Archive for July 2022

The call to anti-racism is a call to transformation

July 27, 2022

Acknowledging Indigenous territoryI write to you from Treaty One Territory: the land of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation. I acknowledge that from time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have lived as stewards and…

Post filed in: Spirited Reflections

KAIROS joins ICHRP in calling on Canada to accompany Maria Ressa and other human rights defenders in the Philippines

July 26, 2022

Maria Ressa, a Nobel Prize laureate and journalist, faces ongoing criminalization by the Philippines government after losing her appeal against the false conviction of cyber-libel. KAIROS joins the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP-Canada) and numerous national…

Post filed in: Asia-Pacific

Congratulations to the OFP, KAIROS partner in Colombia, on their 50th Anniversary

July 21, 2022

Today, July 21 2022, the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), a KAIROS Women, Peace and Security partner in Colombia, celebrates its 50th anniversary –50 years of working with communities and grassroots women in the Magdelana Medio region to build just, sustainable and…

Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America