Posts Tagged "climate justice"
Spirited Reflection: Season of Creation
September 19, 2019
Not all Christians may be aware of it, but the period of September 1 to October 4 is recognized as the Season of Creation by most Christian Churches in the world. This yearly celebration of Creation seems to be such…
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Climate Action Month Day 18: Reducing carbon footprint
September 18, 2019
Ecological grief, or feelings of hopelessness and anxiety about the planet’s health, may stem from stress related to ecological loss and a changing natural environment. One way to address ecological grief is by highlighting the behavioural changes that individuals can make…
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Combating ecological grief
September 18, 2019
Ecological grief, or feelings of hopelessness and anxiety about the planet’s health, may stem from stress related to ecological loss and a changing natural environment. One way to address ecological grief is by highlighting the behavioural changes that individuals can make in their daily lives to combat climate change. In honour of Climate Action…
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Climate Action Month day 17: Paris Agreement
September 17, 2019
Canada’s blueprint for meeting the Paris Agreement targets is outlined in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCF). Even if Canada fulfils its PCF, it will miss the 2030 target of 513 megatonnes (MT) of carbon dioxide equivalent (C02e) by 103 MT C02e. Canada is on…
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Nelson: Climate Action for Peace
“Climate Action for Peace” is the theme of this year’s International Day of Peace, to be held in Nelson Saturday, September 21st. KAIROS, an interfaith group that works for environmental justice in Canada and the world, will host the event,…
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Toronto: Inter-Faith Vigil
September 20-27, 2019 will mark the Week for Future. Both nationally and internationally events will be happening in support of those fighting for responses to the climate emergency. People of all faiths are in a unique position to support our shared community…
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Toronto: Global Strike for Climate
On September 27th, Toronto will see its’ biggest strike and march for climate justice. It is hosted by Fridays For Future Toronto, who invites adults to join youth strikers in solidarity, and is backed by the S27 Coalition, a diverse…
Climate Action Month Day 16: Community action week
September 16, 2019
This week, KAIROS Climate Action Month will focus on community action. September 20 marks the beginning of the Week for Future, an international movement driven by local level activism to hold world leaders accountable for the climate emergency. The systemic changes…
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Spirited Reflection: The climate apocalypse
September 16, 2019
Apocalypse: unveiling, revelation. This is now the effect of the repeated and ever more ominous warnings from scientists over the past thirty years concerning effects of the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The reality outlined in their studies…
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Climate Action Month day 15: Nibi’s Water Song
September 15, 2019
There are many working to protect and honour the water. KAIROS is pleased to highlight Nibi’s Water Song, a new book for young people, written by Sunshine Quem Tenasco and illustrated by Nancy King, an artist widely known as Chief…
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Climate Action Month Day 14: Tar sands are one of the biggest sources of emissions
September 14, 2019
“If we are conscious of the energy choices we make, then putting in renewable energy systems, like solar, that move us closer to sovereignty, becomes an act of colonial resistance and the start of a path to reconciliation and addressing…
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Climate Action Month Day 13: Climate change impacting lives in Canada
September 13, 2019
“In every province, in every territory, in hundreds of towns and cities, in First Nations and Inuit communities, climate change in Canada is a fact of life.” – Irene Gentle, Editor at Toronto Star.Today’s resource: In an investigative reporting series,…
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Webinar – Killer Heat in the United States: Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot Days
The United States is facing a potentially staggering expansion of dangerous heat over the coming decades. This July 2019 Union of Concerned Scientist report, Killer Heat in the United States: The Future of Dangerously Hot Days, shows the rapid, widespread…
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Toronto: Climate First Tour
Next Saturday, Sept. 14, David Suzuki, Stephen Lewis and Buffy Sainte-Marie will speak in Toronto — the first stop on David and Stephen’s national Climate First tour to bring attention to the climate crisis before Canadians go to the polls…
