Archive for July 2019
Town of Okotoks to acknowledge traditional territories
July 31, 2019
An Okotoks town council meeting took a step forward on July 15, as Mayor Bill Robertson opened with an acknowledgement of Treaty 7. The acknowledgement will precede all future Town of Okotoks events, following a KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) on…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Blanket Exercise boosts staff awareness about colonization effects on Indigenous patients
July 23, 2019
It moves some to tears. Others are shocked, yet hopeful. Anger, guilt and shame can also come with the heightened awareness hospital staff members have after taking part in the KAIROS Blanket Exercise. The interactive exercise – developed by KAIROS, an…
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Write your MP to denounce human rights violations in the Philippines
July 22, 2019
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NEW VIDEO: KAIROS Prezi on Temporary Foreign Workers (9:03 min)
July 19, 2019
Post filed in: Migrant Justice, Video Playlists & Photo Albums
A story of results by KAIROS partner Héritiers de la Justice: Gender equity in Inheritance
July 16, 2019
During a recent partner visit to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Jim Davis, Africa Partnership Coordinator, was asked by Chantal Bilulu, Women and Children’s program coordinator of KAIROS partner Héritiers de la Justice, to share the following story of impact….
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Canadian subcommittee on human rights releases report on women human rights defenders
July 16, 2019
KAIROS welcomes the release of “Raising Her Voice: Confronting the Unique Challenges Facing Women Human Rights Defenders,” the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development’s report on women human…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Government of Canada turns back on communities harmed by Canadian mining overseas, loses trust of Canadian civil society
July 11, 2019
KAIROS supports the resignation of all fourteen civil society and labour union representatives of the government’s Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Body on Responsible Business Conduct Abroad (Advisory Body). KAIROS is a member of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA). ———————————————————————- Ottawa, July 11,…
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Ecological Justice, Media Releases
KAIROS partners in Colombia
July 10, 2019
This is the second of two blogposts on KAIROS’ recent visit to Colombia. Read the first blog post There is nothing post-conflict about Colombia KAIROS partners on the ground, the Mesa Ecuménica por La Paz (Ecumenical Forum for Peace, MEP) and…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
There is nothing post-conflict about Colombia
July 10, 2019
This is the first of two blogposts on KAIROS’ recent visit to Colombia. Read the second blogpost KAIROS Partners in Colombia First there are the facts and figures: Since the Colombian government and the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) signed…
Post filed in: Latin America
Reflexión: Loque significa caminar en tierra robada; una reflexión sobre el ejercicio de mantas de KAIROS
July 9, 2019
Como hija de inmigrantes nicaragüenses, no soy ajena a las historias de dictaduras respaldadas por los Estados Unidos y tampoco sus masacres. Las historias contadas durante el ejercicio de mantas de KAIROS en su versión guatemalteca me hicieron llorar de…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Spirited Reflections
Spirited Reflection: What it means to walk on stolen land
July 9, 2019
The Guatemalan KAIROS Blanket Exercise (adapted from the Canadian version) was recently held in Toronto. Two others have commented on the impact of the exercise— one as a settler, one as a First Nations woman, and now, a third as…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Spirited Reflections
September is Climate Action Month
July 8, 2019
KAIROS is promoting September as Climate Action Month to explore the climate crisis and highlight the work of our members and networks. On each day in September, an event, blog post, environmental challenge – or some combination of all three!…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, Spirited Reflections
Exchanges and collaboration: KAIROS in Ecuador
July 3, 2019
“Un pueblo no existe sin territorio.” Indigenous people cannot exist without their territory. Fany, a Shuar woman from Ecuador, made this declaration during the talking circle of the pilot of the first version of the Ecuadorian blanket exercise held this…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Spirited Reflection: Jesus outside the gate
July 3, 2019
On June 7, in what is likely to be his last meeting of the KAIROS steering committee as a representative of The United Church of Canada, Jim Hodgson, shared this reflection. In this reflection, I am inspired by Mary Pezzulo’s…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
