Gender Justice/Women of Courage
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
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/Women of Courage, Op Eds
Women’s role building peace and ending gender-based violence the focus of Colombian organization’s Canadian tour
November 23, 2016
Organización Femenina Popular, a Colombian grassroots women’s rights organization and KAIROS partner, visits Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa, November 23 – December 4 (Toronto, ON) – Women’s critical role in peace building in Colombia and bearing international witness to…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
Celebrating women defenders of nature in Ecuador
November 16, 2016
From October 14 to 23, Rachel Warden, Latin America Partnerships and Gender Justice coordinator, traveled to Ecuador to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Accion Ecologica, KAIROS’ long time partner, and to participate in the Latin America Network of Women Defenders’ fourth…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Women’s critical role in peace building remains strong and visible in Colombia
November 16, 2016
The day after my arrival in Colombia I was travelling on the Magdalena Medio river in a small ferry with Gloria Amparo, coordinator of the Popular Feminist Organization (OFP), to visit women’s centres (casas de Mujeres) in Puerte Wilches and…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
NO MORE! END violence against women now! NO MAS!
November 14, 2016
Partner Tour to highlight violence against women in Colombia and Canada The United Nations has declared the period between November 25, the International Day to End Violence against Women and December 10, International Human Rights day, as 16 Days of…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Événement public à Montréal sur les résistances des femmes face à la violence et à l’extractivisme, 29 novembre
November 11, 2016
(Ottawa, ON) – Les résistances des femmes vivant sur des territoires violentés par des mégaprojets extractifs et la violence à laquelle elles font face seront les thèmes du panel « Territoires violentés. Femmes en luttes » le 29 novembre à Montréal…
Post filed in: En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
Ottawa event on missing murdered Indigenous women and girls features Colombian peace builder, December 1
November 11, 2016
(Ottawa, ON) – The root causes of violence against women in Canada and Colombia, and how to stop it, will be the focus of No Mas! End Violence Against Women Now – a panel discussion sponsored by KAIROS Canada on…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
Toronto event on missing murdered Indigenous women and girls features Colombian peace builder, November 25
November 10, 2016
(Toronto, ON) – The root causes of violence against women in Canada and Colombia, and how to stop it, will be the focus of No Mas! End Violence Against Women Now – a panel discussion in Toronto sponsored by KAIROS…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
Partners Tour to highlight violence against women in Colombia and in Canada
October 19, 2016
Gloria Amparo Suarez of the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), a Colombian women’s rights organization and KAIROS partner, will visit Canada from Nov 23 to Dec 4. The KAIROS sponsored educational tour is timed to include the 16 Days of Activism…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
KAIROS online info-hub to aid inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
October 4, 2016
On October 4 – a day when Indigenous and non-Indigenous people gather to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) – KAIROS Canada launched the MMIWG Information Hub on kairoscanada.org, offering resources and updates related to the national…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
International solidarity with women in defense of land and the environment in latin america
September 29, 2016
Angélica Choc with photo of Adolfo Ich; Photo: mimundo.org KAIROS joins over eighty organizations from Canada, the US, Europe and Guatemala, in signing the following statement expressing international solidarity with women defenders in Latin America, and all people who are…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
MEDIA RELEASE: KAIROS online info-hub to aid inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women
September 21, 2016
(Toronto, ON) – On a day when Indigenous and non-Indigenous people gather to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG), KAIROS Canada launches the MMIWG Information Hub on kairoscanada.org, offering resources and updates related to the national inquiry…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Media Releases
The spirit of Berta Cáceres: The power and playful defiance of Indigenous women at the World Social Forum
August 18, 2016
“Berta Caceres had three qualities that made her such a powerful advocate and activist for her people and for the environment. She was Indigenous, a woman and a feminist.” Honduran journalist, Felix Molina was speaking at a vigil for his…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Op Eds
Gendered Impacts of Extractivism and Alternatives: A Convergence of Ideas
August 16, 2016
On August 11 at the World Social Forum, KAIROS and Mining Watch Canada drew a diverse and passionate group from across Canada, South America and Africa to their panel ‘North-South Dialogue on Extractivism, Resistance and Alternatives’. Jamie Kneen (MiningWatch) along…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
VIDEO: Alma Brooks, Maliseet grandmother, speaks on the gendered impacts of resource extraction
August 12, 2016
“What befalls the earth, befalls the women of the earth. When the land and water are ravished and poisoned and destroyed, the women are deeply affected. As Indigenous women, the connection to our homeland is not only physical, it is…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
Those at the heart of the resistant movement: Report from the Indigenous women, territory and mining workshop
August 11, 2016
On August 10 at the World Social Forum, KAIROS joined a panel facilitated by Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ) to speak about the struggles that Indigenous women face in defending their land and resources from corporate extraction. Indigenous leaders…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
KAIROS statement into the inquiry on missing and murdered Indigenous women
August 4, 2016
The Government of Canada officially launched the long-awaited National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on August 3, 2016 “to identify and examine the systemic causes of violence against Indigenous women and girls.” KAIROS Executive Director Jennifer…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
Joint statement expressing concern with draft terms of reference for National Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
July 21, 2016
In a statement released July 20, KAIROS joins other organizations in expressing concern that the draft Terms of Reference (TOR) for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada fall short and “risks a weak…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
KAIROS at the World Social Forum August 9-14, 2016
July 15, 2016
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau on the current situation in Democratic Republic of Congo
July 13, 2016
In this letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, KAIROS joins four other human rights organizations in calling on the Canadian government to support democracy and human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo by increasing diplomatic pressure on the Kinshasa government to hold…
Post filed in: Africa, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
South Sudan Council of Churches condemns the violence in Juba & calls for de-escalation & calm
July 11, 2016
KAIROS is deeply concerned and saddened by the outbreak of violence in Juba, South Sudan, this past week. The following statement from our ecumenical partner, the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC), condemning the violence and calling for de-escalation and…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS partner Chantal Bilulu delivers a strong message to Parliamentarians
June 14, 2016
Post filed in: Africa, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Impacts différents selon le sexe 2015: 6 vidéos sous-titrées en français
May 20, 2016
Post filed in: En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
AVIS AUX MÉDIAS: Une promotrice des droits des congolaises rencontrera des parlementaires canadiens
May 19, 2016
Post filed in: Africa, En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY: KAIROS partner Chantal Bilulu to address how Canada can help empower women in DRC
May 19, 2016
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Media Releases
Hill Times: KAIROS seeking to build bridges with Liberal Government
April 27, 2016
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Op Eds
Women peace builders need our support. Opinion piece originally published in The Hill Times.
April 19, 2016
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Op Eds
