You are invited to meet KAIROS staff in Whitehorse for a public gathering on reconciliation.
CYO Hall, Sacred Heart Cathedral
406 Steele Street, Whitehorse
6 pm – Potluck
7 pm – Presentations by Dawn Maracle and Shannon Neufeldt, followed by discussion
Dawn Maracle and Shannon Neufeldt, KAIROS staff people, will be visiting Whitehorse from Tuesday, September 18 to Wednesday, September 19. The main focus of their visit will be to familiarize and engage Yukoners in the work of KAIROS on Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, Migrant Justice and a Newcomer/Indigenous Dialogue.
Dawn Maracle is the Indigenous Rights Coordinator for KAIROS working from Toronto, ON. Dawn is Mohawk from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Southern Ontario. For close to 25 years she has worked with Indigenous and non Indigenous organizations and communities in Canada and internationally on issues related to Indigenous education, activism, women’s rights, health and governance. Some of these organizations include Native Child & Family Services Toronto, the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Ryerson University and the Assembly of First Nations. Dawn is a researcher, writer and lecturer and has experience with curriculum development, public speaking, facilitation, and training. She has been facilitating the KBE since 2015 and more recently began helping to grow the KBE network by training facilitators.
Shannon Neufeldt is the KAIROS Member Relations and Network Coordinator
also working from Toronto, ON. Her job is to support the work of the grassroots networks across the country and to maintain the link to the churches in all the justice work. Shannon presents on and develops worship resources for all aspects of KAIROS’ work. In addition to supporting the reconciliation work that Dawn will present, Shannon will share information about the Migrant Justice initiatives and the Women of Courage program, which includes our global partners.