Posts Tagged "funding cuts"
“Congratulations, KAIROS, on the occasion of you still being a thing!”
December 4, 2014
KAIROS is still here and Rick Mercer is glad!
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KAIROS offers its support and solidarity to Development and Peace
April 5, 2012
KAIROS offers its support and solidarity to our member organization, Development and Peace, whose CIDA funding for projects in the Global South has been drastically reduced. In July 2010, Development and Peace submitted a 5 year funding proposal of $49.2…
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CIDA update for KAIROS Supporters
October 28, 2011
KAIROS recently received a response to its CIDA proposal of March 2010. In a letter dated Sept. 22, 2011, CIDA states that the application is being rejected because it would not be “good value for money.” This was the second…
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Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada sends letter to PM Harper
March 7, 2011
“We are writing to express our disappointment with the facts that have come to light regarding the decisions surrounding the loss to KAIROS of $7 million in Federal funding in 2009.” fileadmin/fe/files/PDF/cidacuts/Letter-11-03-WICC.pdf
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The Canadian Religious Conference sends letter to Minister Oda re. funding cuts
March 3, 2011
The Canadian Religious Conference, representing Canadian Catholic sisters, priests and brothers, supports KAIROS with a letter to Minister Oda re. the restoration of funding. fileadmin/fe/files/PDF/cidacuts/Letter-11-03-03-CRC.pdf
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Menonnite Central Committee of Canada sends letter to Minister Oda re. CIDA cuts
February 28, 2011
http://www.kairoscanada.org/fileadmin/fe/files/PDF/cidacuts/Letter-MCC-11-02-22.pdf
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KAIROS Update Six months after the Cut by CIDA
June 4, 2010
June 3, 2010 Just over six months ago, the Canadian International Development Agency informed KAIROS that we would no longer receive CIDA funding. On the afternoon of November 30, 2009 a senior CIDA official advised KAIROS that its proposed 2009-1013…
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Canadian Council of Churches & Evangelical Fellowship of Canada send letter to Minister Oda
April 1, 2010
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Heads of KAIROS eleven member churches and orgs send letter to PM
February 17, 2010
On January 20, in light of the uncertainty around the reasons for the cut of CIDA’s funding to KAIROS, the heads of KAIROS’ eleven member churches and organizations (the Anglican Church of Canada, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, the…
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Sign on letter to Minister Oda
February 3, 2010
Download the PDF This “letter addressed the need for a solid re-affirmation of the importance of CIDA’s responsive programming (Partnership Branch) as well as the imperative need for clarity in respect of processes and standards used to judge funding proposals….
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Letter to PM re. CIDA
February 1, 2010
Heads of KAIROS eleven member churches and orgs send letter to PM.
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KAIROS & the CIDA Cuts at a Glance
January 21, 2010
This briefing note serves as a primer on KAIROS’ history, its projects and work, the cutting of CIDA funding, the damaging comments of Jason Kenney, and KAIROS’ current action.
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How is CIDA’s Funding to KAIROS Spent
January 15, 2010
This briefing note provides a clear breakdown of how KAIROS’ CIDA Funding is used.
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Response to Some Questions Raised
December 23, 2009
“Minister Kenney’s statement that KAIROS took “a leadership role in the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign” against Israel is false.” Issue: KAIROS responds again to the Canadian government’s accusation that it led “the campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign…
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KAIROS Responds to Accusations of Anti-Semitism and Renews Call for CIDA Funding to Be Restored
December 18, 2009
Attention: Religion, Government, Foreign, Social and Human Rights Journalists For Immediate Release Friday, December 18, 2009 (Toronto) KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives denies allegations by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney that it is anti-Semitic and decries the apparent politicization of aid…
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MEDIA RELEASE: CIDA Cuts to KAIROS will devestate human rights work overseas
December 2, 2009
Attention: Religion, Foreign, Social and Human Rights Journalists For Immediate Release Wednesday, 02 December 2009 (Toronto) The Canadian government’s decision to cut funding to KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives will have a devastating impact on KAIROS’ overseas partners and the…
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