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Remembering John Dillon
June 26, 2017
KAIROS is shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our dear friend and colleague John Dillon. John served the Canadian churches in ecumenical social justice for 44 years. He was a researcher, writer, analyst, but most importantly a…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: KAIROS spotlights Indigenous women, migrant rights and climate justice at World Social Forum
August 1, 2016
Ottawa, ON –KAIROS Canada and its partners will help spotlight Indigenous women, migrant rights, and climate justice at the World Social Forum (WSF) in Montreal during panel discussions and activities, August 10 to 12. The WSF (August 9 to 14)…
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The Stones Will Cry Out by Jennifer Henry
June 24, 2015
Spirited Reflection offered at the Orientation Assembly of Development and Peace, Otterburne, Manitoba, June 12, 2015 Jennifer Henry is the Executive Director of KAIROS And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” Jesus…
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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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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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Partners in Guatemala question proposed moratorium and demand respect for Indigenous rights
July 22, 2013
On June 13, KAIROS signed onto an open letter to Guatemalan President Otto Molina Perez to support the call by Guatemala social movements for his government to revoke a mining license that had been recently granted to Vancouver-based Tahoe Resources….
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Policy Briefing Paper #32 – Tax Reform for Equity and Sustainability
January 16, 2013
Briefing Paper No. 32 summarizes research on tax justice issues that KAIROS prepared for the São Paulo conference. Reform of taxation is a feasible way to reduce ine-quality, fund social programs and finance invest-ments in harmony with Earth‟s ecological carrying…
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Humanized Globalization: Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and Migrant Workers from Guatemala to Canada. A conversation with Bishop Ramazzini
October 28, 2010
“ This gathering is an expression of our desire to humanize globalization. I want to thank you for that”. This is how Bishop Ramazzini from the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos in Guatemala, began his talk to a group…
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Sustainability: Embodying an Ecological Worldview
June 27, 2010
Today the word “sustainability” can be heard on the lips of economists, environmentalists, politicians, and industrialists alike. Does “sustainability” mean the sam e thing to all of them? When economists talk about sustainable growth they are usually referring to the…
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“Territorial Feminisms and Diverse Ecologies”: A series of virtual gatherings on women and land defense
August 6, 2020
The Latin American Network of Women Defenders of Social and Environmental Rights, a KAIROS partner, will be hosting a series of virtual gatherings collectively called “Territorial Feminisms and Diverse Ecologies” from August to December 2020. The ten gatherings are organized around themes related to…
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Ecology and Spirituality – A Conversation
Join us for a conversation with students and young adult leaders on ecology and spirituality. How does ecological awareness inform our spirituality? How can spiritual practices help ground us as we engage in environmental work? How do these intersections inform…
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Climate webinar brings together Indigenous and Global South perspectives
May 31, 2023
Climate Action Dialogues webinar featured during KAIROS’ first Climate Action Week WHAT – Webinar: Climate Action Dialogues: Indigenous and Global South Perspectives on Just Transition WHY – This webinar will be the featured event of KAIROS’ first Climate Action Week,…
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KAIROS unpacks Budget 2023
April 5, 2023
Budget 2023 was delivered at a time of high inflation and national debt – and a challenge from Canada’s largest trading partner to step up investment in clean energy. It was no surprise then that the budget, announced on March…
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COP27 may be over but the delegates’ voices continue
December 19, 2022
It’s a few weeks since I returned from COP27, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, where I accompanied the KAIROS Canada and For the Love of Creation delegation. Delegates included Indigenous partners and youth from Turtle Island, and KAIROS Women, Peace…
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Ecologists Call for a Transformed Financial System – Policy Briefing Paper #34
February 16, 2014
Ecologists, alarmed by how human activity is de-pleting ecosystems faster than they can be replen-ished, have added their voices to calls for a trans-formed financial system. Ecological economists point to how excessive consumption leads to more extraction of raw materials…
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KAIROS’ Calls to Action 2024
January 31, 2024
We regard this time with increasing alarm. Canada and the world are grappling with the pandemic’s aftermath, horrific wars, the erosion of democracy and rise in global temperatures and its catastrophic impacts. Our global partners continue to report increases in…
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Canada recognizes KAIROS partner for gender, climate and peace work
June 14, 2023
Global Affairs Canada awards Organización Femenina Popular during the second annual Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Awards Ceremony (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – KAIROS is thrilled to announce that Global Affairs Canada (GAC) awarded…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Global South, Latin America, Media Releases, Social Justice
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UN Day of Peace –Climate Crisis is a peace issue
September 21, 2022
“In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political, I must listen to the birds, And in order to listen to the birds the warplanes must be silent.” — Palestinian poet Marwan Makhoul Today, on the United Nations International Day of…
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Decolonizing the church
September 11, 2022
Christianity has not always been a primarily European religion and it was not always in collusion with imperial expansion. From its starting point in West Asia (Palestine), as late as the seventh century, three-quarters of the Christian believers were outside…
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Advocating against Environmental Racism
September 6, 2022
Re. Bill C-226, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Assess, Prevent and Address Environmental Racism and To Advance Environmental Justice For the third time, a Member of Parliament has tabled a bill to address environmental racism…
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Decolonizing Climate Action
September 2, 2022
Decolonizing climate action begins with the recognition that colonialism is still active in our world. Colonialism is when one country exerts full or partial control over another country. That control could be military, political, bureaucratic, economic or the ruling ideas…
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Decolonizing climate action underscores KAIROS Climate Action Month
September 1, 2022
4th annual event covers 5 themes in 5 weeks with rich supply of resources & actions (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – Decolonizing climate action will underscore KAIROS’ 4th annual Climate Action Month, which launches…
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Decolonizing climate action to underscore KAIROS Climate Action Month
August 3, 2022
4th annual event covers 5 themes in 5 weeks with rich supply of resources & actions (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – Decolonizing climate action will underscore KAIROS’ 4th annual Climate Action Month, which launches…
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KAIROS Mandate Letters to the Prime Minister of Canada
October 25, 2021
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, We at KAIROS write to you during a kairos moment, when multiple crises have converged and opportunities arise for transformational change. In our work we advocate for such change in elevating the rights and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples, women, temporary foreign workers, and ecological systems. The climate crisis and COVID-19,…
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Christians join social movements in calls for debt cancellation and action on climate change
October 14, 2021
The climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic are adding to the debt burdens of countries in the global South. Many countries need to transition away from use of fossil fuels, as well as to mitigate or prevent damage from severe storms, fires, and floods….
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Intro to global climate justice week #KAIROSClimateAction
September 20, 2021
What is climate justice? Today we enter week 4 of Climate Action Month and focus our attention on global climate justice. This week, KAIROS will look at elements of global climate justice in more detail, including resource extraction, food security, climate…
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From the archives: Is Durban the world’s last, best hope to avoid climate disaster? #KAIROSClimateAction
September 19, 2021
As we enter Global Climate Justice Week, we look back 10 years ago to COP17 in Durban, South Africa. In the KAIROS Briefing Paper Is Durban the world’s last, best hope to avoid climate disaster?, John Dillon and Jim Davis analyze the…
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From the archives: Indigenous Wisdom: Living in Harmony with Mother Earth #KAIROSClimateAction
September 12, 2021
Every Sunday during Climate Action Month, we will feature seminal KAIROS research and writing that continues to shape and influence our climate justice work. Today, we feature Indigenous Wisdom: Living in Harmony with Mother Earth, published in 2017. This KAIROS publication explores…
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