Take Courage
September 21, 2022
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and the buildings we worship in. On October 15, they will host “Creation Care in our Places of Prayer: Energy Retrofits and other Faith-based Climate…
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UN Day of Peace –Climate Crisis is a peace issue
September 21, 2022
“In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political, I must listen to the birds, And in order to listen to the birds the warplanes must be silent.” — Palestinian poet Marwan Makhoul Today, on the United Nations International Day of Peace (September…
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Ecumenical support for migrant rights and status for all
September 20, 2022
Four denominations involved in the global movement of Churches Witnessing with Migrants (CWWM) wrote to the Canadian government on September 8 in support of permanent residency for migrant workers and the regularization of undocumented migrants.The heads of the Anglican Church…
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Clifford Mushquash, Anishinaabe from Pawgwasheen
September 20, 2022
Meet Clifford Mushquash, Anishinaabe from Pawgwasheeng (Pays Plat First Nation) on the northshore of GichiGami (Lake Superior). Clifford is currently completing a Masters in Public Health with a Specialization in Indigenous and Northern Health at Lakehead University. He is committed…
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Week 4 – COP27 Solidarity- Indigenous Partners
September 19, 2022
During Indigenous Solidarity Week, we turn our attention to the Indigenous peoples and youth members of the KAIROS/For the Love of Creation delegation to COP27 in Sharm E-Sheikh, Egypt in November. Each delegate greets us with a video that will…
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Reading the Bible with ecological eyes
September 18, 2022
The Season of Creation asks us to listen to the voice of creation. Decolonizing climate action begins with (but does not stop at) listening to the many voices that are muted around climate change and the ethics of earth-keeping. To that end,…
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Introducing Paul Belisario – IPMSD/The Philippines
September 17, 2022
Meet Paul Belisario, Assistant Global Coordinator for the International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL), a KAIROS solidarity partner. His work focuses on campaigns, mobilization and outreach on the themes of liberation movements and right to self-determination, land rights,…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
How Much Shall We Give
September 16, 2022
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and changes the very buildings we worship in. On October 15, KAIROS Regina will host a one-day hybrid conference called, “Creation Care in our Places…
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Introducing Hana Elias Anton Kare – Wi’am/West Bank
September 16, 2022
Introducing Hana Kare, a researcher, trainer and peace activist with Wi’am: Palestine Conflict Transformation Centre. Like the other Women, Peace and Security partners, Wi’am is a long-term ecumenical and KAIROS partner, now active in the emerging gender, conflict and climate…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
KAIROS Blanket Exercise goes global in Australia, Sept 28
September 15, 2022
Internationally coordinated Blanket Exercise at World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – An internationally coordinated participatory exercise that highlights the impacts of colonization from Indigenous peoples’ perspectives will be presented in…
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Introducing Chantal Bilulu – Héritiers de la Justice/DRC
September 15, 2022
Meet Chantal Bilulu, Project Manager for Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program at Héritiers de la Justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a KAIROS WPS partner. Chantal has 8 years of experience defending, protecting and promoting human rights…
Post filed in: Africa, Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Introducing Juan Rachael Michael Roberto – SSCC/South Sudan
September 15, 2022
Meet Juan Rachael Michael Roberto, Advocacy Coordinator for South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC), a long-term ecumenical and KAIROS partner in South Sudan. The SSCC is a Women of Courage partner in our Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program and…
Post filed in: Africa, Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Introducing Noble Wadzah – Oil Watch Africa/Ghana
September 15, 2022
Meet Noble Wadzah, Coordinator of Oil Watch Africa’s chapter in Ghana, Oil Watch Ghana, a KAIROS Global Solidarity partner. Noble’s work focuses on energy transition as expressed in Oil Watch’s Africa campaign: “Leave the Oil in the Soil.” This campaign…
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Introducing Kelly Campo – OFP/Colombia
September 14, 2022
Let’s meet Kelly Johanna Campo Becerra, a member of the coordinating committee of the Organización Femenina Popular – Popular Feminist Organization (OFP/Colombia), responsible for the feminist popular economy and environmental programs. She is also a leader in the youth movement…
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Introducing Ivonne Yanez – Acción Ecológica/Ecuador
September 14, 2022
Meet Ivonne Yanez. She is a founding member and current president of Acción Ecológica (Ecuador), one of the most well-known and respected climate justice organizations in Latin America, as well as Oilwatch Latin America, an oil activities resistance network. Ivonne…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Soutenez les projets de loi pour mettre fin au racisme environnemental et responsabiliser les entreprises
September 13, 2022
In English.La crise climatique et la dégradation environnementale affectent des communautés partout sur la planète, mais certaines communautés le sont plus que d’autres. Depuis des décennies, les industries polluantes et les sites d’enfouissement se sont retrouvés dans des communautés autochtones, noires,…
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Support bills to end environmental racism and make corporations accountable
September 13, 2022
En français.The climate crisis and environmental degradation are taking their toll on communities worldwide. But some communities are impacted more than others. For decades, polluting industries and landfill sites have ended up in Indigenous, Black, Brown and other racialized communities in…
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Reflections from WCC 11th Assembly by Jackcilia Salathiel
September 12, 2022
The opening prayer in the evening of the WCC assembly in Karlsruhe, under the big canopy tent outside, moved me to tears when the Greek Orthodox Bishop in his turn to pray started by saying, “I bring to you greetings…
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Week 3 – COP27 Solidarity- Global Partners
September 12, 2022
One of the ways to Decolonize Climate Action is to listen thoroughly to Indigenous peoples and people from the Global South, and to the organizations that represent them. What they are saying is necessary for effective climate action. This week, we…
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Decolonizing the church
September 11, 2022
Christianity has not always been a primarily European religion and it was not always in collusion with imperial expansion. From its starting point in West Asia (Palestine), as late as the seventh century, three-quarters of the Christian believers were outside…
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Halting the proliferation of fossil fuel bombs
September 9, 2022
If we knew that ongoing and elevated use of something was extremely bad for us, would we continue to do it? For some, the answer is yes. We typically call this addictive behavior. What if we knew that increased use of…
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KAIROS Canada Offers Condolences to Victims of Tragic Attacks in Saskatchewan
September 8, 2022
The KAIROS Canada community and network in Canada and around the world extends deep condolences, sympathy, and support to all those who have lost loved ones and been impacted by the grievous attacks in James Smith Cree Nation and in…
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KAIROS workshop at WCC Assembly inspires hope for gender justice in Christ’s love
September 7, 2022
KAIROS delivered an engaging workshop at the ongoing 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Karlsruhe, Germany, on Lessons from women peacebuilders on transformation to more peaceful, just and sustainable relationships among all peoples and with Creation.The…
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The KAIROS Blanket Exercise goes global at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference
September 7, 2022
An internationally coordinated KAIROS Blanket Exercise that highlights the impacts of colonization from Indigenous peoples’ perspectives will be presented in in Adelaide, Australia on September 26 during the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education. This World KAIROS Blanket Exercise amalgamates scripts from…
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Our Call to Care for Creation
September 7, 2022
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and changes the very buildings we worship in. On October 15, KAIROS Regina will host a one-day hybrid conference called, “Creation Care in our Places…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Regional News, Spirited Reflections
Youth Poster Contest 2022
September 7, 2022
About the contestKAIROS wants to lift up the artistic work of young activists. We are looking for original artwork that shares a message of justice, peace and hope – artwork that will help us as a movement and a community embrace this kairos moment and lead us into action…
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Corporate accountability parliamentary bills
September 7, 2022
Two private member bills have been tabled at the federal Parliament that together would improve corporate accountability of Canadian companies operating internationally, especially in the resource extraction sector. For nearly two decades civil society, labour unions, and religious groups—including KAIROS and…
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