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KAIROS Times: March 2011
March 15, 2011
Read the March 2011 issue.
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Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada sends letter to PM Harper
March 7, 2011
“We are writing to express our disappointment with the facts that have come to light regarding the decisions surrounding the loss to KAIROS of $7 million in Federal funding in 2009.” fileadmin/fe/files/PDF/cidacuts/Letter-11-03-WICC.pdf
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The Canadian Religious Conference sends letter to Minister Oda re. funding cuts
March 3, 2011
The Canadian Religious Conference, representing Canadian Catholic sisters, priests and brothers, supports KAIROS with a letter to Minister Oda re. the restoration of funding. fileadmin/fe/files/PDF/cidacuts/Letter-11-03-03-CRC.pdf
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Menonnite Central Committee of Canada sends letter to Minister Oda re. CIDA cuts
February 28, 2011
http://www.kairoscanada.org/fileadmin/fe/files/PDF/cidacuts/Letter-MCC-11-02-22.pdf
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Pumped Up: How Canada Subsidizes Fossil Fuels at the Expense of Green Alternatives
February 15, 2011
KAIROS’ 60 page 2011 study “Pumped Up: How Canada Subsidizes Fossil Fuels at the Expense of Green of Green Alternatives” demonstrates that the fossil fuel industry receives subsidies amounting to 1billion dollars a year from the federal government — resources…
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Remembering Bishop Samuel Ruiz
February 7, 2011
Send us your reflections, stories, letters or photos On January 24 Bishop Samuel of Mexico died at the age of 86. He has been described as the diminutive giant of the church in Mexico. He had been Bishop for 51…
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KAIROS commentary on demonstrations in the Middle East and North Africa
February 4, 2011
From Tunisia to Sudan, political change is sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa
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KAIROS solidarity letter to Israeli human rights group B’Tselem
January 26, 2011
On January 5 2011, Members of the Israeli Knesset voted for a parliamentary inquiry to investigate the funding of Israeli human rights groups allegedly helping to build war crimes cases abroad against Israeli military personnel. The scope and details of…
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Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones – Foire aux questions
January 26, 2011
L’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies a adopté la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones en septembre 2007 par un vote de 144 à 4. Le Canada, l’Australie, la Nouvelle-Zélande et les États-Unis ont voté contre la…
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The Canadian government must publicly commit to supporting the Sisters In Spirit Initiative
January 24, 2011
For the last five years, we have stood alongside the Native Women’s Association of Canada to promote vigils across Canada to honour the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. In these five years, the Sisters in Spirit…
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Le gouvernement canadien doit s’engager publiquement à appuyer l’Initiative Sœurs par l’esprit
January 24, 2011
Au cours des cinq dernières années, nous nous sommes tenus aux côtés de l’Association des femmes autochtones du Canada pour promouvoir l’organisation de vigiles partout au Canada en vue d’honorer la vie des femmes et des fillettes autochtones disparues ou…
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Endena Cogasi, A Woman of Courage
January 19, 2011
Presented by Vernie Yocogan-Diano, on behalf of Innabuyog, an alliance of Indigenous women’s organizations in the Cordillera, Philippines, on 9 December 2010 during the Gawad Tanggol Karapatan or Awards for Cordillera human rights defenders by the Cordillera Human Rights Alliance…
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UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Frequently Asked Questions
January 16, 2011
(Revised December 2010)
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KAIROS Times: January 2011
January 15, 2011
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Drumming for the future
January 6, 2011
The Lethbridge Herald covers KAIROS ‘Beat the Drum’ Day of Action http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/local-news/drumming-for-the-future-12610.html
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KAIROS Briefing Paper #27: Can Quantitative Easing Fund Green Jobs?
December 22, 2010
In our August 2010 Policy Briefing Paper, “G20 Surrenders to the Money Traders,” we discussed how central banks have the option of creating money out of nothing through what is known as“quantitative easing” or QE for short. In that paper, we note that…
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Le temps de KAIROS : décembre 2010
December 15, 2010
Lire le numéro de décembre 2010.
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KAIROS Times: December 2010
December 15, 2010
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Drawing a Line in the Sand
December 15, 2010
Why Canada needs to limit tar sands expansion and invest in a green economy
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
KAIROS Statement in Support of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake/Mitchikanibikok Inik Opposition to Federal Government Imposition of Section 74 of the Indian Act
December 13, 2010
ndigenous peoples, in exercising their right to self-determination, have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs. – Article 4: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples KAIROS fully supports the…
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Partner Profile: Constantine Dabbagh
December 7, 2010
From time to time, the Canadian mainstream media turns its attention to the Gaza Strip, and very little of its reporting carries good news. The western-most part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Gaza is surrounded by an Israeli military blockade…
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Idealism or Political Pragmatism: What should youth bring to the UN climate change negotiations?
December 4, 2010
This post is a guest reflection from Maggie Knight, Canadian Youth Delegate in Cancun. I came to the UN climate change negotiations with mixed ideas about what I as a young person can offer to the process. Yesterday was Young…
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Cross Canada KAIROS Groups Drum for Justice on Indigenous Rights
November 30, 2010
MEDIA ADVISORY
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KAIROS Briefing Paper #26: Decisive Action Vital at Cancún Climate Talks
November 25, 2010
One year after the failure of UN climate talks in Copenhagen, KAIROS has released a Briefing Paper calling for decisive action as negotiations resume in Cancún, Mexico. The paper contrasts the Canadian public’s desire for urgent action with a lack…
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KAIROS se réjouit de la décision du gouvernement canadien d’endosser la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones
November 23, 2010
KAIROS se joint aux peuples autochtones du Canada et à leurs sympathisants pour saluer l’endossement par le Canada de la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones, annoncé hier par un communiqué de presse. Les Nations Unies…
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