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EventsOTTAWA: Time for Reconciliation KAIROS Gathering

Friday, May 29, 2015 EDT @ 7:00 pm - Wednesday, June 3, 2015 EDT @ 6:00 pm


May 29-June 3, 2015

Join KAIROS in Ottawa and across Canada to hear the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report, May 29-June 3, and to take action towards a new relationship.

Intergenerational. Indigenous and non-Indigenous. Together.

The event will address themes of Recognition and Reconciliation, Decolonization, and Honouring Indigenous Rights.

For more details on the program and to register: http://www.kairoscanada.org/time4reconciliation

There are many ways to participate.

From now until June, KAIROS will increase its Indigenous rights education and relationship building initiatives across the country to help prepare Canadians for the TRC’s final report and to lay the foundation for follow-up work.

If you would like to be involved or have an idea about a way to increase awareness and the momentum towards true reconciliation in your town, area or denomination, please contact your regional representative or the following staff:

Alfredo Barahona, Network (western Canada), Migrant and Indigenous Relations: abarahona@kairoscanada.org

Shannon Neufeldt, Network (eastern Canada) and Young Adults: sneufeldt@kairoscanada.org

Sara Stratton, Denominational Relations and Campaigns Coordinator: sstratton@kairoscanada.org

Katy Quinn, Indigenous Rights Coordinator: kquinn@kairoscanada.org

Ed Bianchi, Program Manager: ebianchi@kairoscanada.org

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

British Columbia/Yukon Region
Janet Gray: thegrays@shaw.ca

Prairies North Region (Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest Territories)
Don Dale: doncdale@gmail.com

Cambrian-Agassiz Region (Manitoba, Nunavut, North-Western Ontario)
Carin Crowe: oday20@mymts.net

Great Lakes/St Lawrence Region (Ontario east of Thunder Bay and English Quebec)
The Reverend Rafael Vallejo MBA, M.Div. MTS: rafaelvallejo@sympatico.ca and Jim Lindsay: jnm.lindsay@sympatico.ca

Atlantic Region (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island)
Bev MacDonald: pharmin@ns.sympatico.ca

Help Canada become a place of true and lasting reconciliation. THE TIME IS NOW.

We are very grateful for the Inspirit Foundation’s financial support of this event.


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