Posts Tagged "dignity & rights"
Manitoba Government Extends Health Care Coverage for Seasonal Agricultural Workers
May 17, 2013
The Government of Manitoba has acknowledged the importance of migrant workers to Canada’s standard of living by extending health care coverage for seasonal agricultural workers. The hope is that other provincial governments will follow Manitoba’s lead.
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
Take action: Ask the government to clearly identify Israeli settlement products sold in Canada
May 6, 2013
(Support for a United Church of Canada action) The United Church of Canada is inviting the ecumenical and justice community to write to the Foreign Affairs and Trade ministers, asking for proper identification of Israeli settlement products in Canadian stores…
Post filed in: Middle East
Changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program do not address the vulnerability of migrant workers in Canada
May 1, 2013
On Monday, April 29 the Government of Canada introduced changes to the temporary foreign workers program (TFWP). KAIROS welcomes some of the changes announced by the federal government, such as the decision to remove the provision that allowed employers to…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
KAIROS and Québec Native Women public forum on Women of Courage at the Quebec national event of the TRC
April 16, 2013
Women of Courage forum: Gendering reconciliation As part of the Québec National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, KAIROS is honoured to co-sponsor this public forum with Québec Native Women. Here is the poster (PDF). If you are in…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Update on the Situation of the OFP
March 19, 2013
A few weeks ago we wrote to you with grave concerns about the safety and security of the leadership and families of the Popular Feminist Organization (OFP), our partner in Colombia. KAIROS and the OFP are grateful for your response,…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Women’s Days greetings from the UN CSW
March 8, 2013
Happy International Women’s Day! This year I had the opportunity to spend Women’s Day and a few days leading up to it at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations in New York City. This…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Witness history unfold in funding case against the federal government
February 22, 2013
An historic case is before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations filed a human rights complaint in 2007 alleging that the federal government is racially discriminating against…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Colombia can now buy prohibited automatic firearms from Canada
January 14, 2013
On December 13th, 2012 the Government of Canada eased its ban on automatic firearms sales to Colombia and added Colombia to its Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL). Although controls remain on exporters, Canadian gun merchants now have the possibility…
Post filed in: Latin America
Message from the Executive Director for Chief Theresa Spence
December 21, 2012
Dear Chief Theresa Spence, On behalf of KAIROS, I write to offer you support. We offer prayers for your continued strength and health of body, mind and spirit as you pursue the non-violent resistance strategy of a hunger strike. During…
Post filed in: UNDRIP Blog Updates
Stand in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
December 19, 2012
Hunger strikes, protests, singing and drumming are all part of the call to stop legislation that undermines Indigenous rights and the environment. Theresa Spence, Chief of Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario, courageously began a hunger strike on December 11th…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
International Migrants Day
December 18, 2012
Today is International Migrants Day. While we salute and celebrate the contribution of hundreds of thousands of workers worldwide, KAIROS is saddened and concerned about a series of changes over the past year, which reduce migrant workers’ rights. As a…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
Temporary migrant workers who pay Employment Insurance are no longer eligible to collect benefits
December 17, 2012
Ironically, changes to Employment Insurance Regulations announced earlier by the Government of Canada came into effect on December 10, International Human Rights day. As a result of these changes, migrant workers who pay into the Employment Insurance (EI) system while…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
Honouring human rights defenders in photos: A KAIROS slideshow for International Human Rights Day
December 11, 2012
KAIROS marks International Human Rights Day, December 10, and the following week of celebration by commemorating the courageous work of our human rights partners in Canada and in the Global South. Through our migrant justice, Indigenous rights, women of courage and…
Post filed in: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East
WOMEN’S REGIONAL COURT FOR JUSTICE, TERRITORY AND PEACE IN CALI – Final Verdict
December 10, 2012
WOMEN’S REGIONAL COURT Justice, Territory and Peace PUBLIC HEARING Cali, November 27th and 28th, 2012 The Women’s Regional Court was conceived as a space for the recuperation of memory, for truth, justice for women, the defense and conservation of territories, reparation…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Regional Women’s Court in Cali – the importance of Territory
