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Messages we’ve received
Some nice messages that we have received from our supporters, network and partners. You are welcome to submit your own message or fondest KAIROS memory. How can I describe the work that KAIROS has done over the past twenty years?…
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A moment for renewed commitment #KAIROS20
July 8, 2021
Few of us might remember, but the churches were in shock when KAIROS was founded. Perhaps presaging our present-day situation, because the largest Christian churches had embraced colonialism in the form of Indian Residential Schools, lawsuits were threatening their very existence. We should honour the brave Anglican Church reps who came…
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Circus, symbol and flash of grace #KAIROS20
August 11, 2021
When I refer to KAIROS as a circus, I am not trying to be funny; I’m only trying to acknowledge the power of KAIROS to engage diverse people in a variety of ways. A circus is literally a circle – and KAIROS, at its most effective, is an…
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Hope Still Rises: a conversation with Daoud Nassar -Toronto West KAIROS online presentation
December 14, 2020
This conversation on Nov. 7 with Palestinian farmer and advocate Daoud Nassar was quite a lesson in turning the other cheek. He explained that his Palestinian family has owned their farmland in the West Bank since 1916. Israel declared his and all the surrounding land “state…
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Jessica’s report after the first week at COP24
December 12, 2018
It’s been an incredibly busy week of tedious negotiations, energizing side events and impactful demonstrations at COP24 in Katowice, Poland. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report this year showing the significant adverse effects of reaching an…
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Remembering John Dillon
June 26, 2017
KAIROS is shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our dear friend and colleague John Dillon. John served the Canadian churches in ecumenical social justice for 44 years. He was a researcher, writer, analyst, but most importantly a…
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Huge Challenges for Canada after the Paris Climate Conference (pdf) (2016)
In a new research paper KAIROS analyzes the outcome of the December 2015 Paris Conference on Climate Change. The study describes ten significant outcomes of the UN conference and ten challenges it poses for Canadians.
Resource filed in: Discussion Papers, Ecological Justice
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KAIROS unpacks Budget 2023
April 5, 2023
Budget 2023 was delivered at a time of high inflation and national debt – and a challenge from Canada’s largest trading partner to step up investment in clean energy. It was no surprise then that the budget, announced on March…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
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“Inspiring and humbling.” UN women’s events lead discussion on digital access and security
March 24, 2023
I attended the 67th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) during its first week: March 6-11, along with Lucy Talgieh, the Women’s Project Coordinator at Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center and a KAIROS Women of Courage: Women, Peace…
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Our Call to Care for Creation
September 7, 2022
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and changes the very buildings we worship in. On October 15, KAIROS Regina will host a one-day hybrid conference called, “Creation Care in our Places…
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Reflections on the birth of KAIROS #KAIROS20
July 26, 2021
An anniversary is a good time to remember our roots. It is also a good time to look for a continuum from what the founders hoped and prayed KAIROS would become to what it is now, twenty years on. I was there…
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Recognizing contributions and transitions among Regional Representatives
December 18, 2019
Earlier this fall at the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Network Development meeting in Ottawa, Betty Anne Platt stepped down as Regional Representative, a role she has shared with Elaine Gareau for the past four years. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence (GLSL) region,…
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Spirited Reflection: Reflections on La Tienda de la Casa Comûn and the Special Synod on Amazonia
November 28, 2019
Words have power. We daily witness this power, both for good and for harm – for life and for death. Words can also communicate a shift in approach and a new vision such as those presented in Laudato Si’ as…
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Trailblazer: Drawing a line in the sand
September 14, 2019
Beaver Lake Cree Nation (BLCN) in northern Alberta is taking tangible steps to protect the natural environment by investing in renewable energy with a solar project. The Kuby Energy project, with funding from the Alberta Indigenous Solar Program and Keepers of the Athabasca, has trained community members to install solar modules in their community;…
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Spirited Reflection: Seeking justice and building a community
January 8, 2019
Epiphany continues January 13 with KAIROS reflections based on Light of a Star (digital) (print), the Epiphany Resource. ARLENE’S STORY: After Arlene came to Canada, she realized she was under a pilot program and couldn’t possibly meet the post-secondary education and…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice, Spirited Reflections
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Spirited Reflection: Ancestors, spirits and reconciliation
October 29, 2018
Reconciliation is a huge task, a deep responsibility, a seven-generation work of covenant renewal. Reconciliation involves decolonization and reparation. It calls for a massive act, or series of acts, of confession and (hopefully) forgiveness. There are no short cuts, and…
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MEDIA RELEASE: KAIROS’ Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security Program to receive $4.5 million
May 30, 2018
(le français suit) (Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada is thrilled to announce a renewed collaboration with the Government of Canada to deliver Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Philippines, South…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
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Regional News: Breaking bread togethers brings a great understanding
April 26, 2018
“Open hearts and inquiring minds” came together April 22nd when Trinity Primrose Pastoral Charge hosted a dinner for Muslim friends from Brampton, says Reverend Candice Bist. “We discovered much in common with our Muslim guests, were blessed by their prayers,…
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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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Regional news – thank you Carin Crowe!
October 4, 2017
We offer a huge ‘Thank you’ to Carin Crowe for 5 years of dedicated service in the role of KAIROS Cambrian-Agassiz Regional Representative. Carin completed her term as of the September 28th regional meeting in Winnipeg. There are many, many…
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Spirited Reflection: Jubilee – a new year reset
January 1, 2017
“Count off seven sabbath years—seven times seven years—so that the seven sabbath years amount to a period of forty-nine years. Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound…
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Recognition to outgoing KAIROS Regional Reps for their outstanding contribution to the KAIROS Network
December 9, 2016
Earlier this fall, Bev McDonald stepped down from the role of KAIROS Atlantic Regional Representative after 8 years of service. The role of Regional Rep is a big commitment that requires a lot of dedication and perseverance and all of…
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On leaving Marrakesh: Reflections on the climate road ahead
November 29, 2016
Flying through the labyrinthine alleys of the Medina on a motorbike as the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) UN Climate Change Conference came to a close in Marrakesh, Morocco, I found it an apt analogy to…
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Abundance of Life in Reconciled Relationships by George C. George
March 16, 2015
George C. George, student at Emmanuel College, tells us that we’re to not be “ecological exiles”, but embrace the abundance of life that is reconciled with God’s creation.
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The presence of God in all Creation by George C. George
October 27, 2014
George C. George speaks to us of how God is present in all creation.
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The Glorious New Brunswick Shale Gas Rebellion of 2013
June 6, 2014
KAIROS has recently undertaken a research project on the Indigenous right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) regarding proposed resource extraction projects on Indigenous lands. Willi Nolan is a member of the reference group for this project and she…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
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Will Obama’s Climate Speech be a Game Changer?
July 9, 2013
On a blistering hot June day in Washington, President Obama delivered a major speech on climate change. Many interpret the event as his attempt to establish a legacy as a progressive leader deeply committed to leaving future generations “a cleaner,…
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Alternative Mining Indaba 2013
February 27, 2013
Ian Thomson, KAIROS Program Coordinator for Ecological Justice through Corporate Accountability, represented KAIROS at the Alternative Mining Indaba, held February 3-5 in Cape Town, South Africa. Here, he shares his reflections and news from the Indaba (Zulu for ‘meeting’), including…
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