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Reflection on pilgrimage of justice and peace: We are not alone
December 13, 2017
Sometimes the advice I give my children is the same advice I most need to remember – and the hardest to follow. I have a toddler and a teenager, and at times of frustration and challenge I feel compelled to…
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Spirited Reflection: The Solstice Gifts
December 13, 2017
When my father was five years of age near the time of the winter solstice, his grandfather awoke one night in the cabin that he had built. At the time, it was considered an honour to bequeath the education of…
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South Sudanese church representatives call on Canada for policy and financial support
December 13, 2017
Photo: Agnes Wasuk Petia (left) and Awak Peng (right) are calling on the Canadian government to increase overseas development assistance. Photo: Joelle Kidd Written by Joelle Kidd. Originally published in the Anglican Journal on December 13, 2017 Two co-ordinators of…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
RCMP to use KAIROS Blanket Exercise in all cadet training
December 12, 2017
RCMP instructors receive training in the KAIROS Blanket Exercise at the RCMP Academy in Regina. Photo by RCMP Academy, 2017. Written by Tali Folkins. Originally published in the Anglican Journal on December 12, 2017. Starting this December, the training of…
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KAIROS Times: December 2017
December 11, 2017
Epiphany 2018: Gifts for Another Way South Sudan partners visit Canada for No Más II tour “KAIROS’ support has an impact.” Call to Action: Canadian government supports UN Declaration bill; action still needed All RCMP cadets to participate in KAIROS Blanket…
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The city of Jerusalem must be shared and open
December 8, 2017
In the wake of US declarations on status of Jerusalem, KAIROS shares its long standing position on Jerusalem as an open city. Our policy says: The city of Jerusalem must be shared and open. The question of Jerusalem has two…
Post filed in: Middle East
Support women peace-builders on International Human Rights Day
December 8, 2017
“The role of women in peace-making in South Sudan is crucial.” These are the words of Agnes Wasuk Petia, reflecting on the conflict in South Sudan that she has lived through for much of her life. Agnes and Awak Deng,…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
‘Be the spark’: South Sudanese women call on Canada for help
December 5, 2017
“Women are used like tools in war,” but with help they could be peacemakers, says Agnes Wasuk Petia Photo: Agnes Wasuk Petia (right) and Awak Hussein Deng are both involved in national women’s programming for the South Sudan Council of…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
MEDIA ADVISORY: All RCMP cadets to participate in powerful reconciliation exercise
December 5, 2017
RCMP Academy to use KAIROS Blanket Exercise to educate all cadets on the impact of colonization on Indigenous peoples (Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada is pleased to announce that the Regina-based RCMP Academy will use the KAIROS Blanket Exercise to…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Media Releases
RCMP cadets at Depot Division in Regina will soon have a better understanding of Indigenous history in Canada
December 4, 2017
RCMP introducing Indigenous blanket exercise for all new cadets Photo: Sara Anderson (left), KAIROS Blanket Exercise Co-ordinator, leads a group of RCMP officers and staff through the blanket exercise. TROY FLEECE / REGINA LEADER-POST Originally published on December 4, 2017,…
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KAIROS Blanket Exercise wrapped into RCMP cadet training
December 4, 2017
Training educates cadets on history and experience of Indigenous people Photo: RCMP Academy instructors take part in a blanket exercise in Regina this morning. These instructors will reproduce the exercise for new RCMP cadets as part of cadet training, as of…
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Spirited Reflection: Liberation that disturbs-December 2 is International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 1, 2017
I met Ada in the sanctuary of the small chapel on Geneva Street in St Catharines, Ontario. I was the only white person, and I’ve already learned so much from this group comprised mostly of people of African descent living…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Women’s grassroots peace building event in Montreal, December 5
November 30, 2017
South Sudanese women peace leaders in Canada to address gender-based violence and women’s empowerment as part of KAIROS’ seven-city No Más II tour (Montreal, QC) – Two South Sudanese women will present a compelling case for Canadian political and…
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COP23 and the Just Transition to a Clean Energy Economy
November 29, 2017
The twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties (COP23) and UN Climate Change Conference was held in Bonn, Germany from November 6 to November 17. The talks focused on how to maintain momentum from the Paris Agreement and how…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Federal, Provincial Governments Must Fund Treatment Facility for Mercury Poisoning in Grassy Narrows
