Archive for January 2021
NEW Resource: Understanding Bill C-15 (UNDRIP)
January 29, 2021
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
Ecumenical letter to Minister Garneau calls on Canada to respond to escalating human rights violations in the Philippines
January 29, 2021
KAIROS, the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada, in solidarity with partners, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) and the Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines (EcuVoice), have written a letter to the Minister…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
Trailblazer: Fridays for Future Canada
January 27, 2021
“I show up to strike, because I am steadfast in my belief that we will achieve a just and equitable world.” Aminah Attar, FFFTO In August 2018, in the weeks leading up to a Swedish election, then 15-year-old Greta Thunberg started a school…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Share your story on COVID’s impact on Education for Reconciliation
January 25, 2021
KAIROS needs your help. We would love to hear your answers to the following questions to guide our plans to fully realize Education for Reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) Call to Action 62. If you are able to please respond to the following (as a teacher, parent or student). We would love to hear from you! Please forward this…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
An urgent call for peace and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo
January 20, 2021
In response to growing impunity, unrest, and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and concerns raised by our partner, Héritiers de la Justice and other members of Congolese civil society, KAIROS wrote a letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs urging the Canadian government to reinforce the international community and civil…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
MEDIA RELEASE: Indigenous Elders lead online interactive sessions to foster Reconciliation
January 12, 2021
KAIROS launches winter series of KBE Teaching & Sharing Circles, January 19 (Ottawa, Ontario) – Fostering positive relationships between Indigenous & non-Indigenous peoples through truth, sharing and open dialogue is the aim of a KAIROS online series called KBE Teaching & Sharing Circles, which begins its winter sessions on Tuesday, January 19 at…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Media Releases
Called to a Sacrificial Love
January 6, 2021
2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9 Reflection by Leona Lortie During the Season of Epiphany, we reflect on the appearance of Christ to the world. This time is intertwined with the incarnation, the profound event of…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
A Ceremony of Gratitude
January 5, 2021
Is. 40: 21-31; Psalm 147: 1-11, 20c; I Cor. 9: 16-23; Mark 1: 29-39 Reflection by Sister Mary-Ellen Francoeur After reading the Scripture of this Sunday, what popped up for me was the Ceremony of Tobacco Offering described by Richard…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Gratitude for the Fish and the Birds
January 5, 2021
Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28 By Henriette Thompson “And God said, ‘Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.’ …’And God saw…
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Steadfast Love in a Time of Flux
January 4, 2021
Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; I Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 Reflection by Matthew Diegel Each of our readings speaks of uncertain times, times on the edge of change. Jonah enters the great city of Nineveh and begins to proclaim the…
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