Archive for October 2012
KAIROS Letter to President of Philippines on the Killing of Father Tentorio
October 27, 2012
KAIROS joins our partner, the Ecumenical Voice for Peace and Human Rights in the Philippines, in expressing our deep sorrow in learning of the murder of Father Fausto Tentorio, who was a strong advocate of the rights of Indigenous peoples….
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
The São Paulo Statement “International Financial Transformation for the Economy of Life”
October 19, 2012
The global ecumenical community has issued a strong call for the transformation of the world’s financial system. A statement calling for a new financial and economic architecture emerged from a conference attended by sixty delegates from Christian churches from every…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Women of South Sudan desire a life of dignity, sustainable peace, and development
October 17, 2012
KAIROS funded partner, the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa (FECCLAHA), a sub regional fellowship of churches affiliated with the All African Conference of Churches, held a workshop with women representatives of…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Women Working for Justice
October 17, 2012
Last month, we marked the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD). Yet women’s historic struggle for better working conditions, better wages and improved benefits is far from over. In fact, it is at a critical stage in this era…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
“The Word of God is Living and Active” Heb 4:12
October 16, 2012
Reflections by Priscilla Solomon CSJ at Providence Bay United Church on Sunday Oct. 14 2012, after the Kairos Making it Matter workshop and Blanket Exercise at Mindemoya on Manitoulin Island. Sr. Priscilla has long been a part of the KAIROS…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Message to the ONIC
October 12, 2012
From October 8-12, 4,000 Indigenous leaders and elders met in Bogota, Colombia for the VIII National Congress of the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), under the banner “For the Consolidation of our Territories, the strengthening of autonomy and the…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Latin America
KAIROS Times: September 2012
October 10, 2012
Read the September 2012 issue.
Post filed in: KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
For the Harvest of the Spirit
October 9, 2012
For the harvest of the Spirit, thanks be to God. For the good we all inherit, thanks be to God. For the wonders that astound us, for the truths that still astound us, Most of all that love has found…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections