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KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives unites eleven churches and religious organizations in faithful action for ecological justice and human rights.

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Migrant Workers: Harvesting Justice

KAIROS joins migrant, labour and community organizations concerned about changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

KAIROS joined migrant, labour and community organizations at a press conference in Ottawa on May 15 to express concerns about the recently announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The changes will allow employers to pay migrant workers up to 15% less than the average wage and will fast track employer applications to [...]

Bill C-31 - Protect Refugees

Protect Refugees from Bill C-31 joint statement

03 May 2012 In March 2012, KAIROS endorsed Protect Refugees from Bill C-31, a joint statement  initiated by the Justice for Refugees and Immigrants Coalition, which is comprised of Amnesty International, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Canadian Council for Refugees. Endorsed by dozens of human rights and [...]

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Civil Society Organization Statement Regarding Talisman Operations in Achuar Ancestral Territory

1 May 2012 We, the undersigned, are writing to express our concern about the social and environmental impacts of Canadian multi-national oil company Talisman Energy in the remote Peruvian Amazon Rainforest.

Sudan Blocked Pipeline

Sudan and South Sudan at the brink of war

KAIROS and its members are concerned about the recent  escalation of fighting between the Republic of Sudan (Sudan) and the Republic of South Sudan (South Sudan).  KAIROS joins with the international community in urging the utmost restraint in favour of a peaceful and just negotiation of differences regarding the oil-rich north-south border regions, beginning with [...]

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Images from Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel

KAIROS staffer Katy Quinn recently traveled to Kitkatla, Haida Gwaii and Prince Rupert to attend hearings of the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel, meet the communities that will be affected by the proposed pipeline, and to see the area, including part of the proposed supertanker route. Take a look at what she saw.

Honouring the Children

Our Dreams Matter Too

On June 11th, come out and walk for culturally based equity for First Nations children! The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada is recruiting walkers and letter-writers for its June 11th event. Check out their youtube video! We are supporting the Caring Society by asking everyone to join in the call for [...]

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Whose Development? Reflections on my visit to the Marlin Mine and meeting with community members

By Rachel Warden “They said the mine would bring development, but they didn’t mean development for us, unless they meant the development of sickness, environmental damage, of social conflict and threats,” – community member from San Miguel Ixtahuacan We were talking with  the Pastoral Committee for Defense of Mother Earth  of the Catholic Parish in [...]

Yinke Dene Alliance

Ongoing Call for Justice from Yinka Dene Freedom Train

Forty members of the Yinka Dene Alliance travelled thousands of kilometres from their territories in British Columbia to Toronto to address the May 9, 2012 annual meeting of Enbridge Inc., sponsor of the Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline. The Yinka Dene Alliance represents six Dakelh (Carrier) and Tse Kay Nay (Sekani) Nations in the interior [...]

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Our Dreams Matter Too: An Evening with Cindy Blackstock

KAIROS and Centretown United Church invites you to an evening with Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of First Nations Child & Family Caring Society. Join us to learn more about “Our Dreams Matter Too” – a series of walks for culturally based equity for First Nations Children taking place on June 11, 2012. You can learn [...]

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Stop Rape in Conflict Campaign

…. it’s vital that women not stay inactive, not submit day after day…On the contrary, we must stand up, act, and denounce. Let’s break the silence, claiming back from those who hold power the use of diverse legal instruments that protect the rights of women. In so doing, we can change the situation of women [...]

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KAIROS invites you to a Celebration of New Ministry

Dear Friend, KAIROS extends a warm invitation to you to attend “A Celebration of New Ministry” on Monday, May 7, at 7:30 pm, at Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto. This ecumenical service will include an aspect of covenanting with KAIROS’ new Executive Director, Jennifer Henry. We hope you are able to join us in [...]

National Inventory Report

KAIROS monitors disappointing Canadian GHG emissions reporting

KAIROS continues to monitor Canada’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting required under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).  Environment Canada has just released the National Inventory Report 1990-2010: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, which shows an overall 0.25% growth in emissions during the 2009-2010 period. While there was a [...]

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KAIROS offers its support and solidarity to Development and Peace

KAIROS offers its support and solidarity to our member organization, Development and Peace, whose CIDA funding for projects in the Global South has been drastically reduced. In July 2010, Development and Peace submitted a 5 year funding proposal of $49.2 million to CIDA . Some 18 months later, it received word that CIDA would contribute [...]

Canadians for Tax Fairness

KAIROS at Fair Tax Summit

KAIROS, along with 24 other civil society organizations, co-sponsored a lively conference convened by Canadians for Tax Fairness in Ottawa on March 29-30 of this year. The fact that the summit coincided with the release of federal budget (one that did nothing to make Canadian tax policies more progressive)  made its call for tax justice [...]

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Recent News

  • Ongoing Call for Justice from Yinka Dene Freedom Train
  • Our Dreams Matter Too: An Evening with Cindy Blackstock
  • KAIROS joins migrant, labour and community organizations concerned about changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
  • Stop Rape in Conflict Campaign
  • Protect Refugees from Bill C-31 joint statement
  • Civil Society Organization Statement Regarding Talisman Operations in Achuar Ancestral Territory
  • Sudan and South Sudan at the brink of war
  • Images from Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel
  • Our Dreams Matter Too
  • KAIROS invites you to a Celebration of New Ministry
  • Whose Development? Reflections on my visit to the Marlin Mine and meeting with community members
  • KAIROS monitors disappointing Canadian GHG emissions reporting

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