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Candles for COP27
First Met Victoria 932 Balmoral Road, VictoriaJoin this candlelight walking vigil to support the COP 27 climate conference taking place in Egypt, November 6-18. The vigil will start on the steps of First Met church, walking around a short distance along Quadra, Pandora and Blanshard and...
Free
KAIROS presents – COP27 Event – Global South Perspectives on Climate Justice, Peace and Conflict, and Gender Equality at the Canadian Pavilion in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
The Canadian Pavilion, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.Co-sponsored by KAIROS Canada and the Equality Fund, this event will highlight how governments and the private sector can collaborate with civil society in a decolonial and feminist approach to peace and climate justice action. NOTE: Times are in Cairo,...
Voices from COP27 | Voix de la COP27 | Voces de la COP27
Online, EASTERN Time ZoneLe français à suivre Espagnol à suivre KAIROS and For the Love of Creation co-sponsored a delegation to COP27, the United Nations international climate conference. Join us online for a conversation with the delegates just after they return from Egypt....
Take Heart: Encouragement for Earth’s Weary Lovers | Conversation with Bob Haverluck and Kathleen Moore
Online, EASTERN Time ZoneBob 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...
Dec 16: Stop the Deportations! Status for All!
Minister Marco Mendicino's Office 511 Lawrence West, TorontoOne 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...
Status For All: Letter Delivery to Minister Dominic LeBlanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's Office 328 Main St Suite I, Shediac14 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
In front of CBC 700 Hamilton Street, VancouverCommemorating 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...
Alberta: International Migrants Day Film Screening and Panel
Virtual eventFILM: 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...
Public Debate: Campaign for the Regularization of Non-status Migrants
Université de Montréal - 3200 Rue Jean-Brillant, Montreal, QC H3T1N8 CA 3200 Rue Jean-Brillant, Montreal> 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...
Jonathan Maracle Free Concert in Kitchener, Ontario
54 Benton St, Kitchener,ON 54 Benton ST, Kitchener“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...
Free
Everybody Needs a Home
All Saints Kingsway Church 2850 Bloor St West, TorontoEcuLinks 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...
Free
FAITH PERSPECTIVES ON ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE AND CONSERVATION WEBINAR
OnlineThis 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...
Free
Unearthing Solidarity: Global Voices on Mining Justice
Online, EASTERN Time ZoneEveryone 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...
Voices of Resistance: A celebration of Black History and Imagining Futures
Online, EASTERN Time ZoneThe 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...
Toronto: Prayerful Presence for Mining Justice at the PDAC
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...
Burnaby, B.C. – KAIROS Blanket Exercise
Brentwood Presbyterian Church 1600 Delta Ave., BurnabyDate & 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...
Free – $10
Affirming Worship Service
Kamloops United Church 421 St. Paul Street, KamloopsOn 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...
Free
National Affirming PIE Day
Kamloops United Church 421 St. Paul Street, KamloopsMarch 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...
Free
Burnaby: A KAIROS Benefit – “The Alouettes”
Brentwood Presbyterian Church 1600 Delta Ave., BurnabyThe 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...
By donation - to KAIROS
The Importance of Growing Gardens
Online - ZoomThis 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...
$20.00
Preserving Biodiversity: Creation Care from Faith to Action
Online, EASTERN Time ZoneJoin 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,...
Earth Hour
Harcourt Memorial United Church 87 Dean Ave.,, GuelphThe 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...
Free
Saskatoon & online: Bridging Us
MCC Centre 600 45th Street West, SaskatoonIn 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...
$35
Ecumenical Walk for Justice
Meridian Place, Barrie, ON 10 Pinecliff Cres., BarrieSimcoe 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...
Earth Wounds: Ecological Stations of the Cross Kwekwecnewtxw: Traditional Coast Salish Watch House
Kwekwecnewtxw: Traditional Coast Salish Watch House BurnabyStations 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 +...
Earth Week 2023
Multiple locationsFor 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...
Medicine Wheel Teachings
Online - ZoomThe 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...
$20.00
Addressing Environmental Racism in Canada
Online, EASTERN Time ZoneClimate 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...
Free
Spirit-led: An Interfaith Call to Climate Action
Online, EASTERN Time ZoneJoin 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...