Posts Tagged "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign"
Amplifying KAIROS partners: voices for human rights and gender justice on International Human Rights Day
December 10, 2024
December 10 is International Human Rights Day, a day that commemorates the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.It not easy to talk about human rights today, never mind celebrating it. The idea of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Human Rights
Justice for MMIWG2S! No more excuses!
December 7, 2024
The following content may be triggering.To reach the national support line,dial 1–844-413‑6649 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Indigenous women, girls and 2-Spirit people are traditionally sacred as life and care givers. However, they are continuously devalued and…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights
16 Days of Activism: highlighting the unique struggles of Palestinian women in war and under occupation
December 2, 2024
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a global campaign that runs annually from November 25 to December 10, aiming to raise awareness about violence against women and girls. However, in the context of Palestine, this campaign…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Human Rights, Middle East, Palestine Israel Conflict
Rise up against gender-based violence! KAIROS’ 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, November 25-December 10
November 25, 2024
Gender-based violence is on the rise globally. Racialized and Indigenous women are particularly affected by multiple levels of gender-based violence and oppression. Women human rights defenders, peacebuilders, community leaders, journalists and politicians are often targeted, attacked and killed for speaking out. Today…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Human Rights
Colombia’s kairos moment
November 30, 2023
We are in Colombia during a kairos moment.We are here, specifically, to witness firsthand the work of the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), a KAIROS Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Program partner. The OFP is a long-standing KAIROS…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Solidarity spells M.U.J.E.R.
November 24, 2023
Post from San Pablo, Cantagallo. ColombiaWomen from the neighbourhoods around San Pablo, Sur de Bolivar gathered at the Organizacion Femenina Popular (Women’s House) to discuss the details of the upcoming vigil for peace and against violence and to send a…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Light a Candle – Join KAIROS and OFP on Nov 25 for a vigil to end violence against women
November 24, 2023
Greetings from Barrancabermeja Colombia. It’s wonderfully inspiring to be back in Colombia with the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP). It’s good for the soul to be with an organization that believes in the capacity of women to make dreams a reality,…
Post filed in: Gender Justice
Violence Against Women and Mother Earth
December 4, 2022
Mother Earth suffers through her daughters and with them. She exists and persists, and along with her daughters, they thread their lives and territories. Violence against women continues to be an obstacle to achieving equality, development, and peace and to…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
