Ecological Justice

Finding hope in a tough year for climate action

December 20, 2024

“Betrayal,” “outrageously inadequate,” “embarrassing,” “shameful,” “deeply disappointing” – these are all words used to describe this year’s UN Climate Conference – COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.   COP29 was slated to be the finance COP, where we expected to see progress…

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This Christmas, we invite you to be part of the change we all long for – a world of hope, justice, and dignity.

December 10, 2024

Hope, again, is not naive optimism or despairing pessimism: it is an active, nonviolent and shared struggle for justice and peace. -Zoughbi Zoughbi, Director at KAIROS partner organization Wi’am: The Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center.  At KAIROS, we are Indigenous Peoples,…

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Community Dialogue on Sustainable Futures in Unama’ki-Cape Breton

December 3, 2024

On November 5, KAIROS and the Climate Change Task Force – Unama’ki/Cape Breton (CCTF) co-hosted a community dialogue on sustainable futures and just transition in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The dialogue was convened as part of KAIROS’ Strengthening Voices for a…

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KAIROS urges Canada to halt free trade negotiations with Ecuador

November 27, 2024

On November 25, KAIROS sent a letter to the Prime Minister urging Canada to halt the proposed free trade agreement with Ecuador, which is currently being fast-tracked. The expectation is that negotiations will wrap up at the end of 2024.  …

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Now available! Powerful new short video on loss and damage released in time for COP29

November 7, 2024

We are pleased to announce the release of a powerful new video titled Coming Together for Climate Justice on Loss and Damage. This short video dives into the urgent and pressing issue of Loss and Damage funding for vulnerable communities…

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Media Advisory – Loss and damage event

November 7, 2024

 Loss and damage event to urge greater Canadian ambition at COP29, Nov 18 Webinar will feature short film premier screening and advocates at COP29   What   See, Act, Learn about Climate Justice, a 60-minute webinar will feature the premier screening of…

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Join your community for Candles for COP

November 5, 2024

For the Love of Creation invites groups across Canada to host Candles for COP – candlelight vigils in their communities from November 15 to 17, marking the first weekend of the COP29 climate conference, held November 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan….

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Why We Say No: Ecuadorian Indigenous women and rights defenders bring message of concern to Canada amid high-stakes trade negotiations

September 26, 2024

Toronto, September 26, 2024– Four women leaders on the front lines of increasingly dangerous efforts to protect rights and the environment in Ecuador will visit Canada next week to speak out against intensifying trade talks aimed at expanding Canadian resource…

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Proudly supporting Indigenous women leaders and human rights defender delegation from Ecuador

September 23, 2024

“This is why we say No!” is the call to action that is mobilizing four courageous Indigenous women leaders and human rights defenders from Ecuador to come to Canada, September 28-October 6. They take this journey to share their concerns…

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The UN Forum on Sustainable Development Goals – “A high sense of urgency is the strongest motivation we have.”

August 1, 2024

“Unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world that might have been.”António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General From July 10-16, I had the opportunity to participate in the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on…

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Environmental Racism legislation passes into law!

June 28, 2024

At long last, legislation to address environmental racism has been passed into law!  Bill C-226 passed third reading in the Senate on June 13 and received Royal Assent on June 20.  The bill is an Act respecting the development of…

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Strengthening Voices for a Just Transition – Saskatoon Community Dialogue

June 4, 2024

On May 25, KAIROS hosted the first of four community dialogues on just transition at the Wanuskewin Centre in Treaty 6 Territory and the homeland of the Métis. The dialogue was convened as part of KAIROS’ Strengthening Voices for a Just…

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KAIROS reviews Budget 2024

April 23, 2024

While the federal government offered some good news in Budget 2024, which it announced on April 16, it also presented disappointments for KAIROS’ program areas.   We are told that Budget 2024 is an attempted balancing act of spending increases…

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Call for Applications – Join KAIROS’ Strengthening Voices for a Just Transition Project

April 3, 2024

Are you concerned about climate change and a just transition?  As the world transitions from its dependence on fossil fuels, so much work needs to be done to ensure our communities are supported and policymakers held accountable.     As we…

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BC-Yukon KAIROS launches Table Talk Toolkit

April 2, 2024

Human conversation is the most ancient and easiest way to cultivate the conditions for change—personal change, community and organizational change, planetary change. If we can sit together and talk about what’s important to us, we begin to come alive. Margaret…

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Strengthening Voices for a Just Transition – a project uniting generations for equitable and sustainable futures

March 5, 2024

We are pleased to announce that KAIROS has received a grant from the Catherine Donnelly Foundation to support its Strengthening Voices for a Just Transition project in 2024.   This project aims to nurture a cohort of changemakers to help…

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KAIROS’ Calls to Action 2024

January 31, 2024

We regard this time with increasing alarm. Canada and the world are grappling with the pandemic’s aftermath, horrific wars, the erosion of democracy and rise in global temperatures and its catastrophic impacts. Our global partners continue to report increases in…

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Hope and Light for COP28 and Beyond

November 18, 2023

As Climate Action Week wraps up, we turn our eyes to COP28 (UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties). From November 30-December 12, world leaders, civil society, Indigenous peoples, youth leaders and others will gather at the COP28 conference in Dubai to…

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No climate justice without peace, no peace without climate justice

November 17, 2023

In the last couple of years, there has been a growing recognition of the intersecting impacts of climate change, gender, conflict and economic injustice. This climate-conflict-gender nexus is a necessary lens through which peacebuilding efforts must now be considered. In…

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Amplifying voices for climate justice from the Asia-Pacific region

November 16, 2023

On Tuesday, KAIROS co-hosted the webinar Churches’ Advocacy on Loss and Damage. In case you missed it, you can view the recording.  Frances Namoumou, Ecumenical Animator for Ecological Stewardship and Climate Justice for the Pacific Conference of Churches (based in…

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Civil Society Rallies for Climate Justice at Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week

November 15, 2023

The Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW 2023) was held in Panama City from October 23 to 27 and took place amid major demonstrations by local organizations and social movements calling for the repeal of the mining contract enacted…

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Equity and Justice for Climate-Related Loss and Damage

November 14, 2023

KAIROS is pleased to launch its report Addressing Ecological Debt – Equity and Justice for Climate-Related Loss and Damage, which centers on the analyses and experience of partners in the Global South. Additional background on the global loss and damage…

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Centering Voices from the Global South

November 13, 2023

This week’s theme, Decolonizing Climate Action: Centering Voices from the Global South recognizes that that the voices of those most impacted by climate change are often ignored or face barriers to participate in climate decision-making. KAIROS and its partners recognize…

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The African People’s Climate and Development Declaration 2023

September 16, 2023

World leaders gathered in Nairobi, Kenya from September 4 to 8 for the Africa Climate Summit to discuss regional interests ahead of COP28.    Civil society raised concerns that Western and corporate interests hijacked the Summit in their push for false…

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Reflections on Interfaith Climate Action from the Parliament of the World’s Religions

September 15, 2023

My time at the Parliament of the World’s Religions was an extremely enlightening experience from beginning to end. It is not every day that you get to attend a convention of thousands of people of different identities – all hailing…

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Climate Justice = Migrant Justice

September 14, 2023

Migrant rights are key to climate justice.  We know that the people who have contributed the least to the climate crisis are the most impacted by it. As the impacts of the climate crisis escalate, those who contributed the least…

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