Gender Justice
Climate crisis requires industrial mobilization on scale not seen since Second World War
September 23, 2019
The climate crisis requires industrial mobilization on a scale not seen since the Second World War. While Canadian governments have moved at snail-like speed to fully address the emergency, in just a few weeks last spring, thousands of Canadians gathered…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Op Eds & Rabble
OFP inaugurates a House Museum for Collective Memory and Human Rights in Barrancabermeja
August 8, 2019
On Thursday, July 25th in Barrancabermeja, Colombia, the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP) inaugurated the Casa Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres de la región del Magdalena Medio, or the House Museum of Memory and Human…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Latin America
Canadian Subcommittee on Human Rights releases report on women human rights defenders
July 16, 2019
KAIROS welcomes the release of “Raising Her Voice: Confronting the Unique Challenges Facing Women Human Rights Defenders,” the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development’s report on women human…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
Government of Canada turns back on communities harmed by Canadian mining overseas, loses trust of Canadian civil society
July 11, 2019
KAIROS supports the resignation of all fourteen civil society and labour union representatives of the government’s Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Body on Responsible Business Conduct Abroad (Advisory Body). KAIROS is a member of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA). ———————————————————————- Ottawa, July 11,…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Media Releases
Exchanges and Collaboration: KAIROS in Ecuador
July 3, 2019
“Un pueblo no existe sin territorio.” Indigenous people cannot exist without their territory. Fany, a Shuar woman from Ecuador, made this declaration during the talking circle of the pilot of the first version of the Ecuadorian blanket exercise held this…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Latin America
JOB OPPORTUNITIES: Global Partnerships Coordinator (Toronto) starting August 1
July 2, 2019
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice, Middle East, Uncategorized, Women of Courage
America is a mass grave
June 25, 2019
An ensemble of living and non-living beings is calling an alarm: América es una fosa común. America is a mass grave. According to the Government of Mexico, at least 200,000 people have been murdered and 40,000 people have been disappeared since 2006…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Migrant Justice
KAIROS urges Canada to deliver on funding for grassroots women peace builders
May 16, 2019
KAIROS urges the Government of Canada to use the upcoming Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver as an opportunity to make a very important announcement: increased funding to grassroots women peace builders. The global conference on women’s equality, well-being and rights…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
Corporate accountability is also a feminist issue
May 9, 2019
To address corporate misconduct, the federal government needs to truly commit to independence and power in an ombudsperson because the safety and well-being of Indigenous women are at stake. There is an indisputable difference between claiming to be a feminist…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice
Hundreds take to the streets to call for justice for communities abused by Canadian mining
May 8, 2019
Toronto – National human rights, faith and labour organizations along with concerned Torontonians rallied in Toronto to call for a Ombudsperson with the power to investigate corporate abuses abroad. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) was created last month,…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice
An Independent and Empowered CORE is at the core of corporate accountability and gender justice
April 10, 2019
On Monday, April 8, the federal government appointed the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Business Enterprise (CORE), but failed to create an independent office with real powers to investigate abuses and redress harms caused by Canadian companies operating abroad, essentially breaking…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice
Canadian Government reneges on promise to create Independent Corporate Human Rights Watchdog
April 8, 2019
KAIROS joins members of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) in expressing profound disappointment at the failure of the Government of Canada to fulfill its promise of an independent Ombudsperson with the power to investigate. The Government of Canada…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice
Time is running out for an Independent Ombudsperson with power to Investigate…
April 4, 2019
… Join thousands in calling on the Government to keep its Promise KAIROS Executive Director, Jennifer Henry, has joined key leaders from diverse sectors in Canada’s labour, human rights, and development communities, in writing a public letter to the Minister…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice
Budget 2019: KAIROS analysis
March 28, 2019
While Budget 2019 contains encouraging investments in Indigenous communities and the transition to a clean energy economy, it falls short in many other areas. What follows is an assessment of what Budget 2019 means for issues related to the KAIROS…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Indigenous Rights, Women of Courage
Reflections on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63)
March 25, 2019
I have just returned from an intense week at the United Nations Commission on Status of Women (CSW63) forum with Agnes Petia, Coordinator of the South Sudan Council of Churches National Women’s Programme (SSCC-NWP). The CSW’s priority theme this year…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
Highlights from International Women’s Day celebrations
March 15, 2019
8 Messages from 8 Women for March 8th On International Women’s Day, March 8, KAIROS kick-started the campaign 8 Women, 8 Messages, highlighting the voices of a few of the many courageous, creative and tenacious women we work with in…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
Reporting from UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW63)
March 14, 2019
The Holistic Care for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict: A Session hosted by Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege Jane Thirikwa, KAIROS partnership coordinator and Agnes Petia from National Women’s Program of the South Sudan Council of Churches continue…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
KAIROS attends Canadian reception at the UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW63)
March 13, 2019
Agnes Petia, the Coordinator of the South Sudan Council of Churches National Women’s Programme (SSCC-NWP) and Jane Thirikwa, Global Partnerships Coordinator, attended a reception hosted by Marc-André Blanchard, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, for Canadian…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
Balance for Better = Equilibrium for all
March 6, 2019
This International Women’s Day we will march under the banner, Balance for Better. At first, I wasn’t sure what to make of this slogan, given the current environment. What does balance mean in a context of growing extremism, patriarchy and…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
NEW VIDEO: The OFP releases video on the alarming situation of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia (2:30 min)
January 24, 2019
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Latin America, Video Playlists & Photo Albums, Women of Courage
Feminist Foreign Aid: Women peace builders are worth the investment
January 16, 2019
Peace-building sounds lofty and is often seen as the responsibility of world leaders and armed actors, but quite often it is manifested in the tireless work of women and male allies in communities caught in a conflict’s cross-fire. Héritiers de…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice, Women of Courage
Les femmes qui construisent la paix valent l’investissement
December 20, 2018
La consolidation de la paix a l’air noble et est souvent perçue comme relevant de la responsabilité des dirigeants mondiaux et des acteurs armés. Elle se manifeste aussi assez souvent dans le travail inlassable des femmes et de leurs alliés…
Post filed in: Africa, En français, Gender Justice, Op Eds & Rabble, Women of Courage
NEW VIDEO: KAIROS Women of Courage at the heart of peacebuilding (1:30 min)
December 10, 2018
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
Women of Courage: Perspectives from Inaugural Global Partners Gathering
November 30, 2018
KAIROS is truly honoured to have hosted ten partners at the inaugural Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security global partners gathering in Toronto and Ottawa, November 19 – 27. The gathering highlighted the critical role that women’s grassroots organizations…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
Spirited Reflection: Women of Courage – making visible the women who work for peace
November 21, 2018
I am not a theologian, but when I hear the passage from Luke 19 and Jesus’s words as he enters the city of Jerusalem: “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace….
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Spirited Reflections, Women of Courage
#HearMeToo: women-led grassroots organizations are best chance to end violence
November 19, 2018
Research by UN Women also tells us that only five per cent of international funds are allocated to programs targeting gender equality and women’s empowerment in fragile states. Canada can change this chronic underfunding by investing in the best chance for sustained peace…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
KAIROS Women of Courage global partners visit Toronto and Ottawa, November 19-27
November 12, 2018
KAIROS Canada will host an inaugural Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security partners gathering from November 19 – 27, 2018 in Toronto and Ottawa, bringing together for the first time our five international partners: Héritiers de la Justice –…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
KAIROS partner, South Sudan Council of Churches responds to latest peace plan in South Sudan
October 22, 2018
As a Church, we believe that peace is not something on paper. Peace is a practical reality on the ground.” This time the peace agreement must not be allowed to fail. This time they will hammer their swords into plowshares…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice, Women of Courage