Climate Action Month Day 12: Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion
September 12, 2019
KAIROS released a statement on April 25, 2018 to affirm its support of First Nations peoples and opposition to the Trans Mountain Pipeline. The federal government’s position on this pipeline expansion has profound implications for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in Canada,…
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Climate Action Month Day 11: Share a personal experience
September 11, 2019
“The climate crisis is both the easiest and the hardest issue we have ever faced. The easiest because we know what we must do. We must stop the emissions of greenhouse gases. The hardest because our current economics are still…
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Climate Action Month Day 10: Action for Amazon
September 10, 2019
Development and Peace – Caritas Canada is a movement for global justice that supports communities in over 30 countries in the Global South and educates Canadians on issues of poverty and injustice. Today’s resource and event: Webinar: A future for…
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Toronto – Youth Climate Strike Teach-In
“When I grow up, I’d like to be alive”… The climate crisis is real, is happening already, and will affect everything we love. So what do we do when our world is under attack? STAND UP FIGHT BACK! Join us…
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Toronto: Climate Picnic
Climate Picnic is a Climate Action Week event designed with kids and self-care in mind! September 22 from 11am-2pm. Located at Stanley Park on the King streetcar line (890 King W.), this event will feature crafts, music and good people….
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Montreal: Rassemblement «Ensemble pour le climat !» Appels de candidatures
La planète s’invite à l’Université et La Planète s’invite au Parlement s’associent à l’organisme Alternatives, au Réseau Jeunesse des Premières Nations Québec-Labrador ainsi qu’à la Fondation David Suzuki, Idle No More Québec, Greenpeace Québec, Projet de la réalité climatique Canada…
Climate Action Month Day 9: Indigenous Rights week
September 9, 2019
Indigenous rights are central to Climate Action Month because Indigenous people have long been at the forefront of the environmental movement in Canada and around the world. Indigenous identities are often based on relationships to the land, and Indigenous peoples…
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Climate Action Month Day 8: Learn about Water Walkers
September 8, 2019
Replicating the work of Grandmother Josephine Mandamin, people from across Turtle Island are walking to raise awareness of the importance of water and to encourage water preservation. Access to clean water is a non-negotiable human right and Water Walkers want this gift of…
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Climate Action Month Day 7: Giveaway
September 7, 2019
KAIROS is pleased to spotlight the Birch Bark Coffee Company, a First Nations-owned social enterprise working to improve drinking water conditions on and off reserves. Their goal is to “solve the water crisis one coffee bag at a time”. Part of the proceeds from every bag sold goes towards the purchase and…
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Ottawa: Plastic Dump
We need your help! We’re so thrilled that the City of Ottawa passed the motion to eliminate single-use plastics. But the work is not over yet. We’re planning a Plastic Dump on September 13 with groups like Ecology Ottawa, Extinction Rebellion,…
Climate Action Month Day 6: Land-based healing
September 6, 2019
Land-based Healing has become a staple for Indigenous-led solutions. It is a way to learn about ceremonial protocols, lodge keeping, helping Elders, and appropriately honouring the gifts of plantkin spirits who so selflessly offer themselves. Plantkin ways of thinking and knowing about spirit includes…
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Land-based healing justice includes Climate Advocacy
September 6, 2019
There are several ways that we can contribute to Climate Advocacy. For some it will be through increased awareness of spending. For others, through work that honours the sacred spaces of the land we inhabit, and the cycles of life…
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Climate Action Month Day 5: Marrying social justice with a clean energy transition is essential
September 5, 2019
The economic strategy to address the climate crisis must contribute to the global enhancement of human rights and equity. Otherwise, the move to a sustainable energy economy may adversely impact people in countries where poorly regulated corporate activity is already…
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Fires in the Amazon – Ottawa Action at Brazil Embassy
This action for the Amazon in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in Brazil, is in response to the call from APIB (Indigenous Peoples Articulation of Brazil) with Amazon Watch and Extinction Rebellion, for actions on September 5, Amazon Day in Brazil:…
