As we continue our Indigenous History Month journey, we begin in the East direction of the Medicine Wheel, the place of new beginnings, illumination, vision and Spirit. The East is where the sun rises each morning, bringing light into darkness and reminding us…
June 8, 2026 — Indigenous Rights
Reflections on Santa Marta and the road ahead
June 3, 2026
Reflections on Santa Marta and the road ahead It has been one month since the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia. I have taken some time to reflect on the outcomes of that gathering…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Celebrating 25 years: justice begins with relationship
June 3, 2026
This July, KAIROS marks 25 years of bringing people together to advance justice, reconciliation and right relationship. As someone relatively new to KAIROS, I recently asked staff a simple question: What is your most memorable KAIROS moment? The answers came quickly. The 2001 Blanket Train. The…
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Walking the circle together: The Medicine Wheel, Indigenous wisdom and our shared responsibility
June 1, 2026
June is Indigenous History Month, a time to honour the histories, cultures, teachings, resilience and ongoing contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across Turtle Island. It is also a time for reflection. Reflection on truth, relationship, responsibility and…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Uncategorized
KAIROS calls for root-cause solutions to global and domestic crises in pre-budget submission
May 28, 2026
KAIROS urges Canada to embrace a broader, people-centred vision of security in Budget 2026. In its pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, KAIROS argues that climate disruption, armed conflict, unjust sovereign debt, displacement, threats to Indigenous rights, rising inequality and…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
Matching funds – Help build what comes next
May 25, 2026
For 25 years, Kairos has worked alongside communities, building justice for people and planet. Today, as inequality deepens, Indigenous rights are threatened and climate crises grow, we know these challenges are connected. And our response must be too. Indigenous sovereignty…
Post filed in: Calls To Action, Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
Nakba Day 2026
May 15, 2026
Let’s hear from our partners and friends at the Wi’am Center in Palestine. Like the sirens in Ramallah, they call on us to remember that the Nakba is still happening. This series of testimonies is based on conversations and exchanges…
Post filed in: Middle East, Palestine Israel Conflict, WPS
Coalition delivers 72,514 signatures for debt justice to Parliament
May 6, 2026
After 16 months of education and mobilization that called on Canada to help end the sovereign debt crisis that thwarts the sustainable development goals of low-to-mid income countries, the Turn Debt into Hope Canadian Coalition delivered 72,514 petition signatures to the Canadian…
Post filed in: Jubilee 2025, Turn Debt Into Hope
Red Dress Day: honouring Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people
May 5, 2026
Every year on May 5, red dresses hang in trees, from windows, along fences and across public spaces. They move gently in the wind, empty yet deeply present. These dresses are not just symbols. They are reminders. They are calls…
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Over 72,500 Canadians’ signatures calling for global debt justice to be delivered to Parliamentarians
April 28, 2026
Jubilee: Turn Debt into Hope culminates with an April 28th rally on Parliament Hill Ottawa, Ontario (the traditional, unceded, and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin Nation) – Today, 72,514 Canadians will see their petition signatures delivered to Parliament and the Government of Canada at…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Global South, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Media Releases, Social Justice, Turn Debt Into Hope
Plus de 72 500 Canadiennes et Canadiens ont signé pour réclamer la justice en matière de dette; ces signatures seront remises aux député·e·s.
April 28, 2026
Le Jubilé : Transformer la dette en espoir culmine avec un rassemblement le 28 avril sur la Colline du Parlement Ottawa, Ontario (territorio tradicional, no cedido ni entregado de la nación anishinàbe algonquina) — Aujourd’hui, plus de 72 514 Canadiennes…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Global South, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Turn Debt Into Hope
Earth Day – Seeds of Faithful Action
April 22, 2026
Earth Day invites us to pause and reflect on our relationship with creation – how we care for it, how we are shaped by it and how we respond to the growing urgency of the climate crisis. In my role with KAIROS Canada, and…
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The leadership gap before us is not only political. It is moral.
