Archive for 2011
Honouring the Children: Report
October 24, 2011
The Interim Report of the Canadian Government’s Standing Committee on the Status of Women states: “[C]hildren often come into the care of child and family services not for abuse, but rather because their families are unable to provide the necessities…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
MEDIA RELEASE: Canada Fails Indigenous Children Says Joint Report to United Nations Committee by Caring Society and KAIROS
October 24, 2011
For Immediate Release Monday, October 24, 2011 (Ottawa) Indigenous children face neglect, abuse and sometimes death as a result of Canada’s failure to live up to its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This…
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A welcome to Penelakut Island part 2
October 24, 2011
Later that afternoon, we asked Jill and her sister Valerie if we could visit a village site that had been on the front lines of colonization. We took a tour of the island, winding up on a muddy road that…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
A welcome to Penelakut Island part 1
October 24, 2011
(A perspective on settler and Indigenous relationships in the Gulf Islands, including Penelakut, is offered by award-winning author Terry Glavin in the article This Haunted Place. Terry has for many years written about the Indigenous history and ongoing resistance that…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
AVIS AUX MÉDIAS: Conférence de presse pour la publication d’un rapport saisissant adressé à l’ONU sur la façon dont le Canada néglige les enfants autochtones
October 21, 2011
Pour diffusion immédiate / Toronto AVIS AUX MÉDIAS le jeudi 20 octobre 2011 QUI : La Société de soutien à l’enfance et à la famille des Premières nations du Canada (Société de soutien) et KAIROS : Initiatives œcuméniques canadiennes pour la…
Post filed in: En français, Media Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY: News Conference to Launch Powerful UN Submission on How Canada is Failing Indigenous Children
October 21, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY October 21, 2011 WHO: The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (Caring Society) and KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (KAIROS) on the launch of their joint submission to the United Nations Committee…
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Living Courage in Vancouver
October 21, 2011
After a beautiful ferry ride from Victoria, we were warmly received and hosted in Vancouver. This warmth and support continued throughout our stay. The public event on Saturday at St. Michael’s Anglican Church drew a diverse crowd of about 60…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Les femmes de courage: les recommandations au gouvernement du Canada
October 20, 2011
Le Canada se doit de promouvoir le rôle des femmes dans la consolidation de la paix et la défense des droits humains. Les femmes sont affectées d’une manière disproportionnée par la violence et le militarisme; mais elles apportent des perspectives…
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Women of Courage: Recommendations to the Canadian Government
October 20, 2011
Canada’s responsibility in advancing women’s roles in peacebuilding and defending human rights “Women are disproportionately affected by violence and militarism; yet women bring unique perspectives and strategies in helping communities and nations put an end to violence. They work tirelessly…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Representing Rebecca Nyagai Kafi
October 20, 2011
Sermon, Vancouver Chinese Presbyterian Church, 16 October 2011 (Pastor Morgan Wong of Vancouver Chinese Presbyterian Church had invited Rebecca Nyagai Kafi of the Sudan Council of Churches to preach at the English and Chinese services in his church. When Rebecca…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
Charting a Road Map to a Sustainable Future: Making Critical Choices
October 19, 2011
KAIROS’ Sustainability team brings together our global economic justice and ecological justice program areas, and integrates components of our partnerships and education work. That’s a big portfolio, and the staff team thought that some kind of framework would be useful…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Analyse stratégique No.28 – Durban: dernier espoir pour le monde d’éviter le désastre climatique?
