Posts Tagged "resource extraction"
Land defenders’ human rights continue to be violated – this must change
February 28, 2022
On February 6, Gidimt’en land defenders made a submission to the UN denouncing Canada’s violation of Indigenous rights in the development of the Coastal GasLink pipeline. In recent days, there have been several key events pertaining to water and land…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Op Eds & Rabble
The end of Keystone XL
June 14, 2021
The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, on June 9, 2021, by TC Energy and the Government of Alberta was welcome news for KAIROS and its network. This news might not have come as a surprise, as US President Joe Biden had already revoked…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Oil drilling in the Kavango Basin
May 28, 2021
ReconAfrica (Reconnaissance Energy Africa), a Canadian company, has secured petroleum licenses for 3,542 hectares of land in Namibia and Botswana, upstream from the Okavango Delta, an area of rich and unique biodiversity that has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. This…
Post filed in: Africa, Ecological Justice
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Women Resisting Extractivism – A monthly movie night with MEREHub: “As Long as the Waters Flow”
Join KAIROS’ MERE Hub from February to June 2021 for a monthly virtual film club (screening and discussion) on the gendered impacts of resource extraction. February’s film is “As Long as the Waters Flow” and will be hosted by Connor…
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Facing our environmental challenges in 2019
In an interactive presentation, Amelia Berot-Burns, KAIROS Ecological Justice Program Coordinator, will discuss important ecological justice topics in Canada in 2019 including climate change and carbon pricing, and will suggest ways to advocate effectively. Organized by KAIROS Toronto West
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TORONTO: The State of Mining Today
A launch and discussion of Judith Marshall’s study, “Tailings Dam Spills at Mount Polley and Mariana: Chronicles of Disasters Foretold.”
Women Voicing their Resistance to Extractivism
May 9, 2018
“They wanted to silence me, but I told them that it’s about time that I am singing. And I am singing very out loud in my community.” –Yvonne Sampear, WoMin, South Africa “Nunca nos callaremos. Es por nuestro derecho y…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS joins Burnaby Mountain Trans Mountain pipeline protest, April 28
April 25, 2018
KAIROS Executive Director Jennifer Henry to stand in solidarity with members of T’sleil-Waututh, faith leaders and people of faith (Toronto, ON) – KAIROS Canada’s Executive Director, Jennifer Henry, will join members of Tsleil Waututh, faith leaders and other people of…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, Media Releases, UNDRIP Blog Updates
Letter to the editor: Locals, women most affected by corporate harm, least heard
October 25, 2017
Re: “House subcommittee hearings on mining in Latin America a public disservice,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 18, p. 15). KAIROS too is alarmed that the voices of people affected by Canadian mining operations have not been heard during the current…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Latin America
Itinerary for Our Land, Our Rights, Our Peace: Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Winnipeg, Toronto
March 8, 2017
Delegation members include: Bishop Antonio Ablon, Philippine Independent Church (Anglican), Zamboanga del Sur Carlos Zarate, Member of Philippine Congress (Bayan Muna PartyList); Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources; Vice-Chair, House Committee on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Anie Bautista, National Coordinator, Ecumenical…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
Fish, not oil – Oilwatch Africa Annual General Assembly 2016
November 11, 2016
The Oilwatch Africa network resists the negative impacts of the oil and gas industry, builds solidarity among the peoples of the Global South, and supports national and regional organizations to act at the local level and collaborate at the international…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Stand with Standing Rock, pray with Standing Rock on November 3, 2016
November 2, 2016
Many eyes are fixed on Standing Rock, North Dakota and the proposed construction of the Dakota Access pipeline, an oil pipeline that would run beside the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and cross the Missouri River, the main source of drinking…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Help us make mining justice a reality
October 17, 2016
Three years ago, in October 2013, KAIROS launched the Open for Justice campaign with our advocacy partners in the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA). If successful, the campaign will support people impacted by the overseas operations of Canadian mining,…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Watch all videos from KAIROS Public Forum on Fracking in Moncton & Vancouver
October 31, 2015
Watch videos online.