April 20, 2026
Across Easter, Ramadan and Passover this year, faith leaders offered a clear, collective diagnosis: leadership has been hollowed out by performance, power and spectacle and must be reclaimed through care, truth and moral courage. Leadership, as they named it, is…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Executive Director, Gender Justice, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
We have the right to say no: Reflections from the Tar Sands Tailings Crisis Conference
April 1, 2026
On March 25–26, leaders, knowledge keepers, community members, and advocates gathered for the Tar Sands Tailings Crisis: Protecting Our Water Conference in Enoch, Alberta. Over two intense days of dialogue, learning, and reflection, one message became unmistakably clear: we have the right…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights
Bill C-12 passes: Solidarity and dignity for migrant communities
March 31, 2026
Despite calls from migrant workers, refugees and civil society to amend Bill C-12, the bill passed third reading in the Senate on March 12. The passing of this contentious bill marks a heavy and uncertain moment for many across our…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Migrant Justice
Rooted in 25 years of justice. Rising to what comes next.
March 30, 2026
Dear friends, This Easter, we are holding two truths at once: the weight of a world under strain and the possibility of transformation. As KAIROS marks 25 years, we are stepping into a new chapter with greater clarity and focus. The…
Post filed in: Executive Director, Gender Justice, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
Women peacebuilders at the nexus of climate, conflict and gender: a call to act together
March 25, 2026
On March 11, KAIROS Canada convened partners, allies and community members for the online launch of Women Peacebuilders at the Nexus of Climate, Conflict and Gender, a project that supports local partners working at the intersection of climate change, conflict and gender inequality with a focus on strengthening women’s leadership, resilience and advocacy in complex…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Human Rights
Send messages of solidarity to our partners in Palestine in the crossfire of the US-Israel war against Iran
March 20, 2026
Send messages of solidarity to our partners in Palestine in the crossfire of the US-Israel war against Iran “We are in more dire need of prayers and solidarity than ever before.” Zoughbi Zoughbi, director of Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Transformation Centre, our partner in the…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Middle East
Water is life: Indigenous women, sacred waters and our shared responsibility
March 19, 2026
For many Indigenous Peoples, reflection on World Water Day does not begin and end on a single day. Protecting water is a daily responsibility, grounded in culture, spirituality and relationship to the land. Water is not simply a resource. It is life…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
Bill C-12 will harm newcomers and leave structural challenges unresolved
March 6, 2026
Take action by sending a letter to your Senator Take action by sending a letter to your Senator Bill C-12 is currently under review in the Senate at a moment of heightened public debate about immigration in Canada. In recent years, some…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Migrant Justice
Honouring the Indigenous women leaders and sacred life-givers this International Women’s Day
March 5, 2026
As we enter into International Women’s Day, I would like to take a moment to recognize all the strong, brave and passionate Indigenous women who take on the role of land defending, taking action for justice all while caring for children, families and communities. As Indigenous Rights Coordinator…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights
In a fractured world, women peacebuilders are essential
March 4, 2026
An Op-Ed by Rachel Warden, printed in The Hill Times’ March 4, 2026 issue In celebrating International Women’s Day, it’s impossible to ignore the shadow cast by rising authoritarianism, armed conflict and climate instability, a shadow that women feel acutely. Governments, including our own,…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Human Rights, Op Eds
Migrant women sustain Canada. It’s time for rights and status
March 3, 2026
An International Women’s Day reflection International Women’s Day is often a celebration. We honour progress, spotlight leadership and applaud women breaking barriers. But movements for gender justice also demand truth. They ask us to look beyond the women who are…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Migrant Justice
Support youth in their quest for peace and justice
March 2, 2026
On a warm September weekend in 2025, 37 people – youth between the ages of 15 and 30 and adults who support them – gathered at Hidden Acres Retreat Centre near New Hamburg, Ontario. This new gathering, called Model Youth Justice, was a convergence of voices from many walks of life. Its aim…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Social Justice, Youth
