Posts Tagged "WP-CCG"
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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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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Church leaders and youth at the crossroads of holistic peace, sustainability and social cohesion
November 18, 2025
Reflections from the FECCLAHA regional forum, October 2025 Peace is not an outcome and negotiable. It’s a process that needs all of us. This message resonated deeply with me when I was at the FECCLAHA regional ecumenical forum in Entebbe, Uganda in late October. FECCLAHA stands for Fellowship of Christian Councils…
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