Posts Tagged "Ecological Justice"

Strengthening Voices for a Just Transition – a project uniting generations for equitable and sustainable futures

March 5, 2024

We are pleased to announce that KAIROS has received a grant from the Catherine Donnelly Foundation to support its Strengthening Voices for a Just Transition project in 2024.   This project aims to nurture a cohort of changemakers to help…

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This kairos moment

January 29, 2024

When you have KAIROS in your name, it tends to lead you to think about kairos moments – the question of what time it is, not from a chronological perspective but from a significance perspective. What time is it in…

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Love Letters: To the Earth – From the Earth

On the occasion of COP 28, Green Exodus is hosting Love Letters: To the Earth – From the Earth, three guided letter-writing sessions Nov. 20, 27 and Dec. 4, from 6:30- 7:30 pm on Zoom.  Each one will be different; come for…

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Love Letters: To the Earth – From the Earth

On the occasion of COP 28, Green Exodus is hosting Love Letters: To the Earth – From the Earth, three guided letter-writing sessions Nov. 20, 27 and Dec. 4, from 6:30- 7:30 pm on Zoom.  Each one will be different; come for…

No climate justice without peace, no peace without climate justice

November 17, 2023

In the last couple of years, there has been a growing recognition of the intersecting impacts of climate change, gender, conflict and economic injustice. This climate-conflict-gender nexus is a necessary lens through which peacebuilding efforts must now be considered. In…

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Centering Voices from the Global South

November 13, 2023

This week’s theme, Decolonizing Climate Action: Centering Voices from the Global South recognizes that that the voices of those most impacted by climate change are often ignored or face barriers to participate in climate decision-making. KAIROS and its partners recognize…

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The African People’s Climate and Development Declaration 2023

September 16, 2023

World leaders gathered in Nairobi, Kenya from September 4 to 8 for the Africa Climate Summit to discuss regional interests ahead of COP28.    Civil society raised concerns that Western and corporate interests hijacked the Summit in their push for false…

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Reflections on Interfaith Climate Action from the Parliament of the World’s Religions

September 15, 2023

My time at the Parliament of the World’s Religions was an extremely enlightening experience from beginning to end. It is not every day that you get to attend a convention of thousands of people of different identities – all hailing…

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Climate Justice = Migrant Justice

September 14, 2023

Migrant rights are key to climate justice.  We know that the people who have contributed the least to the climate crisis are the most impacted by it. As the impacts of the climate crisis escalate, those who contributed the least…

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Global Climate Strike

September 13, 2023

This weekend, millions of people around the world will take to the streets to demand a rapid, just, and equitable transition away from fossil fuels as world leaders gather at the UN in New York. This year, the masses will…

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We need the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

September 12, 2023

The burning of fossil fuels and industrial processes account for almost 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. A rapid transition away from fossil fuel extraction and use is critical for limiting global warming.    Yet, major climate agreements, like the…

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Let Justice and Peace Flow…and Stop the Flow of Fossil Fuels

September 11, 2023

“Future generations will never forgive us if we miss the opportunity to protect our common home. We have inherited a garden; we must not leave a desert for our children.” Joint statement from Pope Francis, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Justin…

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KAIROS Climate Action Week calls for rapid phase out of fossil fuels

August 30, 2023

KAIROS Canada launches its second Climate Action Week, September 11-17, focused on keeping the oil in the soil and letting justice and peace flow  (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – As Canada and the world…

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Camp Micah calling! Youth encouraged to participate in this social justice camp

July 4, 2023

Help foster the next generation movement for peace and justice. Please encourage a young person to attend Camp Micah for the experience of a lifetime. August 20-25, 2023 Ages: 14-18 years Sliding scale payment option Sign up today! Camp Micah…

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Indigenous Knowledge in Action – Mayan Women on Local Policy Councils

June 9, 2023

Imagine Indigenous women at decision-making tables from the local level right up to the national, deliberating with communities and governments in the defense of Mother Earth and incorporating Indigenous knowledge and wisdom into state laws? This is something that doesn’t…

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Voices from COP27 – Ongoing Work for Climate Justice

June 8, 2023

In November 2022, KAIROS and For the Love of Creation (FLC) supported a delegation of global partners, and Indigenous partners and youth from Canada to COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The delegation was framed around the theme, Decolonizing Climate Action,…

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Indigenous and Global South Principles for a Just Transition

June 7, 2023

“A Just Transition means responding to the need to move away from reliance on diesel and extraction, and instead paving the way to renewable energies that integrate with cultural and traditional values.”Melina Laboucan-Massimo The federal government is set to table…

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Uplifting Indigenous-led Approaches to Conservation and Biodiversity Protection

June 6, 2023

“Indigenous peoples have the longest standing relationship with Mother Earth and the necessary values to effect meaningful and quick change. We view the Earth as our mother, rather than a resource for monetary gain. Those are the people who should…

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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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Eliminating Fossil Fuel Subsidies Through a Robust Assessment Framework

May 30, 2023

On May 29, KAIROS joined over 100 environmental, human rights, and climate justice organizations to send a letter to the Prime Minister about eliminating fossil fuel subsidies through a robust assessment framework.  Canada has committed to eliminating fossil fuel subsidies…

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KAIROS Climate Action Week to foster decolonization

May 17, 2023

KAIROS Canada launches its first Climate Action Week, June 5-11, focusing on  centering Indigenous ways of knowing   (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – KAIROS will kick off the first of three 2023 KAIROS Climate Action Weeks,…

Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights

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Spirit-led: An Interfaith Call to Climate Action

Join 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…

Urge Senators to Redress Environmental Racism and Support Bill C-226

April 25, 2023

On March 29, Bill C-226, the National Strategy on Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act, passed in the House of Commons. KAIROS Canada celebrated this milestone with other civil society organizations. Black, Brown and Indigenous activists are leading this work…

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UN submission calls on Canada to put safety of human rights and environment defenders above support for mining companies

April 21, 2023

KAIROS calls on Canada to put the safety of human rights and environment defenders (HRDs) above support for mining companies. We are one of the 27 organizations and 39 academics that signed on to a submission regarding this call to…

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A Call to Celebrate

April 5, 2023

What is it that you love about the Earth? Lush green forests, beautiful beaches, fields of wildflowers, the fact that it provides the air we breathe, the food we eat, the very substance of our existence? While every day is…

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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…

Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice

The COP27 report from the KAIROS and FLC delegation is out now!

April 3, 2023

A report on the KAIROS / For the Love of Creation delegation to COP27 is now available. The report from this 10-person delegation framed around decolonizing climate action details key outcomes impacts on public engagement in Canada, media coverage, lessons…

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