Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS Canadá condena la violencia que ha sido exacerbada por COVID-19 en Colombia
March 27, 2020
KAIROS: Iniciativas ecuménicas canadienses por la justicia, que aglutina a diez iglesias y organizaciones religiosas, condena los asesinatos de líderes y lideresas sociales a lo igual que el aumento de la violencia basada en género que han acompañado la propagación de COVID-19 en Colombia. El 25 de marzo, KAIROS se enteró del feminicidio de una integrante del…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
KAIROS condemns the violence that has been exacerbated by COVID-19 in Colombia
March 27, 2020
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, which unites ten churches and religious organizations, condemns the assassinations of social leaders and the rise in gender-based violence that have accompanied the spread of COVID-19 in Colombia. On March 25, KAIROS learned about the feminicide of a long-time member of the Organización Femenina…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
A peace process undermined: Land defense and the non-repetition of violence in Colombia
March 13, 2020
The non-repetition of violence is a cornerstone of Colombia’s Peace Agreement between the government and the FARC—the former guerilla group (now political party). Recently published reports by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders in Colombia…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Women of Courage partners and International Women’s Week
March 13, 2020
An overview of Women of Courage activities during International Women’s Week. Peruse the photo album at the bottom of this page. EcuVoice – ecumenical voice for peace and human rights in the Philippines “We are women of faith. Today with…
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The OFP commemorates International Women’s Day by highlighting grassroots feminist economies
March 11, 2020
“We are women living in rural and urban areas who are building a grassroots feminist economy.” For International Women’s Day, the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP) co-organized a week of activities with other local organizations who are part of a network known as the Territorial…
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Supporting women’s organizations & movements – a strategic approach to climate action
February 28, 2020
“Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis. They have to be part of the solution.”A strategic approach to climate actionDownloadThis report was created by the Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI) and Equality Fund..
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
The Alternative Mining Indaba: A cautionary tale of constructive engagement
February 28, 2020
While in Africa for partnership visits, I took the opportunity to travel to South Africa to participate in the Alternative Mining Indaba in Cape Town and meet with WoMin African Alliance in early February.“Indaba” is a Zulu and Xhosa word…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Ecumenical Network South Sudan and the value of persistent, patient advocacy
February 28, 2020
Concerned about a lack of global interest in the welfare of South Sudan, which for years has been mired in a brutal civil war, the Ecumenical Network South Sudan (ENSS)’s annual gathering focused on enhancing international advocacy and the role…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
A women’s income generating collective in eastern DR Congo
February 28, 2020
A small collective of women is in the process of cultivating new hillside fields and planting sorghum and sweet potatoes for harvesting in June in Nayatende, South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They have plans to…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Report from the KAIROS delegation to Palestine and Israel last November
February 27, 2020
“Equality is the precondition to justice and peace will be the fruit.”The final report from the KAIROS delegation to Palestine and Israel last November is now available. Delegates will be taking this report with them to Ottawa from March 8-10,…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
MERE Hub Wants YOU
February 6, 2020
KAIROS is developing the Canadian phase of Mother Earth and Resource Extraction: Women Defending Land and Water (MERE Hub), a digital platform on the gendered impacts of resource extraction. MERE Hub is being created for and in consultation with women land defenders from across the globe who are mobilizing around large-scale resource…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Canadian ecumenical response to attacks on the Lumad evacuees in Mindanao
February 3, 2020
KAIROS joins churches in Canada in signing the following ecumenical statement condemning the attacks against Indigenous Lumad evacuees at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines-Haran (UCCP-Haran) evacuation centre in Davao, Mindanao. In September 2019 KAIROS staff visited the…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
Recognizing International Women’s Day in prayer
January 31, 2020
Just as we remember Sarah and Hagar, Tamar and Esther, and the stories of their ancient struggles for gender justice, now we remember Gloria Chicaiza, Berta Cáceres, Tina Fountaine and so many more in the ongoing struggles for justice and…
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MERE Hub: Interview on FemRadio with Gabriela Jimenez and Magdalena Ugarte
January 22, 2020
In this week’s feature story at FemRadio, hear Sofia’s exclusive interview with Gabriela Jimenez and Magdalena Ugarte, all about MERE Hub, a new resource for women land defenders around the world.
