Archive for March 2023
MPs pass long-awaited legislation to tackle environmental racism in Canada
March 31, 2023
Advocates celebrate milestone, call on Senate to prioritize Bill C-226 OTTAWA| TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE – Advocates for social justice and equity, environmental protection and public health celebrate passage of Bill C-226, the National Strategy on…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Never a Better Time
March 31, 2023
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and changes the very buildings we worship in. On October 15, 2022, they hosted a workshop called, “Creation Care in our Places of Prayer: Energy…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Regional News, Spirited Reflections
KAIROS at UNCSW67 – Tackling the gender digital divide
March 24, 2023
Women and girls face a digital divide. There has been no framework to address this – until now. On March 18, Member States at the UN 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) agreed to an…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
“Inspiring and humbling.” UN women’s events lead discussion on digital access and security
March 24, 2023
I attended the 67th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) during its first week: March 6-11, along with Lucy Talgieh, the Women’s Project Coordinator at Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center and a KAIROS Women of Courage: Women, Peace…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Technology, cyber space and total isolation – UNCSW67
March 23, 2023
I could not guarantee my arrival to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW67). I do not take the trip and journey to New York with ease. I do not take for granted how many people, organizations and…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
OFP’s International Women’s Day statement denounces violence against women as a Humanitarian Emergency
March 9, 2023
On International Women’s Day, KAIROS partner, Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), released a statement calling attention to and denouncing the increase in violence against women in the region of Magdalena Medio, including the assassination of Sandra Lozano on March 7. The…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Global South
International Women’s Day Greeting from UNCSW67-Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age
March 7, 2023
The theme of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) is “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.” This theme…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage