Join KAIROS’ MERE Hub on Monday, April 12th at 8:00pm EDT (8:00am Tuesday, April 13 in the Philippines) for the third installment of its virtual film club on the gendered impacts of resource extraction. This third session will be hosted...
Join KAIROS and ecumenical partners on Earth Sunday for a contemplative gathering with music, prayer and meditation hosted by Anna-Bigland Pritchard and Sabrina Di Matteo. Nourish mind, body and soul for Earth Week and learn about a new contemplation resource...
Join us to discuss: Services for Temporary Foreign Workers, in particular migrant farm workers Increasing awareness amongst Temporary Foreign Workers of health and safety precautions related to COVID-19 Services and benefits available during the pandemic Identify gaps in support and...
In this session, Shannen's Dream and Jordan's Principle, Tracey Whiteye will discuss the rights of Indigenous children to receive a proper education and equitable access to all government funded public services. "School is a time for dreams and every kid deserves this" were the words of Shannen Koostachin who emphasized the need to ensure that all First Nations children have the same educational opportunities as other children. This session will share the stories of Shannen and Jordan and how their lives helped to foster positive change for Indigenous children and youth.
Details on the poster. An opportunity to explore this amazing book and its teachings in greater depth with members of our network across Canada. Registration is limited to 50 on a first come, first served basis. Register with an email...
An Online Story-telling Series The MCEC Truth and Reconciliation Working Group presents a year-long online story-telling series centred on covenants made, broken and renewed. This series will include Indigenous and Mennonite Settler voices, shining light on the history of broken...
Join KAIROS and ecumenical partners on Earth Day to celebrate the 1st anniversary of For the Love of Creation and discern our gifts for climate action in community. Rejoignez-nous lors de la Journée de la Terre pour célébrer le premier...
KAIROS Prairies North is hosting a Virtual Information Potluck - and everyone is invited. . 6:00 PM SK/AB/NWT Time Register to receive the Zoom link. . Come hear more about justice initiatives in the region, especially if you are considering...
In this session, The Importance of Growing Gardens, Mary-Anne Kechego will talk about the importance of growing gardens as a way to remind us that all the plants that we grow can help to "sustain us in life". The presentation will explain the relationship between sowing seeds and the cycles of the moon and will help us all to "touch the earth, plant a seed, sing nurturing songs to it... and give healing to our spirit".
Join us to chat about: Protection and Prevention: Staying Healthy in times of COVID-19 Vaccines and Migrant Workers: Talking about Accessibility, Concerns, Myths and Facts. As COVID-19 vaccination continues to be strongly recommended to stop this pandemic, how can we...
More and more migrant farm workers are arriving every day and they need our support this year more than ever. We are all feeling the stress of year 2 of the pandemic and migrant workers - without family support, in...
More and more migrant farm workers are arriving every day and they need our support this year more than ever. We are all feeling the stress of year 2 of the pandemic and migrant workers - without family support, in...
We know this planet is awesome...but just how awesome? Join Green Exodus on a journey into awe as we experience together the history of the Earth through the award-winning Deep Time Walk app. Listen to the free app on your...
Seeking Justice Together is a virtual conference hosted by Citizens for Public Justice from May 17 to 20 exploring how we are called to seek justice together through intersectional, interpersonal, and interconnected approaches. Through a variety of keynotes and workshops, participants will explore...
More and more migrant farm workers are arriving every day and they need our support this year more than ever. We are all feeling the stress of year 2 of the pandemic and migrant workers - without family support, in...
Please visit our event registration page to register. A Zoom link will be provided in the confirmation email after registration. In this webinar we will discuss Open Work Permits for Vulnerable Workers; who is eligible? What documentation is needed to...
Presented by Tracey Whiteye and Tina Stevens The Medicine Wheel teaching is a wholistic Indigenous worldview that is fundamental to the values and principles of the Anishinaabe ways of seeing, feeling, knowing and doing. It consists of the 4 directions,...
Join KAIROS’ MERE Hub on Thursday, May 20th at 7:00pm EDT for the fourth installment of its virtual film club on the gendered impacts of resource extraction. This penultimate session will be hosted by Tasheena Sarazin, an Algonquin artist with...
To learn more about how local communities, especially women environmental rights defenders, are resisting the impacts of the mining industry in Brazil, please join us on Monday, May 31, at 5:00PM (EDT) for the public launch of MERE Hub Brazil,...
Rights and Responsibilities of workers and employers in the context of COVID 19 Tuesday June 1st, 2021 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST A Zoom link will be provided in the confirmation email after registration. Please visit our event registration page...
Presented by Tracey Whiteye In this session, Tracey Whiteye shares her story as an Indigenous woman and second-generation residential school Survivor who fought to regain her culture and language through the healing of Indigenous ways of knowing. This session interweaves the history...
KAIROS Toronto West is sponsoring an Etobicoke Climate Action session on zoom--all invited! Climate Action Etobicoke and KAIROS Toronto West present … BE THE CHANGE – You are invited to: Share your concerns about climate change Learn about the City’s #TransformTO climate...
A Zoom link will be provided in the confirmation email after registration. Please visit our event registration page to register. . Winner of the Best Film About Women prize at the Toronto International Women Film Festival, directed, and produced by...
Presented by Gloria Thomson In Métis Teachings, Gloria Thomson presents the evolvement of the Métis as a distinct People and shares the impact of that history as it has affected her and her family. Registration Closed KAIROS Blanket Exercise
Presented by Mary-Anne Kechego As part of National Indigenous Day 2021, Mary-Anne Kechego talks about the Two-Row Wampum Belt & Dish with One Spoon treaty covering southern Ontario to illustrate what treaties mean to Indigenous Nations because “it is important to...
What is next? How do we keep the network and momentum? Tuesday June 29, 2021, 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST A Zoom link will be provided in the confirmation email after registration. Please visit our event registration page to register....
Presented by Tina Stevens In Social Injustice in the Court System, Tina Stevens explores how settler colonialism began the long-standing legacy of racism and discrimination toward Indigenous peoples, discusses the connections between the imposition of European culture and how Indigenous...
On the 12th anniversary of the assassination of Salvadoran water defender Marcelo Rivera, join activists from Canada, the United States, and El Salvador in a webinar discussion on lessons from North American activists and organizations’ decade-long solidarity relationship with Salvadoran...
Presented by Mary-Anne Kechego In this session, Mary-Anne talks about the importance of growing gardens as a way to remind us that all the plants that we grow can help to “sustain us in life”. Specifically, she explores the relationship between...
The KAIROS Prairies North Decolonization Group and the Treaty Land Sharing Network welcome you to this exciting land-based event: Decolonizing Ourselves: Land and the Spirit of Treaty on Saturday, August 7th at Fort Carlton, SK in Treaty 6 Territory. We...