Archive for November 2019
16 Days of Activism to end Gender-Based violence
November 29, 2019
We will be marking 16 Days of Activism by drawing attention to the inextricable links between violence against women and violence against the land, highlighting eight of the Calls for Justice in “Reclaiming Power and Place.” Each day these messages…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Acerca de la X asamblea de la red latinoamericana de mujeres defensoras de derechos sociales y ambientales
November 29, 2019
(translation in English below) Guatemala fue sede de la X Asamblea de la Red Latinoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos Sociales y Ambientales (13 al 17 de noviembre de 2019) de en la que participaron mujeres y organizaciones de mujeres…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Know Your Rights and Be Bold: A workshop for migrant workers
November 28, 2019
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
Spirited Reflection: Reflections on La Tienda de la Casa Comûn and the Special Synod on Amazonia
November 28, 2019
Words have power. We daily witness this power, both for good and for harm – for life and for death. Words can also communicate a shift in approach and a new vision such as those presented in Laudato Si’ as…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Women land and water defenders are the real peacebuilders
November 28, 2019
Large-scale resource extraction often perpetuates violence, even in countries with peace accords. Those who mobilize to protect the land and water to build peace are often women. Such is the case in Guatemala and Colombia, where extractive mega-projects with Canadian…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America, Op Eds
On defending the Indigenous women land defenders
November 26, 2019
A conversation with Dr. Sherry Pictou KAIROS has launched an online hub to connect and help further empower women land and water defenders in Canada and worldwide. Called Mother Earth and Resource Extraction– or MERE Hub, the resource was developed…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Hoy 12 Tz´i´ en el calendario maya día para pedir justicia para las mujeres y la Madre Tierra
November 25, 2019
(Translation in English provided below) Es propicio para pedir justicia para las mujeres, que cese la violencia en su contra. Hoy 25 de noviembre, día en que se conmemora y se recuerda la lucha de las mujeres, como las hermanas…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Latin America
Press Advisory: KAIROS launches online tool for Indigenous women land defenders at Toronto event, November 27
November 25, 2019
(Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada presents MERE Hub on November 27 at Ryerson University (Architecture Building – 325 Church Street) between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. The panel event, featuring Indigenous women land defenders from Guatemala and Colombia, will officially launch…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Press Release: Bringing together women land defenders through digital hub
November 25, 2019
KAIROS launches Mother Earth and Resource Extraction, called MERE Hub, at Toronto event MERE Hub (Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada is thrilled to launch an online hub to connect and help further empower women land and water defenders in Canada…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
Spirited Reflection: The blanket speech – leading forward in reconciliation
November 19, 2019
Janet Gray, hearty dedicated KAIROS collaborator in Victoria, BC, shared the following with us:“I just supported Amber Santarelli,a young Grade 12 First Nation student from Port Alberni, BC, in leading a KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) for her peers and classmates…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
NEW VIDEO: Looking back at the Streams of Justice-Atlantic Gathering (5:13 min)
November 18, 2019
KAIROS Atlantic Gathering brought together people from all over the Atlantic region between May 2-5, 2019 to participate, renew networks, seek justice and learn from one another. Here’s a throwback to the wonderful gathering!
Post filed in: Regional News
In solidarity with organizations and activists in the Philippines
November 18, 2019
KAIROS has signed on to a joint letter from members of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation calling on the government of the Philippines to end the practice of red-tagging against human rights, environmental and humanitarian organisations. We signed this…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
Listen to the Children: A worship resource for justice seekers is now available
November 14, 2019
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Open letter to the Philippines government in support of KAIROS partner
November 8, 2019
On Nov 7, KAIROS learned that our partner, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), was “red-tagged” a practice through which the government of the Philippines has identified its political opponents, organizations and individuals, as supporting the New…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
KAIROS Times: November 2019
November 7, 2019
Hot off the press! The November 2019 KAIROS Times Newsletter.
Post filed in: KAIROS Times E-Newsletter
Praying with our Philippines partners for victims of the Mindanao earthquakes
November 5, 2019
Between October 29th and the 31st the Davao region of Mindanao was rocked by two strong earthquakes that resulted in a number of deaths and the collapse of many residential and other buildings. The region has already been impacted by…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
