Media Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY: Reconciliation in the Watershed comes to Tatamagouche, September 16
September 6, 2017
Local residents invited to renew relationships with watershed & Indigenous peoples (Ottawa, ON) – Connecting the local ecology with Indigenous rights, and identifying ways to renew relationships with Indigenous peoples and the Tatamagouche watershed are some of the expected outcomes…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Canada’s colonial past to unfold on Parliament Hill, June 2
May 31, 2017
Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples to participate in mass reconciliation event: KAIROS Blanket Exercise (Ottawa, ON) – Canada’s history of stolen land, broken promises and cultural genocide will unfold on Parliament Hill, June 2 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. with the…
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Philippine leaders in Canada: Listen. Believe. Act.
March 23, 2017
Press Conference in Ottawa Watch the video below.
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Philippine delegation presses Canada for mining justice and leadership in peace process
March 14, 2017
Delegation includes a Member of the Philippine Congress, Anglican Bishop and Indigenous activists (Ottawa, ON) – Make the overseas operations of Canada’s mining sector open for justice and ensure that Canada plays a leadership role in the Philippines’ peace process…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Philippine delegation in Montreal calls for mining justice
February 28, 2017
Delegation includes a Member of the Philippine Congress, Anglican Bishop and Indigenous activists (Ottawa, ON) – Make the overseas operations of Canada’s mining sector open for justice and ensure that Canada plays a leadership role in the Philippines’ peace process…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Philippine delegation in Edmonton calls for mining justice
February 28, 2017
Delegation includes a Member of the Philippine Congress and Indigenous activist (Ottawa, ON) – Make the overseas operations of Canada’s mining sector open for justice and ensure that Canada plays a leadership role in the Philippines’ peace process are two…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Philippine delegation in Calgary calls for mining justice
February 28, 2017
Delegation includes a Member of the Philippine Congress and Indigenous activist (Ottawa, ON) – Make the overseas operations of Canada’s mining sector open for justice and ensure that Canada plays a leadership role in the Philippines’ peace process are two…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Philippine delegation in Ottawa calls for mining justice
February 28, 2017
Delegation includes a Member of the Philippine Congress, Anglican Bishop and Indigenous activists (Ottawa, ON) – Make the overseas operations of Canada’s mining sector open for justice and ensure that Canada plays a leadership role in the Philippines’ peace process…
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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…
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Murder of young assistant from Guatemalan environmental organization is evidence of escalating risk to human rights defenders
November 16, 2016
Please respond to news of this horrible crime by taking action here . Also, any donations received by the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network this week, will be sent to Jeremy’s family. Please contact: Lisa Rankin, Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network, btscoordinator@gmail.com. North American organizations…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: BC-Yukon KAIROS urges municipal leaders to vote to halt Site C dam construction
September 27, 2016
At the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention, September 26-30, BC-Yukon KAIROS is urging that municipal leaders support resolution B31. Resolution B31 reads as follows: Whereas the proposed 60 meter high dam project at Site C on the Peace River…
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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…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: KAIROS spotlights Indigenous women, migrant rights and climate justice at World Social Forum
August 1, 2016
Ottawa, ON –KAIROS Canada and its partners will help spotlight Indigenous women, migrant rights, and climate justice at the World Social Forum (WSF) in Montreal during panel discussions and activities, August 10 to 12. The WSF (August 9 to 14)…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Paddle for Peace with ROLLING JUSTICE BUS – Awaken the Giant Tour
July 4, 2016
Fort St. John, BC- On Saturday, July 9, 2016 over 45 members of the Rolling Justice Bus community will gather with thousands of other British Columbians to participate in the annual Paddle for the Peace. This diverse group of people…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario MPP Peter Tabuns to table thousands of signatures in support of Education for Reconciliation on June 7
June 6, 2016
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AVIS AUX MÉDIAS: Une promotrice des droits des congolaises rencontrera des parlementaires canadiens
May 19, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: KAIROS partner Chantal Bilulu to address how Canada can help empower women in DRC
May 19, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: KAIROS brings unique mass history lesson to provincial legislatures
May 19, 2016
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Media Advisory: 94 Calls for Justice! The journey for reconciliation starts here.
May 18, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Canadian Roots Exchange and KAIROS bring unique mass history lesson to Queen’s Park
May 13, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: KAIROS and A7G bring unique mass history lesson to Parliament Hill
May 12, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: KAIROS brings unique mass history lesson to PEI
May 12, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Migrants & civil society organizations to advocate on changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program
April 7, 2016
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JOINT MEDIA ADVISORY: Church leaders host public interactive dialogue on reconciliation, March 30
March 15, 2016
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JOINT MEDIA ADVISORY: Churches respond to TRC deadline on commitment to reconciliation
March 15, 2016
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