Posts Tagged "gender justice"
International Development Week on the Hill: Canada’s strategic investment in prosperity, security, and global influence
February 18, 2026
During International Development Week (IDW), February 1 to 7, I was on Parliament Hill discussing the vital role of international assistance with Parliamentarians. Representing KAIROS, I joined other members of Cooperation Canada, a coalition of civil society working on global humanitarian and development assistance. Representatives from…
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Hope for International Human Rights found in local courage and activism: An International Human Rights Day reflection
December 10, 2025
Last year, I struggled to write a reflection on International Human Rights Day. This year, finding words feels even more difficult. Unbelievably, the world has become more hostile to human rights and human rights defenders. We are witnessing escalating human…
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The stories of Two-Spirit youth must continue: A 16 Days reflection
December 9, 2025
The following content may be triggering. For Two-Spirit crisis support in Canada, call or text 988 for immediate, culturally-safe help. Back in one of my home communities, a boy was coming to terms with his sexuality. He turned to his…
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Finding the warrior to help end gender-based systemic violence
December 8, 2025
It is the traditional role of Indigenous men to protect the women, children and the community. However, the term “warrior” has been grossly misrepresented for many years. It is true that in the past, Indigenous men were forced to take…
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Women migrant workers’ acts of activism – quiet, consistent and rooted in hope
December 7, 2025
Throughout the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, I am reminded that the call to end violence in all its forms is at the heart of KAIROS’ work for justice, peace and right relationship. These 16 Days invite us…
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When courage meets the climate crisis: Patricia Mungcal on activism and hope
December 6, 2025
Patricia Mungcal was a COP30 Delegate with the ACT Alliance. She sent us a video reflection of her experience there and on being an environmental activist in the Philippines as her response to 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence….
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Male allyship at the heart of peacebuilding in South Sudan
December 5, 2025
During the regional meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa (FECCLAHA), in October 2025, I interviewed Gabriel Duar, the Youth Link Coordinator at the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC)….
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From the land to the body: Indigenous women’s resistance
December 4, 2025
In her video reflection for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Brandi Bilodeau, KAIROS’ Indigenous Rights Coordinator, connects gender-based violence with colonialism, environmental harm and the fight for climate justice. Fresh from Brazil as a COP30 Delegate, Brandi…
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KAIROS joins 250 civil society organizations calling on the Prime Minister to safeguard feminist foreign policy commitments
December 3, 2025
KAIROS was among more than 250 organizations and individuals from across Canada, calling on the Prime Minister to take urgent and decisive action to safeguard Canada’s feminist foreign policy commitments at a time of escalating global instability and mounting attacks…
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We are key to climate and peace-decision making
December 3, 2025
Zarith Torres and Kelly Campo have just returned from COP30 in Belém, Brazil with a clear message: “we are key political subjects in climate and peace decision making.” Zarith and Kelly are with the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), a…
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Male allyship and activism against gender-based violence: creating space for listening and confronting the systems that serve us
December 1, 2025
Supporting gender justice as a male ally begins with recognizing simple and uncomfortable truths; the world is filled with oppressive systems, and I have benefitted from the oppression of others. These systems, political, economic and social are structured in ways…
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The power of small acts to disrupt systemic gender-based violence: A reflection from KAIROS’ Executive Director
November 30, 2025
As we mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, we do so at a time when systemic forces – political, economic, colonial and environmental – are converging in ways that intensify harm for women, girls, Two Spirit, trans,…
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Where young voices lead us: activism through conversation circles
November 29, 2025
As we enter the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, I am reminded that some of the most transformative acts of resistance do not happen on stages or in the streets. They occur in small rooms, around tables and…
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Every day activism and care by and for Palestinian women and girls
November 28, 2025
Diala Ghattas is a social worker with the Wi’am: Palestinian Centre for Conflict Transformation, a KAIROS partner in Bethlehem, Palestine. The situation in the West Bank has been described as the silent genocide. With increasing attacks, dispossession and annexation of…
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Grassroots women at the center of justice and peacebuilding
November 27, 2025
At the FECCLAHA regional meeting in Uganda in late October, Héritiers de la Justice highlighted the essential role that women play in advancing justice and building sustainable peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes…
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Women leaders and male allies at the center of conflict and crisis
November 26, 2025
The South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) reminds me of the profound role of faith-based peacebuilders in conflicts resolutions. I was recently in Entebbe, Uganda for the regional meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great…
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An invitation to Activism!
