Gender Justice
NEW VIDEO: Women of Courage in Colombia talk about peace
September 5, 2018
In conflict and post-conflict zones, such as Colombia, there is often a tendency to treat victims only as victims—instead of hearing what they have to say about what they expect. Here are voices of women from Colombia and elsewhere, including…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Latin America, Women of Courage
Resilience and collective responsibility in peace building in Palestine
August 20, 2018
In July, my colleague Rachel Warden and I travelled to the West Bank to visit with Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center, one of five KAIROS partner organizations in the Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program. I was…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Middle East, Women of Courage
Letter to the Editor: Investing in peace will reduce need for defence spending
July 18, 2018
Re: “NATO or not, Canadian defence spending should rise,” (The Hill Times, July 11, p.8). As the government considers an increase in defence spending, I hope it will also invest in effective peacebuilding efforts in the world’s most vulnerable regions….
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Video message from our partners about Global Affairs Canada funding
May 30, 2018
Today we celebrate resilience and solidarity! We are delighted to announce that the KAIROS proposal to Global Affairs Canada for Women of Courage: Women Peace and Security, a five country, five year project led by grassroots women, has been fully…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
MEDIA RELEASE: KAIROS’ Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security Program to receive $4.5 million
May 30, 2018
(le français suit) (Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada is thrilled to announce a renewed collaboration with the Government of Canada to deliver Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Philippines, South…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Media Releases, Women of Courage
Women Voicing their Resistance to Extractivism
May 9, 2018
“They wanted to silence me, but I told them that it’s about time that I am singing. And I am singing very out loud in my community.” –Yvonne Sampear, WoMin, South Africa “Nunca nos callaremos. Es por nuestro derecho y…
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KAIROS Partner Delegation Participates in the International Gathering Women Resisting Extractivism in Montreal, April 27-30
April 16, 2018
From April 27 to 30, KAIROS delegates from Canada and the Global South will participate in the International Gathering of Women Resisting Extractivism in Montreal. This gathering will bring together more than 40 land and life defenders from around the…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
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
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
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: Executive Director, Gender Justice, Op Eds & Rabble
Letter to the Editor: Will Canada’s new ombudsperson have the power and funding to make a difference?
January 24, 2018
Published in the Toronto Star on January 24, 2018 Thank you to Jennifer Wells for scrutinizing the recently announced Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise. For years, Kairos and our international partners have called on Canada to hold Canadian companies accountable…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
Letter to the Editor: Canada’s back or Canada first?
January 22, 2018
We could do better on aid, Editorial, Jan. 16 The government’s recently announced Feminist International Assistance Policy could have far-reaching and long-lasting positive impacts for global peace. But — and it’s a big but — the policy’s success will depend…
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Fear’s Gift: The story of a young human rights activist in the Philippines
January 20, 2018
The KAIROS Toronto office finally received this long-anticipated Geez issue. KAIROS’ Connie Sorio shares her harrowing story as a young student and human rights activist in the Philippines, and how fear motivated her to take action. Her article also covers…
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Show Support for Effective Human Rights Ombudsperson Office
January 18, 2018
KAIROS is greatly encouraged by the Honourable Minister of International Trade’s announcement today regarding the creation of a Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Business Enterprise.We are cautiously optimistic because it is still unclear if the Ombudsperson will be completely independent at…
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The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Development Through a Feminist Lens
January 3, 2018
Host Steve Paikin interviews Agnes Wasuk and Awak Deng, who visited Canada from South Sudan for the KAIROS No Más II Tour, KAIROS’ Rachel Warden and Plan Canada’s Saadya Hamdani. They discuss the critical role of grassroots women’s organizations in…
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Politically Speaking: South Sudan and the Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence
December 19, 2017
Join Dave Szollosy for an indepth conversation on gender-based violence with Jim Davis, Africa Partnership Coordinator and a Youth Coordinator with the National Women’s Program of the South Sudan Council of Churches. Watch the interview.
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice
South Sudanese women spread plea for peace
December 18, 2017
Awak Hussein Deng, youth coordinator for the South Sudan Council of Churches, and Agnes Wasuk Petia, coordinator of the Council’s National Women’s Program, on Parliament Hill December 7, 2017. Photo by Deborah Gyapong. OTTAWA – If there’s one message two women leaders…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice
South Sudanese church representatives call on Canada for policy and financial support
December 13, 2017
Photo: Agnes Wasuk Petia (left) and Awak Peng (right) are calling on the Canadian government to increase overseas development assistance. Photo: Joelle Kidd Written by Joelle Kidd. Originally published in the Anglican Journal on December 13, 2017 Two co-ordinators of…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice
Support women peace-builders on International Human Rights Day
December 8, 2017
“The role of women in peace-making in South Sudan is crucial.” These are the words of Agnes Wasuk Petia, reflecting on the conflict in South Sudan that she has lived through for much of her life. Agnes and Awak Deng,…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice, Women of Courage
South Sudan partners tour Canada during No Más II, November 24 – December 10
October 4, 2017
In the September KAIROS Times you were alerted to the No Más II Tour this fall with two South Sudanese women visitors from the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) National Women’s Programme (NWP). The tour will run from November…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice
KAIROS sponsors Guatemalan Hip Hop Artist Rebeca Lane
September 21, 2017
KAIROS is thrilled to sponsor the Mestizo Soul – Identity and Rights Tour with Guatemalan Hip Hop artist Rebeca Lane, organized by Breaking the Silence (BTS) and local committees. Rebeca Eunice Vargas (Rebeca Lane) is an acclaimed Feminist, Sociologist, Activist…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Latin America
South Sudanese women to share their fight against gender-based violence
September 6, 2017
KAIROS is looking forward to hosting two South Sudanese women in Canada in late fall 2017 to share their fight against gender-based violence (GBV) as part of the No Mas II tour. The educational tour between November 24 and December…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice
Women building peace in Colombia: Isabel Polanco and Organización Femenina Popular
March 7, 2017
This year KAIROS is celebrating International Women’s Day (March 8) with the launch of a video on Isabel Caicedo Polanco and the work of KAIROS’ partner, the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP) in Colombia. Isabel Caicedo Polanco is a woman of…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Op Eds & Rabble
KAIROS welcomes the Canadian government’s renewed commitment to women peace builders
February 17, 2017
KAIROS welcomes the Canadian government’s response to the report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE), which reaffirms the critical role of women and women’s rights organizations in peace building. In tabling the government’s response on…
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Concern for KAIROS Partner Acción Ecológica
December 23, 2016
Acción Ecológica is a well respected partner of KAIROS, in Ecuador. On December 23, 2016, KAIROS wrote to the President of Ecuador asking for a halt to a Ministry of the Interior process that would withdraw the legal status of…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice
16 women of courage to inspire us during the #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign
December 10, 2016
A different woman of courage will be highlighted on Facebook every day. Please share with your networks.
Post filed in: Gender Justice
Congolese human rights defenders need our support
December 6, 2016
KAIROS asks you to keep the women and men of Congo in your thoughts and prayers in the midst of that country’s ongoing political crisis. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a political tinderbox ready to explode as President…
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Canadian government must support women’s rights organizations in these troubled times
November 30, 2016
More than words is needed to address gender-based violence around the world. In the wake of the U.S. election, when hope seems very dim for those committed to women’s rights and gender justice, we can be inspired by women’s rights…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Op Eds & Rabble
