Posts Tagged "MERE Hub"
Women land and water defenders are the real peacebuilders
November 28, 2019
Large-scale resource extraction often perpetuates violence, even in countries with peace accords. Those who mobilize to protect the land and water to build peace are often women. Such is the case in Guatemala and Colombia, where extractive mega-projects with Canadian…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Latin America, Op Eds & Rabble
On defending the Indigenous women land defenders
November 26, 2019
A conversation with Dr. Sherry Pictou KAIROS has launched an online hub to connect and help further empower women land and water defenders in Canada and worldwide. Called Mother Earth and Resource Extraction– or MERE Hub, the resource was developed…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Latin America, Women of Courage
Hoy 12 Tz´i´ en el calendario maya Día para pedir justicia para las mujeres y la Madre Tierra
November 25, 2019
(Translation in English provided below) Es propicio para pedir justicia para las mujeres, que cese la violencia en su contra. Hoy 25 de noviembre, día en que se conmemora y se recuerda la lucha de las mujeres, como las hermanas…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Indigenous Rights, Latin America, Women of Courage
Launching Mother Earth and Resource Extraction: Women Defending Land and Water
October 31, 2019
On November 25, 2019, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, KAIROS will launch the first phase of Mother Earth and Resource Extraction: Women Defending Land and Water. Mother Earth and Resource Extraction (MERE) is a living…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Latin America, Women of Courage
