Archive for 2019
Spirited Reflection: Take up your load
May 21, 2019
Ascension Sunday – 6th Sunday of Easter; Acts 1: 1-11; Luke 24: 44-53 In the days following Jesus’ resurrection, the disciples experienced a range of emotions. At times, they were amazed. At other times they were terrified and convinced they…
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KAIROS urges Canada to deliver on funding for grassroots women peace builders
May 16, 2019
KAIROS urges the Government of Canada to use the upcoming Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver as an opportunity to make a very important announcement: increased funding to grassroots women peace builders. The global conference on women’s equality, well-being and rights…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Urge Senators to send Bill C-262 to committee
May 14, 2019
This Thursday, the Bill is supposed to be sent to committee for review. Please urge senators to be in the Red Chamber on Thursday to vote in favour of this important step. Time is of the essence. STEP ONE – Please…
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Participate in a Green New Deal for Canada
May 14, 2019
The pact for a Green New Deal is a collaborative attempt to make the climate emergency a political priority. This national call to action is supported by over 60 organizations, including KAIROS. The pact goes beyond tackling the climate crisis…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Equality and Social Justice– no better and no worse
May 14, 2019
Fortunately, I did not have to attend Residential School. Since I grew up with my parents in Toronto, I absorbed their attitudes and worldviews. In spite of a great deal of denial in my family, I have been constantly identified…
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KAIROS gatherings invigorate participants coast-and-coast
May 14, 2019
KAIROS gathered, at opposite ends of the country, just one week apart. April 26-27 was the KAIROS BC-Yukon Network Gathering with the theme: No Passengers on Planet Earth. From May 2-5 was Streams of Justice, the KAIROS Atlantic Gathering for…
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Two KAIROS Congolese partners visiting Canada in June 2019
May 14, 2019
KAIROS is excited to welcome two partners from Héritiers de la Justice (HJ, Heirs of Justice), an ecumenical human rights organization in South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and a partner in the…
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Corporate accountability is also a feminist issue
May 9, 2019
To address corporate misconduct, the federal government needs to truly commit to independence and power in an ombudsperson because the safety and well-being of Indigenous women are at stake. There is an indisputable difference between claiming to be a feminist…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Hundreds take to the streets to call for justice for communities abused by Canadian mining
May 8, 2019
Toronto – National human rights, faith and labour organizations along with concerned Torontonians rallied in Toronto to call for a Ombudsperson with the power to investigate corporate abuses abroad. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) was created last month,…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Atlantic Gathering highlights: The “aha” moments so far
May 4, 2019
It has been two full days of learning and activism at Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick. The Streams of Justice- KAIROS Atlantic Gathering commenced with an opening plenary on May 2nd evening, where the participants connected with one another…
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Streams of Justice Schedule, May 2-5, 2019
May 1, 2019
Now is your chance…build skills and relationships, contribute your gifts…join a movement! Creating a climate for peace and social actionEquipping new and renewed advocatesLearning and working together for change Streams of Justice is your opportunity to delve deeper into the…
Post filed in: Regional News
Largest KAIROS Blanket Exercise and Colombian activist come to Mount Allison University, May 3-4
May 1, 2019
(Sackville, N.B.) – Atlantic Canada’s largest KAIROS Blanket Exercise, and a celebration of arts and activism with a Colombian activist will highlight the first May weekend at Mount Allison University. These events are open to all and are part of…
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BC Yukon Network Gathering Agenda, April 26-27, 2019
May 1, 2019
Many feel powerless and paralyzed by their own fear, grief, anger and even shame, because of the legacy we are leaving future generations. Everything is connected; all justice, environmental, and human rights issues, locally and globally, reflect certain values that…
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Action still needed: Tell the federal government to keep its promise on corporate accountability
April 29, 2019
The Ombudsperson still needs powers to hold companies accountable A huge thank you for all you have done to keep the pressure up for an independent Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Business Enterprise (CORE) with powers to investigate. On Monday, April 8, the federal government appointed the CORE…
