Gender Justice/Women of Courage
16 Days of Activism to end Gender-Based violence
November 29, 2019
We will be marking 16 Days of Activism by drawing attention to the inextricable links between violence against women and violence against the land, highlighting eight of the Calls for Justice in “Reclaiming Power and Place.” Each day these messages…
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Acerca de la X asamblea de la red latinoamericana de mujeres defensoras de derechos sociales y ambientales
November 29, 2019
(translation in English below)Guatemala fue sede de la X Asamblea de la Red Latinoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos Sociales y Ambientales (13 al 17 de noviembre de 2019) de en la que participaron mujeres y organizaciones de mujeres de…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Women land and water defenders are the real peacebuilders
November 28, 2019
Large-scale resource extraction often perpetuates violence, even in countries with peace accords. Those who mobilize to protect the land and water to build peace are often women.Such is the case in Guatemala and Colombia, where extractive mega-projects with Canadian interests…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America, Op Eds
On defending the Indigenous women land defenders
November 26, 2019
A conversation with Dr. Sherry PictouKAIROS has launched an online hub to connect and help further empower women land and water defenders in Canada and worldwide. Called Mother Earth and Resource Extraction– or MERE Hub, the resource was developed in…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Hoy 12 Tz´i´ en el calendario maya día para pedir justicia para las mujeres y la Madre Tierra
November 25, 2019
(Translation in English provided below)Es propicio para pedir justicia para las mujeres, que cese la violencia en su contra. Hoy 25 de noviembre, día en que se conmemora y se recuerda la lucha de las mujeres, como las hermanas Miraval…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Latin America
Press Advisory: KAIROS launches online tool for Indigenous women land defenders at Toronto event, November 27
November 25, 2019
(Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada presents MERE Hub on November 27 at Ryerson University (Architecture Building – 325 Church Street) between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. The panel event, featuring Indigenous women land defenders from Guatemala and Colombia, will officially launch…
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Press Release: Bringing together women land defenders through digital hub
November 25, 2019
KAIROS launches Mother Earth and Resource Extraction, called MERE Hub, at Toronto event MERE Hub(Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada is thrilled to launch an online hub to connect and help further empower women land and water defenders in Canada and…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
Launching Mother Earth and Resource Extraction: Women Defending Land and Water
October 31, 2019
On November 25, 2019, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, KAIROS will launch the first phase of Mother Earth and Resource Extraction: Women Defending Land and Water. Mother Earth and Resource Extraction (MERE) is a living…
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Priorities for Canada’s 43rd Parliament
October 25, 2019
Canadians have elected a minority government. Collaboration is critical for the survival of Canada’s 43rd Parliament and is urgently needed to appropriately address mounting and systemic issues.Indigenous rights and wellbeing, the climate crisis, migrant justice, and support and protection for…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
Hot off the press: Women, Peace and Security year one at a glance
October 4, 2019
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We need more Canadian aid, not less
October 3, 2019
The planet is in crisis. Over the last few weeks more than 6 million people, mostly youth, from around the world have mobilized under the message, “We want you to panic!” Both the analysis of this crisis and the responding…
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Nairobi workshop helps break down onerous reporting barriers for Women, Peace and Security African partners
September 23, 2019
Staff of the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) and Héritiers de la Justice (HJ) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), two of the five KAIROS Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security partners, met in Nairobi, Kenya…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Climate crisis requires industrial mobilization on scale not seen since Second World War
September 23, 2019
The climate crisis requires industrial mobilization on a scale not seen since the Second World War. While Canadian governments have moved at snail-like speed to fully address the emergency, in just a few weeks last spring, thousands of Canadians gathered…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Op Eds
On the eve of International Day of Peace, a strong statement for peace in Colombia
September 20, 2019
Over forty non-governmental, labour and faith-based groups from across Canada, including KAIROS and a number of our members, have signed a joint statement denouncing the escalating human rights crisis and urging the Canadian Government to take strong action to support…
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Philippines partners’ visit, August 23- September 3, 2019
September 12, 2019
At the partners’ roundtable on the first day of our visit to the Philippines, Bishop Rex Reyes challenged us to be “credible, consistent and courageous” in our solidarity and advocacy work. This became a theme throughout our trip as we…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
OFP inaugurates a House Museum for Collective Memory and Human Rights in Barrancabermeja
August 8, 2019
On Thursday, July 25th in Barrancabermeja, Colombia, the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP) inaugurated the Casa Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres de la región del Magdalena Medio, or the House Museum of Memory and Human…
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A story of results by KAIROS partner Héritiers de la Justice: Gender equity in Inheritance
July 16, 2019
During a recent partner visit to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Jim Davis, Africa Partnership Coordinator, was asked by Chantal Bilulu, Women and Children’s program coordinator of KAIROS partner Héritiers de la Justice, to share the following story of impact….
