Key Documents
St. John's Statement
A statement of vision passed by the Youth Council in May 2002 in St. John's Newfoundland
The mechanisms of class, race, gender and identity in our world, force a violent chasm both within and between the world's peoples. Those who "have" form a powerful alliance with their global co-conspirators, while those who don't become more isolated, more marginalized, more disconnected.Yet we believe that the Gospel calls us to another way. We see signs of hope in a desperate time, and we hold up a candle to the darkness of this world.
The story of resistance is a long one and the saints of all the ages walk with us still.
We want to live the message of renewed faith and understanding. We will strive to be restorers of the breach. We want to be passionate seekers of prophetic community. We want to question the meaning and motives of the structures of our world, refusing to accept that there are no alternatives. We want to reclaim our collective selves, and rebuild our public spaces.
And when the doors of privilege slam in the face of the least among us, we will sound our trumpets until their Jericho walls come down.