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Bringing the experience of Latin American women to the International Peoples Conference on Mining in the Philippines.
August 10, 2015
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
A trip to Mankayan, a mining town in the mountains of the Philippines
August 6, 2015
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Women of courage gather in the Philippines to discuss mining and its impacts
July 23, 2015
KAIROS is excited to support the participation of Indigenous women from Canada and Ecuador in the International People’s Conference on Mining in the Philippines, July 30-August 1, as well as in solidarity visits to mining affected communities before and after…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Canadian Mines Ministers Conference in Halifax: Provinces & Territories Must Act To Avoid Mine Waste Disasters
July 20, 2015
(Halifax) While Energy & Mines Ministers from across Canada are meeting in Halifax for their annual conference, a coalition of more than 50 environmental, First Nations, and community organizations today sent a letter to all Canadian Mines Ministers urging them…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
International People’s Conference on Mining (IPCM) in the Philippines, July 29-August 1, 2015
July 16, 2015
Connie Sorio, KAIROS’ Ecological Justice and Asia-Pacific Partnerships Coordinator, will attend the International People’s Conference on Mining (IPCM) in the Philippines, July 29-1 August 2015. Connie represented KAIROS on the 2015 IPCM coordinating committee. The IPCM is a major gathering…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Gender Justice/Women of Courage
SAVE THE DATE! Gendered Impacts: Indigenous Women speak about Resource Extraction, a KAIROS BC Symposium, October 13, 2015
July 15, 2015
“ In a lot of countries women are on the frontline of this resistance and logically so because they are the ones who know by heart and by their Indigenous knowledge how mining, for example, is going to impact on…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
ROJeP Declaration on extractive industries in Quebec
June 22, 2015
In June 2015, ROJeP (Réseau œcuménique justice et paix), the Quebec-based ecumenical network and KAIROS partner, issued the following public declaration on extractive industries in Quebec. This statement comes on the heels of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and is…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Support BC First Nations’ Opposition to Northern Gateway
June 8, 2015
This past week, the KAIROS community was deeply engaged in the release of the findings and recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Commission, urged us forward, saying “We have described for you…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Gendered Impacts: Indigenous Women and Resource Extraction
May 15, 2015
The report highlights KAIROS’ work with Indigenous women and organizations to increase understanding and awareness of how resource extraction impacts Indigenous women, as well as the role of women in protecting collective rights and the environment.
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Mining industry dialogue puts the spotlight on Indigenous rights
March 8, 2015
On April 13, KAIROS facilitated an ecumenical dialogue in Toronto with the Mining Association of Canada and several of its member companies. Given our ongoing work on reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, KAIROS used the opportunity to discuss Indigenous…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Mining and Human Rights: building networks of resistance
December 16, 2014
In recognition of International Human Rights Day 2014, KAIROS co-sponsored Mining and Human Rights: building networks of resistance, an afternoon of workshops and presentations on the struggle of communities to defend their land from the impacts of resource extraction.
Post filed in: Ecological Justice
Anti-mining activist killed and Ecuadorean partners harassed on eve of Lima meetings
December 4, 2014
What was supposed to be a celebratory launch for KAIROS partner Acción Ecológica’s delegation to the People’s Summit and COP20 meeting in Lima, Peru turned into a nightmare as delegation members were detained and harassed and news came in of…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Making the invisible visible: The Wayuu in Guajira face a humanitarian crisis
December 2, 2014
The Wayuu people are one of 43 Indigenous groups in Colombia facing extinction. In this blog, Wayuu leader Matilde Lopez speaks with KAIROS’ Rachel Warden and Audrey Huntley from No More Silence about the threats facing her people.
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Pull Together with Indigenous Nations Challenging the Flawed Review Process for the Northern Gateway Pipeline
November 4, 2014
Join in solidarity with eight First Nations from British Columbia who have been granted leave by the federal Court of Appeal to apply for a judicial review of the government’s decision to allow the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Given the landmark…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
