Media Releases
Canadian mobilizers gather for Jubilee 2025 launch webinar, February 19
February 6, 2025
Jubilee 2025: Turn Debt into Hope campaign launch webinar to feature Indigenous and Global South voices, Canadian faith leaders What: a group of Christian organizations, led by KAIROS Canada, are coordinating Canadian participation in Jubilee 2025, a global movement to…
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La population canadienne se mobilise le 19 février à l’occasion du webinaire de lancement du Jubilé 2025
February 6, 2025
Le webinaire de lancement de la campagne Jubilé 2025 : Transformer la dette en espoir présentera des voix autochtones et des pays du Sud, ainsi que des leaders religieux canadiens. Quoi : un groupe d’organisations chrétiennes, mené par KAIROS Canada, coordonne…
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Canadians join global movement for debt justice with Jubilee 2025 petition drive
January 15, 2025
Christian organizations urge Canadians to sign petition supporting global debt cancelation in historic Jubilee year (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – Canadian Christian organizations, led by KAIROS Canada, are calling on Canadians to join a…
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Les Canadiennes et les Canadiens se joignent au mouvement mondial pour la justice en matière d’endettement durant le Jubilé 2025
January 15, 2025
Les organisations chrétiennes invitent la population canadienne à signer la pétition en faveur de l’annulation de la dette mondiale en cette année historique du Jubilé (Toronto – Traité 13 avec les Mississaugas du Crédit) – Des organisations chrétiennes canadiennes, dirigées…
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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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KAIROS’ unionized staff go national!
June 5, 2024
Local 4557 has represented KAIROS’ workers (non-management) since the organization’s beginning. KAIROS’ and the Local’s first collective agreement was ratified in April 2003. CUPE – which stands for the Canadian Union of Public Employees – is Canada’s largest union, representing…
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Media Release:Canadian church leaders walk to Parliament Hill for sustained Gaza ceasefire, May 22
May 21, 2024
(Unceded Algonquin Territory [Ottawa, ON]) – In a call for a lasting and just peace in the Middle East, leaders from several national churches will converge on Parliament Hill on May 22, at the end of a Week of Action…
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Communiqué de Presse:Des dirigeant·e·s d’Églises canadiennes marchent vers la Colline du Parlement pour réclamer un cessez-le-feu durable à Gaza, le 22 mai
May 21, 2024
(Territoire algonquin non cédé [Ottawa, ON]) – Dans un appel à une paix juste et durable au Moyen-Orient, des dirigeantes de plusieurs Églises nationales convergeront vers la Colline du Parlement le 22 mai, à la fin d’une semaine d’action qui…
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Media advisory: National church leaders gather on Parliament Hill tomorrow
May 21, 2024
(Unceded Algonquin Territory [Ottawa, ON]) – Across Canada, congregations and communities of faith are mobilizing for a just peace in Palestine and Israel by participating in local pilgrimages – walking or rolling together for all or part of 41 kilometres,…
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Avis aux médias: Les responsables d’églises nationales se réunissent demain sur la Colline du Parlement
May 21, 2024
(Territoire algonquin non cédé [Ottawa, ON]). Partout au Canada, des congrégations et des communautés de foi se mobilisent pour une paix juste en Palestine et en Israël en participant à des pèlerinages locaux – en marchant ou en roulant ensemble…
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Avis aux médias: Les dirigeants des Églises nationales délivrent un message de paix sur Gaza à la Tribune de la presse nationale, le 22 mai
May 16, 2024
(Territoire algonquin non cédé [Ottawa, ON]). Des dirigeants d’Églises canadiennes se rendront sur la Colline du Parlement le 22 mai pour exhorter les parlementaires à soutenir la construction d’une paix durable en Palestine et en Israël. Ils font partie d’un…
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Media advisory: National church leaders deliver peace message on Gaza at National Press Gallery, May 22
May 16, 2024
(Unceded Algonquin Territory [Ottawa, ON]) – Canadian church leaders will arrive on Parliament Hill on May 22 to urge Parliamentarians to support sustainable peacebuilding in Palestine and Israel. They are part of a cross Canada movement of churches calling for…
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Media release: Canadian church leaders walk to Parliament Hill for sustained Gaza ceasefire, May 22
May 8, 2024
(Unceded Algonquin Territory [Ottawa, ON]) – In a call for a lasting and just peace in the Middle East, leaders from several national churches will converge on Parliament Hill on May 22, at the end of a Week of Action…
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Communiqué de Presse: Des dirigeant·e·s d’Églises canadiennes marchent vers la Colline du Parlement pour réclamer un cessez-le-feu durable à Gaza, le 22 mai
May 8, 2024
(Territoire algonquin non cédé [Ottawa, ON]) – Dans un appel à une paix juste et durable au Moyen-Orient, des dirigeant·e·s de plusieurs Églises nationales convergeront vers la Colline du Parlement le 22 mai, à la fin d’une semaine d’action qui…
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Press Advisory: National church leaders bring Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimages to Parliament Hill on May 22
