Archive for 2010
KAIROS Briefing Paper #24: An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Adopt a Financial Transactions Tax
May 1, 2010
A growing number of politicians, civil society organizations, economists and some financiers have become strong advocates of a global Financial Transactions Tax (FTT). An FTT is a tiny tax on financial market transactions such as equity, bond, derivative or foreign exchange…
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World Peoples’ Summit On Climate Change And The Rights Of Mother Earth
April 28, 2010
Summary of the Final Declaration From April 19-22, 2010 forty thousand people – NGOs, Indigenous Peoples, political leaders, and citizens from every continent – met together in various working groups to come up with real solutions to climate change. The…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
KAIROS’ Response to the Tar Sands
April 27, 2010
Development of the Alberta tar sands poses a serious ethical dilemma for Canadians. How can we create meaningful employment and meet our energy needs while at the same time respecting Indigenous rights and the Earth’s natural limits? The way, and…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Gratitude and hope in times of crisis
April 26, 2010
Note: What follows are reflections by Mary Corkery, KAIROS’ Executive Director, speaking at a public event in Victoria, British Columbia, on March 23, 2010. Why are we here? We are here because you care so deeply for the well-being of…
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Perspectives from the Global South
April 22, 2010
From April 19-22, 2010 close to 35 thousand people –Indigenous Peoples, NGOs, political leaders, and citizens from every continent – met in Cochabamba, Bolivia to come up with real solutions to climate change. The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, called…
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Analyse stratégique 24: La taxe Robin des Bois – KAIROS réclame une taxe sur les transactions financières internationales
April 21, 2010
Une petite taxe qui peut faire un bien immense Une taxe sur les transactions financières (TTF) – un faible prélèvement sur les transactions des marchés financiers s’appliquant aux actions, aux obligations, aux produits dérivés et aux opérations de change –…
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The Robin Hood Tax: KAIROS Calls for a Global Financial Transactions Tax
April 21, 2010
A Tiny Tax That Will Do A World of Good A Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) –a small levy on financial market transactions including equity, bond, derivative and foreign exchange trades– is one of the best ways to fund programs to…
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KAIROS Times: April 2010
April 15, 2010
Read the April 2010 issue.
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Global Finance
April 11, 2010
Global Finance Whereas a stable financial system is essential for achieving our goals of social justice and care for the Earth, the current international system remains fragile and crisis-prone. KAIROS research and analysis on the global financial crisis focuses on…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Il faut protéger les droits des lubicons
April 6, 2010
« Ma grand-mère et ma mère ont leur sentier de piégeage où elles vont chasser et tendre leurs collets mais il est bien rare qu’elles rapportent du lièvre, de l’orignal, du chevreuil, du coq de bruyère ou même de l’ours……
Post filed in: En français, Indigenous Rights
Federal Budget Fails the World’s Poor and Urgent Need to Address Climate Change
April 6, 2010
Finance Minister James Flaherty’s 2010 budget states that there will be no further increases to foreign aid following a previously promised 8% rise in 2010. This cutback comes at a time when developing countries are struggling to overcome the combined…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Canadian Council of Churches & Evangelical Fellowship of Canada send letter to Minister Oda
April 1, 2010
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Le Conseil Canadien des Églises et L’Alliance évangélique du Canada envoient une lettre au la ministre Oda
April 1, 2010
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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…
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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
Climate Change in Guatemala
February 26, 2010
By Rachel Warden “Last season I lost my crops because there was too much rain, this season I lost them to drought. We used to be able to distinguish between the seasons, and now we can’t. The rains used to…
Post filed in: Latin America
KAIROS and Amnesty International urge the governments of Canada and Alberta to recognize the Lubicon Cree First Nation’s land and resource rights
February 23, 2010
View PDF of KAIROS/Amnesty International Joint Statement Intense and large scale oil and gas exploitation on the traditional lands of the Lubicon Cree First Nation in northern Alberta began in the late seventies. The impact on the community has been…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights