Author Archive
Seeds of Truth: Reflections on the KAIROS Blanket Exercise and Youth Exchange with Guatemala
June 27, 2017
I’ve only had the opportunity to experience the KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) once prior to the one I participated in leading up to the Kitchi Blanket Exercise on Parliament Hill on June 2. When I first tried the KBE, it…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Spirited Reflection: Celebrating Ecumenism
June 27, 2017
I want to take a moment to say thank you to KAIROS, for all the work you do. It is of such importance, and such good work. I’m always a little hesitant to use the word righteous when it comes…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Remembering John Dillon
June 26, 2017
KAIROS is shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our dear friend and colleague John Dillon. John served the Canadian churches in ecumenical social justice for 44 years. He was a researcher, writer, analyst, but most importantly a…
Post filed in: Uncategorized
Recordando a John Dillon
June 26, 2017
KAIROS recibió con sorpresa y profunda tristeza la noticia de la muerte repentina de nuestro querido amigo y compañero de trabajo John Dillon. John sirvió a las iglesias canadienses en justicia social ecuménica durante 44 años. Era investigador, escritor, analista…
Post filed in: Uncategorized
TVO’s “The Agenda” – Troubles with Mining Abroad
June 23, 2017
KAIROS recently supported a five-person delegation of political, faith and Indigenous leaders from the Philippines that toured across Canada from March 20 – April 9 under the banner “Our Land, Our Rights, Our Peace”. The delegates spoke about human rights…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Ecological Justice
Appeal for famine relief in South Sudan
June 21, 2017
News about the impact of long term climate change – exacerbated by human- made famine and often compounded by cholera – in northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen has become increasingly prominent. In northeast Nigeria and Somalia, the disaffected…
Post filed in: Africa
KAIROS Times: June 2017
June 20, 2017
Remembering John Dillon / Recordando a John Dillon Hundreds participated in largest KAIROS Blanket Exercise ever Seeds of truth: Reflection on the KAIROS Blanket Exercise Youth Exchange with Guatemala orientation Philippine delegates on TVO’s The Agenda KAIROS statement of solidarity…
Post filed in: KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
Spirited Reflection: Finding peace through non-violence
June 13, 2017
I was asked by my national church (The Presbyterian Church in Canada) to join KAIROS and the United Church of Canada staff on a trip to Israel and Palestine (West Bank) in April. We were there to meet partners and…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
New resource! Q&A on fossil fuel divestment
June 7, 2017
In May 2016 KAIROS convened Divest for our Future – a day of learning and discernment on fossil fuel divestment for its members, including church staff responsible for finance, pensions or social/climate justice, the KAIROS Steering Committee, and the Ecumenical…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Seeds of Truth: Reflection on the KAIROS Blanket Exercise Youth Exchange with Guatemala orientation
June 6, 2017
“These bean seeds in my pocket keep me mindful of Mother Earth; they keep me grounded.” ~ Hannah “These Amaranth seeds are to share. Go ahead, eat them. Amaranth was once nearly wiped out in my area of Guatemala, but now…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Latin America
Spirited Reflection: Reconciling Trinity
June 5, 2017
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 We sat around the glowing rocks. The rattle, glowing above the rocks, kept rhythm, while…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Hundreds participated in largest KAIROS Blanket Exercise ever
June 3, 2017
Despite the threat of rain, about 800 people converged on Parliament Hill on June 2 for the largest KAIROS Blanket Exercise ever. They came to mark the second anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action and…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Momentum builds during Month of Action to make Canada open for justice
May 31, 2017
KAIROS has been active during the May Month of Action for Open for Justice, a campaign of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability, of which KAIROS is a member. This campaign calls for an independent Ombudsperson and access to Canadian courts…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Live through history! Join us on June 2 for the largest Blanket Exercise ever!
May 30, 2017
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
By the end of May these youth will have shared the Blanket Exercise 29 times to over 1000 people in Saskatchewan
May 26, 2017
Although he is just finishing his Grade 12 education, Michael Cardinal is already teaching five centuries of Indigenous history. “Assimilation, residential schools, the 60s scoop, Canada’s history,” said Cardinal. Cardinal is one of eight Bert Fox Community High School students…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Spirited Reflection: Pilgrimage for Indigenous Rights
May 25, 2017
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Spirited Reflections, UNDRIP Blog Updates
New video: Kitchi Blanket Exercise
May 24, 2017
Please share this video with your network. Let’s all ‘show up’ on June 2, to participate in the largest Mass Blanket Exercise ever! #reconciliACTION150
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Spirited Reflection: Serious Thought
May 18, 2017
Genesis 1, Verses 10, 12 10: “And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of waters called his seas and God saw that it was good.” 12: “And the earth brought forth grass and seed after his…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
KAIROS Blanket Exercise bridges cultural gaps between First Nations and Alberta RCMP
May 15, 2017
‘It’s going to help me to be more attentive to what the Native people have gone through.‘ Photo: RCMP members from Alberta take part in the KAIROS Blanket Exercise in Cochrane. (Laurent Pirot/CBC) RCMP Staff Sgt. Lauren Weare tries in vain…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Discomfort, ‘real feelings’ felt by Yellowknifers during exercise about history of Indigenous North Americans
May 11, 2017
‘Blanket exercise’ represents Aboriginal people being separated from their original home and traditions Peter Workman is determined to learn — even if it makes him feel uncomfortable. “I’m part of a generation that didn’t receive a lot of training or…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
TAKE ACTION to demand justice for Topacio Reynoso and her father
May 11, 2017
On April 13, 2014, unknown gunmen attacked 16-year-old Topacio Reynoso Pacheco and her father, Alex Reynoso, killing Topacio and leaving Alex seriously injured. Both were active in their municipality of Mataquescuintla, standing up for land and the health of the…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Latin America
KAIROS Times: May 2017
May 5, 2017
One Month to the Kitchi Blanket Exercise! KAIROS Blanket Exercise Youth Exchange with Guatemala expands to include Canadian tour Winds of Change blow in Manitoba Let Justice Roll: campaign update May is a month of action for mining justice “These…
Post filed in: KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
Letter to the editor: Coal calculations
May 5, 2017
Re B.C.’s Clark To Target Thermal Coal Regardless Of U.S. Softwood Outcome (May 4): Christy Clark’s attacks on thermal-coal exports through B.C. in the name of fighting climate change are hypocritical, given her support for exporting liquefied natural gas. Yes,…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
May is a month of action for mining justice
May 4, 2017
Through the Open for Justice campaign, KAIROS and the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability network continue to call for an independent ombudsperson to investigate human rights violations and environmental damage from Canadian mining companies in the Global South, as well…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Wi’am – Occupying space with courage, resilience and humanity
May 4, 2017
It was my first time in Israel and Palestine. From April 1-10, I joined a Canadian delegation, which included representatives from the United Church of Canada and the Presbyterian Church in Canada, to visit partners in the region and finally…
Post filed in: Middle East
An exercise in understanding: the KAIROS Blanket Exercise
May 3, 2017
The floor of Wallace Hall is criss-crossed with colourful blankets. Participants move from blanket to blanket, greeting each other quietly, occasionally trading items – a cornhusk doll for a braid of sweet grass, a piece of leather for a dreamcatcher….
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
