Archive for March 2025
Leaving no one behind: Commission on the Status of Women, SDG5, and the future of feminist advocacy
March 31, 2025
“Progress is possible, but it has been far too slow, uneven, and fragile.” UN Women, UN entity for Gender equality and for Women empowerment. From March 10 to 16, I was a Canadian delegate at the 69th United Nations Commission…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Global South, Human Rights
Beyond debt: the deeper meaning of Jubilee
March 28, 2025
At first glance, the Jubilee Debt Cancellation campaign evokes a sense of compassion. Many of the world’s lowest-income countries have debts they cannot possibly pay. The interest rates are so high that money, which should be going to basic goods…
Post filed in: Jubilee 2025, Spirited Reflections
From the pews to policy change: St. Joe’s Jubilee signature success!
March 27, 2025
In the Gospel reading of the last weekend in January, the lectionary recounted Jesus’ first words ever spoken in public. (So, the message must have been of utmost importance!) If we were to ask ourselves, “Who is this Jesus?” The…
Post filed in: Jubilee 2025, Spirited Reflections
Exciting opportunity! KAIROS is recruiting its next Executive Director
March 25, 2025
We are glad to share that KAIROS is now recruiting for the role of Executive Director, seeking an individual who is passionate about human rights and ecological justice, who can work collaboratively across a diverse constituency, and who brings strategic…
Post filed in: Job Opportunities
A step towards justice: KAIROS and partners welcome ICC arrest of former Philippine President Duterte
March 21, 2025
KAIROS welcomes the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in connection with the thousands of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines during the “War on Drugs,” constituting crimes against humanity. We stand in solidarity…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Philippines
Elbows linked!
March 19, 2025
Here in Canada where I live, the rallying cry of “Elbows up!”, drawn from hockey, is pulling together people across the country in spirit of solidarity and resistance to American aggression. Imagine if our shared rallying cry, for people concerned…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Jubilee 2025 Official Launch
March 5, 2025
Canadian Jubilee 2025 – Turn Debt into Hope officially launched on February 19 with a webinar demonstrating the breadth of this work and its supporters. At the launch webinar, Canadians joined the global campaign, a movement for economic and ecological…
Post filed in: Jubilee 2025
Ecumenical Statement of solidarity with Palestinian and Israeli partners
March 5, 2025
KAIROS, church leaders and heads of church agencies have signed an ecumenical statement in solidarity with Palestinian and Israeli partners, calling on the international community to hold Israel and Hamas accountable for their violations of international law. Appalled by the…
Post filed in: Palestine Israel Conflict
In solidarity with women migrant workers this International Women’s Day
March 5, 2025
Bénédicte arrived in Canada with the same hopes carried by countless migrant women. She sought opportunity, financial security, and a better future for her children. Like many others, she entered through Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program. This program ties migrant…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Human Rights
Happy International Women’s Day
March 4, 2025
This is what women’s empowerment looks like Empowerment means standing together, lifting each other up, and ensuring equal opportunities for all… Whoever needs to hear this today, we see you, we hear you, and we believe you. Because what you…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
From grief to action: “Listening to the Land” workshop series in Ottawa (Kichi Sībī watershed) opens for registration
March 3, 2025
KAIROS is pleased to announce a new project for 2025 titled Listening to the Land. This project will take place from March 22 to July 5 in Ottawa (unceded Algonquin territory). Listening to the Land is an interactive workshop series…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
