Choking Gaza: why aid isn’t getting through

Choking Gaza: why aid isn’t getting through, and what we can do. Thursday June 19, 7:00PM CST (SK).
Gaza’s people are dying of imposed hunger and thirst. Its medical system is targeted for destruction, and people of all ages suffer continuous bombing. We’ll learn about why aid isn’t getting through, the terrible impact, and what Canadians can do through our donations and advocacy- because we can do something.

Resource people from aid groups will guide us through the conversation and respond to questions. Sponsored by Living Skies Regional Council and Mennonite Central Committee SK. Here is the PDF poster. Here is a PowerPoint slide for use in your announcements.

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https://united-church.zoom.us/j/88958792399?pwd=V46I0vsfe3OOrutWBCtOQwal6o05Fo.1

Meeting ID: 889 5879 2399        Password: 600297         1 855 703 8985 Canada Toll-free

Resource people

Dr Deirdre Nunan is a Saskatchewan-trained orthopaedic surgeon who primarily works in the international medical humanitarian field providing care to people who are affected by violence, natural disasters, and exclusion from health care. She has worked in Africa, the Caribbean, Central Asia, and the Middle East, but has spent the longest period of time in Palestine, where she has worked for a total of nearly 2 years on 5 occasions between 2019-2025. She most recently left Gaza on April 17, 2025.

Miriam Harder is a Senior Program Officer at Canadian Foodgrains Bank, with a focus on supporting members and partners programming in the Middle East and Asia. She has Bachelor’s degrees in International Development Studies and Land Use and Environmental Studies, as well as a Master’s degree in Human Geography. Prior to joining Canadian Foodgrains Bank, she worked for Mennonite Central Committee, coordinating a regional conservation agriculture pilot project in Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua. A social scientist at heart, Miriam loves to connect with and learn from people through preparing and eating food together, whether it is tortillas in southern Mexico, muhammara in Beirut, seal in the Canadian Arctic or crab cakes in Maryland.

Victoria Hamlett Alexander is the Advocacy Coordinator at the Mennonite Central Committee United Nations office in New York City. Victoria’s portfolio includes Israel and Palestine, Korean Peninsula, Haiti, Syria, Lebanon, DRC, Myanmar, Colombia, climate, peace, and security, mining and corporate responsibility, and peacebuilding.