November 28, 2017
In an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, prominent human rights and environmental organizations today are urging the federal and provincial governments to ensure people from the Grassy Narrows First Nation have access to…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, Media Releases
NEW RESOURCE for Epiphany 2018: Gifts for Another Way
November 24, 2017
Looking for a new perspective? Wanting Christian reflections to inspire your own justice work, the discussion in your small group or the worship in your congregation? Gifts for Another Way is a worship and devotional resource for the Season of…
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COMMUNIQUÉ de PRESSE: Des femmes leaders du Soudan du Sud appellent le Canada à soutenir les femmes artisanes de la paix
November 22, 2017
Deux représentantes du Conseil des Églises du Soudan du Sud visitent sept villes canadiennes dans le cadre de la tournée No Mas II, du 24 novembre au 10 décembre 2017 (Toronto, Ont.) – Exhorter le gouvernement du Canada à soutenir,…
Post filed in: Africa, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
Canadian government supports UNDRIP bill; action still needed
November 22, 2017
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould announced on November 20, 2017 that the Government of Canada will support private member’s Bill C-262 when it comes up for second reading on December 4 in the House of Commons. Support for C-262 was a…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
MEDIA ADVISORY: Women’s grassroots peace building event in Ottawa, December 7
November 21, 2017
South Sudanese women peace leaders in Canada to address gender-based violence and women’s empowerment on final leg of KAIROS’ seven-city No Más II tour (Ottawa, ON) – Two South Sudanese women peace builders will present to parliamentarians a compelling case…
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MEDIA RELEASE: South Sudan women leaders urge Canada to support women peace builders
November 21, 2017
Two representatives from South Sudan Council of Churches to tour seven Canadian cities during No Mas II tour, November 24 – December 10 (Toronto, ON) – Urging the Canadian government’s political and financial support for grassroots women’s organizations to ensure…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
Spirited Reflection on Social Justice
November 13, 2017
Social justice and the protection of the weak and the powerless are central in Jesus’ identity and mission. Luke 4:16ff tells us that Jesus chose the text from Isaiah to reveal both his identity and his mission (to proclaim good…
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KAIROS Times: November 2017
November 9, 2017
KAIROS’ South Sudan partner to visit Canada during No Más II tour Strangers become friends at KAIROS’ first Indigenous and Newcomers Friendship event, by Alfredo Barahona Reconciliation through the lens of local watersheds New Epiphany worship resource coming soon KAIROS…
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Spirited Reflection: What Would Jesus Forward?
November 7, 2017
In politically charged times it may be tempting to forward email containing nostalgic, sentimental or violent content. For guidance, Christians have asked, “What would Jesus do?” (WWJD). This is a simpler question than others we could ask, such as: What…
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Strangers become friends at KAIROS’ first Indigenous and Newcomers Friendship event
November 6, 2017
KAIROS’ Alfredo Barahona walks us through the first Indigenous and Newcomer Friendships event at St. Mary’s First Nation in Fredericton, N.B, on October 28, which he and Connie Sorio, KAIROS’ Migrant Justice and Asia Partnerships Coordinator, helped organize. Connie Sorio…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
Reconciliation through the lens of our local watersheds
November 6, 2017
This fall, KAIROS brought together close to 200 people in workshops across the country to talk about reconciliation through the lens of our local watersheds. Through a series of presentations, small group discussion, mapping, and active reflection, participants built understanding…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
MEDIA ADVISORY: Women’s grassroots peace building featured at Kitchener-Waterloo events, November 26-27
November 6, 2017
South Sudanese women peace leaders in Canada to address gender-based violence and women’s empowerment as part of KAIROS’ seven-city No Más II tour (Toronto, ON) – Two South Sudanese women will present a compelling case for Canadian political and financial…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY: Women’s grassroots peace building event in Winnipeg, December 1
November 6, 2017
South Sudanese women peace leaders in Canada to address gender-based violence and women’s empowerment as part of KAIROS’ seven-city No Más II tour (Winnipeg, MB) – Two South Sudanese women will present a compelling case for Canadian political and financial…
Post filed in: Media Releases
Walking in a Good Way: How to be better allies in the struggle for Indigenous rights and watershed justice
November 4, 2017
Walking in a Good Way – How to be better allies in the Struggle for Indigenous Rights and Watershed Justice, a KAIROS gathering held in Victoria, B.C. October 25, brought many moments of tough reality and dedicated hope for the…
Post filed in: Regional News
