Bob Haverluck is no stranger to KAIROS. Last year he introduced his story The Court Case of the Creatures (available on the KAIROS website). This year he will share the mic with friend and collaborator Kathleen Dean Moore as they...
One year ago, Prime Minister Trudeau promised regularization (permanent resident status for undocumented people), and permanent resident status for migrant workers and students. A year later, migrants are waiting, while deportations continue. Deportations of people like Fatumah Najjuma, a 28...
14 federal Ministers in the Cabinet Committee on Economy, Inclusion and Climate “B” are set to debate regularization – permanent resident status for undocumented people – sometime in December. They will decide who and how many people will be included,...
Commemorating International Migrants Day by calling on federal and provincial governments to ensure regularization of all undocumented people and full and permanent immigration status for all. On December 16, 2021, Prime Minister Trudeau promised to regularize undocumented people and give...
FILM: In the shadow of Gold Mountain Followed by a panel discussion. A year ago Prime Minister Trudeau promised to regularize undocumented people and ensure permanent resident status to migrant students and workers. One year later, deportations, abuse, and exploitations...
> In person: Université de Montréal (3200 Rue Jean-Brillant, room B-4290) > Register for Zoom and Facebook Livestream link SPEAKERS Nina Gonzalez (Immigrant Workers Centre: IWC) Samira Jasmin (Solidarity Across Borders: SAB) Michel Pilon (Réseau d’aide aux travailleuses et travailleurs...
“Many Voices, One Heart” community concert with Jonathan Maracle. Jonathan is a Mohawk from the Tyendinaga Territory and is a tremendously talented musician, songwriter, storyteller and presenter. He is the founder of Broken Walls and has traveled across Canada and...
EcuLinks Etobicoke & KAIROS Toronto West invite you to join us for "Everybody Needs a Home", a presentation and discussion on homelessness and the need for affordable housing, and on what we can do. Wednesday February 1, 2023 at 7-8:30...
This panel discussion will be moderated by Sabrina Chiefari, Creation Care Animator, Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto and feature: Areej Riaz, Climate Programs Manager, EnviroMuslims Rev. Michelle Singh, Executive Director, Faith & the Common Good Agnes Richard, MLSM Canada...
Everyone is invited to join us for this online event with Indigenous and global partners who are advocating for mining justice. Seeking justice in resource extraction has long been a goal for Development and Peace (Caritas Canada) and KAIROS, and...
The theme of Black History Month 2023 is Black Resistance. This event will highlight ways that Black activists and communities, as well as people of Afro descent and from the Diaspora have expressed and celebrated resistance in the past, present...
Did you know that the majority of the world's mining companies are headquartered in Canada? Each year, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), which represents the industry, hosts a convention in Toronto. PDAC members gather to share news...
Date & Time: March 11th, 3-6p.m. (including a light supper) Location: Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 1600 Delta Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. Co-facilitated by Melaney Gleeson-Lyall, Janette McIntosh, and friends For information on the KAIROS Blanket Exercise please go to link here: Kairos...
On Sunday, March 12th Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul Street in Kamloops, B.C., will have a special Affirming worship at 10 am, streaming online and in person, with guest speaker Rev. Donald Schmidt, author of The Bible and Homosexuality...
March 14 is National Affirming PIE Day and 2023 has been declared the Year of Intention. On that day Kamloops United Church will be distributing mini-pies (aka “Tarts with Intention”) to passers-by from the front steps of our building at...
The Alouettes will share their voices in song and reflections for climate justice. Join in some discussions on faith-full action. Please see poster attached. Date and Time: March 18th 2-4 p.m. followed by a reception Location: Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 1600...
This session will provide knowledge, from an Indigenous perspective, of why it is important, in these times more than ever, to grow gardens. We will discuss the physical health benefits of the plants and how to acknowledge creation. Creation plays...
Join For the Love of Creation (FLC) and Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) for a thoughtful conversation on Biodiversity and Creation Care in Canada! Our expert and diverse panelists will talk about our planetary boundaries, the latest updates from COP15,...
The event is in two parts: Activities for all ages, followed by a vigil. The activities will include making art, planting seedlings to take home and networking with local groups working on climate justice. The vigil by candlelight will include...
In a world where there is always a “them”, how do we move to more “us” in our life? Saskatoon is known as the City of Bridges, even so we can find it difficult to build relational bridges, to reach...
Simcoe County Kairos will be hosting the 2023 annual Ecumenical Walk for Justice on Friday April 7, 2023, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm at Meridian Place, in downtown Barrie. As a society we must acknowledge that the devastation caused...
Stations of the Cross are a Lenten tradition of prayer and contemplation on the events from the time that Jesus is betrayed in a garden, and arrested, to his body being laid in the earth. Since 2016 the Salal +...
For the Love of Creation invites all faith communities to join with others across the country in: Earth Week 2023 – Together for the Love of Creation During the week of April 16 – 23, engage in a climate justice...
The medicine wheel represents the interrelationship and interconnectedness of the number 4. For instance, the four directions, the four states of being, the four seasons, the four elements, the four sacred medicines and the four stages of life. In this...
Climate and ecological justice issues affect everyone on this planet, crossing national, regional and municipal boundaries. But not everyone is affected to the same extent. Extensive studies have demonstrated that predominantly Black, Indigenous and racialized communities are disproportionately impacted by...
Join EnviroMuslims, the Reform Jewish Community of Canada (RJCC) and For the Love of Creation (FLC) for a joint webinar sharing in a circle of ritual and reflection on how our faith compels us to seek climate justice. We will...
Through the history of colonization, assimilation, and “Ethnostress”, we will learn about the various forms of violence in which Indigenous people in Canada have continuously been targets of sexual violence, physical, cultural, and spiritual genocide, systemic and state violence and...
Hear from dynamic speakers and be part of a conversation about Ontario's Greenbelt, as we discuss how its permanent protection is essential for climate resilient communities and a thriving local economy. Sponsored by York Region KAIROS in partnership with Climate...
Carrying on the tradition of mothers and other women calling for an End to War, and a commitment to Peace and Disarmament, this event celebrates the original meaning and purpose of Mother's Day. Organized by Pax Christi Toronto, they will...
A Conversation with Leyner Palacios Asprilla, Representative of Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-repetition (CEV) with discussant: Pilar Riaño-Alcalá, Professor, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, University of British Columbia, Co-Director of Memory and Justice...