May 1, 2024
(Unceded Algonquin Territory [Ottawa, ON]) – Across Canada, congregations and communities of faith are mobilizing for a just peace in Palestine and Israel by participating in local pilgrimages – walking or rolling together for all or part of 41 kilometres,…
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Avis aux médias : Les dirigeantes des églises nationales amènent les pèlerinages pour le cessez-le-feu à Gaza sur la Colline du Parlement le 22 mai
May 1, 2024
(Territoire algonquin non cédé [Ottawa, ON]). Partout au Canada, des congrégations et des communautés de foi se mobilisent en faveur d’une paix juste en Palestine et en Israël en participant à des pèlerinages locaux, en marchant ou en roulant ensemble…
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Leah Reesor-Keller named Transitional Executive Director at KAIROS
April 3, 2024
(Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – The KAIROS Steering Committee is happy to announce that Leah Reesor-Keller, KAIROS’ Interim Executive Director, has accepted an offer to extend her time with KAIROS Canada for an additional…
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KAIROS Climate Action Week calls for prioritizing Global South voices at COP28
November 7, 2023
KAIROS Canada launches its third 2023 Climate Action Week, November 13-19, co-sponsored by For the Love of Creation (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – In the lead up to the 28th Conference of the Parties of…
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Des femmes bâtisseuses de paix dans le Sud se rendront à Montréal, du 2 au 3 octobre 2023
September 21, 2023
Les partenaires mondiaux de KAIROS Femmes, Paix et Sécurité parleront de l’autonomisation des impacts du programme financé par le Canada, dans le cadre d’une tournée nationale (Montréal – St Lawrence Iroquois, Kanien’kehá:ka, Territoire des Mohawks et Hurons-Wendat) – La Congrégation…
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Women Global South peacebuilders to visit Montreal, 2-3 October 2023
September 21, 2023
KAIROS’ Women, Peace and Security global partners will speak to empowering impacts of Canadian funded program, part of cross-country tour (Montreal – St Lawrence Iroquois, Kanien’kehá:ka, Mohawk & Huron-Wendat Territory) – Congregation of Notre Dame will host peacebuilders from women-led…
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Women Global South peacebuilders to visit Ottawa, Oct. 2-6
September 18, 2023
KAIROS’ Women, Peace and Security global partners will speak to empowering impacts of Canadian funded program, part of cross-country tour (Ottawa – Algonquin Territory) – KAIROS Ottawa will host peacebuilders from women-led grassroots organizations from Colombia, Palestine, South Sudan and…
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Women Global South peacebuilders to visit Canadians this fall
September 7, 2023
Disponible en françaisDisponible en espagñol KAIROS’ Women, Peace and Security global partners will speak to empowering impacts of Canadian funded program, September 25-October 6 (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – With Canada’s assistance, KAIROS Canada’s…
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KAIROS Climate Action Week calls for rapid phase out of fossil fuels
August 30, 2023
KAIROS Canada launches its second Climate Action Week, September 11-17, focused on keeping the oil in the soil and letting justice and peace flow (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – As Canada and the world…
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Canada recognizes KAIROS partner for gender, climate and peace work
June 14, 2023
Global Affairs Canada awards Organización Femenina Popular during the second annual Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Awards Ceremony (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – KAIROS is thrilled to announce that Global Affairs Canada (GAC) awarded…
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Climate webinar brings together Indigenous and Global South perspectives
May 31, 2023
Climate Action Dialogues webinar featured during KAIROS’ first Climate Action Week WHAT – Webinar: Climate Action Dialogues: Indigenous and Global South Perspectives on Just Transition WHY – This webinar will be the featured event of KAIROS’ first Climate Action Week,…
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How my trip to Egypt for COP27 brought me a deeper connection to my land, my culture and myself
December 1, 2022
I wasn’t sure COP27 was for me, until key experiences showed me I belonged. I have never been good at saying no. So when I heard of an opportunity to attend this fall’s UN COP27 climate summit, I jumped at…
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KAIROS is restructuring!
November 4, 2022
As those who have walked along with us for many years know, KAIROS has a long and rich history of being a joint-venture ecumenical program administered by the United Church of Canada. Ten participating member denominations and religious organizations are involved in…
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Une délégation de partenaires autochtones, jeunesse et femmes du Canada et du Sud se rend à la COP27
October 31, 2022
KAIROS et Pour l’amour de la création envoient 10 délégués en Égypte pour demander que leurs voix soient entendues Ottawa (territoire algonquin non cédé), le 26 octobre 2022. – KAIROS et Pour l’amour de la Création (FLC) envoient 10 délégués à la Conférence…
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