Regional News
Feeding a Movement
December 3, 2024
Four unique gatherings fed the faithful movement for justice this fall. Like twigs and bark lay the foundations of a warming fire, ideas of new stories, old stories, a place of retreat, a conversation on spirituality, a commitment to solidarity,…
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Honouring Ruth Cruikshank and her three decades of service
November 5, 2024
After three decades, Ruth Cruikshank is retiring as a KAIROS volunteer. A foundational member of the local group Dufferin KAIROS near Orangeville Ontario, Ruth served as co-chair of the KAIROS Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region from 2013 to 2015. Staff and…
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A tribute to Rev. Alison Etter, KAIROS local and regional volunteer
March 5, 2024
Rev. Alison Louise Etter (May 22, 1982, to February 14, 2024) died too young. She leaves behind a loving husband, Prof. Tom Urbaniak and young son, Oliver, along with parents, family and friends. We ache for their loss and the…
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KAIROS bids farewell to its Ottawa office
May 1, 2023
The Ottawa office at the Bronson Centre closed its doors for the last time on April 30. The space served KAIROS for 22 years, generating fond memories and serving as headquarters for important initiatives such as KAIROS’ Let Justice Roll…
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Never a Better Time
March 31, 2023
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and changes the very buildings we worship in. On October 15, 2022, they hosted a workshop called, “Creation Care in our Places of Prayer: Energy…
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Everybody Needs a Home
February 28, 2023
Toronto city started tracking deaths of homeless people in 2017, when an average of 1.9 died per week; in 2021, an average of 4.3 of the unhoused died each week.This was one of the stark statistics researchers Sandra Fawcett and…
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Duck Re-Inflating a Deflated Activist
December 8, 2022
Duck re-inflating a deflated activist. Author Kathleen Dean Moore told us this was the first drawing by artist Bob Haverluck that she saw and that it sparked a connection and drew them together.A re-inflation of activists is the purpose of…
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The Court Case of the Creatures by Bob Haverluck
November 18, 2022
For a fresh and funny look at the seriously important work of Reconciliation in the Watershed, immerse yourself in The Court Case of the Creatures by Bob Haverluck. This is a court case like you have never seen before, one…
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Candles for COP27
November 18, 2022
Vigils for Climate JusticeThe experiences were different, from four people on a bridge braving a minus-twenty-degree windchill to a large circle of people gathered on the autumn leaves with robust drumming, but the sentiments are remarkably similar.It all starts with…
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Living Hope across Turtle Island
November 2, 2022
“Pick a stone; hold it in your hand – imagine its feel if you don’t have one nearby – and be reminded of our connections to the earth.” (Robin Hope Galey, Wild Church movement in Calgary) “Take your cup, hold…
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Taking a deeper risk
October 12, 2022
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and changes the very buildings we worship in. On October 15, KAIROS Regina will host a one-day hybrid conference called, “Creation Care in our Places…
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Cast the net wide
October 7, 2022
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and changes the very buildings we worship in. On October 15, KAIROS Regina will host a one-day hybrid conference called, “Creation Care in our Places…
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Yeast to Raise the Ambition
October 3, 2022
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and changes the very buildings we worship in. On October 15, KAIROS Regina will host a one-day hybrid conference called, “Creation Care in our Places…
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Take Courage
September 21, 2022
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and the buildings we worship in. On October 15, they will host “Creation Care in our Places of Prayer: Energy Retrofits and other Faith-based Climate…
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How Much Shall We Give
September 16, 2022
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and changes the very buildings we worship in. On October 15, KAIROS Regina will host a one-day hybrid conference called, “Creation Care in our Places…
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Our Call to Care for Creation
September 7, 2022
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and changes the very buildings we worship in. On October 15, KAIROS Regina will host a one-day hybrid conference called, “Creation Care in our Places…
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Decolonizing Ourselves: Healing Haunted Histories
September 2, 2022
On August 27, 2022, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation hosted a group of 45 (mostly) settlers, reflecting on the theme of “Decolonizing Ourselves: Healing Haunted Histories.” The event’s title was drawn from the book by Elaine Enns and Ched Meyers, Healing Haunted…
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Online ecumenical meetings in solidarity with migrant workers
February 24, 2022
An invitation to all churches and church representatives We invite you to be part of a network of solidarity. Migrant workers – on the farms and elsewhere – are feeling the stress of going into the third growing season of the…
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Opportunities and highlights from the Regional Gatherings
December 1, 2021
The three KAIROS regional gatherings – Great Lakes-St. Lawrence, Prairies North, and Atlantic – that happened in November were opportunities to share how the KAIROS network is learning and acting for justice, particularly for reconciliation. You may also be interested in reading Reflections on the Regional Gatherings.Reading and…
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Finding your roots in the Treaties: Reflections on the Regional Gatherings
December 1, 2021
The deeper we are connected to our ancestral roots, [the more we find] we are all in the same place because we have all been taught, no matter where we are at or where we come from on this planet, we are being taught…
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Online ecumenical meetings to support migrant workers
April 29, 2021
An invitation to all churches and church representatives More and more migrant farm workers are arriving every day and they need our support this year more than ever. We are all feeling the stress of year 2 of the pandemic and…
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Thank you to outgoing regional representative Ellen Wood
March 29, 2021
A special thank you from all of us at KAIROS goes out to Ellen Wood for her dedication as the Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba (NWOM) KAIROS regional representative from 2017-2021. Volunteer regional representatives are often the face of KAIROS. Whether…
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BC-Yukon regional update
March 24, 2021
During this season of Lent 2021, there is lots of faith-full action happening! Wednesdays from February 3 to March 3: A 5-session book club series on Braided Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer led by Susan Draper and Janet Gray (Victoria). KAIROS BC-Yukon and some subregional engagement in the newly formed BC Climate Action…
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Statement from KAIROS BC-Yukon on Site C Dam
March 4, 2021
“The decision violates Indigenous peoples’ rights, represents a blatant disregard for reconciliation, and ignores the fact the project is economically unsound and environmentally harmful.” KAIROS Statement on Site C Dam, Dec. 14, 2017February 26, 2021, was a sad day for all…
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Seeking new participants in the Prairies North Region
February 25, 2021
Are you interested in justice for Indigenous peoples, land defenders, migrants, women and the Earth? Are you intrigued by the idea of networking with others on local and international issues of peace, justice and equity? Are you looking for a…
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History of migrant workers’ outreach at Carlisle/Kilbride United Churches
February 18, 2021
Every year they arrive from Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean islands. Our migrant workers come to our shores to labour in our local nurseries and crop farms to provide the workforce so essential to the economy…
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KAIROS regional gatherings continue
February 1, 2021
Each online event is hosted and presented by people in the region. Everyone is welcome! Check out what’s happening next: Manitoba / NW Ontario KAIROS Regional Online Gathering 2021This gathering is centered on Treaties 1 and 2 Territories, ancestral land of…
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Hope Still Rises: a conversation with Daoud Nassar -Toronto West KAIROS online presentation
December 14, 2020
This conversation on Nov. 7 with Palestinian farmer and advocate Daoud Nassar was quite a lesson in turning the other cheek. He explained that his Palestinian family has owned their farmland in the West Bank since 1916. Israel declared his and all the surrounding land “state…
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