Posts Tagged "climate justice"
Une (brève) histoire de la COP1 à la COP21
December 3, 2015
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, En français
COP21 : Être ou ne pas être optimiste…
November 30, 2015
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, En français
Indigenous wisdom and spirituality indispensable for climate justice
November 26, 2015
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
The cost of helping countries adapt to climate change can’t be a dealbreaker in Paris
November 25, 2015
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
COP21 Call for Brave Action & Bold Decisions – #MakeItOperative
November 23, 2015
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
Join thousands across Canada, and around the world, in the Global Climate March on November 29, 2015
November 9, 2015
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Climate Action: From the Personal to the Political
March 3, 2015
As the global community looks towards the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris this December, people continue to raise awareness and seek political change at the personal, local and national levels. And KAIROS is a part of that.
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Hungry for change: Today I fast for the planet
February 28, 2015
KAIROS staff member Connie Sorio is fasting for the planet today as part of the 365 Rolling Fast for the Climate. Click above to read more about her decision in her blog post on rabble.ca
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
People’s Climate March Spurs Hope for Climate Justice: Policy Briefing Paper #40
November 17, 2014
The latest KAIROS Briefing Paper contrasts the hopeful movement for climate justice symbolized by the People’s Climate March with the slow process of official UN negotiations. It exposes hidden dangers in certain measures that claim to address climate change, and…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Pull Together with Indigenous Nations Challenging the Flawed Review Process for the Northern Gateway Pipeline
November 4, 2014
Join in solidarity with eight First Nations from British Columbia who have been granted leave by the federal Court of Appeal to apply for a judicial review of the government’s decision to allow the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Given the landmark…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
Momentum builds to make Canada Open for Justice
October 23, 2014
Since the Open for Justice Campaign launched a year ago, 90,000 Canadians have taken action in support of Canadian mining accountability overseas, and there have been more than 65 meetings with Members of Parliament in ridings across the country. This…
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Ecological Justice
Indigenous Wisdom: Living in Harmony with Mother Earth – Policy Briefing Paper #39
October 16, 2014
This summary of our longer study on how the ancestral wisdom of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas can guide us as we face unprecedented challenges from climate change and related ecological crises is now available as a Briefing Paper….
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
People’s Climate March
September 3, 2014
Government leaders from across the globe will be meeting in New York City on September 23 for a one-day United Nations climate summit. The People’s Climate March precedes it on September 21 and will send out a massive, united call…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
We Do Have Choices
June 2, 2014
On the flight to Fort Chip, Jennifer Henry reflects on our energy choices. What will sustain life?
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
It’s Time To Decarbonise
June 2, 2014
Indigenous activist Winona LaDuke energized the As Long As the Rivers Flow conference with a compelling challenge to learn from Indigenous knowledge and wisdom.
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
We Are All Connected
June 1, 2014
Archbishop Desmond Tutu believes transformation is possible if we all work together.
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: A Voice To be Heard
May 30, 2014
Executive Director Jennifer Henry and Program Manager Ed Bianchi head out to Fort McMurray to attend the “So Long as the River Flows” Conference and hear Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s thoughts on the oil sands, Indigenous Rights, and ecological justice.
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
KAIROS to meet Archbishop Tutu at conference spotlighting Indigenous rights and oilsands
May 22, 2014
Toronto –KAIROS Canada will travel to Fort McMurray to meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the As Long As the Rivers Flow: Coming Back to the Treaty Relationship in Our Time conference, May 31-June 1. Archbishop Tutu says climate change is…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, Media Releases
KAIROS Delegates at the UNPFII – intro video blogs!
May 19, 2014
Delegate Alma Brooks arrived early with us and Ana Guadalupe from Guatemala and Mila from the Philippines have been here for the first week so we were able be begin our orientation. We have also had the opportunity to film…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, UNDRIP Blog Updates
The Moral and Financial Case for Divesting from Fossil Fuels: Briefing Paper #38
May 5, 2014
The movement is growing for withdrawing investments from oil, natural gas and coal companies that contribute to climate change, and among the churches in Canada Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church in Toronto has shown leadership. The latest KAIROS Briefing Paper -…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Ecologists Call for a Transformed Financial System – Policy Briefing Paper #34
February 16, 2014
Ecologists, alarmed by how human activity is de-pleting ecosystems faster than they can be replen-ished, have added their voices to calls for a trans-formed financial system. Ecological economists point to how excessive consumption leads to more extraction of raw materials…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Joint Review Panel report on proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Project downplays Indigenous and ecological concerns
December 24, 2013
Despite overwhelming opposition from First Nations and their allies, the Joint Review Panel has given the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project conditional approval.
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
UN Climate Talks Move Backwards: Developed States Refuse Meaningful Action
November 26, 2013
Once again a UN conference on climate change has failed to take meaningful action despite the devastation wrought by typhoon Haiyan. Youth attending the conference in Warsaw singled out Canada and Australia for refusing to hear the urgent pleas for…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice