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New option! Donate by e-Transfer
September 21, 2023
Along with cheque and credit card, it is now possible to donate to KAIROS by e-Transfer. E-TRANSFER PROCESS In the recipient field, enter Isabel Grigueli, KAIROS Finance Coordinator:Finance-Kairos@kairoscanada.orgIn the space provided for a personal message: Add the donor’s name and mailing address for the tax receipt Donations will be dedicated to the…
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The Court Case of the Creatures by Bob Haverluck
November 18, 2022
For a fresh and funny look at the seriously important work of Reconciliation in the Watershed, immerse yourself in The Court Case of the Creatures by Bob Haverluck. This is a court case like you have never seen before, one…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Regional News, Spirited Reflections
Our Call to Care for Creation
September 7, 2022
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, KAIROS Regina will host a one-day hybrid conference called, “Creation Care in our Places…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Regional News, Spirited Reflections
Post-COVID, migrant worker issues remain
May 17, 2022
by Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
Letter of solidarity to partners after the elections in the Philippines
May 16, 2022
KAIROS and the United Church of Canada have written an ecumenical letter to partners in the Philippines expressing solidarity, witness and support in the aftermath of the presidential and vice-presidential elections on May 9. Our partners, including the National Council…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
MEDIA RELEASE: KAIROS’ Empowering Temporary Foreign Workers during COVID-19 project will fund migrant justice program partners to September 30, 2022
May 11, 2022
(Ottawa – unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabek (original) People’s) – The Government of Canada has extended the successful KAIROS-run Empowering Temporary Foreign Workers during COVID-19 (ETFW) project until September 30, 2022. The Government of Canada has provided an additional…
Post filed in: Media Releases, Migrant Justice
Help build political support for corporate accountability bills
May 3, 2022
For too long people who have been harmed by Canadian mining operations overseas have had little to no recourse due to lax corporate accountability and impunity – in the countries where the harms are committed, and in Canada too. Rather…
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Ecological Justice
Voting for change and human rights in the Philippines
May 3, 2022
Filipinos go to the polls on May 9 to elect a new leader and government. This could be a moment for positive change, or a continuation of well documented human rights violations that have escalated under President Durante’s regime. The…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
South Sudan Council of Churches Action Plan for Peace
April 29, 2022
A review to strengthen collective action to peace in South Sudan The South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC), its Board of Trustees, and the Council’s global, regional and national partners have just concluded a three-day review and reflection on the…
Post filed in: Africa
Spirited Reflection: Through a different lens
April 29, 2022
We forget at times, that we are all light beings. Each connected to the other, connected to the Creator and to all who walk, crawl, swim, fly and grow upon Mother Earth. All are connected to you, and we are…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Ecumenical letter urging Canada to protect freedom of worship
April 28, 2022
To protect access for all religions to places of worship in occupied East Jerusalem, and to condemn recent Israeli police attacks on worshippers at Al Aqsa Mosque KAIROS, jointly with member churches and church agencies in Canada who work with…
Post filed in: Middle East
Love, Forgive and Give – Easter message for sharing
April 13, 2022
In 2022, we are personally and collectively navigating tense moments and hostile, unnerving global events. An enduring pandemic that has changed our lives and livelihoods; the rise in racism that continues to affront human dignity, rights and justice; exacerbated mental…
Post filed in: Executive Director
Pope’s long-awaited, historic apology for Catholic Church’s role in Indian Residential Schools important first step
April 4, 2022
The 24-hour Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience or by the information in this report – 1.800.721.0066 / 1.866.925.4419 During the final, public audience with…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Tabled: Two new bills asserting that Human Rights and Accountability are Non-negotiable
March 30, 2022
A people and planet first approach to business is long overdue. This is why KAIROS welcomes the tabling of two corporate accountability bills in the House of Commons today. These two bills seek to address deficiencies in the way Canada…
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Bills introduced to protect people and the planet warrant all-party support
March 29, 2022
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Media Releases
Des projets de loi présentés pour protéger les personnes et la planète méritent l’appui de tous les partis
March 29, 2022
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, En français, Media Releases
Indigenous Women’s March in defense of land and natural resources in Brazil
March 28, 2022
Highlighting MERE Hub Brazil Led by Indigenous women, Indigenous people mobilized in 2021 to counter governmental attempts to further dispossess and displace them of their lands and territories. The Brazilian government is seeking to open large areas to both domestic…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Latin America
KAIROS launches new resources for the health and safety of migrant agricultural workers
March 24, 2022
KAIROS Canada’s Empowering Temporary Foreign Worker (ETFW) Project will be hosting a special event to launch new resources for temporary foreign workers. These resources, developed with community partners in the project across Ontario and the Maritimes, represent a diverse range…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
The urgency to defend water from corporate abuse
March 22, 2022
Canada’s weak corporate accountability laws are threatening communities for protecting the water that sustains them. Water is critical for life. Why, then, are Canadian extractive companies allowed to threaten it and those who defend it? Today is World Water Day…
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Ecological Justice
L’événement ONU virtuel de KAIROS mettra en lumière le rôle clé des femmes dans la paix et le développement durable, 22 mars
March 8, 2022
8 mars 2022 (Journée Internationale de la Femme) Toronto – Traité no 13 avec les Mississaugas du Crédit QUOI L’intersection des conflits, de la crise climatique et de l’injustice économique et du rôle puissant des femmes dans la paix et…
Post filed in: En français, Media Releases
KAIROS virtual UN event to spotlight women’s key role in peace and sustainable development, March 22
March 8, 2022
March 8, 2022 (International Women’s Day) Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit WHAT The intersection of conflict, the climate crisis and economic injustice and women’s powerful role in peace and sustainable development, will be the focus…
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This International Women’s Day register for a Women of Courage workshop at the UNCSW66
March 7, 2022
FRANÇAIS | ESPAÑOL | ENGLISH | Joignez-vous à nous pour un atelier sur les Femmes de Courage lors de la Commission des Nations Unies sur la condition de la femme (CSW66) Joyeuse Journée Internationale de la Femme! Aujourd’hui, nous reconnaissons…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, En Español, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Urge your MP to ensure women peacebuilders are well funded in 2022/23 Budget
March 6, 2022
The Canadian government made an important promise in 2021. That promise, if fulfilled, will help to effectively address urgent challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and conflict that affect us all, nationally and globally. In the 2021 Throne Speech,…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS joins partners in condemning the assassination of human rights defenders Teófilo Acuña Ribón and Jorge Alberto Tafur in Colombia
March 2, 2022
On February 22, Teófilo Acuña Ribón and Jorge Alberto Tafur, two well respected human rights defenders working for land rights in Colombia were killed. Teófilo and Jorge Alberto are two of thirty-three human rights defenders murdered thus far in 2022…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Kaji’ Ajpop Strengthens Indigenous Women’s Rights in Guatemala
March 1, 2022
KAIROS has a long history of working with partners in Guatemala on Indigenous rights, environmental and land defense, and gender justice. In 2021, KAIROS began exploring a new partnership and supporting the work of Kaji’ Ajpop, an association that promotes…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Latin America
Amplifying the call for peace
March 1, 2022
KAIROS joins member churches, global ecumenical movements, partners and people from around the world including from within Russia in calling for an immediate end to all acts of war and military aggression in Ukraine. Canada and the international community must…
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