Author Archive
Advent, Human Rights and International Migrants Day
December 18, 2013
Alfredo Barahona, KAIROS’ Migrant Relations Coordinator, reflects on Advent and International Migrants Day from the perspective of his own personal experiences as a migrant to Canada from El Salvador, and his recent visit to Quito.
Post filed in: Latin America, Migrant Justice
Faith, Economy, Migration: Exploring the Connections
November 26, 2013
Alfredo Barahona is representing KAIROS at the Ecumenical Dialogue of the Americas on Faith, Economy and Migrations in Quito, Ecuador from November 27 to December 1. Organized and hosted by the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI), one of KAIROS’…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Migrant Justice
The Bridgewater Nova Scotia Leg of the KAIROS Living Courage Tour
June 15, 2012
By Bev McDonal 15/06/12 Lucy loves Tim Horton’s coffee and Claudia sells great soy based cookies! These are things we learned having representatives of two KAIROS partners among us. The two women and Rachel Warden were waiting for me at…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Where do you get your courage?
June 13, 2012
What keeps you going? Where do you get your courage? These questions have been asked at every meeting Claudia and Lucy have attended so far in Atlantic Canada. And their answer is always the same: “From people like you. Your…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
We are fighting the militarization of our minds and consciences
June 13, 2012
Antigonish Women Centre, Antigonish, NS June 9, 2012. Claudia and Lucy met with a group of people, mostly women, at the Antigonish Women’ Resource Centre, including Lesbia Morales from Guatemala’s Highland Small Farmers Committee (CCDA). Lesbia is on a Canadian…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Faith and Forced Migration
July 12, 2011
May, 1980. The moment was approaching. June 7, 1980, time of war, exodus and crossings. We were forced to walk across borders imposed by the colonizers. Archbishop Romero and many other holy people had already left. The signs of the…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice, Spirited Reflections
Continents Apart: Same Pain – Shared Hope
February 3, 2011
When I first set foot in Manila, Philippines in 2008 to participate in the 1st International Assembly of Migrant and Refugees (IAMR), I noticed the similarity between the Philippines and Latin America with their common history of colonialism and extreme…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice, Spirited Reflections