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April 22 is Earth Day: Updated Worship Resource
April 5, 2018
The Earth does not belong to us; we belong to the Earth. Humankind did not weave the web of life, we are merely a strand in it. Whatever humankind does to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
KAIROS delegates call for a guaranteed pathway to permanent residency for migrant caregivers
April 5, 2018
KAIROS organized a delegation of migrant caregivers and advocates in Ottawa on March 23 to meet with Members of Parliament, including Jenny Kwan, MP and Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, and to participate in a consultation…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
KAIROS Canada Submission to the Arctic Policy Framework Consultation Process
March 29, 2018
KAIROS Canada made its formal submission to the Arctic Policy Framework Consultation Process on February 28, 2018. This submission comes a year after KAIROS participated in the NGO Roundtable on the Framework, on February 7, 2017. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Easter video: Come and witness first light
March 27, 2018
Dear Friends, I invite you to take a moment to watch the KAIROS Easter video. Share it with your family and friends, post it on Facebook and tweet it. Share it on your congregation or community e-lists. Show it in…
Post filed in: Executive Director, Spirited Reflections
MEDIA ADVISORY: Thunder Bay Indigenous and newcomer communities gather for reconciliation, March 22
March 20, 2018
Thunder Bay hosts final KAIROS Indigenous and Newcomer Friendships event (Thunder Bay, ON) – KAIROS Canada, in partnership with local organizations, presents Indigenous and Newcomer Friendships for a Just and Inclusive Community in Thunder Bay on March 22 at Dennis…
Post filed in: Media Releases
Spirited Reflection: Kenosis and Watersheds
March 19, 2018
Photo: Gordon Finney Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself… Philippians 2.5-7a,…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
NEW VIDEO! Women Building Peace in South Sudan: Agnes Wasuk Petia and Awak Deng
March 15, 2018
This International Women’s Day, we honoured and celebrated two women of courage: Agnes Wasuk Petia and Awak Deng from the National Women’s Programme of the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC), a KAIROS partner. The following 5 minute video, Women…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Reflecting on the KAIROS Blanket Exercise
March 14, 2018
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) is a tool developed in 1997 by KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives in which participants learn about European colonization of Turtle Island (North America), the accompanying dispossession of Indigenous peoples (reflected by the steady removal…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Spirited Reflection: Renewing our relationship with the watershed
March 13, 2018
Wherever we live, we are part of a watershed. Watersheds are interdependent ecosystems nested within larger ecosystems, which are also watersheds. Tiny creeks and tributaries are nested within the watersheds around Hamilton, which are nested in the larger Great Lakes/St….
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Spirited Reflections
March 22 is World Water Day
March 12, 2018
If people feel a relational connection to the watershed in which they live, it is easier for them to act in an embodied way upon their responsibilities. – Denise Nadeau Wherever we live in creation we are part of a…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
KAIROS Women of Courage Program: Being a Feminist every day of the year
March 7, 2018
On International Women’s Day everyone is encouraged to be a feminist. It’s one day of the year where we have the rare opportunity to highlight the women’s movement and the significant achievements of courageous women, as well as current struggles…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Letter to the editor: Trade is important, but not at any price
March 7, 2018
Re: What’s at stake in Canada’s lost Philippines helicopter deal? (The Hill Times, Feb.28, p. 16). Op-ed writer Omar Allam argues that Canada’s credibility and reputation are at risk depending on the outcome of the government’s review of the $300-million…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
Steps but, not strides, forward: Federal Budget 2018
March 5, 2018
With its strong focus on gender equality and gender analysis, Federal Budget 2018 takes some significant steps forward in a number of KAIROS priority areas while failing to advance other critical concerns. Building on last year’s contributions, Budget 2018 invests…
Post filed in: Uncategorized
Spirited Reflection: Gun violence – where will we stand as a community of faith?
March 5, 2018
Yet another violent massacre has happened in a school, this time in Florida. Every week, every month, every year this happens, and on a gut level, it feels like it is happening on a more regular basis. Over the past few…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
World Day of Prayer 2018 focuses on climate change
March 2, 2018
Photo by Tali Folkins: Beth Lorimer, Ecological Justice Program Coordinator for KAIROS Canada, delivers a reflection at a service for World Day of Prayer 2018 at St. Andrew’s United Church, Toronto, Friday, March 2. Our exploitative attitude toward creation has…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Indigenous and Newcomer Friendships – for a just and inclusive community
February 28, 2018
KAIROS and its partners invite Indigenous peoples and newcomers in Canada to join in a series of reconciliation events running until March 2018 entitled, Indigenous and Newcomer Friendships for a just and inclusive community. KAIROS believes Canada’s future can be…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
Spirited Reflection: In an age of diversity, how do we deal with differences?
February 23, 2018
“Earlier this year, National Geographic put a call out to photographers from around the world to capture images that would close ‘a widening empathy gap between us and those who have life experiences that differ dramatically from our own’. The…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Trailblazer: Sheila Watt-Cloutier
February 23, 2018
Looking back, Sheila Watt-Cloutier sees connections between her personal struggles as an Inuk girl and her public leadership decades later, addressing the environmental crises that afflicted her people. At the age of ten, when she was sent for schooling away…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Indigenous and Newcomer Friendships: Saskatoon stories of reconciliation
February 23, 2018
On February 1 and 2, KAIROS’ Alfredo Barahona travelled to Saskatoon to attend the second Indigenous and Newcomer Friendships for a just and inclusive community event. The first was in Fredericton in October 2017, with more to come in Thunder…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
KAIROS’ Ecological Justice Coordinator to deliver climate reflection at World Day of Prayer 2018, March 2 in Toronto
February 22, 2018
(Toronto, ON) – A reflection on the impacts of climate change and actions to preserve Creation for the next generation will be delivered by Beth Lorimer, KAIROS Canada’s Ecological Justice Program Coordinator during the World Day of Prayer 2018 at…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Media Releases
Letter to the Editor: Colten Boushie/Gerald Stanley trial proves our justice system isn’t working
February 17, 2018
Originally published on February 17, 2018 in the Saturday Star. “The acquittal of Gerald Stanley in the shooting death of Colten Boushie is a stark reminder of how much work still needs to be done to address systemic and systematic…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Spirited Reflection: Coming down from the mountain
February 14, 2018
Have you ever been to a conference, retreat or gathering of like-minded souls, and wanted it to go on and on? A place where you felt understood, where you were with “your people”? A moment when you hear a speaker, a greater leader, that inspires and challenges…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Human rights ombudsperson will bring long-awaited accountability to Canadian mining
February 14, 2018
The government has an opportunity to entrust the ombudsperson with the responsibility to ensure that the rights of women and girls are respected, that resource extraction does not result in increased gender-based violence, and that the unique perspective and concerns…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Op Eds
Spirited Reflection: Good News – Black History
February 14, 2018
Peter Haresnape has written a Bible Study Resource for Black History Month 2018 for those who, like him, are seeking to be allies to people of African descent. It is part of the materials created by the United Church of…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Recent verdict affirms the urgent need to fight racism through education
February 13, 2018
The acquittal of Gerald Stanley, who was found not guilty of second degree murder by an all white jury in the shooting death of Colten Boushie, a 22-year-old man from the Red Pheasant First Nation in Saskatchewan, is a stark…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
UNDRIP bill passes second reading! Please thank your MP or urge future support
February 8, 2018
Bill C-262 passed second reading with flying colours on February 7 thanks to the efforts of Canadians who encouraged their Members of Parliament to support it. The bill will ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
