Gender Justice/Women of Courage
WOMEN’S REGIONAL COURT FOR JUSTICE, TERRITORY AND PEACE IN CALI – Final Verdict
December 10, 2012
WOMEN’S REGIONAL COURT Justice, Territory and Peace PUBLIC HEARING Cali, November 27th and 28th, 2012 The Women’s Regional Court was conceived as a space for the recuperation of memory, for truth, justice for women, the defense and conservation of territories, reparation…
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Regional Women’s Court in Cali – the importance of Territory
December 10, 2012
After the women’s court in Bucaramanga, I went on to Cali to participate in the regional women’s court for the region of Cauca. This court had a very strong Indigenous identity and presence, as well as a focus on territory. There…
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WOMEN’S REGIONAL COURT in Bucaramanga – Preliminary Ethical Ruling
December 7, 2012
WOMEN’S REGIONAL COURT Justice, Territory and Peace PUBLIC HEARING Bucaramanga, November 24th and 25th, 2012 Preliminary Ruling The Women’s Regional Court was conceived as a “space…
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Preparing for the Regional Court Women’s Court
November 30, 2012
I spent the day before the regional Women’s Court in Bucaramanga with OFP staff. As you can imagine, they were busy confirming the program and the content, and finalizing logistical details including finding accommodation and food for the 150 people who are arriving from different communities…
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The Regional Women’s Court in Bucaramanga
November 30, 2012
On November 25, the International Day to End Violence against Women, I had the privilege of participating in the regional Women`s Courts for Justice, Territory and Reparation in Bucaramanga, Colombia. KAIROS was invited to be a part of a symbolic…
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KAIROS joins Partners in commemorating the International Day to End Violence Against Women, and the global campaign to end gender violence
November 26, 2012
November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, a global campaign that aims to bring attention to gender violence and to profile and support the…
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Talking Peace in Colombia
November 20, 2012
My first day in Colombia coincided with the first day of the official peace negotiations taking place in Cuba between the Colombian government and the FARC. In my meetings today with partners I was able to get a sense of the…
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Bringing messages from Canada to the Women’s Courts for Justice, Territory and Peace in Colombia
November 19, 2012
I am on my way to Colombia to participate in the Women’s Courts for Justice, Territory and Peace, organized by our partner, the Popular Women’s Organization (OFP), and the Movement of Women against the War and for Peace. I go…
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Women of South Sudan desire a life of dignity, sustainable peace, and development
October 17, 2012
KAIROS funded partner, the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa (FECCLAHA), a sub regional fellowship of churches affiliated with the All African Conference of Churches, held a workshop with women representatives of…
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Women Working for Justice
October 17, 2012
Last month, we marked the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD). Yet women’s historic struggle for better working conditions, better wages and improved benefits is far from over. In fact, it is at a critical stage in this era…
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OFP, KAIROS’ partner org in Colombia, receives more death threats
September 20, 2012
KAIROS is gravely concerned by the news that members of the Popular Feminist Organization (OFP), our partner organization in Colombia, have received more death threats. On September 13, Gloria Amparo Suarez, from the leadership team of the OFP, received a…
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KAIROS Co-Hosts ‘First Voices! First Women Speak!’: A gathering to honour Indigenous women’s knowledge and perspectives on violence, restoration and resurgence
August 28, 2012
On August 24 KAIROS and the Indigenous People’s Solidarity Movement Ottawa (IPSMO), gathered over 100 people at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre in Ottawa for a community teach-in featuring renowned Indigenous scholars, writers and artists Lee Maracle, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Moe…
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Report on Living Courage Eastern Tour and TRC, June 5-25, 2012
August 13, 2012
KAIROS partners, Claudia Castellanos, from the Popular Feminist Organization (OFP) in Colombia, and Lucy Talgieh from Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center in Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories visited communities in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Ontario and Saskatchewan during the Living Courage tour,…
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Reflections on the 40th Anniversary celebration of the Organización Feminina Popular (OFP) by Susan Ferguson
August 13, 2012
