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Video Blog: Ebinia Santos at the UNPFII – FPIC, global treaties and displacement
May 22, 2014
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Video Blog: Ana Guadalupe Matzir Miculax at UNPFII – Guatemala, mining, ‘buen vivir’ and FPIC
May 22, 2014
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Video blog: UNPFII delegate Anne Marie Sam – the land and our way of life
May 21, 2014
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Video blog: Meet ‘Honouring Indigenous Women’s Wisdom’/UNPFII delegate Anne Marie Sam
May 20, 2014
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Video blog: Meet ‘Honouring Indigenous Women’s Wisdom’ / UNPFII delegate Ebinia Santos Rodriguez
May 20, 2014
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Indigenous women from Canada and the Global South unite at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights to defend the rights of their communities
May 15, 2014
Toronto, ON – Canadian Indigenous leaders will join their counterparts from Guatemala, the Philippines, Nicaragua and Panama for the Honouring Indigenous Women’s delegation to the 13th UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), May 19-23 to deepen the understanding of…
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KAIROS Times: May 2014
May 10, 2014
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The Moral and Financial Case for Divesting from Fossil Fuels: Briefing Paper #38
May 5, 2014
The movement is growing for withdrawing investments from oil, natural gas and coal companies that contribute to climate change, and among the churches in Canada Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church in Toronto has shown leadership. The latest KAIROS Briefing Paper -…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Justice for the Watersheds
May 2, 2014
An Evening with Indigenous Elders and Activists Francois Paulette (Dene) and Alma Brooks (Maliseet)
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An Expression of Solidarity in Response to the Death of Merilyn Topacio Reynoso
May 1, 2014
In this expression of solidarity in response to the fatal attack against Merilyn Topacio Reynoso, a young Guatemalan activist, KAIROS affirms its commitment to intergenerational work and youth activism, and to working for a world where young people have the…
Post filed in: Latin America
Kairos Times: April 2014
April 17, 2014
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APPEAL FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION: Call for justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines
April 16, 2014
According to KARAPATAN, the national alliance of human rights organizations in the Philippines, 169 men and women had been victims of extrajudicial killings under the current government of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III (July 2010 to December 2013.) From…
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KAIROS Partner and Honorary Witness Naty Atz Sunuc Video Message to the TRC
April 14, 2014
Sunuc was invited by the Commissioners to attend the National TRC National Event in Edmonton. Work and family commitments in Guatemala prevented her from attending, but she sent this video message. In her message, Naty talks about the TRC’s profound…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Global News Edmonton coverage of Blanket Exercise at a pre-TRC event on March 26 in Edmonton
April 9, 2014
KAIROS staff led participants in the Blanket Exercise at a pre-TRC event on March 26 in Edmonton. Global News Edmonton covered the story in its News Hour Final. KAIROS is grateful to Global News Edmonton for granting KAIROS permission to…
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KAIROS Gears Up for the TRC’s Alberta National Event
March 25, 2014
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC’s) Alberta National Event is taking place in Edmonton from March 27-30, 2014 and KAIROS will be well represented by the Executive Director, three staff, a youth delegation and countless KAIROS volunteers.
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KAIROS Canada to bear witness at final Truth and Reconciliation Commission National Event
March 13, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2014 KAIROS Canada to bear witness at final Truth and Reconciliation Commission National Event Toronto, ON – KAIROS Canada will join thousands of people from across Canada at the final Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
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KAIROS Times: March 2014
March 12, 2014
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Letter from Jennifer Henry to Toronto Star re. “Tories reject inquiry for missing Aboriginal women”
March 10, 2014
My grief in reading “Conservatives reject inquiry for murdered, missing aboriginal women“, Saturday, March 8, 2014, was magnified by the fact it appeared on International Women’s Day. On this day, when women around the world renew their call for “bread…
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Join KAIROS in Celebrating International Women’s Day!
March 6, 2014
On March 8 – International Women’s Day – KAIROS, our members and our global partners will recognize and celebrate the incredible contribution that women make to our movements for social and ecological justice. From Colombia to Congo, from the Philippines to…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Caring For All Creation: Towards the Healing and Fullness of Our Lands, Waters and Communities
March 4, 2014
KAIROS, BC Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and others are co-sponsoring a six week study on Caring for All Creation. Find out how you can participate in person in Victoria and Vancouver, or online from anywhere!
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URGENT ACTION: As peace talks resume, South Sudan needs your support today!
February 27, 2014
Since mid-December 2013, widespread violence, killings and displacement have been the daily reality for millions of South Sudanese. Church leaders in South Sudan issued a plea for peace shortly after the violence broke out on December 15. This is the…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Ecologists Call for a Transformed Financial System – Policy Briefing Paper #34
February 16, 2014
Ecologists, alarmed by how human activity is de-pleting ecosystems faster than they can be replen-ished, have added their voices to calls for a trans-formed financial system. Ecological economists point to how excessive consumption leads to more extraction of raw materials…
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Bringing a message of urgency and hope from Congo to Parliament Hill
February 14, 2014
The KAIROS “Women of Courage” delegation to DRC reunited in Ottawa in December 2013 to brief politicians on the urgent situation in eastern Congo and what Canada can do to help build peace and prosperity. Read more about their recommendations.
Post filed in: Africa, Indigenous Rights
Portant un message d’urgence et d’espoir du Congo jusqu’à la Colline du Parlement
February 14, 2014
En décembre 2013, des députés et sénateurs de toutes parties politiques se sont assemblés sur la Colline du Parlement pour une table ronde de KAIROS sur la République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Les représentants et représentantes des Églises canadiennes qui…
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KAIROS Times: February 2014
February 11, 2014
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How will you show your love on February 14?
February 7, 2014
On February 14, send a valentine to your elected representative asking them to ‘Have a Heart’ for First Nations children and youth. Shannen Koostachin was a courageous girl from Attawapiskat First Nation who believed “school is a time for hopes…
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URGENT ACTION: Indigenous Partner at Risk in Colombia
January 21, 2014
KAIROS is extremely concerned about the safety of Embera Chamí Indigenous leader, Flaminio Onogama Gutiérre from South West Colombia. Flaminio was in Canada in 2010 as part of a KAIROS sponsored tour. According to reports from Amnesty International, Flaminio is…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Latin America, UNDRIP Blog Updates
Joint Review Panel report on proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Project downplays Indigenous and ecological concerns
December 24, 2013
Despite overwhelming opposition from First Nations and their allies, the Joint Review Panel has given the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project conditional approval.
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
