Biafra and the Canadian Churches, 1966-1970

摘要: Much of the history Africa has been written from a single perspective. Africa, in particular sub-Saharan is recipient action. Actions initiated first by slavers, then colonizing nations, and more recently commercial industrial influences North. The First World subject sentence, while remains object. Little African intentionally sought to turn that sentence around make object upon which exercised influence caused change. This paper suggests changed Canadian church second half twentieth century. 1 change was due not only immigrants, like Ghanians, coming Canada, but also result events influenced thinking action churches. A rehearsal some ways issues have will act as proof this point. development Food Grains Bank, though response food needs, driven part taking place Africa. Vision’s 30-Hour Famine transforms thousands young people into advocates for other South. Inter-Church Coalition on played significant role both inside outside church. Church voices speaking at shareholders’ meetings, were heard churches, along with others, demanded corporations public institutions exercise ethical responsibility relationship apartheid regime South furor, 1970s, Council Churches’ funding National Congress, taught leaders