December 10, 2012
After the women’s court in Bucaramanga, I went on to Cali to participate in the regional women’s court for the region of Cauca. This court had a very strong Indigenous identity and presence, as well as a focus on territory. There…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
An open letter on human rights to the President of the Philippines
December 10, 2012
4 November, 2012 To His Excellency Benigno Simeon Aquino III, Malacanang Palace, Manila, Philippines Mr. President: KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives unites eleven churches and religious organizations in faithful action for ecological justice and human rights. KAIROS has a long…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
WOMEN’S REGIONAL COURT in Bucaramanga – Preliminary Ethical Ruling
December 7, 2012
WOMEN’S REGIONAL COURT Justice, Territory and Peace PUBLIC HEARING Bucaramanga, November 24th and 25th, 2012 Preliminary Ruling The Women’s Regional Court was conceived as a “space…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Talking Peace in Colombia
November 20, 2012
My first day in Colombia coincided with the first day of the official peace negotiations taking place in Cuba between the Colombian government and the FARC. In my meetings today with partners I was able to get a sense of the…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS partners in the Philippines seek a meeting with Prime Minister Harper
November 9, 2012
KAIROS civil society partners in the Philippines are seeking a meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to discuss allegations of irresponsible activities of certain Canadian mining companies. The Ecumenical Voice for Peace and Human Rights in the Philippines (EcuVoice), Kalikasan…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
Contradictions
November 8, 2012
Manila, November 3, 2012 By Alfredo Barahona Manila is a beautiful place, but it is full of contradictions. I am here to participate in the meetings of the World Council of Churches’ Global Ecumenical Network on Migration (GEM) that are…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
From Toronto to Manila for meetings of the Global Ecumenical Network on Migration
November 8, 2012
November 3, 2012 This is Alfredo Barahona, the migrant justice coordinator at KAIROS. Welcome to the new migrant justice blog! I’m heading to the Global Ecumenical Network on Migration (GEM) meetings in Manila. This is profoundly significant as the Philippines…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
KAIROS Letter to President of Philippines on the Killing of Father Tentorio
October 27, 2012
KAIROS joins our partner, the Ecumenical Voice for Peace and Human Rights in the Philippines, in expressing our deep sorrow in learning of the murder of Father Fausto Tentorio, who was a strong advocate of the rights of Indigenous peoples….
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific
Message to the ONIC
October 12, 2012
From October 8-12, 4,000 Indigenous leaders and elders met in Bogota, Colombia for the VIII National Congress of the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), under the banner “For the Consolidation of our Territories, the strengthening of autonomy and the…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Latin America
KAIROS joins the cry for an end to violence in Syria
September 7, 2012
KAIROS joins the global cry for an end to the violence in Syria, for dialogue between the warring parties, and for a just peace for the Syrian people. KAIROS echoes the call of the World Council of Churches for an…
Post filed in: Middle East
KAIROS Co-Hosts ‘First Voices! First Women Speak!’: A gathering to honour Indigenous women’s knowledge and perspectives on violence, restoration and resurgence
August 28, 2012
On August 24 KAIROS and the Indigenous People’s Solidarity Movement Ottawa (IPSMO), gathered over 100 people at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre in Ottawa for a community teach-in featuring renowned Indigenous scholars, writers and artists Lee Maracle, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Moe…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Report on Living Courage Eastern Tour and TRC, June 5-25, 2012
August 13, 2012
KAIROS partners, Claudia Castellanos, from the Popular Feminist Organization (OFP) in Colombia, and Lucy Talgieh from Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center in Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories visited communities in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Ontario and Saskatchewan during the Living Courage tour,…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Latin America, Middle East
Letter to PM Harper re. visit to Canada of UN Special Rapporteur on right to food
June 5, 2012
Dear Prime Minister, We are writing this open letter to you as individuals and representatives of organizations dedicated to strengthening the protection of human rights and food security, in Canada and around the world. We are deeply troubled by the…
Post filed in: Uncategorized
Stop Rape in Conflict Campaign
May 11, 2012
…. it’s vital that women not stay inactive, not submit day after day…On the contrary, we must stand up, act, and denounce. Let’s break the silence, claiming back from those who hold power the use of diverse legal instruments that…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage