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Video Playlists
Video Playlists by Areas of Work Ecological Justice Gender Justice Indigenous Rights Migrant Justice Reflections & Other videos Transcripts are available on request. Video Playlists: Ecological Justice For the Love of Creation / Pour l’amour de la création An invitation…
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Women of Courage: Gendered Impacts of Resource Extraction
Mother Earth and Resource Extraction (MERE Hub) Mother Earth and Resource Extraction stands with women human rights defenders and recognizes both their achievements and the challenges they face in the protection of land and water. Along these lines, the hub is…
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Just Transition
The energy transition is inevitable and already underway. But how will we ensure that workers and communities affected by the transition are supported properly? How will we ensure that new energy development respects Indigenous rights and the natural environment? How…
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Mental Health Through an Indigenous Lens
Mental Health Through an Indigenous Lens Join us for a transformative online event, “Mental Health Through an Indigenous Lens,” on Tue Jan 23 2024 at 18:30 (EST). This unique gathering aims to shed light on the intersection of mental health…
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Advocacy & Action
Before doing anything, we suggest that you read this first… Ally Bill of Responsibilities, Lynn Gehl This ‘bill’ is a collection of thoughts on the responsibilities of non-Indigenous allies when interacting and working with Indigenous peoples and issues. It is important…
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231 Calls for Justice
Image in header: Installation by Jessica Slater and survivors and families of MMIWG during the Vancouver Community Hearing of the National Inquiry 231 Calls for Justice They are legal imperatives and not optional. They represent important ways to end the genocide…
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Gender Justice – Honouring Indigenous Women’s Wisdom
VIDEO PLAYLIST: Gender Justice – Honouring Indigenous Women’s Wisdom Several of the delegates in the Honouring Indigenous Women’s Wisdom delegation participated in a panel discussion on May 21, 2014. From Canada to Guatemala to the Philippines: Honouring Indigenous Women’s Wisdom…
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Winds of Change: Endorsements
Campaign Endorsements In June of 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released 94 Calls to Action to guide us towards a repaired relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and a more just and equitable future. The TRC…
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Women of Courage Partner Tours and Delegations
Partner Tours and Delegations KAIROS’ Women of Courage partner tours have given Canadians from coast to coast the chance to meet our courageous partners and to amplify the voices of human rights defenders, Indigenous women and peacebuilders from our local…
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Overview of Areas of Work
KAIROS deliberates on issues of common concern, advocates for social change and joins with people of faith and goodwill in action for social transformation, in 5 areas of focus. Ecological Justice Program & Activities “We are not truly human without a communion…
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ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE
KAIROS is committed to a vision of ecological justice where humanity lives within natural limits, in connected relation to all of creation. Ecological justice includes social justice–participation in decision making and sustainable use of natural resources–and requires putting the economy…
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Creator’s Call in a Climate Emergency
Hosted by Indigenous-Settler Relations and the Sustainability Leadership Group of Mennonite Church Canada. **Note: significant reading is required each week. If you order a copy of A Good War, you can receive a free Ebook copy by emailing ebook@ecwpress.com and begin…
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Spirited Reflection: Zest for life – partnering with our sacred earth community
October 18, 2016
Sisters of Earth Conference 2016 Sisters of Earth, an informal association of women committed to Earth Health and Sustainability, gathered this July in Los Gatos, California. According to one long-time participant, “this was the first time there was a connecting…
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STREAMS OF JUSTICE
Now is your chance…build skills and relationships, contribute your gifts…join a movement! Creating a climate for peace and social action Equipping new and renewed advocates Learning and working together for change Streams of Justice is your opportunity to delve deeper…
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Starry Skies Through indigenous Eyes
When you look up at the night’s sky, what do you see? Indigenous star stories are not just stories of “higher beings” and their often-amorous encounters but were seen as part of an all-encompassing perspective of life and spirituality. To…
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Spirited Reflection: Getting past ecological grief
October 12, 2018
On a cool, windy afternoon in early September, speakers took to the microphone at Waterloo Public Square joining people on seven continents to “Rise for Climate.” When two young adults took their turns, their tears and cracked voices stirred something…
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The Water that Connects All Life by Jennifer Henry
January 15, 2015
Jennifer Henry reminds us that we are invited to immerse ourselves as Christ did in our own watersheds to connect ourselves with both the pain and transformation of being one with creation.
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From the archives: Indigenous Wisdom: Living in Harmony with Mother Earth #KAIROSClimateAction
September 12, 2021
Every Sunday during Climate Action Month, we will feature seminal KAIROS research and writing that continues to shape and influence our climate justice work. Today, we feature Indigenous Wisdom: Living in Harmony with Mother Earth, published in 2017. This KAIROS publication explores…
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TRC Reflection Day 1- Wisdom
March 27, 2014
On Day 1 of the TRC National Event in Edmonton, KAIROS youth delegates Elyse Brazel and Jesse Root reflect on how acknowledging the existence of many “truths” is an important step on the road to reconciliation.
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Treaty as Sacred Covenant Storytelling – Sandi Boucher
An Online Story-telling Series The MCEC Truth and Reconciliation Working Group presents a year-long online story-telling series centred on covenants made, broken and renewed. This series will include Indigenous and Mennonite Settler voices, shining light on the history of broken…
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GENDER JUSTICE
KAIROS is committed to the full equality and equity of women, men, girls and boys in diverse identities, roles and spheres of their life. Gender justice is a critical overarching goal in all KAIROS’ work and is seen as an…
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The KAIROS Blanket Exercise in Ireland
December 3, 2018
A KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) team travelled to Ireland in November to facilitate the exercise for Trócaire, a development and emergency relief agency that works “to support the most vulnerable people in the developing world, while also raising awareness of…
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KAIROS Times: October 2017
October 6, 2017
Winds of Change in Manitoba and BC Action: Contact your MP to support UNDRIP bill 10th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples KAIROS Reconciliation in the Watershed Workshop Series: registration is now open Indigenous and…
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TRC Young Adult Engagement Team Final Reflection- What’s Next?
April 3, 2014
In their final reflection from the TRC National Event in Edmonton, KAIROS’ young adult delegates wonder if we are ready to “overcome fear and guilt, and allow ourselves to be transformed by the power of authentic relationship.”
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A reprint of Indigenous Wisdom: Living in Harmony with Mother Earth
September 25, 2017
KAIROS is proud to offer a reprint Indigenous Wisdom: Living in Harmony with Mother Earth. It was written by John Dillon, who died on June 5, 2017. Of all the writings he left behind, John was most proud of this…
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Activating Hope: Faith and the Climate Crisis
This will be a hybrid event. Attend online or in-person at Grace Presbyterian Church (1009 – 15Th Avenue SW, Calgary). Register: https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=315 9:00 am (MDT) – LEARNING EVENT What does hope look like in a time of climate chaos? How…
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Living Treaties – KAIROS Atlantic Annual Gathering
KAIROS Atlantic presents its virtual regional gathering Living Treaties on November 26 and 27. Come explore and strengthen how we live into the Treaties and how Treaties live in us. Join a growing circle of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Treaty people to consider how…
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Listening Learning and Living Into Reconciliation
Please indicate your interest in attending at Eventbrite http://bit.ly/2CqLVHz Come and experience a weekend of indigenous history, culture, food and art. This event is hosted by a committee from both Lansing and Cummer Avenue United Churches as a part of…
