Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Grassroots women’s informal peace efforts in South Sudan #16StoriesofCourage
December 9, 2021
Although religion and faith are important parts of the daily lives of much of the world’s population, their links with the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda are not often discussed, particularly in terms of opportunities. In South Sudan, the South Sudan Council of Churches’ National Women’s Programme (NWP) is bringing together…
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Women community leaders #16StoriesofCourage
December 8, 2021
| en español |Local, grassroots women human rights defenders are community leaders whose work towards collective empowerment leaves a lasting legacy. “I have been part of the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP) for 23 years. My life in the OFP has been an example of how women…
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Climate change’s assault on ecosystems is violence against women
December 7, 2021
To be truly feminist, Canada must fully consult women — particularly land and water defenders — to lay the groundwork for community-driven and inclusive clean energy economies, writes Jane Thirikwa with @kairoscanada. #16StoriesofCourage
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Op Eds
Engaging men and boys to end violence against women #16StoriesofCourage
December 7, 2021
Patriarchy and the dominant, harmful expressions of masculinity link to all forms of violence against women and other marginalized groups. Incorporating men and boys into the work to end Violence Against Women is essential to examining root causes and creating a safer, more equitable…
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Gendered impacts of resource extraction #16StoriesofCourage
December 6, 2021
| en español |The negative impacts of large-scale resource extraction materialize in the form of violence against the land and also against women. In Intag, Ecuador, communities came together in defense of the land and water and passed a municipal ordinance declaring the area…
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Enhancing socio-economic conditions for women in the West Bank through agriculture #16StoriesofCourage
December 5, 2021
The agricultural sector is the cornerstone of Palestinian economic development; however, it has not been able to play its strategic role because of the dispossession of land and the denial of access for farmers to agricultural areas, water resources, domestic and external markets. Despite the…
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Ancestral knowledge and reciprocal relationships with the land #16StoriesofCourage
December 4, 2021
To safeguard Mother Earth from extractive violence, Indigenous women land protectors are guided by ancestral knowledge and Indigenous understandings of the importance of reciprocal relationship with human and non-human entities. “I know I was guided to be here and protect the…
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Voices at risk – women human rights defenders #16StoriesofCourage
December 3, 2021
Women human rights defenders and peace activists are being criminalized, attacked and murdered in the Philippines in the government’s “war on terror” which has become a war against its own people.In August, Zara Alvarez, a well-known human rights defender and…
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Women’s inheritance and land rights #16StoriesofCourage
December 2, 2021
| en français |Across the global South, rural women suffer widespread gender-based discrimination in laws, customs and practices that cause severe inequalities in their ability to access, control, own and use land and limit their participation in decision-making at all…
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KAIROS denounces the harassment by armed actors against the OFP
December 1, 2021
In the midst of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), a KAIROS women, peace, and security partner, reports that OFP members as well as the Women’s Centre in the municipality of San Pablo are being harassed through stalking by armed actors. Harassment, threats,…
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Women, consent, and community consultations #16StoriesofCourage
December 1, 2021
| en español |Indigenous women must be central to decision-making spaces, such as community consultations on potential extractive projects in their territories. In Guatemala, Maya women mobilize their communities in community-wide referendums guided by Indigenous governance. Community consultations are an ancestral…
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Canada must act now to stop Duterte’s war against the Filipino people
November 30, 2021
I work with human rights defenders and peacebuilders in some of the most dangerous places in the world. I fear for their safety, and sometimes my worst fears come true. This happened in August last year. Zara Alvarez, a well-known human rights…
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Economic empowerment to address gender-based violence #16StoriesofCourage
November 30, 2021
Violence against women (VAW) is the most pervasive violation of human rights worldwide. VAW is also an economic issue, which carries significant costs to individuals, households, the public sector and society. In situations of protracted conflict, VAW includes economic abuse – controlling…
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Honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQQIA people #16StoriesofCourage
November 29, 2021
There is a strong correlation between the presence of extractive projects and violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people. In protecting the land and water, Indigenous women land defenders are also enacting women’s rights and Indigenous self-determination. “We decided that we’re going…
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Women survivors of armed conflict can become women human rights defenders #16StoriesofCourage