by Special Guest, Susan Ferguson I was privileged beyond measure to attend this celebration of the OFP, an organization which has been a partner of KAIROS and the Latin America coalitions that preceded it for more than a…
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Expression of Reconciliation presented to the TRC by KAIROS Saskatoon
July 25, 2012
What better way to start a blog on examples of reconciliation and truth-telling than with an Expression of Reconciliation? These Expressions are part of every Truth and Reconciliation Commission national event, and can be offered by individuals, organizations, government bodies,…
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Lucy’s Sermon – A Service for the World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel
July 3, 2012
Gower Street United Church, June 17, 2012 My name is Lucy Talgieh. I am a Palestinian Christian from a place called Bethlehem. Bethlehem is supposed to be a holy place but, unfortunately, it is facing unholy acts living under occupation…
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Reflection on Living Courage in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia – by Sue Deschene
June 29, 2012
Thank you to KAIROS for bringing the “Women of Courage” tour to Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, on June 12 (and thanks to all who made this possible). By Sue Deschene, Shelburne Claudia, a human rights lawyer and advocate with the…
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Motion Condemning Gender Violence and Rape in Conflict Receives Unanimous Support in House of Commons
June 25, 2012
Last month KAIROS joined human rights and women’s organizations and partners from around the world in endorsing the International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict. Founded by the Nobel Women’s Initiative, the campaign calls on political leaders…
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Living Courage in South Brook, Newfoundland – Of Jigg’s dinner, Music, Laughter and Hope
June 19, 2012
I knew it was going to be an extraordinary event the minute we turned off the high way into South Brook, a community of 500. Hope Rowsell was waiting for us in the parking lot of the convenience store and…
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The Bridgewater Nova Scotia Leg of the KAIROS Living Courage Tour
June 15, 2012
By Bev McDonal 15/06/12 Lucy loves Tim Horton’s coffee and Claudia sells great soy based cookies! These are things we learned having representatives of two KAIROS partners among us. The two women and Rachel Warden were waiting for me at…
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Where do you get your courage?
June 13, 2012
What keeps you going? Where do you get your courage? These questions have been asked at every meeting Claudia and Lucy have attended so far in Atlantic Canada. And their answer is always the same: “From people like you. Your…
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We are fighting the militarization of our minds and consciences
June 13, 2012
Antigonish Women Centre, Antigonish, NS June 9, 2012. Claudia and Lucy met with a group of people, mostly women, at the Antigonish Women’ Resource Centre, including Lesbia Morales from Guatemala’s Highland Small Farmers Committee (CCDA). Lesbia is on a Canadian…
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The Power of Storytelling
June 13, 2012
Following an early flight to Halifax and then a bus to Antigonish, I arrived at the Coady International Institute in time for the start of the Living Courage event. I was glad I didn’t miss anything. After only four days…
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Halifax event: It’s better to live with fear than to stop living because of fear
June 8, 2012
St. Andrew’s United Church, Halifax, NS. June 7, 2012. The Living Courage tour got off to a great start in Halifax, with 100 people in attendance at a public forum. KAIROS staff member Alfredo Barahona says that hope, resistance and…
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Women of Courage, Canada, and Indigenous rights
June 8, 2012
Canadians do not need to look overseas to witness the impact of violence. This is why the Women of Courage work links North and South and sees responses to violence in one part of the world as contributing to responses…
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Why “Women of Courage” and why these countries?
June 8, 2012
Why Women of Courage? Not only are women and children frequently the most common victims of armed conflict, but there are also often hidden impacts on women, including high levels of sexual violence, as we heard during last year’s Living…
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First Living Courage II public event: Halifax
June 7, 2012
Tonight the Living Courage tour launches its first public event! The Halifax KAIROS community has been working for months with many local sponsors on a public forum that brings together voices from Colombia, Palestine and Mi’kmaq territory. Here’s a link…
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Women of Courage II ready for the East Coast
June 5, 2012
The Women of Courage have arrived! Today, they are in Toronto. On Thursday, the tour begins with a public event in Halifax. Over the next three weeks, these women of courage will visit communities and meet with representatives of Indigenous…
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