We are dedicated to driving social transformations towards sustainability through a combination of direct action, rigorous research, and fostering meaningful connections with kindred efforts in Canada and beyond.
Highlights
Project
Faith Institutions Advancing Transformation (FIAT)
The FIAT Project inquires into roles and network effects of church-related organizations engaging in transformations towards a future-proof society.
Multi-stage program
BIRTHING the P2P Society
Cosmolocalism, an emerging mode of production leveraging global digital commons and local productive forces, faces legal and infrastructure hurdles. Could the Church support the breakthrough of cosmolocalism, all while promoting social learning for an “integral ecology” and an “economy of life”, as well as laying bridges for faith-secular dialogue?
Featured publication
The Catholic Church in Times of Ecological Crisis: An “Unusual Suspect” in Advancing the Transition to Sustainability?
Our latest Posts
From Green Growth to End Times Fascism? Reflections on Hope Part 2
As techno-optimism declines, we must find new ways to fight the far-right agenda and keep hope alive
Crafting Critical Climate Hope- Reflections on Hope Part 1
As business-as-usual approaches continue to dominate, we need to think critically about what kind of climate solutions we put our hope in and how this impacts climate action and governance.
Martyrdom in the Oil Forest or The Normalization of Violence – Witnessing the Amazon Part 2
Traveling through northern Ecuador’s oil-rich landscapes feels like stepping into a paradox. The rainforest is breathtaking—dense green canopies and rivers winding like threads in a tapestry as far as the eye can reach—but beneath this beauty lies a history of extraction and erasure.
Connecting the dots... connecting the people
At STAR Hub, relationality is at the heart of everything we do.
We build value not in isolation, but through dynamic connections—fostering mutualist network that benefit all contributors.
This isn’t just strategy—it’s identity.
We believe in a world where we thrive together by supporting one another.