November 28, 2021
| en español | Through psychosocial support, legal accompaniment, and human rights training, women survivors of armed conflict can become women human rights defenders. Indeed, women are key to peacebuilding in conflict and post-conflict settings. “I believe that if I had to divide my…
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Women and post-conflict rebuilding #16StoriesofCourage
November 27, 2021
In times of conflict, women and children make up the majority of the population who take refuge outside their country’s borders. Post-conflict, women’s reintegration and contributions to peace and reconstruction have long been underestimated. Women are a driving force for peace, often on the…
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Women lead gender-based violence awareness raising #16StoriesofCourage
November 26, 2021
| en français |High levels of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), combined with stigmatizing media coverage, have resulted in a presentation of sexual gender-based violence as exclusively part of a military strategy. There are, however, numerous cases of gender-based violence (GBV) committed by civilians, and women…
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Indigenous women and the protection of Mother Earth #16StoriesofCourage
November 25, 2021
| em português |Indigenous women are at the forefront in the defense of Mother Earth. In Brazil, Indigenous land defenders continue to prioritize Mother Earth despite the dangers of undertaking those efforts—criminalization, harassment, physical attacks, etc. “And so, all warrior women, land and water defenders, who…
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16 days of activism – 16 Stories of Courage
November 25, 2021
Beginning November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) and lasting through December 10 (International Human Rights Day), KAIROS will join the international community and partners for the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. To complement local and national…
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Highlighting stories of courage during #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign
November 16, 2021
2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. Launched by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at its first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991, this Campaign has been used worldwide to call for the elimination…
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Congratulations to all the winners of the youth poster contest
November 1, 2021
To mark its 20th anniversary, KAIROS wants to lift up the artistic work of young activists. We asked for original artwork that shares a message of justice, peace and hope – artwork that will help us as a movement and…
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Testimonio and Storytelling: Canadian extractivism in territories affected by genocide
October 27, 2021
Join KAIROS, Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network (ARSN), the Department of Human Rights at St. Thomas University, MiningWatch Canada, Atlantic Human Rights Centre, Solidarité Fredericton, NB Media Coop, and Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Solidarity Network on Monday, November 8, 2021 at 6:00pm EST for “Testimonio and Storytelling: Canadian extractivism in territories affected by…
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KAIROS Mandate Letters to the Prime Minister of Canada
October 25, 2021
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, We at KAIROS write to you during a kairos moment, when multiple crises have converged and opportunities arise for transformational change. In our work we advocate for such change in elevating the rights and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples, women, temporary foreign workers, and ecological systems. The climate crisis and COVID-19, compounded by…
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
Musings from a hopeful: a commitment to witness in the Philippines
October 6, 2021
Many times, I have encountered the phrase “hope springs eternal” from colleagues and fellow advocates since I started working with church people, peace advocates and human rights defenders. This seems to be the rally cry for peace advocates who faithfully remain committed to achieving a just and…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Wolastoqiyik and Mi’kmaq Grandmothers protect land and water
September 27, 2021
In commemoration of the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this week, KAIROS is honoured to launch “Wolastoqiyik and Mi’kmaq Grandmothers-Land/Water Defenders Sharing and Learning Circle: Generating Knowledge for Action,” a report written by Sherry Pictou and share two Stories of Courage videos created by…
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Standing with partners on the International Day of Peace
September 21, 2021
The United Nations International Day of Peace (IPD), celebrated on September 21, is devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. The 2021 theme is “recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world”. The…
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TAKE ACTION to stop state-sponsored killings and human rights violations in the Philippines
August 24, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of Indigenous peoples, land and human rights defenders, and low-income people are being displaced, terrorized, jailed and killed in the Philippines by their own government. SEND A LETTER TO YOUR MP NOW!INVESTIGATE PH is documenting these abuses in a series of three reports. The second report, released on…
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Tour of the coltan mines, DR Congo in 2013 #KAIROS20
August 18, 2021
In our time, can we still do without a laptop? Who isn’t tempted by the latest MP5 player or a new digital camera? These electronic devices are and will always be an integral part of our daily lives. But do…
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