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KAIROS calls on Canada to bring Christmas cheer to foreign caregivers
December 20, 2017
KAIROS supports foreign caregivers across Canada who continue to suffer prolonged separation from their spouses and children due to the long delay in processing their permanent residency applications. Many have been waiting for seven or eight years. KAIROS’ support was…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
Living Justice: Reformation 500 in Toronto
October 31, 2017
Sermon: In Truth, With Love, For Justice St James Cathedral, October 29, 2017, by Jennifer Henry Creation, Human Beings, Salvation–Not for Sale Texts: Isaiah 42: 5-9, Psalm 36: 5-10, James 2: 14-18, John 13: 33-35 I am so grateful to be…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
KAIROS Reconciliation in the Watershed Workshop Series: Registration is now open
September 14, 2017
Nova Scotia Halifax October 14 | 10 am – 3 pm St. Andrews United Church (6036 Coburg Road, Halifax, NS) Hosted with the KAIROS Atlantic Network with guest speakers and guides from local Indigenous, environmental and community groups Registration fee…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Seeds of Truth: Together We Can Accomplish Great Things
September 7, 2017
As part of the Canadian-Guatemalan Blanket Exercise Youth Exchange, I’ve spent the past 7 days learning from Indigenous leaders in Guatemala about their lived experiences. They have helped me to better understand the human rights violations that have occurred, and…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Seeds of Truth: Revolutions, Not Just Reconciliation! #IndigenaSolutions
September 5, 2017
Searching for Indigenous, or Indigena (the Spanish word for Indigenous that is used in Guatemala) solutions for change is a task many revolutionaries have taken on across the world, and it can be complex. If you’re from Canada you will…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Latin America
Spirited Reflection: Honouring the Stranger
September 1, 2017
A friend was travelling across Western Canada and stopped at a service station to use the rest room. There he encountered a four year old boy washing his hands. The child studied my friend for a moment. “Are you a…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Season of Creation: Global prayer and action for creation
September 1, 2017
From September 1 to October 4, Christian churches around the globe will celebrate the Season of Creation through prayer and action. In 1989, September 1 was proclaimed as the World Day of Prayer for Creation by the Orthodox Church. Since…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Seeds of Truth: A Tale of Two Mountains (Part 1)
August 31, 2017
We arrived in Guatemala City late Saturday night. Inside the hostel there was a bare wall where a lonely 14 inch TV aired the McGregor / Mayweather fight. What a spectacle. I knew before attending this exchange that there are…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Latin America
Seeds of Truth: On our way to Guatemala
August 30, 2017
It was so exciting – and such a relief – to meet up with members of the KAIROS Blanket Exercise Youth Exchange at the airport this afternoon before boarding our flight to Guatemala. Although we’ve had several orientation conference calls…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Latin America
MEDIA ADVISORY: Canada’s colonial past to unfold on Parliament Hill, June 2
May 31, 2017
Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples to participate in mass reconciliation event: KAIROS Blanket Exercise (Ottawa, ON) – Canada’s history of stolen land, broken promises and cultural genocide will unfold on Parliament Hill, June 2 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. with the…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Media Releases
KAIROS statement of solidarity and prayer for peace in Mindanao
May 29, 2017
On Tuesday March 23, 2017, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte placed the island of Mindanao under military rule following an armed encounter between the Maute militants and the Philippine military in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. Philippine church leaders and human…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
Spirited Reflection: Another session of the KAIROS Blanket Exercise
May 29, 2017
It’s over. The Narrator has finished speaking. The room falls quiet. The few participants, still standing, glance at each other. The Narrator then asks everyone to think back to what the room looked like at the beginning of the Exercise…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
THANK YOU for all your support to KAIROS this year!
December 28, 2016
As 2016 draws to a close, please accept a great big THANK YOU for all your support to KAIROS this year! We end the year deeply grateful for our resilient, inspiring partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East…
Post filed in: Executive Director
KAIROS Times: December 2016
December 13, 2016
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Post filed in: KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
Standing in solidarity with migrant workers on December 18
December 13, 2016
“On International Migrants Day, let us commit to coherent, comprehensive and human-rights based responses guided by international law and standards and a shared resolve to leave no one behind.” – Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General Globally, millions of people are forced…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
KAIROS Times: April 2016
April 22, 2016
Read the April 2016 issue.
Post filed in: KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
Women peace builders need our support. Opinion piece originally published in The Hill Times.
April 19, 2016
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Op Eds
KAIROS presented as a witness on Women, Peace and Security: Women peacebuilders need our support
April 18, 2016
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Churches respond to TRC deadline on commitment to reconciliation
March 15, 2016
Post filed in: Media Releases
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE CONJOINT : Les Églises respectent l’échéance de la CVR pour signifier leur engagement à la réconciliation
March 15, 2016
Post filed in: Media Releases
NEW Briefing Paper: Huge Challenges for Canada after Paris Climate Conference
February 25, 2016
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
KAIROS and Climate Fast release open letter on climate justice issues to the Prime Minister and the Premiers
February 25, 2016
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Media Releases
Prominent organizations seek commitment that inquiry on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls will be truly national and comprehensive
January 22, 2016
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
Seeking Shelter Advent resource is relevant this season as Canada strives to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees
November 12, 2015
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
BC Gendered Impacts Symposium deepens understanding of the impact of resource extraction on Indigenous Women
November 10, 2015
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Watch all videos from KAIROS Public Forum on Fracking in Moncton & Vancouver
October 31, 2015
Watch videos online.
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
KAIROS Thanksgiving Message: Living out Gratitude
October 8, 2015
Post filed in: Executive Director, Spirited Reflections
