Archive for July 2022

The call to anti-racism is a call to transformation

July 27, 2022

Acknowledging Indigenous territory I write to you from Treaty One Territory: the land of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation. I acknowledge that from time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have lived as stewards…

Post filed in: Spirited Reflections

KAIROS joins ICHRP in calling on Canada to accompany Maria Ressa and other human rights defenders in the Philippines

July 26, 2022

Maria Ressa, a Nobel Prize laureate and journalist, faces ongoing criminalization by the Philippines government after losing her appeal against the false conviction of cyber-libel. KAIROS joins the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP-Canada) and numerous national…

Post filed in: Asia-Pacific

Congratulations to the OFP, KAIROS partner in Colombia, on their 50th Anniversary

July 21, 2022

Today, July 21 2022, the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), a KAIROS Women, Peace and Security partner in Colombia, celebrates its 50th anniversary – 50 years of working with communities and grassroots women in the Magdelana Medio region to build just, sustainable…

Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America