November 25, 2025
Are you an activist? I think so. You’re reading this blog because you believe that we’re doing something important together. Let’s celebrate our commitment to justice and care for a world that needs us more than ever. We can make…
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KAIROS responds to Budget 2025
November 6, 2025
Security for whom? Federal Budget 2025 prioritizes economic growth, militarization and border security over justice, equity, reconciliation, sustainability and peacebuilding The federal government finally tabled its long-awaited Budget 2025 on November 4. In our pre-budget submissions to Finance Canada and…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice, Statements
Event
G7 Jubilee People’s Forum
G7 Jubilee People’s Forum and Public Actions Training and networking for Jubilee 2025 and beyond Français ci-dessous Calgary, Alberta June 12-15, 2025 Details and updates here. Register here. Forum populaire du Jubilé du G7 et actions publiques Formation et réseautage…
Attending UNCSW69: a journey of connection, reflection and advocacy
April 1, 2025
Attending the 69th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York was nothing short of transformative. There are many challenges facing women, especially women who are migrants. Yet there is an energetic and…
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Leaving no one behind: Commission on the Status of Women, SDG5, and the future of feminist advocacy
March 31, 2025
“Progress is possible, but it has been far too slow, uneven, and fragile.” UN Women, UN entity for Gender equality and for Women empowerment. From March 10 to 16, I was a Canadian delegate at the 69th United Nations Commission…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Global South, Human Rights
Happy International Women’s Day
March 4, 2025
This is what women’s empowerment looks like Empowerment means standing together, lifting each other up, and ensuring equal opportunities for all… Whoever needs to hear this today, we see you, we hear you, and we believe you. Because what you…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
This Christmas, we invite you to be part of the change we all long for – a world of hope, justice, and dignity.
December 10, 2024
Hope, again, is not naive optimism or despairing pessimism: it is an active, nonviolent and shared struggle for justice and peace. -Zoughbi Zoughbi, Director at KAIROS partner organization Wi’am: The Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center. At KAIROS, we are Indigenous Peoples,…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights
Amplifying KAIROS partners: voices for human rights and gender justice on International Human Rights Day
December 10, 2024
December 10 is International Human Rights Day, a day that commemorates the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It not easy to talk about human rights today, never mind celebrating it. The idea of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as…
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16 Days of Activism: highlighting the unique struggles of Palestinian women in war and under occupation
December 2, 2024
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a global campaign that runs annually from November 25 to December 10, aiming to raise awareness about violence against women and girls. However, in the context of Palestine, this campaign…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Human Rights, Middle East, Palestine Israel Conflict
Rise up against gender-based violence! KAIROS’ 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, November 25-December 10
November 25, 2024
Gender-based violence is on the rise globally. Racialized and Indigenous women are particularly affected by multiple levels of gender-based violence and oppression. Women human rights defenders, peacebuilders, community leaders, journalists and politicians are often targeted, attacked and killed for speaking…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Human Rights
Event
KAIROS MOMENTUM
KAIROS Great Lakes St. Lawrence presents it’s biennial fall get together on line. This year we are inviting KAIROS national representatives to update us on KAIROS work being done in the fields of Migrant Justice, Indigenous Rights, Ecological Justice and…
KAIROS reviews Budget 2024
April 23, 2024
While the federal government offered some good news in Budget 2024, which it announced on April 16, it also presented disappointments for KAIROS’ program areas. We are told that Budget 2024 is an attempted balancing act of spending increases…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