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Canadian subcommittee on human rights releases report on women human rights defenders
July 16, 2019
KAIROS welcomes the release of “Raising Her Voice: Confronting the Unique Challenges Facing Women Human Rights Defenders,” the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development’s report on women human…
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KAIROS partners in Colombia
July 10, 2019
This is the second of two blogposts on KAIROS’ recent visit to Colombia. Read the first blog post There is nothing post-conflict about Colombia KAIROS partners on the ground, the Mesa Ecuménica por La Paz (Ecumenical Forum for Peace, MEP) and…
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Exchanges and collaboration: KAIROS in Ecuador
July 3, 2019
“Un pueblo no existe sin territorio.” Indigenous people cannot exist without their territory. Fany, a Shuar woman from Ecuador, made this declaration during the talking circle of the pilot of the first version of the Ecuadorian blanket exercise held this…
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America is a mass grave
June 25, 2019
An ensemble of living and non-living beings is calling an alarm: América es una fosa común. America is a mass grave. According to the Government of Mexico, at least 200,000 people have been murdered and 40,000 people have been disappeared since 2006…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Migrant Justice
KAIROS partner in BC: Néné Lubalal highlights the need to empower women peacebuilders
June 18, 2019
KAIROS partner Néné Lubala from Heritiers de la Justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rachel Warden KAIROS, partnership manager, met with members of the local KAIROS committee while in Vancouver for the Women Deliver Conference. Néné…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS welcomes Canada’s first-ever Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security
June 13, 2019
KAIROS joins other members of the Women, Peace & Security Network-Canada (WPSN-C) in applauding the Government of Canada for the appointment of Canada’s first-ever Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security and in welcoming Jacqueline O’Neill to this new post. WPSN-C…
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KAIROS urges Canada to deliver on funding for grassroots women peace builders
May 16, 2019
KAIROS urges the Government of Canada to use the upcoming Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver as an opportunity to make a very important announcement: increased funding to grassroots women peace builders. The global conference on women’s equality, well-being and rights…
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Corporate accountability is also a feminist issue
May 9, 2019
To address corporate misconduct, the federal government needs to truly commit to independence and power in an ombudsperson because the safety and well-being of Indigenous women are at stake. There is an indisputable difference between claiming to be a feminist…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Hundreds take to the streets to call for justice for communities abused by Canadian mining
May 8, 2019
Toronto – National human rights, faith and labour organizations along with concerned Torontonians rallied in Toronto to call for a Ombudsperson with the power to investigate corporate abuses abroad. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) was created last month,…
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An independent and empowered CORE is at the core of corporate accountability and gender justice
April 10, 2019
On Monday, April 8, the federal government appointed the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Business Enterprise (CORE), but failed to create an independent office with real powers to investigate abuses and redress harms caused by Canadian companies operating abroad, essentially breaking…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Canadian Government reneges on promise to create Independent Corporate Human Rights Watchdog
April 8, 2019
KAIROS joins members of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) in expressing profound disappointment at the failure of the Government of Canada to fulfill its promise of an independent Ombudsperson with the power to investigate. The Government of Canada…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
