Posts Tagged "Human Rights"
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Toronto: Interfaith Walk for Housing Justice
#NoOneLeftOutside Crisis in Our City and the Mary Ward Centre invite you to the Interfaith Walk for Housing Justice, a peaceful, community-led demonstration taking place in downtown Toronto on June 24, 2026. The walk aims to bring together students, community…
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…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
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
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
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Forum on Climate, Conflict and Gender
Join us on Wednesday March 11, during the week after International Women’s Day, for an online forum to explore the intersections of climate, conflict and gender. The forum will take place on Wednesday, March 11 at 9-11am EDT. Simultaneous translation in English, French and Spanish will be…
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
Let’s choose solidarity this International Migrants Day
December 18, 2025
December 18, International Migrants Day, is often marked with statements of appreciation and calls to “celebrate diversity.” And yet, across Canada and around the world, political decisions are being made that actively undermine migrant workers’ rights. In Canada, the continued…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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….
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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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The beauty and the burden: Indigenous realities at COP30
December 4, 2025
When I think back on COP30, one of the first things that stands out is how often I saw Indigenous words, concepts and teachings being used in meeting titles, in discussion themes and even in the branding of events. And…
Post filed in: COP30, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
KAIROS joins 250 civil society organizations calling on the Prime Minister to safeguard feminist foreign policy commitments
December 3, 2025
KAIROS was among more than 250 organizations and individuals from across Canada, calling on the Prime Minister to take urgent and decisive action to safeguard Canada’s feminist foreign policy commitments at a time of escalating global instability and mounting attacks…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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,…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
