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Human Rights Tribunal ruling a win for Indigenous children & reconciliation
January 26, 2016
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PRESS RELEASE: KAIROS and Legacy of Hope launch Education for Reconciliation
November 4, 2015
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Fracking forum links B.C. & N.B., October 30-31
October 28, 2015
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Indigenous women to brief mining and government officials on mining impacts
October 8, 2015
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Joint statement by the Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples
June 12, 2015
…calls on federal, provincial and territorial governments “to follow the lead of the TRC in calling for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to be used as a valuable framework for the reconciliation of Indigenous and non-Indigenous…
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Human Rights Tribunal finds Ottawa retaliated against First Nations Child Rights Worker
June 8, 2015
In a landmark ruling Friday, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal concluded that the Department of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Canada retaliated against Dr. Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada because of a…
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Hundreds of school children to honour residential school survivors in moving Heart Garden ceremony at Rideau Hall, June 3
June 2, 2015
(Ottawa, ON) –Hundreds of school children will join Indian Residential School survivors on June 3 at Rideau Hall in what promises to be a moving conclusion to the ceremonial close of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). A joint initiative of…
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Powerful events mark close of Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Ottawa
May 26, 2015
(Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada invites everyone to be part of a series of powerful events leading up to and complementing the close of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). KAIROS’ Time for Reconciliation intergenerational gathering will feature leading…
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KAIROS events to mark the close of the historic TRC
May 16, 2015
Canadians from coast-to-coast invited to be part of a vital conversation on decolonization (Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada invites everyone to be part of a powerful conversation about right relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples through a series of events…
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Media Advisory: KAIROS invites children to create Heart Gardens in honour of children lost to the Indian Residential School system
April 1, 2015
(Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada invites children and youth in parishes and congregations from coast-to-coast to create hearts for a Heart Garden in remembrance of Indigenous children who attended the Indian Residential Schools. A Heart Garden will be planted at…
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Media Advisory: KAIROS and Canadian Roots bring unique history lesson to Sackville
March 26, 2015
KAIROS’ Blanket Exercise expands with train-the-trainer session at Mount Allison University Sackville, NB – On March 28, in partnership with Canadian Roots, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives will bring a unique history lesson to Mount Allison University at 9:30 am….
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KAIROS’ Executive Director joins faith leaders in yearlong climate fast chain
January 19, 2015
Press Release: Jennifer Henry, KAIROS Canada’s Executive Director, will join faith leaders, politicians and environmentalists on March 5 for the 365 Rolling Fast for the Climate. The fast began on December 1 at the United Nations climate conference in Lima,…
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Press Statement: The Rock Hard Truth—Philippine Learning Tour raises concerns about mining-related human rights violations in the Zamboanga peninsula
August 6, 2014
At a press conference at the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in Pagadian City, Philippines Learning Tour (PLT) members Rev. Desmond Jagger-Parsons, Chair of the KAIROS Board, and Linda Wilson, a member of Idle No More, present a joint statement at the…
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KAIROS leads Philippines Learning Tour to Mindanao communities impacted by Canadian mining
July 15, 2014
Toronto, ON – KAIROS Canada is organizing a tour to the Philippines to learn more about how Canadian mining operations are impacting communities in that country. Ten representatives from KAIROS, the United Church of Canada, the Christian Reformed Church in…
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The world wants Canada to be open for justice
July 10, 2014
Canadian and international organizations press for law reform to hold Canadian mining companies accountable for human rights abuses overseas. Check out our latest policy briefing paper.
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KAIROS to meet Archbishop Tutu at conference spotlighting Indigenous rights and oilsands
May 22, 2014
Toronto –KAIROS Canada will travel to Fort McMurray to meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the As Long As the Rivers Flow: Coming Back to the Treaty Relationship in Our Time conference, May 31-June 1. Archbishop Tutu says climate change is…
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Indigenous women from Canada and the Global South unite at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights to defend the rights of their communities
May 15, 2014
Toronto, ON – Canadian Indigenous leaders will join their counterparts from Guatemala, the Philippines, Nicaragua and Panama for the Honouring Indigenous Women’s delegation to the 13th UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), May 19-23 to deepen the understanding of…
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KAIROS Canada to bear witness at final Truth and Reconciliation Commission National Event
March 13, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2014 KAIROS Canada to bear witness at final Truth and Reconciliation Commission National Event Toronto, ON – KAIROS Canada will join thousands of people from across Canada at the final Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
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KAIROS presses Canada to be ‘Open for Justice’
November 26, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 26, 2013 Toronto, ON – KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives joins 23 Canadian organizations and global partners in calling on Canada to be Open for Justice by ensuring that those whose rights have been violated by…
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Press Release: National Council of Churches in the Philippines Commemorates Jubilee in Somber Mood, Intensifies Aid
November 19, 2013
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), the country’s biggest coalition of mainline Protestant and Non-Roman Catholic churches, commemorates the 50th year of its founding on November 15 in a somber mood brought about by the destruction wrought…
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KAIROS named Best Activist Religious Group by NOW Magazine
November 7, 2013
KAIROS is feeling the love, certainly in Toronto. We’ve been named “Best Activist Religious Group” in NOW Magazine’s 2013 BEST OF TORONTO Readers Poll. The popular Toronto weekly officially announced the winners on November 7th.
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The Nation to Nation Bike Tour: Understanding through the Blanket Exercise
August 28, 2013
Back at our starting destination on Thompson Island in Akwesasne, we experienced the KAIROS Blanket Exercise for ourselves. The impact this exercise had on us was overwhelming. It became clear to us what we had to do — the public…
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The Nation to Nation Bike Tour: The Roots of Governance
August 22, 2013
Nation to Nation tour members were given a thorough introduction to the history and current situation of governance in Akwesasne, while looking at the importance of the struggle to maintain their sovereignty. Hear from Shara Francis-Hearne of the Mohawk Council…
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MEDIA RELEASE: KAIROS and Otesha Youth Bike Tour Builds Bridges of Understanding
August 8, 2013
The KAIROS and Otesha Nation to Nation Bike Tour is on a roll through southeastern Ontario building bridges of understanding and respect between communities and Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth through dynamic educational activities and public events. Click through to read…
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Update from KAIROS
August 2, 2013
A message from Executive Director Jennifer Henry about some changes that KAIROS will be experiencing in the coming months as we continue to be a faithful ecumenical response to the call to “do justice, and to love kindness, and to…
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MEDIA RELEASE: KAIROS and Otesha Youth Bike Tour Educates About Indigenous Issues
July 31, 2013
14 Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth are participating in a unique bike tour through southeastern Ontario to build bridges of understanding and respect based on a deepened understanding of their shared history. Participants will cycle along the St. Lawrence River, from…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: KAIROS Canada and Otesha Project Launch Youth Bike Tour on Indigenous Issues
July 25, 2013
The Nation to Nation Bike Tour will explore the interactions of participants’ ancestors, what it means to co-exist in just and respectful relationships, and how this can inform existing and future policy decisions.
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