Posts Tagged "climate action"
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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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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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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Event
Water Connections
In honour of World Water Day, please join us for an online discussion about water, moderated by Vicki Monague, with George Moore of Simcoe County Kairos. Water Connections is a critical dialogue on environmental governance in Ontario, and Indigenous and…
#KAIROSClimateAction month wrap up
September 30, 2021
Today is the last day of Climate Action Month! Thank you for following us this month on our collective journey of learning and action for the climate. Today, we also commemorate the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in…
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Nature-based climate solutions #KAIROSClimateAction
September 29, 2021
In the recent federal election, every major political party in Canada had commitments to conserving and protecting ecosystems in Canada as part of their solutions for addressing climate change. Some committed to investments in planting trees, restoring wetlands and grasslands,…
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Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Legislation in Canada #KAIROSClimateAction
September 28, 2021
Achieving climate justice requires a transformation away from the destructive and extractive model of economic development which dominates the world today to one where humanity lives within its natural limits, upholds human rights, and lives in right relationship with all living…
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Intro to climate solutions week: Listening to Indigenous wisdom #KAIROSClimateAction
September 27, 2021
Over the last couple of weeks, we have explored several issues related to climate justice including ending the proliferation of fossil fuels, upholding Indigenous rights, making reparations for ecological debt and so much more. In these last days of Climate Action…
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From the archives: Resistance to BC’s Site C Dam Gaining Momentum #KAIROSClimateAction
September 26, 2021
KAIROS is celebrating 20 years of spirited action for justice. In reflecting on KAIROS’ accomplishments, every Sunday during Climate Action Month, we have featured seminal KAIROS research and writing that continues to shape and influence our climate justice work today….
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Connect with Creation: make an earth altar #KAIROSClimateAction
September 25, 2021
Every Saturday during Climate Action Month, we have invited you to take time to connect with Creation and share your moment of connection with us using #KAIROSClimateAction. For the month’s last Saturday, Susie Henderson invites you to create your own earth altar. Create your…
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Global Day of Action! #KAIROSClimateAction
September 24, 2021
Today we mark the Global Climate Strike – also known as the Global Day of Climate Action. Fridays for Future (FFF) started this youth-led global climate strike movement in August 2018, when 15-year-old Greta Thunberg began a school strike for climate. She…
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Climate-induced displacement #KAIROSClimateAction
September 23, 2021
“Who qualifies as a refugee is a matter of debate…for those who’ve fled climate change, current law has little to offer.” Sarah Stillman, New Yorker staff writer According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, “hazards resulting from the increasing intensity and…
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Climate change and food security #KAIROSClimateAction
September 22, 2021
As we know, climate change is already having devastating impacts on ecosystems, particularly in the Global South. These impacts affect food systems as well and as a result add additional threats to human well-being. This year, the Primate’s World Relief and Development…
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Event
People and Planet First!
JOIN US FOR OUR VIRTUAL CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF AND PRAYER SERVICE! Join us in solidarity with those who are marching the streets for the Global Climate Strike, led by the youth of the Fridays for Future movement, a global mobilization that…
Polluters & Plunderers: The Roots of Africa’s Crises #KAIROSClimateAction
September 21, 2021
On World Environment Day this year, KAIROS partner WoMin African Alliance launched the first in a series of animated short films – Polluters & Plunderers: The Roots of Africa’s Crises. This animated film tells part of the story of how rural, peasant and working-class communities across…
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Intro to global climate justice week #KAIROSClimateAction
September 20, 2021
What is climate justice?Today we enter week 4 of Climate Action Month and focus our attention on global climate justice. This week, KAIROS will look at elements of global climate justice in more detail, including resource extraction, food security, climate adaptation,…
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From the archives: Is Durban the world’s last, best hope to avoid climate disaster? #KAIROSClimateAction
September 19, 2021
As we enter Global Climate Justice Week, we look back 10 years ago to COP17 in Durban, South Africa. In the KAIROS Briefing Paper Is Durban the world’s last, best hope to avoid climate disaster?, John Dillon and Jim Davis analyze the…
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Take a sacred pause #KAIROSClimateAction
September 18, 2021
Every Saturday during Climate Action Month, we invite you to take time to connect with Creation. We’ll offer some resources to guide these moments of connection, but you are welcome to connect in any way that brings you joy, rest…
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Indigenous resistance against carbon #KAIROSClimateAction
September 17, 2021
“Advocacy and direct action by Indigenous Peoples in opposition to threats to lands, waters, air, and future generations are not optional measures by those that adhere and live by traditional Indigenous knowledge. They are obligations.”Indigenous Resistance Against Carbon, 2021The Indigenous…
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Free, prior and informed consent #KAIROSClimateAction
September 16, 2021
Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) is an inherent right of Indigenous peoples and helps ensure their survival, dignity and well-being. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration) affirms FPIC and provides a new roadmap…
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Environmental racism #KAIROSClimateAction
September 15, 2021
Environmental racism is a type of systematic discrimination that links race and socio-economic status with increased environmental risk. In Canada, Indigenous, Black, and other marginalized communities are far more likely to be the site of high-risk industry activity or a…
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Decolonizing climate policy #KAIROSClimateAction
September 14, 2021
Canada’s climate policies are the main frameworks through which the federal government works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a low-carbon economy for the country. In recent years, these plans include the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCF) (2016)…
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Indigenous rights week: UN Declaration and climate justice #KAIROSClimateAction
September 13, 2021
Climate Action Month enters week 3 where we explore decolonization and Indigenous rights as foundations for climate justice. This week we’ll look at how to decolonize Canada’s climate policies, environmental racism, Indigenous rights, and Indigenous-led climate action. Our actions this…
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From the archives: Indigenous Wisdom: Living in Harmony with Mother Earth #KAIROSClimateAction
September 12, 2021
Every Sunday during Climate Action Month, we will feature seminal KAIROS research and writing that continues to shape and influence our climate justice work. Today, we feature Indigenous Wisdom: Living in Harmony with Mother Earth, published in 2017. This KAIROS publication explores…
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A creative arts journal to Connect with Creation #KAIROSClimateAction
September 11, 2021
Every Saturday during Climate Action Month, we invite you to take time to connect with Creation. We’ll offer some resources to guide these moments of connection, but you are welcome to connect in any way that brings you joy, rest…
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DAY OF ACTION! Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty #KAIROSClimateAction
September 10, 2021
The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation treaty is a global initiative to phase out fossil fuels and support a just transition. Fifty years ago, the world needed a treaty to defuse the threats posed by nuclear weapons. Today, humanity’s biggest threat is…
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Just transition legislation #KAIROSClimateAction
September 9, 2021
As we transform our economy from an extractive one to one that is regenerative and reliant on the use of resources within Earth’s carrying capacity, we need to ensure a just transformation for workers and disadvantaged social groups as well. This means investing in…
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Climate accountability #KAIROSClimateAction
September 8, 2021
Canada has missed every greenhouse gas emissions reduction target it has ever set. We’ve needed climate accountability legislation to get us on track and ensure we never miss another target. This past spring, we got just that. In June, Bill C-12 – the…
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