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Strong medicine for toxic resource extraction
January 15, 2020
The final report of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Inquiry released on June 3 outlines 231 recommendations for addressing the ongoing discrimination and violence targeted against Indigenous women in Canada. The detailed report diagnoses patriarchy and…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
Gloria Chicaiza, Presente!
January 8, 2020
By Rachel Warden, Partnerships Manager We have lost a courageous and compassionate defender of life, nature and dignity and a dear friend. When I learned from our partner Acción Ecológica in Ecuador that Gloria Chicaiza had started her journey to…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Lost Harvest, Seeds of Hope
December 20, 2019
By Lana Robinson Today included a visit to the Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv, a kibbutz, to meet with an Israeli peace activist, and a meeting with The Coalition of Women for Peace. Today marks the International Day for the…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
A terrible beauty
December 20, 2019
By Paul Hansen After a week of profound experiences of occupation of a people, check points, human degradation, a formal liturgical moment was needed.I had come to name my experience of the first week in Palestine: A Terrible Beauty. Terrible…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East, Spirited Reflections
Learning from historical trauma at Yad Vashem
December 19, 2019
By Lori Ransom For most of the past 15 years, my work has focused on healing and reconciliation from the historical trauma suffered by Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools. This has led to a deep interest in how communities…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
No way to treat a child
December 18, 2019
By Helen Smith Yesterday when we visited Yad Vashem, the most difficult part for me was the sights and sounds of the children – in the ghettos and camps.Today began with a trip to Mehwar, a women’s shelter. The name…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
Court ruling of women defenders of nature and peoples against mining
December 18, 2019
Towards the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based violence, Natalia Atz Sunuc wrote about her experience at the X Assembly of the Latin American Network of Women Defenders of Social and Environmental Rights, which took place in…
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One Day: Three stories of resilience and self-determination
December 17, 2019
By Susan Johnson Story #1 from QalqilyaOur day started on the bus, again, but we travelled with Ramzi Zananari from International Christian Community, a founder of the Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR). As we drove, Ramzi described the…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
You are the light of the world…let your light shine before others…
December 13, 2019
(Matt. 5:14,16) By Andreas Thiel What sort of courageous people did we encounter today? Not an inappropriate question to pose, considering that each day in the West Bank brings us face to face with individuals and groups that yield fresh…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East, Spirited Reflections
A conspiracy with the God of Hope
December 13, 2019
By Jennifer Henry I have rarely seen anything as beautiful as the group of women and children who gathered to meet the KAIROS delegation in Thabra in the West Bank. About thirty women and young children, all so incredibly welcoming…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
Not your Grandmother’s pilgrimage
December 12, 2019
By Rosalyn Elm Packed into a tight airplane seat, excitement was building as we woke from our slumber, touching down in Tel Aviv. It was uneventful as we breezed through security and customs, and were greeted by our driver, Nassar….
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
“Come and see…and act” KAIROS solidarity delegation visits Palestine and Israel
December 11, 2019
The KAIROS Church Leaders Delegation to Palestine and Israel took place between Nov 17-28, 2019, bringing together 8 delegates – Indigenous persons, settlers, and newcomers – representing 7 members of KAIROS and the Executive Director of KAIROS (link to bios)….
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KAIROS remembers the women killed in Montreal 30 years ago
December 6, 2019
Thirty years ago today, 14 students were killed because they were women. The women, all engineering students at École Polytechnique in Montreal, were separated from their male peers and shot by their killer who vented his rage against feminists in…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Giving Tuesday – it’s not too late to give!
December 3, 2019
“I was born in war, grew up in war, married in war, became a mother in war, and now am a grandmother in war. When will we experience peace in South Sudan?” These were the words of Agnes Wasuk Petia…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
