Archive for December 2019
Lost Harvest, Seeds of Hope
December 20, 2019
By Lana Robinson Today included a visit to the Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv, a kibbutz, to meet with an Israeli peace activist, and a meeting with The Coalition of Women for Peace. Today marks the International Day for the…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
A terrible beauty
December 20, 2019
By Paul Hansen After a week of profound experiences of occupation of a people, check points, human degradation, a formal liturgical moment was needed. I had come to name my experience of the first week in Palestine: A Terrible Beauty….
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East, Spirited Reflections
Learning from historical trauma at Yad Vashem
December 19, 2019
By Lori Ransom For most of the past 15 years, my work has focused on healing and reconciliation from the historical trauma suffered by Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools. This has led to a deep interest in how communities…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
No way to treat a child
December 18, 2019
By Helen Smith Yesterday when we visited Yad Vashem, the most difficult part for me was the sights and sounds of the children – in the ghettos and camps. Today began with a trip to Mehwar, a women’s shelter. The…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
Recognizing contributions and transitions among Regional Representatives
December 18, 2019
Earlier this fall at the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Network Development meeting in Ottawa, Betty Anne Platt stepped down as Regional Representative, a role she has shared with Elaine Gareau for the past four years. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence (GLSL) region,…
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Report from COP25
December 18, 2019
Delegates representing almost 200 nations returned to their countries of origin empty handed on key mandates despite participating in the longest ever UN climate change conference, which wrapped up in Madrid on December 15. The United Nations Framework Convention on…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Court ruling of women defenders of nature and peoples against mining
December 18, 2019
Towards the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based violence, Natalia Atz Sunuc wrote about her experience at the X Assembly of the Latin American Network of Women Defenders of Social and Environmental Rights, which took place in…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Peace and goodwill to all peoples: KAIROS Christmas video
December 18, 2019
In days leading up to Christmas, I walked through the streets of Bethlehem with Palestinians for whom it is home. In this place of present day occupation, where people struggle to live in dignity and peace, you can’t help but…
Post filed in: Executive Director, Spirited Reflections
Spirited Reflection: What happened to “O Little Town of Bethlehem”?
December 17, 2019
Micah 5:2 gives us the wording for our hymn – “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are small among the clans of Judah, but from you will come for me one who will be ruler of Israel, whose origins are from of old,…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
One Day: Three stories of resilience and self-determination
December 17, 2019
By Susan Johnson Story #1 from Qalqilya Our day started on the bus, again, but we travelled with Ramzi Zananari from International Christian Community, a founder of the Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR). As we drove, Ramzi described…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
You are the light of the world…let your light shine before others…
December 13, 2019
(Matt. 5:14,16) By Andreas Thiel What sort of courageous people did we encounter today? Not an inappropriate question to pose, considering that each day in the West Bank brings us face to face with individuals and groups that yield fresh…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East, Spirited Reflections
International Human Rights Day observed under the shadow of death threats by KAIROS partners in the Philippines
December 13, 2019
On December 10, 2019 our partners from the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) and Karapatan, both co-conveners of the Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines, led and participated in protests that commemorated the…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
A conspiracy with the God of Hope
December 13, 2019
By Jennifer Henry I have rarely seen anything as beautiful as the group of women and children who gathered to meet the KAIROS delegation in Thabra in the West Bank. About thirty women and young children, all so incredibly welcoming…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
Not your Grandmother’s pilgrimage
December 12, 2019
By Rosalyn Elm Packed into a tight airplane seat, excitement was building as we woke from our slumber, touching down in Tel Aviv. It was uneventful as we breezed through security and customs, and were greeted by our driver, Nassar….
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
Spirited Reflection: Celebrating advent, peace and International Human Rights
December 11, 2019
“O Come, o come, Emmanuel – fill the world with heaven’s peace.” These words come from the well-known advent hymn based on the ancient liturgical “O Antiphons.” The scriptures Isaiah 11:1-9, Matthew 3:1-17 support this Advent Peace theme. The reading…
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“Come and see…and act” KAIROS solidarity delegation visits Palestine and Israel
December 11, 2019
The KAIROS Church Leaders Delegation to Palestine and Israel took place between Nov 17-28, 2019, bringing together 8 delegates – Indigenous persons, settlers, and newcomers – representing 7 members of KAIROS and the Executive Director of KAIROS (link to bios)….
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Middle East
Only four days left to make a 2019 donation!
December 10, 2019
A significant one – today and long into the future! You will help build peace and bring justice to regions of conflict, including the West Bank, by supporting the women who gather regularly with Lucy Talgieh, Women’s Project Coordinator for…
Post filed in: Executive Director
KAIROS Times: December 2019
December 6, 2019
Hot off the press! The December 2019 KAIROS Times Newsletter.
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KAIROS remembers the women killed in Montreal 30 years ago
December 6, 2019
Thirty years ago today, 14 students were killed because they were women. The women, all engineering students at École Polytechnique in Montreal, were separated from their male peers and shot by their killer who vented his rage against feminists in…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Giving Tuesday – it’s not too late to give!
December 3, 2019
“I was born in war, grew up in war, married in war, became a mother in war, and now am a grandmother in war. When will we experience peace in South Sudan?” These were the words of Agnes Wasuk Petia…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Inspiration, synergy and relationships: KAIROS fall gatherings
December 2, 2019
Walking Softly! was the title of the NW Ontario and Manitoba Fall Regional Gathering in Winnipeg. There were a host of Indigenous speakers discussing the impacts that colonial policies have had and still have on Indigenous land, food security, and…
Post filed in: Regional News
