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From Inertia to Momentum: Restoring Institutional Integrity to MCC
First and foremost, I deeply acknowledge that Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) represents a global heritage for all Anabaptist and Mennonite communities worldwide. Despite our diverse contexts, MCC continues to serve as the humanitarian arm of the Anabaptist tradition. As someone deeply committed to both truth and organizational stability, I found myself wrestling with multiple perspectives.…
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Materials related to the MCC HR controversy
Our original article (July 2024) and our rationale (July 2024) for covering the story are here and here, respectively. Below are other materials, starting with the most recent. Fired couple reach agreement with MCCFebruary 13, 2025 Canadian Mennonite article MCC Settles Litigation through Quebec Labour Board conciliation processFebruary 5, 2025 Statement by MCC MCC Reaches…
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Fired couple reach agreement with MCC
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has reached a financial settlement with John Clarke and Anicka Fast who were terminated in August 2023. MCC will pay the couple $180,000 in exchange for Clarke and Fast withdrawing complaints filed with the Quebec labour board and assuring that no other legal action will follow. The January 22 agreement was…
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MCC investigation finds harassment by senior personnel
An investigation commissioned by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in response to complaints put forward by John Clarke and Anicka Fast, who were abruptly terminated in August 2023, found that “MCC processes and some decision making by senior personnel as a whole … is reasonably understood to fall within the threshold of harassment as defined by MCC’s…
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MCC executive directors respond to concerns of former workers
The following is an additional response by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) to serious concerns raised in our “Involuntary” article (July 2024) as well as in the online petition and open letter referenced in that article and posted online by a group of seven former MCC workers. – Eds. As the executive directors of Mennonite Central…
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Involuntary: Behind the scenes
Our article, “Involuntary: Terminated MCC workers call for accountability and change” (posted online on June 20, 2024 and appearing in the July 2024 print issue), is a particularly sensitive and important piece. We believe some readers may value hearing how the story came about and how we make decisions about a story like that. How…
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Statement from Mennonite Central Committee
The following statement was provided to Canadian Mennonite by Laura Kalmar, Director of Marketing and Communications, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada May 14, 2024 (MCC posted a subsequent statement(link is external) online on June 18, 2024.) We are aware of the grievance submitted by John Clarke and Anicka Fast, former Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) representatives for Burkina Faso, related…