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Ecological Justice
Spirited Reflection: That you should enter under my roof
April 26, 2019
A man approaches. He gives me a Happy Easter greeting. I give him the same, and two dollars. A woman comes, desperate to get to the hospital. I give her cab fare; she thanks me and touches my arm. A…
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KAIROS and partners respond to the April 8 appointment of CORE
April 24, 2019
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
Earth Day 2019: Here is what individuals can do to reduce their carbon footprint
April 22, 2019
Ecological grief, or feelings of hopelessness and anxiety about the planet’s health, is a mental health issue related to ecological loss and a changing natural environment. One way to address ecological grief is by highlighting the behavioural changes that individuals…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
NEW VIDEO- On Earth Day, Canadian faith leaders issue urgent plea for climate action
April 18, 2019
Unceded Algonquin Territory [OTTAWA]/ Territory of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca, Petun, and Mississaugas of the Credit Indigenous Peoples [TORONTO] (April 18, 2019) — On Earth Day 2019, Christians leaders from across Canada have come together to issue an urgent call to…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Spirited Reflections
KAIROS calls for an investigation into the mass killings in Negros Oriental province, the Philippines
April 16, 2019
KAIROS shares the concerns of our partner the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) on the killing of 14 people in Negros Oriental province, on 30 March. There is a huge discrepancy between the testimony of local witnesses…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
Easter 2019 video: Where do you see new life?
April 16, 2019
Dear Friends, I invite you to watch KAIROS’ 2019 Easter video: Where do you see new life? Please share it with your family, friends, congregation and community. Post it on Facebook or tweet it. If you attend a church, consider…
Post filed in: Executive Director, Spirited Reflections
Tune in and listen to this Atlantic School of Theology podcast, featuring Kenn Stright talking about Streams of Justice
April 12, 2019
Watch and listen to this Atlantic School of Theology podcast as Kenn Stright, a retired Presbyterian Minister, past KAIROS Atlantic Regional Representative, and member of the planning team for Streams of Justice: Atlantic Gathering 2019 discusses faith and activism and the unique…
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Spirited Reflection on Palm Sunday: Shouting Stones–discerning when and how to speak out, facing the evidence
April 11, 2019
NRSV Luke – 19:37-40 As Jesus was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they…
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NEW VIDEO: Join us for the largest Mass KAIROS Blanket Exercise ever in Atlantic Canada (1:00 min)
April 11, 2019
Saturday, May 4th: Mass Blanket Exercise Alumni Field, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM An experience to build understanding of our shared history of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples Elder opening and special guests All are welcome Join us for the largest…
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An independent and empowered CORE is at the core of corporate accountability and gender justice
April 10, 2019
On Monday, April 8, the federal government appointed the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Business Enterprise (CORE), but failed to create an independent office with real powers to investigate abuses and redress harms caused by Canadian companies operating abroad, essentially breaking…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Canadian Government reneges on promise to create Independent Corporate Human Rights Watchdog
April 8, 2019
KAIROS joins members of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) in expressing profound disappointment at the failure of the Government of Canada to fulfill its promise of an independent Ombudsperson with the power to investigate. The Government of Canada…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Spirited Reflection: And hatred is not a form of love
April 5, 2019
I marvel how some religious communities justify exclusion and hatred as an expression of the divine command to love. Love does not insist on its own way, but policies of exclusion and expressions of hatred are somehow based on insistence….
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KAIROS Times: April 2019
April 5, 2019
Hot off the press! The April 2019 KAIROS Times Newsletter.
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BC-Yukon KAIROS network gathering invites you on April 26-27
April 5, 2019
No Passengers on Spaceship Earth: Stories of Resistance, Courage and Faith Greetings BC-Yukon friends of KAIROS, BC-Yukon KAIROS network is hosting a gathering in Vancouver – April 26th and 27th, 2019. You’re invited to come join with other activists motivated by…
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