Archive for April 2017
Let Justice Roll: Campaign update for April 2017
April 30, 2017
Last month, KAIROS along with Mennonite Church Canada (Indigenous Relations) and Canadian Baptist Congregations, launched the campaign Let Justice Roll: Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to ensure that the Government of Canada takes the…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
“These Blankets Hold History”
April 27, 2017
In March, I had the privilege of spending two and a half weeks in Alberta and Saskatchewan sharing the KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) with various organizations and communities who were interested in using the exercise to further their understanding of…
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NEW Briefing Paper: Fossil fuel projects at odds with actions on climate and Indigenous rights
April 25, 2017
This Briefing Paper will first evaluate the progress being made in Canada to reduce green-house gas (GHG) emissions in light of the goals set by the Paris climate conference. It will then examine how recently approved fossil fuel infra-structure projects…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Spirited Reflection: Bread for the Journey
April 25, 2017
After the crucifixion, and unaware of his resurrection, two of Jesus’ disciples are walking on the road to Emmaus, talking about the awful events that had occurred in Jerusalem. They meet a stranger who is unaware of what has happened…
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We owe it to Indigenous peoples everywhere – to support their call for “our land, our rights, our peace.”
April 20, 2017
Nenita Condez is small in stature and pregnant with her third child. She is also courageous and defiant. This tiny mother is leading her Subanen people in the struggle to defend their ancestral land in the southern Philippines, where a…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
NAFTA renegotiations must be done through the lens of climate change
April 20, 2017
Canada, and not just Mexico, may be in for a rough ride when it renegotiates NAFTA with the United States. A draft letter from the U.S. Trade Representative to Congress outlining renegotiation objectives, which was leaked on March 30, reveals…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Op Eds
Spirited Reflection: One blue world – art & healing
April 18, 2017
In this Earth Day reflection I explore environment, art and healing. The image of my painting One Blue World (2004), was a prayer for water. The 2003 Iraq war was in the news everyday as I started painting. I couldn’t…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Spirited Reflections
Easter hope: KAIROS brief Easter video for sharing
April 13, 2017
Dear Friends, Here is the KAIROS Easter video. I invite you to take a moment to watch it, share it with your family and friends, post it on Facebook and tweet it. Share it on your congregation or community e-lists….
Post filed in: Executive Director, Spirited Reflections
Q & A with Sr. Mary Ellen Francoeur, ‘living contemplatively in the universe’
April 13, 2017
Sr. Mary Ellen Francoeur lives with intent, focusing on “growing into being more fully human.” After decades doing peace work, seeking truth and reconciliation for Canada’s indigenous people, and in short-term healing work with communities in Rwanda and the Democratic…
Post filed in: Africa, Ecological Justice
Championing peace by making Canadian corporations accountable
April 13, 2017
Can Canada champion world peace while simultaneously supporting Canadian extractive companies that are accused of human and ecological rights violations? This question is of course rhetorical. Yet despite its stated interest in becoming more engaged in international peace and security,…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, Op Eds
Knowing our place: the KAIROS Blanket Exercise
April 12, 2017
Participants partake in the Blanket Exercise, a workshop that delves into the effects of colonization. Photo by KAIROS Canada Thirty adults are gathered in a large sunny room. We stand on blankets that represent the land. Turtle Island. Home. We…
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Understanding reconciliation with the KAIROS Blanket Exercise
April 7, 2017
On an early spring day, dozens of students, faculty and other members of the University of Toronto law school community who have gathered in Rowell Room in Flavelle House listen quietly as they are warned that what they are about…
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KAIROS Times: April 2017
April 3, 2017
Countdown is on for the Biggest KAIROS Blanket Exercise Ever Our Land, Our Rights, Our Peace: Philippine leaders visit Canada KAIROS launches Let Justice Roll campaign! Migrant Justice in Prince Edward Island Donor Testimonial Upcoming Featured Partner Featured Resource Spirited…
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Spirited Reflection: The Palm Sunday protest march
April 3, 2017
It wasn’t a Sunday walk in the park, you know, this Palm Sunday procession. Not a stroll, or a gentle donkey ride, with friends. It was not a military parade, full of pomp and circumstance signifying very little. Rather, it…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
