Ecological Justice

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,…

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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

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…

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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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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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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…

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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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Advocating against Environmental Racism

September 6, 2022

Re. Bill C-226, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Assess, Prevent and Address Environmental Racism and To Advance Environmental Justice For the third time, a Member of Parliament has tabled a bill to address environmental racism and…

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Week 2 – Canada – Complicity and Action

September 5, 2022

During the second week of Climate Action Month KAIROS will focus on Canadian actions that will help decolonize climate action. What Canada and Canadians do has global impacts.  As we learn more and more about the historical and current systems that…

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Confessing our Ecological Debt in the Season of Creation

September 4, 2022

Giraffes tell me the Creator has a sense of humour. Hovering hummingbirds fascinate me with their tiny tongues slurping deep in the bowels of a flower. Wildflowers in all shades of colour grow in every terrestrial ecosystem. Complex ecosystems knit…

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What does it take to get climate justice?

September 3, 2022

During COP22, held in Marrakech in 2016, German labour unions organized a side event called “No jobs on a dead planet.” Side events are sessions usually organized by civil society organizations that run separately from government speeches and negotiations.  The labour…

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Decolonizing Climate Action

September 2, 2022

Decolonizing climate action begins with the recognition that colonialism is still active in our world. Colonialism is when one country exerts full or partial control over another country. That control could be military, political, bureaucratic, economic or the ruling ideas…

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Décoloniser l’action climatique dans le cadre du Mois de l’action climatique de KAIROS

September 1, 2022

Ce 4ème évènement annuel aborde 5 thèmes en 5 semaines, avec une grande variété de ressources et d’actions (Toronto – Traité No13 avec les Mississaugas de Credit) – Décoloniser l’action climatique, voilà le thème du 4ème Mois de l’action climatique de KAIROS,…

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Decolonizing climate action underscores KAIROS Climate Action Month

September 1, 2022

4th annual event covers 5 themes in 5 weeks with rich supply of resources & actions (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – Decolonizing climate action will underscore KAIROS’ 4th annual Climate Action Month, which launches September…

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Week 1 – The Season of Creation

September 1, 2022

As Climate Action Month begins, we take time to join people around the world for the start of “the Season of Creation.” The Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox churches began this initiative last decade and was joined by the…

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5 semaines, 5 regards, un mois pour apprendre et agir Du 1er au 30 septembre

August 30, 2022

Le thème pour 2022 : décoloniser l’action climatique.Le Mois de l’action climatique de KAIROS en 2022 met l’accent sur l’écoute des peuples et des communautés trop souvent ignorées quand on parle de la crise climatique. Pour cette quatrième édition du Mois…

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Pray, advocate, learn, reflect: 4 events announced for climate month

August 24, 2022

Media Advisory: Decolonizing climate action to underscore KAIROS Climate Action Month this September   (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – Four online events designed to help people pray, advocate, learn and reflect, particularly on the theme of…

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Decolonizing climate action to underscore KAIROS Climate Action Month

August 3, 2022

4th annual event covers 5 themes in 5 weeks with rich supply of resources & actions (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – Decolonizing climate action will underscore KAIROS’ 4th annual Climate Action Month, which launches September…

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Indigenous peoples call for right to protect land, nature and livelihood in Ecuador

June 27, 2022

KAIROS is gravely concerned about reports, from partners in Ecuador, of repression, arbitrary detention and arrests of Indigenous leaders, organizations and allies. This government crackdown is in response to a national strike, organized by the Confederation of Indigenous Nations of…

Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Latin America