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Debt Justice in 2026
Français With the passage of Epiphany on January 6, the Year of Jubilee 2025 has ended. However, the Jubilee vision of justice lives on! The Canadian Coalition for the Turn Debt into Hope campaign continues its work in 2026, focusing on engagement with Parliamentarians and the delivery of the petition signatures to the House of Commons. …
January 8, 2026 — Turn Debt Into Hope
KAIROS statement on U.S. attacks on Venezuela
January 6, 2026
KAIROS joins partners in Latin America, civil society groups, the World Council of Churches and churches in Canada in strongly condemning recent U.S. military attacks on Venezuela. We call for respect for international law, the sovereignty of states and the…
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Learn How Your Christmas Gift to KAIROS is Helping Move Justice Forward
December 19, 2025
When you make a Christmas gift to KAIROS, you strengthen a movement for human rights and ecological justice, one rooted in relationship, courage and collective action. Your support fuels every part of our work: from advancing truth and reconciliation on Turtle Island through…
Post filed in: Calls To Action, Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Human Rights, Migrant Justice
Jubilee in a Wounded World
December 19, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 28, 2025 Readings for the First Sunday after Christmas Day Isaiah 63:7-9 Psalm 148 Hebrews 2:10-18 Matthew 2:13-23 Christmas, for many of us, arrives wrapped in images of angelic choirs, warm lights, and promises of…
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Let’s choose solidarity this International Migrants Day
December 18, 2025
December 18, International Migrants Day, is often marked with statements of appreciation and calls to “celebrate diversity.” And yet, across Canada and around the world, political decisions are being made that actively undermine migrant workers’ rights. In Canada, the continued…
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A Christmas Message from the KAIROS Team
December 17, 2025
As Christmas approaches, we’re pleased to share a short message of gratitude and reflection from the KAIROS team. We invite you to watch the video — and share it with your family, friends, and networks. Make your Christmas gift here. This is…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Executive Director, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights
Join us in putting an end to illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank
December 16, 2025
Write to your Member of Parliament today While the world is watching the horrors and devastation of the genocide in Gaza during the so-called ceasefire, another crime against humanity – “the silent genocide” – is unfolding in the West Bank. Although there has been little…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Palestine Israel Conflict
Hope for International Human Rights found in local courage and activism: An International Human Rights Day reflection
December 10, 2025
Last year, I struggled to write a reflection on International Human Rights Day. This year, finding words feels even more difficult. Unbelievably, the world has become more hostile to human rights and human rights defenders. We are witnessing escalating human…
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The stories of Two-Spirit youth must continue: A 16 Days reflection
December 9, 2025
The following content may be triggering. For Two-Spirit crisis support in Canada, call or text 988 for immediate, culturally-safe help. Back in one of my home communities, a boy was coming to terms with his sexuality. He turned to his…
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Finding the warrior to help end gender-based systemic violence
December 8, 2025
It is the traditional role of Indigenous men to protect the women, children and the community. However, the term “warrior” has been grossly misrepresented for many years. It is true that in the past, Indigenous men were forced to take…
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Light in the darkness
December 8, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 21, 2025 Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18–25 For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we are approaching the Longest Night — that…
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Women migrant workers’ acts of activism – quiet, consistent and rooted in hope
December 7, 2025
Throughout the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, I am reminded that the call to end violence in all its forms is at the heart of KAIROS’ work for justice, peace and right relationship. These 16 Days invite us…
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When courage meets the climate crisis: Patricia Mungcal on activism and hope
December 6, 2025
Patricia Mungcal was a COP30 Delegate with the ACT Alliance. She sent us a video reflection of her experience there and on being an environmental activist in the Philippines as her response to 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence….
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A Blanket of Snow
December 5, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 14, 2025 Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:46b-55 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 Where do we find joy in the campaign for debt cancelation? By the third Sunday…
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Male allyship at the heart of peacebuilding in South Sudan
December 5, 2025
During the regional meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa (FECCLAHA), in October 2025, I interviewed Gabriel Duar, the Youth Link Coordinator at the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC)….
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Beth Lorimer: Letter to the Editor
December 4, 2025
KAIROS’ Beth Lorimer pushes back against the claim, raised in a Globe and Mail op-ed, that Canada’s foreign aid is to blame for slow progress on sustainable development. In her letter in today’s Globe and Mail, Beth highlights what really…
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The beauty and the burden: Indigenous realities at COP30
December 4, 2025
When I think back on COP30, one of the first things that stands out is how often I saw Indigenous words, concepts and teachings being used in meeting titles, in discussion themes and even in the branding of events. And…
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From the land to the body: Indigenous women’s resistance
December 4, 2025
In her video reflection for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Brandi Bilodeau, KAIROS’ Indigenous Rights Coordinator, connects gender-based violence with colonialism, environmental harm and the fight for climate justice. Fresh from Brazil as a COP30 Delegate, Brandi…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
KAIROS joins 250 civil society organizations calling on the Prime Minister to safeguard feminist foreign policy commitments
December 3, 2025
KAIROS was among more than 250 organizations and individuals from across Canada, calling on the Prime Minister to take urgent and decisive action to safeguard Canada’s feminist foreign policy commitments at a time of escalating global instability and mounting attacks…
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G20 in South Africa: an invitation to justice and to real change
December 3, 2025
From November 22 to 23, the world converged in Johannesburg, South Africa for the first G20 summit on African soil, a rare and interesting moment. For Oil Watch Africa, this moment marked a turning point as a unique chance to…
Post filed in: Africa, Corporate Accountability, Human Rights, Social Justice
We are key to climate and peace-decision making
December 3, 2025
Zarith Torres and Kelly Campo have just returned from COP30 in Belém, Brazil with a clear message: “we are key political subjects in climate and peace decision making.” Zarith and Kelly are with the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), a…
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Jubilee momentum builds at Whitehorse United Church
December 2, 2025
Sending two people to the G7 Jubilee People’s Forum was key to a lively year of activism for one church. “It really has been a journey,” says KAIROS volunteer, Diane Emond. “Our Social Justice Committee at Whitehorse United Church has…
Post filed in: Jubilee 2025
Values, new horizons, connection and hope – KAIROS regional gatherings
December 2, 2025
In a world where our news platforms increasingly show us stumbling from one crisis to the next, where personal isolation is an at an all-time high, and it can feel like we’re all alone in our fight for a better…
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Centering lived realities in the push for climate justice
December 2, 2025
It’s been challenging to pinpoint where my reflections on COP30 should begin. Held in Belém, Brazil, this year’s climate summit was a pivotal moment for justice movements – one where frontline, Indigenous, women and youth voices pushed urgently for action…
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The Hopeful Promise of Judgement
December 2, 2025
Jubilee Preaching Aid for December 7, 2025 Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 The second Sunday of Advent is about the promise of judgement. Make no mistake; it is not…
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Together, our small acts create big change—watch & act today
December 1, 2025
Giving Tuesday is here—and with it, a reminder of something profound: real change begins with small acts. At KAIROS, we see these acts every day —a conversation that interrupts injustice, a community gathering that builds resolve, a gesture of welcome…
Post filed in: Social Justice
Male allyship and activism against gender-based violence: creating space for listening and confronting the systems that serve us
December 1, 2025
Supporting gender justice as a male ally begins with recognizing simple and uncomfortable truths; the world is filled with oppressive systems, and I have benefitted from the oppression of others. These systems, political, economic and social are structured in ways…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
