The #1 Action We Can Take for the Climate
September 2, 2020
According to climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, the number one thing we can do to address climate change is the exact thing that many of us are not doing: talking about it.“We can’t give in to despair. We have to go out and look for…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
KAIROS Climate Action Month begins!
September 1, 2020
Today marks the beginning of the second annual KAIROS Climate Action Month. Last year, Climate Action Month galvanized action around the Global Climate Strike and the October federal election. This year’s Climate Action Month is marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has laid…
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Resiliency and hope drive KAIROS’ Climate Action Month
September 1, 2020
2nd annual Climate Action Month to amplify just recovery call(Ottawa, ON) – Resiliency and hope are the driving messages of KAIROS Canada’s second annual Climate Action Month, beginning September 1, which will include daily content and actions posted to KAIROS’ website focused on five weekly themes: Season of Creation, just transition, Indigenous rights, global climate justice, and water. KAIROS’ Climate Action Month kicks off by amplifying the World Council…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Media Releases
Where is the support for the women defending land and water, Canada?
August 25, 2020
This op-ed by Gabriela Jiménez, KAIROS’ Latin American Partnerships Coordinator was published in Canada’s National Observer on August 23, 2020. Canadians care about the environment. Multiple polls found that the climate crisis was one of the top issues of the…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Continued action needed to end attacks against human rights defenders in the Philippines with killing of Zara Alvarez
August 24, 2020
Zara Alvarez, a brave, well-known human rights defender who worked with a member organization of KAIROS partner Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines (EcuVoice), was fatally shot in Bacolod City on the Negros Island on August…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Table UN Declaration legislation this fall urges Indigenous rights coalition
August 17, 2020
The Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which is made up of Indigenous Nations and representative organizations, human rights groups and faith communities, including KAIROS, is urging the federal Minister of Justice to table legislation to implement the…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
KAIROS solidarity and support for the 1492 Land Back Lane Defenders
August 14, 2020
KAIROS joins others in expressing grave concern about the recent attacks against Haudenosaunee land defenders by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on August 5, 2020. Whether in the Philippines or here on Turtle Island, we denounce violence against land defenders who are asserting inherent rights to self-determination and to free, prior and informed consent. We call on the…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Cahier d’activités Les corbeaux: messagers du changement est maintenant disponible!
August 14, 2020
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
My journey at KAIROS and the MERE Hub: A Humber College summer intern
August 14, 2020
My journey began back in March when I was able to listen to a riveting presentation about the Wet’suwet’en people, free, prior, and informed Consent, and the gendered impacts of resource extraction from KAIROS staff in one of my classes. While I had been studying…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Help us reach 4,000 e-petition signatures by September 1st in support of corporate accountability
August 12, 2020
There is less than a month left to sign the e-petition to the House of Commons calling for corporate accountability of Canadian companies operating abroad. More than two and half years after announcing the creation of the Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Business Enterprise,…
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Ecological Justice
“Territorial Feminisms and Diverse Ecologies”: A series of virtual gatherings on women and land defense
August 6, 2020
The Latin American Network of Women Defenders of Social and Environmental Rights, a KAIROS partner, will be hosting a series of virtual gatherings collectively called “Territorial Feminisms and Diverse Ecologies” from August to December 2020. The ten gatherings are organized around themes related to women…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Beirut, God is with you: A Prayer from the Middle East Council of Churches
August 5, 2020
KAIROS grieves the loss of life and devastation in Beirut. We stand with the people of Lebanon in solidarity and prayer and share this statement from the Middle East Council of Churches. Beirut is devastatedBeirut is facing a tragedyLet’s stand together….
