Faith In Action (FIA)

Faith in Action (FIA) is a group of people from many faith communities in Greater Victoria, who share a concern for the poor and vulnerable in this province. We meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 5 pm at St. John the Divine Church; everyone is welcome to attend.

At our meetings, we look for answers to questions such as:

• Why is it acceptable for some citizens to live on our streets and sleep in shelters, rather than in the sanctity and security of their own homes?
• Are food banks the best way to ensure that poor people have access to healthy food choices?
• Why are front-line agencies over-flowing with people needing help, especially when the BC economy is performing so well?
• How can we take politics out of caring for the vulnerable?

In order to encourage a more compassionate response in our government to the problems that poor people experience daily, FIA has developed strategies and actions designed to create the climate for change. Please visit our website at www.bcfaithinaction.ca to learn more about what you can do to make a difference.

Faith in Action is really "love" in action and our challenge continues to be: can we rediscover a vision of community as one body, where if one person is suffering, we all suffer? A vision in which those who have received so much from life, are inspired to share it with those who have received so little?

For more information about FIA, contact: Susan Draper at: or 370-0121
or go to www.victoriafaithinaction.ca