Archive for 2017
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…
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New resource: Let Justice Roll
March 31, 2017
On March 31, 2017 KAIROS member churches in collaboration with Mennonite Church Canada (Indigenous Relations) and Canadian Baptist Congregations launched Let Justice Roll, a campaign that calls for the full implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous…
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Blanket Exercise uncovers deep injustices in Canadian history
March 30, 2017
The report issued by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission in June 2015 on abuse of aboriginal children in church-run residential schools included a call for non-aboriginal Canadians to learn about the impact of European settlers and their descendants on the…
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Philippine leaders in Canada: Listen. Believe. Act.
March 23, 2017
Press Conference in Ottawa Watch the video below.
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Ecological Justice, Media Releases
Blanket Exercise in Ponoka highlights colonialism effects
March 22, 2017
More than 30 people took part in a KAIROS Blanket Exercise March 18 at Ponoka Elementary School. The experiential tool was hosted by Ponoka Parent Link Centre and the Ponoka Jubilee Library, and is used to help educate on the…
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How Canada can better its brand in the Philippines
March 22, 2017
Communities in the Philippines would benefit from the appointment of an independent extractive-sector ombudsperson to monitor Canadian mining operations overseas. Canadian mining companies are often the face of Canada in the Global South. For those affected by these companies, this…
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Philippine delegation presses Canada for mining justice and leadership in peace process
March 14, 2017
Delegation includes a Member of the Philippine Congress, Anglican Bishop and Indigenous activists (Ottawa, ON) – Make the overseas operations of Canada’s mining sector open for justice and ensure that Canada plays a leadership role in the Philippines’ peace process…
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Spirited Reflection: Living Water
March 14, 2017
Based on: Exodus 17:1-7; John 4:1-5, 13-17 Photo: Ornament made by the Kiilehua family using craft foam, sand and a piece of bamboo. So… there they are, the people of Israel, wandering in the desert…lost… and they’re thirsty… and they’re…
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Itinerary for Our Land, Our Rights, Our Peace: Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Winnipeg, Toronto
March 8, 2017
Delegation members include: Bishop Antonio Ablon, Philippine Independent Church (Anglican), Zamboanga del Sur Carlos Zarate, Member of Philippine Congress (Bayan Muna PartyList); Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources; Vice-Chair, House Committee on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Anie Bautista, National Coordinator, Ecumenical…
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Robert Ogilvie Elementary School hosts blanket exercise – CJDC-TV News
March 7, 2017
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Women building peace in Colombia: Isabel Polanco and Organización Femenina Popular
March 7, 2017
This year KAIROS is celebrating International Women’s Day (March 8) with the launch of a video on Isabel Caicedo Polanco and the work of KAIROS’ partner, the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP) in Colombia. Isabel Caicedo Polanco is a woman of…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Op Eds
Spirited Reflections on sheep and goats
March 7, 2017
The “sheep and goats” passage from Matthew: 25 is a familiar one to Christians who yearn for God’s justice in our world. I was recently asked to preach on this passage and decided to consider three different perspectives. The first…
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KAIROS Times: March 2017
March 3, 2017
Education for Reconciliation update – Exciting meeting in Manitoba! Our Land, Our Rights, Our Peace: Philippine leaders visit Canada KAIROS welcomes the Canadian government’s renewed commitment to women peace builders Save the date! Kitchi Blanket Exercise, June 2, Parliament Hill…
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Blanket exercise opening eyes and minds
March 1, 2017
Photo: Around 40 community members took in the Blanket Exercise that was hosted by Wetaskiwin ParentLink and facilitated by Roy and Judy Louis at By-The-Lake Park Feb. 25. The exercise, which was developed by KAIROS, has become a popular teaching…
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Letter to the Editor: Clean tech should be PM’s next frontier
March 1, 2017
Re: “On climate change, can Trudeau go where Trump says no?” (The Hill Times, Feb. 22, p. 13). Canada cannot afford to follow the United States in any misguided decision to halt its climate change policies, and therefore its plans…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Philippine delegation in Montreal calls for mining justice
February 28, 2017
Delegation includes a Member of the Philippine Congress, Anglican Bishop and Indigenous activists (Ottawa, ON) – Make the overseas operations of Canada’s mining sector open for justice and ensure that Canada plays a leadership role in the Philippines’ peace process…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Philippine delegation in Edmonton calls for mining justice
February 28, 2017
Delegation includes a Member of the Philippine Congress and Indigenous activist (Ottawa, ON) – Make the overseas operations of Canada’s mining sector open for justice and ensure that Canada plays a leadership role in the Philippines’ peace process are two…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Philippine delegation in Calgary calls for mining justice
February 28, 2017
Delegation includes a Member of the Philippine Congress and Indigenous activist (Ottawa, ON) – Make the overseas operations of Canada’s mining sector open for justice and ensure that Canada plays a leadership role in the Philippines’ peace process are two…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Philippine delegation in Ottawa calls for mining justice
February 28, 2017
Delegation includes a Member of the Philippine Congress, Anglican Bishop and Indigenous activists (Ottawa, ON) – Make the overseas operations of Canada’s mining sector open for justice and ensure that Canada plays a leadership role in the Philippines’ peace process…
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International Women’s Day— one woman at a time
February 27, 2017
March 8 is International Women’s Day. Although recognized by the United Nations in 1977, it has been celebrated by various countries since at least 1909, when the Socialist Party of America acknowledged the one year anniversary of the International Ladies…
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International Earth Hour: March 25, 2017
February 24, 2017
The following is intended to help congregations, parishes, and other groups observe, in prayer and worship, international Earth Hour on the fourth or fifth Saturday of March. The purpose of Earth Hour is to call attention to the beauty and…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Our Land, Our Rights, Our Peace: Philippines leaders visit Canada, March 20-April 5
February 24, 2017
Filipino Delegation to appeal for Open for Justice and support for peace process, March 20 – April 5 KAIROS is hosting a five-person delegation from the Philippines, March…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
Open letter on ending discrimination against First Nations children
February 23, 2017
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada 284 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8 mcu@justice.gc.ca The Honourable Carolyn Bennett Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs 10 Wellington, North Tower Gatineau, Québec K1A 0H4 minister@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca Dear Ministers,…
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Spirited Reflection: Risky business
February 21, 2017
These words from Hymn #581 You Are Mine, come often to my mind as I work as a pastor, and as a member of the KAIROS network. “I will come to you in the silence, I will lift you from…
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