Posts Tagged "Ecological Justice"
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…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Social Justice, Youth
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…
Post filed in: Climate Action Week, Ecological Justice
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,…
Post filed in: Climate Action Week, Ecological Justice
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…
Post filed in: Climate Action Week, Ecological Justice
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
Event
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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MPs pass long-awaited legislation to tackle environmental racism in Canada
March 31, 2023
Advocates celebrate milestone, call on Senate to prioritize Bill C-226 OTTAWA| TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE – Advocates for social justice and equity, environmental protection and public health celebrate passage of Bill C-226, the National Strategy on…
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Never a Better Time
March 31, 2023
KAIROS Regina invites you on a journey of faith, one that challenges our comfortable lives and changes the very buildings we worship in. On October 15, 2022, they hosted a workshop called, “Creation Care in our Places of Prayer: Energy…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Regional News, Spirited Reflections
Unearthing Solidarity: Global Voices on Mining Justice
February 27, 2023
Generally, we consider gold as a noble matter, but we can state that its extraction in the most of the cases is full of violence. – Fr. Dário Bossi Two things stick with me, haunt me, from the webinar, “Unearthing…
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Take Action – Keep up the pressure on Bill C-226 to end Environmental Racism
February 2, 2023
Canada has no strategy to include environmental justice or racism in its environmental assessment or planning – not yet. The federal private member’s Bill C-226, which is before the House of Commons, addresses this shortcoming. Officially called “An Act respecting…
Post filed in: Corporate Accountability, Ecological Justice
Event
FAITH PERSPECTIVES ON ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE AND CONSERVATION WEBINAR
This panel discussion will be moderated by Sabrina Chiefari, Creation Care Animator, Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto and feature: Areej Riaz, Climate Programs Manager, EnviroMuslims Rev. Michelle Singh, Executive Director, Faith & the Common Good Agnes Richard, MLSM Canada…
Stop the Deportation of Climate Activist and International Student Zain Haq
December 19, 2022
Join those who are urging Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Refugees, Sean Fraser, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to immediately suspend and revoke deportation proceedings against Zain Haq. Zain is “a known and respected peaceful activist in our midst,…
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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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