Archive for 2012
Our Dreams Matter Too
April 25, 2012
On June 11th, come out and walk for culturally based equity for First Nations children! The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada is recruiting walkers and letter-writers for its June 11th event. Check out their youtube video!…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Whose Development? Reflections on my visit to the Marlin Mine and meeting with community members
April 24, 2012
By Rachel Warden “They said the mine would bring development, but they didn’t mean development for us, unless they meant the development of sickness, environmental damage, of social conflict and threats,” – community member from San Miguel Ixtahuacan We were…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Latin America
KAIROS au Sommet sur l’équité fiscale
April 24, 2012
Avec 24 autres organisations de la société civile, KAIROS a parrainé un congrès des plus animés, qu’avaient convoqué à Ottawa, les 29 et 30 mars de cette année, les Canadiens pour l’équité fiscale. Le fait que le sommet ait coïncidé…
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KAIROS: analyse du budget fédéral 2012
April 24, 2012
Les mesures du budget fédéral 2012 auront des retombées importantes sur plusieurs des priorités de KAIROS, telles la justice pour les peuples autochtones et la durabilité écologique ou la qualité de l’aide publique au développement. L’équité pour les peuples autochtones…
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KAIROS monitors disappointing Canadian GHG emissions reporting
April 20, 2012
KAIROS continues to monitor Canada’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting required under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Environment Canada has just released the National Inventory Report 1990-2010: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, which…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
KAIROS Times: April 2012
April 16, 2012
Read the April 2012 issue.
Post filed in: KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
Anglican Bishops of BC and Yukon Release Statement on Gateway Hearings
April 12, 2012
A group of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada in British Columbia and Yukon have released a statement on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and the accompanying public hearings. They write to express their hope that the hearings will…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
KAIROS offers its support and solidarity to Development and Peace
April 5, 2012
KAIROS offers its support and solidarity to our member organization, Development and Peace, whose CIDA funding for projects in the Global South has been drastically reduced. In July 2010, Development and Peace submitted a 5 year funding proposal of $49.2…
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KAIROS at Fair Tax Summit
April 5, 2012
KAIROS, along with 24 other civil society organizations, co-sponsored a lively conference convened by Canadians for Tax Fairness in Ottawa on March 29-30 of this year. The fact that the summit coincided with the release of federal budget (one that…
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KAIROS Analysis of the 2012 Federal Budget
April 3, 2012
Provisions of the 2012 federal budget have important implications for several KAIROS priorities, including justice for Indigenous peoples, and ecological sustainability as well as the quality of Official Development Assistance. Equity for Indigenous Peoples in Canada The budget announces…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Media Advisory – Torture and Abuse Survivors Urge Canada to Help Stop Human Rights Violations in the Philippines
March 29, 2012
Toronto/For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 WHO: Human rights defenders from the Philippines working in alliance with a cross-Canada network of churches, community groups and human rights and development organizations, including KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives and the United…
Post filed in: Media Releases
Philippine Human Rights Defenders Bring Concerns to Canada: Canadian Tour
March 27, 2012
March 27th – April 16th From March 27th – April 16th, three Philippine human rights defenders will be touring across Canada to raise awareness about the grave realities of human rights violations occurring within a climate of impunity in the…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Indigenous Rights
Le temps de KAIROS : mars 2012
March 27, 2012
Lire le numéro de mars 2012.
Post filed in: En français, KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
Passez à l’action pour le droit à l’eau!
March 26, 2012
Le 22 mars est la Journée mondiale de l’eau. Or le Canada n’a toujours pas adopté de Politique nationale pour assurer la sécurité de l’eau sur son territoire. Le Canada est aussi l’un des deux seuls pays, à l’Assemblée générale…
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Indigenous Human Rights Defender Killed in Mexico
March 23, 2012
KAIROS is saddened and deeply troubled by the recent murder of Bernardo Vásquez Sánchez, an Indigenous Zapotec community leader and human rights defender from Oaxaca, Mexico. This most recent example of the escalation of violence and increase in threats and…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Take Action on World Water Day 2012!
March 22, 2012
Today, March 22, is World Water Day. Yet Canada has still failed to implement a National Water Policy which would ensure the safety of Canadian water. Canada is also one of only two countries at the United Nations General Assembly…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
International Day for the Elimination of Racism: UN Committee calls for an end to discrimination against Indigenous peoples in Canada
March 21, 2012
In 1966, to commemorate the killing by police of peaceful anti-apartheid demonstrators in South Africa, and to promote an end to racism in all its forms, the United Nations designated March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
UN Committee calls for “comprehensive strategy” to uphold the human rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada
March 15, 2012
The United Nation’s highest body for combating racism is urging Canada to take comprehensive action to end discrimination against Indigenous peoples. In a report released this week, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination expressed concern over Canada’s…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
KAIROS Times: March 2012
March 12, 2012
Read the March 2012 issue.
Post filed in: KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
Nota Bene de Heritiers de la Justice: Message de Héritiers de la Justice à l’occasion de la journée mondiale de la femme
March 9, 2012
Investir dans la femme rurale et la jeune fille pour un avenir meilleur Il est un être que, le 8 mars de chaque année, le monde entier met à l’honneur. Il s’agit de la femme, cet être qui est, à…
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Happy International Women’s Day
March 8, 2012
Our strategy should be not only to confront empire, but to lay siege to it. To deprive it of oxygen. To shame it. To mock it. With our art, our music, our literature, our stubbornness, our joy, our brilliance, our…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Nota Bene de Heritiers de la Justice: Message de Héritiers de la Justice à l’occasion de la journée mondiale de la femme
March 7, 2012
Investir dans la femme rurale et la jeune fille pour un avenir meilleur Il est un être que, le 8 mars de chaque année, le monde entier met à l’honneur. Il s’agit de la femme, cet être qui est, à…
Post filed in: En français
Worship in Celebration of Earth Day
March 7, 2012
A complete Earth Day worship service! This resource features everything you need to plan a meaningful and interactive worship in your community focussing on climate justice and Indigenous rights.
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
MEDIA ADVISORY: Remembering Bishop Samuel Ruiz
February 28, 2012
Download PDF For Immediate Release Thursday, February 23, 2012 (Toronto) On January 24, 2011, Mexican Catholic Bishop Samuel Ruiz died at the age of 86. He had been a bishop for 51 years, including 40 years in the Diocese of…
Post filed in: Media Releases
Le temps de KAIROS : février 2012
February 28, 2012
Lire le numéro de février 2012.
Post filed in: En français, KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
New Study Calls for Transition Away from All Fossil Fuels, Including Tar Sands
February 27, 2012
The front page headline in the February 21 Globe and Mail screamed “Science rides to aid of oil sands.” The story purports to show that a leading Canadian climate scientist indicates that “oil-sands emissions are not the dark-shirted villain some…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Le débat sur le pipeline Gateway: des enjeux fondamentaux
February 23, 2012
Le projet de pipeline Gateway de la société Enbridge, qui comprend deux oléoducs devant relier le nord de l’Alberta à Kitimat, C.-B., en traversant des terres autochtones, soulève des problèmes fondamentaux de justice sociale et écologique. La construction du pipeline…
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Le Canada doit engager Israël à reprendre les négociations de paix dans le cadre du droit international
February 22, 2012
13 février 2012 PDF de téléchargement Récemment, le ministre canadien des Affaires étrangères s’est rendu au Moyen-Orient, une initiative admirable dans une région qui a tant besoin de paix. KAIROS-Initiatives œcuméniques canadiennes pour la justice est d’avis que le gouvernement…
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