe Amanda Murphy Jessica … Continue reading →

PROFILE on the Social Justice Committee: volunteers for rights

AMANDA MURPHY The Social Justice Committee (SJC) is a Montreal-based non-governmental organization that was founded in a church basement in 1975. It has since evolved into a secular organization, with its headquarters in the heart of downtown Montreal. Derek MacCuish is the editor of the SJC’s quarterly journal Upstream. Upstream defines itself as a publication … Continue reading →