Archive for March 2010
Proposed Amendment to Canada- Colombia Free Trade Agreement no replacement for Independent Human Rights Assessment
March 30, 2010
KAIROS analysis, 30 March 2010 Since Prime Minister Harper announced the Canada-Colombia Free trade Agreement in July 2007, KAIROS and our partners have repeatedly expressed grave concern about signing such an agreement with a country which continues to have the…
Post filed in: Latin America
Even the Stones Will Cry Out – Earth hour 2010 Liturgical Resource
March 27, 2010
When? March 27 from 8:30‐ 9:30PM local time, or Sunday March 28 during your regular service of worship or Mass. If you can’t make Earth Hour, try Earth Week (Sunday 18 or 25 April.)
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Canada’s endorsement of the UN Declaration must be consistent with human rights
March 18, 2010
Indigenous Peoples and human rights and faith based organizations welcome the announcement in the Speech from the Throne that the Canadian government is taking steps to endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We urge the…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
Stand Up for Human Rights in Colombia!
March 18, 2010
KAIROS urgent action
Post filed in: Media Releases
Agissez maintenant pour sauver la vie de militants communautaires au Salvador
March 17, 2010
| 03.02.10 « La paix n’est pas le fruit de la terreur ou de la crainte. La paix n’est pas le silence des cimetières. La paix n’est pas le produit silencieux de la répression violente. La paix est l’apport généreux…
Post filed in: En français
Elections in Sudan: A Step Forward?
March 17, 2010
Despite concerns, including doubts raised by one of the major parties from Darfur, the National Election Commission of Sudan has continued planning for national elections in April 2010. Three days of polling are set to begin in Sudan on April…
Post filed in: Africa
KAIROS partnership with Héritiers de la Justice cited in Globe & Mail
March 15, 2010
This March 15 Globe & Mail article by Geoffrey York cites the work of KAIROS as giving “strength and courage” in a country where aid has gone astray. The text below, written by Geoffrey York, is available only in the…
Post filed in: Africa
Earth Hour 2010
March 15, 2010
Plan a worship service or community reflection for Earth Hour (8:30-9:30PM local time) or for Palm Sunday using our new liturgical resources. Tell us about your events. Read on for more ideas….
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Media Releases
The appointed time
March 15, 2010
A reflection on the CIDA cuts by Miranda Weingartner
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Grave concern with military order threatening thousands of Palestinians with deportation or imprisonment
March 11, 2010
KAIROS urgent action
Post filed in: Middle East
KAIROS Times: March 2010
March 4, 2010
Read the March 2010 issue.
Post filed in: KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
KAIROS Calls for the Release of 43 Detained Health Workers in the Philippines
March 3, 2010
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives calls for the release of 43 medical and health workers in the Philippines who were arrested on February 6th 2010, in Morong, Rizal province. The 43 medical and health workers were participating in a first…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
World Council of Churches calls for a peaceful resolution of the Colombian conflict
March 2, 2010
*The World Council of Churches (WCC) has requested its member churches to advocate for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Colombia, the full respect of human rights and the cessation of the so called “Plan Colombia”. * “The violent…
Post filed in: Latin America, Media Releases