The church’s Moderator, the Right Rev. Gary Paterson, is inviting Canadians to join with him this Friday in offering signs of encouragement to government and First Nations leaders who will be meeting that day.

The United Church of Canada has written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper asking him to meet with Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence, who is now in the second week of her hunger strike. Read the letter here [PDF].

http://united-church.ca/files/communications/news/general/121219_letter.pdf