KAIROS joins #StatusforAll and Landed Status Now campaign
June 16, 2020
KAIROS joins the Migrant Rights Network in calling on the federal government to provide Status for All and Landed Status Now. COVID-19 has exposed deep inequities, including those faced by foreign migrant workers who are needed in Canada to care for…
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Spirited Reflection: Stirring new hope after the pandemic
June 15, 2020
Like so many others around the globe, my colleagues and I are working hard to imagine our way forward in a post-pandemic world. As we advance, we consider amongst other valued voices, the guidance and direction of Pope Francis. In an…
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One year later, the wait continues
June 15, 2020
It comes as little surprise to Chrystal that one year later, the federal government has no action plan in place in response to the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.Little was done in the lead up to the inquiry,…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Prayer of a white settler on National Indigenous Peoples Day 2020
June 15, 2020
by Shannon NeufeldtPhoto by KS KYUNG on Unsplash Creator God, I come to you with a humble heart, So grateful for Your creation, this place I am in. The land is full of Your glory this solstice day. Sunlight sparkles on fresh green leaves. …
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Media Release: KAIROS digital hub to empower land defenders in Canada
June 15, 2020
KAIROS launches Canadian phase of MERE Hub through online events, June 16-21(Toronto, ON) – KAIROS launches the Canadian phase of its digital platform Mother Earth and Resource Extraction: Women Defending Land and Water (MERE Hub) on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day. This launch will be preceded by a series of online events beginning…
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KAIROS honours Women Land Defenders for Indigenous Women’s Month
June 14, 2020
June is Indigenous Women’s Month at KAIROS. As part of the month’s activities, KAIROS will launch on June 21st the Canadian phase of Mother Earth and Resource Extraction: Women Defending Land and Water (MERE Hub, for short). MERE is a living digital hub developed for and…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
Centering Black, Indigenous, women of colour in a post-pandemic recovery
June 12, 2020
It was a year ago, on June 3, when Canada received the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, which delivered 231 individual calls for justice to governments, institutions and Canadians, based on…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Op Eds
June 16: virtual book launch for “Who Killed Berta Cáceres? Dams, Death Squads, and an Indigenous Defender’s Battle for the Planet”
June 10, 2020
[español sigue] Join KAIROS’ MERE Hub on June 16th at 6:00pm EDT for Who Killed Berta Cáceres? Dams, Death Squads, and an Indigenous Defender’s Battle for the Planet—book launch. This virtual book launch will feature author and journalist Nina Lakhani as well as members of the Latin American Network of Women Defenders of…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Latin America
KAIROS Year of Prayer: Holding Close to our Hearts
June 10, 2020
Beginning on March 11, 2020, the KAIROS Steering Committee began a Year of Prayer for the persons, families and communities connected to The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and the National…
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Spirited Reflection: Embodying the Golden Rule
June 8, 2020
I have a crystal clear childhood memory of learning from my parents about the Golden Rule: “In everything you do, be careful to treat others in the same way you’d want them to treat you, for that is the essence of…
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Women peacebuilders key to just recovery towards a post-pandemic world
June 8, 2020
These days in Canada we often hear the phrase “We’re stronger together.” But stronger how? And who, precisely, are “we?”COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerability of certain communities and, in my work in Canada and globally with Indigenous peoples, migrant workers…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Op Eds
June 16 webinar: COVID-19, migrant & undocumented workers
June 5, 2020
Previous webinar recordings are now available.How is COVID-19 impacting foreign migrant workers in Canada? KAIROS’ Migrant Justice Coordinator, Connie Sorio, presents updates from some of Canada’s leading migrant justice advocates in a series of webinars.Join us for the next update…
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More action needed to keep migrant workers safe, advocate says after cluster of Manitoba COVID-19 cases
June 5, 2020
Diwa Marcelino, an organizer with Migrante Manitoba and KAIROS Steering Committee Member, says the province must step up inspections to protect temporary foreign workers in the province. (Photo: John Einarson/CBC)Take Action! Please write to your Member of Parliament and urge the government to give all migrants in…
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Stories of residential school impacts experienced by Indigenous Women
June 3, 2020
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was formed 12 years ago, the Calls for Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was released a year ago, and this Indigenous Women’s Month at KAIROS we join our voices…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Spirited Reflections
Towards Right Relation: Statement of the KAIROS Executive
June 2, 2020
KAIROS strives to bring together Indigenous peoples, settlers and newcomers in shared commitments to human rights and ecological justice. As a community grounded in diverse spiritualities, we commit to vision of right relations between all peoples and the earth. As surely as we know such a future is…
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Vers des relations justes : déclaration du Comité Exécutif de KAIROS
June 2, 2020
KAIROS s’efforce de mobiliser les peuples autochtones, les descendants des colons européens et les nouveaux arrivants autour d’engagements communs envers le respect des droits humains et la justice environnementale. En tant que communauté enracinée dans des spiritualités diverses, nous soutenons une vision de relations justes entre tous les peuples et la terre. Aussi convaincus…
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This June is Indigenous Women’s Month at KAIROS
June 1, 2020
Throughout June, KAIROS will highlight and celebrate Indigenous women working to make change in Canada and the Global South. Through profiles, spotlights and by sharing inspiration, KAIROS aims to raise up those working to live in a good way, and to improve society…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
Post-pandemic Canada should centre the needs of Indigenous women
June 1, 2020
The month of June barrels towards us with an important reconciliation anniversary, a recent lack of action in support of the approaching one year anniversary for the #MMIWG calls for justice, and a worldwide pandemic raining down on what would…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Op Eds
June 18: Stories of Courage: Women Defending Land and Water in Canada and Brazil
June 1, 2020
Watch our webinar recordings online.Join KAIROS’ MERE Hub on June 18h at 11:00am PDT / 2:00pm EDT/ 3:00pm ADT for Stories of Courage: Women Defending Land and Water in Canada and Brazil. This online teach-in is the last in a series of virtual events in June celebrating…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Spirited Reflection: Calling for an economy of life in a time of pandemic
May 26, 2020
The World Council of Churches (WCC), the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), and the Council for World Mission (CWM) through the joint New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) have released a joint urgent…
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It’s time that the Government of Canada empower the CORE and enact mHRDD legislation
May 26, 2020
Allegations of human rights violations and environmental damage accompany the Canadian extractive sector. KAIROS partners substantiate. Forced labor, torture, rape, and the contamination of water sources are just some of the claims made against Canadian companies around the globe by…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
KAIROS joins over 150 organizations to demand a Just Recovery for people and the planet
May 25, 2020
As governments prepare recovery plans amidst the COVID-19 crisis, KAIROS has joined an informal alliance of over 150 national and local civil society groups to demand that these plans move us toward a more equitable and sustainable future. With the release today of six Principles for a…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
May 29: Mining Tailings Dam Collapses in Canada and Brazil: Who Cares?
May 22, 2020
Access the webinar recording.Join us Friday, May 29, 2020 at 2:00PM EDT for a webinar with Judith Marshall and Daniela Campolina. The webinar will focus on three major tailings dam breaches that have occurred in the Americas over the last decade. Together these disasters in Canada and…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS and members sign ecumenical letter calling on Canada to uphold international law and the rights of Palestinians
May 19, 2020
KAIROS has joined several members churches in signing an ecumenical public letter to Foreign Affairs Minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne, expressing grave concern about Canada’s silence regarding the government of Israel’s plans to propose a vote in the Knesset (likely July 1st) on annexing a significant part…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
KAIROS Signs on to open letter in support of the Shuar Arutam People in Ecuador
May 14, 2020
Over 100 organizations from across the globe have signed an open letter—co-written by KAIROS partner Acción Ecológica, MiningWatch Canada, and others—in solidarity with the Shuar Arutam People (PSHA) in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Letter signatories join the PSHA in condemning the Government of Ecuador for sanctioning the…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
An act of care: reframing global efforts to contain COVID-19
May 13, 2020
The narrative of war and rallying support for the battle of our lives and those of our fellow citizens excludes anyone who does not conform to a dominant masculine/feminine binary narrative.We are waging war , we are told. We are…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Op Eds
