Posts Tagged "climate action month"
Land-based healing justice includes Climate Advocacy
September 6, 2019
There are several ways that we can contribute to Climate Advocacy. For some it will be through increased awareness of spending. For others, through work that honours the sacred spaces of the land we inhabit, and the cycles of life…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Event
Fires in the Amazon – Ottawa Action at Brazil Embassy
This action for the Amazon in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in Brazil, is in response to the call from APIB (Indigenous Peoples Articulation of Brazil) with Amazon Watch and Extinction Rebellion, for actions on September 5, Amazon Day in Brazil:…
KAIROS and Birch Bark Coffee Company announce exciting giveaways
September 5, 2019
KAIROS is pleased to spotlight the Birch Bark Coffee Roaster Company, a First Nations-owned social enterprise working to improve drinking water conditions on and off reserves. Their goal is to “solve the water crisis one coffee bag at a time”. Part of…
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Climate Action Month Day 5: Marrying social justice with a clean energy transition is essential
September 5, 2019
The economic strategy to address the climate crisis must contribute to the global enhancement of human rights and equity. Otherwise, the move to a sustainable energy economy may adversely impact people in countries where poorly regulated corporate activity is already…
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Green energy must be backed by strong corporate accountability
September 5, 2019
The climate crisis requires industrial mobilization on a scale not seen since the Second World War. While Canadian governments have moved at snail-like speed to fully address the emergency, in just a few weeks thousands of Canadians gathered in town-halls…
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Climate Action Month Day 4: Climate emergency poll
September 4, 2019
With Arctic ice melting, seas rising, storms intensifying, forests burning, and drought exacerbating hunger, there is no doubt that climate change is causing enormous devastation in all parts of the globe. In 2015, Canada and 193 other nations endorsed the…
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Climate Action Month Day 3: From the Chapeau community
September 3, 2019
Indigenous Rights are deeply connected to climate justice. Wherever in the world you see disturbance and harm caused by natural resource exploitation, Indigenous human rights are infringed upon, and sacred places, honoured since time immemorial, are abused and desecrated. KAIROS’…
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The Chapeau Gallerie Regionale
September 3, 2019
The Chapeau Gallerie Regionale in Chapeau, Quebec is creating safety for community by taking others into safety, surrounded by the warmth of community and a love infused with genealogical expertise and local history. The sprawling brick heritage home that houses…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
Climate Action Month Day 2: Introducing water week
September 2, 2019
Today’s resource: The water walkers challenge us to take responsibility for the protection of the “giver of life” so that all future generations can enjoy clean water. Did you know that First Nations communities in Canada are at a disproportionately high risk for…
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Access to clean water is a non-negotiable human right
September 2, 2019
Anishinaabe Grandmother Josephine Mandamin co-founded the Mother Earth Water Walk in 2003 by walking more than 17,000 km around the Great Lakes. A member of the Wikwemikong First Nation in Ontario, Grandmother Josephine’s concern over the pollution of rivers and lakes motivated her to raise awareness of the need…
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What is Climate Action Month?
September 1, 2019
September is Climate Action Month at KAIROS. Through this month, we explore the climate crisis and highlight the work of our members and networks. On each day in September an event, blog post, environmental challenge – or some combination of…
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Climate Action Month Day 1: Launching the calendar
September 1, 2019
Today’s Resource: September is Climate Action Month at KAIROS! Throughout the month, we will highlight the work that our members, networks and others are doing to address the climate crisis. Every day, we will share resources and post events, blogs,…
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Choose Life: Protecting our oceans in these times
August 22, 2019
This reflection from the Christian tradition is drawn from a sermon at the Church of the Holy Trinity Toronto on August 18, 2019. That sermon was based on four readings: “This day I call the heavens and the earth as…
Post filed in: Spirited Reflections
Event
The Human Element Screening – Toronto Climate Film Festival
Please join us for another screening of the Toronto Climate Film Festival hosted by ClimateFast and Greenpeace Canada. During his four-decade career as a photographer and explorer, James Balog has focused his lens on the complex relationship between humans and…
A special call for Spirited Reflections for Climate Action September 2019!
August 6, 2019
In Line with – the Global Climate Strike, Sept. 27the UNITED NATIONS UN Climate Change Summit 2019, Sept. 23we have named September as Climate Action Month- KAIROS is calling for Spirited Reflections focussed on climate justice. If you are willing…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Spirited Reflections
September is Climate Action Month
July 8, 2019
KAIROS is promoting September as Climate Action Month to explore the climate crisis and highlight the work of our members and networks. On each day in September, an event, blog post, environmental challenge – or some combination of all three!…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, Spirited Reflections