October 19, 2011
« Notre Mère la Terre est malade. Le modèle de développement axé sur une croissance économique et une surconsommation illimitées a rompu l’équilibre entre les humains et l’environnement. Les propositions ap-portées à la table des négociations ne suffiront pas à…
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Living Courage in Victoria
October 18, 2011
By Glenys Verhulst Glenys Verhulst is a volunteer with the Victoria Philippines Solidarity Group, a small, grassroots organization that seeks to raise awareness about and seek justice for human rights issues that link Victoria and the Philippines, including mining and…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Jill Harris on visiting Penelakut Island with Chantal
October 14, 2011
BY JILL HARRIS As I told different stories from personal experience and from what I had witnessed, Chantal agreed that many of these were similar to stories in her context. The visit by KAIROS’ Women of Courage, Living Courage tour was…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
AVIS AUX MÉDIAS: Femmes de courage – une tournée de KAIROS
October 13, 2011
Pour diffusion immédiate le mercredi 12 octobre 2011 TORONTO – KAIROS : Initiatives canadiennes oecuméniques pour la justice (KAIROS) lance la tournée Vif Courage, tournée présentant des femmes qui militent pour les droits humains, afin de sensibiliser la population aux…
Post filed in: En français, Media Releases
Living Courage tour begins tomorrow
October 11, 2011
Living Courage Tour Website >> Tomorrow, the Living Courage tour begins. We will all meet in Victoria, after travelling from different parts of the world: Chantal from Congo, Rebecca from Sudan, Vernie from the Philippines and Julie and I the…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Déclaration conjointe: Vigiles des Soeurs par l’esprit – Un mouvement pour le changement social
October 3, 2011
Le 4 octobre chaque année, des communautés partout au Canada se rassemblent pour honorer la vie des femmes et des filles autochtones tuées et disparues. Ce faisant, nous nous souvenons de la vie des soeurs, filles, mères et grands-mères qui…
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Women’s Rights: Instruments for Lasting Peace
September 30, 2011
Collaborative Research & Analysis — “Women’s Rights: Instruments for Lasting Peace”” contributes research and analysis to the KAIROS Women of Courage Initiative, a program of research, education, networking and advocacy to promote women’s rights and support women’s rights defenders in…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
KAIROS Partner Voices speak on UN Statehood for Palestine
September 26, 2011
At the UN General Assembly, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is seeking to upgrade Palestinians’ status from non-state observer to full UN membership. Given the United States’ proposed exercise of its veto, there is concern that Palestinian hopes may once again…
Post filed in: Middle East
Amira Hass, célèbre journaliste israélienne des droits humains, en tournée au Canada
September 22, 2011
Montréal, le 24 août 2011 – Canadiens pour la justice et la paix au Moyen-Orient (CJPMO) et KAIROS – Initiatives oecuméniques canadiennes pour la justice sont heureuses d’annoncer qu’elles organiseront de concert une tournée de conférences par la journaliste israélienne…
Post filed in: En français, Middle East
Call to Action: Vigil for human rights and social justice in Colombia
September 20, 2011
On Thursday September 22nd, those able to afford the minimum $1,000 ticket price will attend a gala at the Ritz-Carlton in Toronto to honour Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos as Statesman of the Year. The award from the Canadian Council…
Post filed in: Latin America
Re : la protection des défenseurs des droits de la personne après l’assassinat du père Reinel Restrepo à Marmato, en Colombie
September 19, 2011
“Nous aimerions, à la suite de la nouvelle de l’assassinat du père José Reinel Restrepo, curé de la municipalité de Marmato dans le département de Caldas, Colombie, exprimer notre tristesse et profonde préoccupation relativement aux sociétés minières canadiennes qui pourraient…
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KAIROS is deeply saddened and troubled by the recent murder of Father José Reinel Restrepo
September 19, 2011
View the Joint Letter ‘Re. the Assassination of Father José Reinel Restrepo of the municipality of Marmato, Colombia’ KAIROS is deeply saddened and troubled by the recent murder of Father José Reinel Restrepo, parish priest of the municipality of…
Post filed in: Latin America
Fate of Tar Sands Pipelines Crucial for Climate Justice
August 12, 2011
Please read KAIROS’ Report “Fate of Tar Sands Pipelines Crucial for Climate Justice” President Barack Obama is facing a crucial decision that will define the U.S. position on climate justice. He can heed the advice from the Environmental Protection Agency…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
Letter to Hon. John Baird re. visit of Salvadoran Attorney General Romeo Barahona
August 11, 2011
Dear Minister Baird: We write as Canadian organizations with long standing relationships with human rights, development, environmental and faith based organizations in El Salvador. Our organizations represent Canadians from across the country concerned about the increasing violence perpetrated against Salvadoran…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Latin America
Kairos Times: July 2011
July 15, 2011
Read the July 2011 issue.
Post filed in: KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
THANK YOU to the Ottawa organizing committee-the faces and hands behind an amazing day
July 12, 2011
We all know just how many people it takes to pull off a public event. Ottawa is the scene of enough public events that extra planning and attention to security questions is needed, especially since the day moved between three…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Faith and Forced Migration
July 12, 2011
May, 1980. The moment was approaching. June 7, 1980, time of war, exodus and crossings. We were forced to walk across borders imposed by the colonizers. Archbishop Romero and many other holy people had already left. The signs of the…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice, Spirited Reflections