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Support the OFP in Colombia establish a community radio station
August 5, 2020
The Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), one of KAIROS’ partners in the Women Courage: Women, Peace, and Security program, is raising funds to establish their community radio station, La Mohana FM. The OFP was awarded the radio licence in December 2019 and must now secure the funds…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS denounces the feminicide of María Angélica Polanco Medina of Barrancabermeja, Colombia
July 24, 2020
“It is with pain that we once again witness barbarism, dehumanization, and cruelty on the bodies of women.” Organización Femenina Popular On July 22, the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), a KAIROS partner, released a statement mourning the death and denouncing the feminicide of María Angélica Polanco Medina, an educator and…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Take action to end attacks against human rights defenders in the Philippines
July 17, 2020
Over the last year the human rights situation has significantly deteriorated in the Philippines. The government has increasingly made use of the process of red-tagging, used to identify many human rights organizations as “front organizations of local communist terrorist groups.” The consequences of red-tagging are dire. Some…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Trailblazer: Kanahus Manuel and The Tiny House Warriors
July 15, 2020
“We stand resolutely together against any and all threats to our lands, the wildlife and the waterways” Kanahus Manuel The Tiny House Warriors, a group of Secwepemc land and water defenders, have a simple message, “water is life; our land is our home”. Their mission: stop the expansion of the Trans…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Continue to take action for international human rights and against annexation
July 13, 2020
The government of Israel publicly communicated plans to move forward with the formal annexation of significant parts of the West Bank and all of its settlements, consisting of territory that Israel has been militarily occupying since 1967, giving July 1,…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
Webinar recording: What’s next? Annexation, COVID-19 and Palestine
July 13, 2020
A discussion about human rights and women, peace and security in Palestine-Israel with our partner Wi’am and members of the KAIROS Palestine-Israel Delegation. Wi’am staff provides an update about their work and the current context including the impacts of COVID-19…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
Nestlé retreating from Canadian operations, but water bottling continues
July 3, 2020
It may not be a complete victory, but Nestlé’s sale of its Pure Life business in Canada to Ice River Springs this week is a win for the movement to protect water. The company has decided to sell its operations in Wellington County, Ontario and Hope, BC citing a business…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Berta Cáceres’ legacy among women land and water defenders in Latin America
June 30, 2020
By Ivonne Ramos KAIROS closes Indigenous Women’s Month with a reflection by Ivonne Ramos of Acción Ecológica (Ecuador). Ivonne was one of three panelists for KAIROS’ virtual book launch of Who Killed Berta Cáceres? Dams, Death Squads, and an Indigenous Defender’s Battle for the Planet. Vidalina Morales, president of ADES and a friend of Berta, and Nina Lakhani,…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
2019 Annual Report / Rapport Annuel 2019
June 29, 2020
Now available!Annual Report 2019DownloadMaintenant disponible!Rapport Annuel 2019Download
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#Ravensmessengersofchange FREE activity e-Book
June 29, 2020
If you’re looking to further your understanding on Indigenous rights, history and issues, consider downloading this FREE resource:Ravens: Messengers of Change e-bookDownloadKAIROS and Legacy of Hope Foundation encourage schools, families, organizations, government officials and companies to participate in the resource’s activities in…
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Thank you to outgoing regional representative Mary Rigby
June 25, 2020
Thank you to outgoing regional representative Mary Rigby Mary Rigby has been the Atlantic Regional Representative for the better part of the last four years. She came to this role after many years of service as a KAIROS Blanket Exercise facilitator and…
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Ravens: Messengers of Change takes flight to foster Reconciliation
June 22, 2020
KAIROS Canada and the Legacy of Hope Foundation launch accompaniment to KAIROS Blanket Exercise(Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada and the Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) are thrilled to launch Ravens: Messengers of Change, an educational resource for people of all ages that creates awareness and action for Reconciliation in Canada by calling on everyone to become, like Ravens, the messengers of…
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North American, global Christians urge UN inquiry into ‘deadly acts of racism’
June 22, 2020
The United Church of Christ is among nine North American Christian denominations and four national and worldwide ecumenical bodies urging their members to press the United Nations for a formal inquiry into “deadly acts of racism” against black people around…
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The Art of Sofía Acosta Varea (La Suerte)
June 20, 2020
Yesterday, KAIROS brought you an interview with Sofía Acosta Varea. Today, we bring you a sample of her work. ..CACAÑAN (A Crappy Road) Sometimes it’s good to see so much crap running around town. Take water from the Machángara River. Mix this water with yellow paint. Mark a line of…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
KAIROS Interviews La Suerte (Sofía Acosta)
June 19, 2020
(sigue el texto en español)Sofía Acosta Varea aka La Suerte is an Ecuadorian visual artist who designed Mother Earth and Resource Extraction: Women Defending Land and Water’s (MERE Hub) logo and has created all of the illustrations for KAIROS’ digital hub on the gendered impacts of resource extraction. This weekend…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Take action for international human rights and against annexation
June 18, 2020
Our choices define us as people and nations. It is our prayer that Canada will choose to be a nation that does not remain silent in the face of illegal actions but will work alongside other nations to uphold human…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East