In Call to Action 48, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) calls on churches and faith groups to "adopt and comply with the principles, norms and standards" of the UN Declaration as a framework for reconciliation. On Wednesday...
In Call to Action 48, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) calls on churches and faith groups to "adopt and comply with the principles, norms and standards" of the UN Declaration as a framework for reconciliation. On the...
Two KAIROS Blanket Exercises booked for two grade 5 classes.
From the Northwest Resistance of 1885 and for over 60 years, the Canadian Government denied many Indigenous peoples of the prairies the basic freedom to leave their reserves, all the while knowing there was no basis in law for the...
Grand River Stewardship Workshop Welcome by Ava Hill Six Nations Elected Chief Presentations: Know Your Watershed History Paul General Six Nations Wildlife & Resources Manager We All Are Water Watchers Arlene Slocombe Executive Director, Wellington Water Watchers Reconciliation InThe Watershed...
Presented by KAIROS York Region A lively forum of community leaders exploring the issue of homelessness, and making recommendations on solving the problem. Come and join us to learn more about this critical issue. A short film will be shown,...
For a Grade 5-6 class.
An evening with: STEVEN GUILBEAULT Co-founder of Équiterre GENEVIEVE TALBOT Research and Advocacy officer, Development and Peace April 5, 2016 at 7 pm St. Paul University Amphitheatre (G1124) 223 Main Street, Ottawa Join us at 5 pm for a viewing...
Tickets are FREE! Gordon Laxer is coming to KW to give a public lecture on his new book, After the Sands: Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians (http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/book/after-the-sands). Impeccably researched, After the Sands is critical reading for anyone concerned about...
The months ahead will be critical in building political will to ensure that all children learn the history and contributions of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Political engagement is crucial. Cheryl McNamara, media coordinator at KAIROS, will guide you through how...
The full cohort of Grade 7 students
Equal in Dignity – Equal in Rights: Migrant Workers Rights Forum This forum aims to build relationships of solidarity between transnational migrant workers, local community organizations, faith groups, labour groups, and national migrant worker rights organizations. Change is coming. On...
When: Saturday, April 9th, 2016 – 11:30 – 4:30 (IN FRENCH) Sunday, April 10th, 2016 – 11:30 – 4:30 (IN ENGLISH) Where: Student’s Society of McGill University Madeleine Parent Room 3600 McTavish Street This is your chance to become a...
Know your Rights: An Information Session with Migrant Workers For information: Connie Sorio (416) 459-2557 Email: csorio@kairoscanada.org
KAIROS Blanket Exercise Facilitator Training 9:30-12:00 noon The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is an interactive learning experience that teaches the Indigenous rights history we’re rarely taught. Come and experience the exercise through the lens of becoming a facilitator! Sharing Circle on...
"60 Million Refugees: A Global Challenge, The Response of the Jesuit Refugee Service;" an evening with Fr. Tom Smolich SJ. About the speaker: Fr. Tom Smolich is the International Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service - JRS, based in Rome....
Grade 7 classes.
Grade 7 classes
PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION Add your voice to the call for Reconciliation through Education. Guest Facilitator: Colinda Clyne (Curriculum Lead in Equity/First Nations, Metis, Inuit Education, Upper Grand District School Board) This event is sponsored by the Dufferin KAIROS Group as...
Join us at the University of Ottawa, on April 20th for “Canada’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security: How Far Have We Come, and Where are We Going?” This event brings together KAIROS and other members of the...
MCC Alberta is hosting a Blanket Exercise (BE) Facilitator Training event at Camp Valaqua. The BE is an interactive workshop teaching the (often) unknown history of Indigenous rights in Canada. Alfredo Barahona from KAIROS will lead this training on April...
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Report challenges each of us to take action towards reconciliation, and that action must begin with education. The Blanket Exercise, created by Kairos Canada, leads participants through an overview of the history of Canadian colonization. It's...
Lysistrata and the Temple of Gaia re-imagines the classic Greek comedy by Aristophanes as a sex strike, not to stop a war, but to save a planet. Set in a future world where huge adaptations to massive climate changes have...
**More information to come as we prepare for this epic rally** The Indigenous Adoptee- Ottawa group is hosting a Solidarity Rally for Indigenous people affected by Canada’s Native Child Welfare system at Parliament Hill, unceded & unsurrended Algonquin Territory otherwise...
Following a short video on the Truth and Reconciliation's 94 Calls to Action, join in a Circles of Change sharing circle led by Indian Residential School survivors from Toronto's Council Fire Native Cultural Centre. 9:00am Registration & Refreshments 9:30 -...
During this workshop, we will build community, learn from one another, create a timeline of historic events, learn what the Manitoba government is proposing for curriculum changes, motivate our new MLAs to support legislature that follows the recommendations of the...
The Netagamiou CLC, with the support of Reverend Deb Kigar and Mr. Baudouin Lalo from Unamen Shipu, have invited KAIROS to bring the Blanket Exercise to the Lower North Shore of Quebec. This is being co-organized by the Community Learning...
The Harrington CLC, with the support of Reverend Deb Kigar and Mr. Baudouin Lalo from Unamen Shipu, have invited KAIROS to bring the Blanket Exercise to the Lower North Shore of Quebec. This is being co-organized by the Community Learning...
