Posts Tagged "winds of change"
Share your story on COVID’s impact on Education for Reconciliation
January 25, 2021
KAIROS needs your help. We would love to hear your answers to the following questions to guide our plans to fully realize Education for Reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) Call to Action 62. If you are able to please respond to the following (as a teacher, parent or student). We would love to hear from you! Please forward this…
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5 Years of Truth and Reconciliation
November 3, 2020
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released its Final Report in December 2015. Since then, KAIROS has worked hard to keep the TRC Report and 94 Calls to Action at the forefront of our social justice and education work in…
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Indigenous curriculum key to Reconciliation in Canada
September 11, 2020
In 2018, KAIROS was encouraged by progress made by provincial and territorial governments in implementing the Truth and Reconciliation of Canada’s Call to Action 62.i (Education for Reconciliation). That year, Alberta received a grade of Excellent in “Public Commitment” and Good for “Implementation” from KAIROS’ Education for Reconciliation (E4R) Report Card. However, like others in…
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KAIROS Blanket Exercise a sad journey into Indigenous history
January 8, 2019
It was like gazing at a map of the world, but one turned upside-down. The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is a two-hour journey through 400 years of tragedy, and it evokes a powerful sense of the wrongs Indigenous people have suffered…
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Needs Improvement: Educators make progress on Indigenous curriculum, but more work to do
December 14, 2018
In the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call to include more study on Indigenous issues in school curriculum, it appears educators across the country are taking the recommendations to heart. In its second report card on how Canadian…
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Winds of Change: Education for Reconciliation update in BC
November 7, 2018
On October 30, 2018 a delegation consisting of Janet Gray (BC-Yukon KAIROS Regional Representative) Susan Draper (KAIROS Victoria), Rev. Laura Kavanagh (KAIROS national steering committee member), Ruth D’Hollander (Aboriginal Neighbours), and Indigenous leaders and educators, Nella and Alex Nelson, met…
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Ontario mustn’t backslide on education about Indigenous issues
October 29, 2018
It was déjà vû. When the Ontario government cancelled curriculum-writing sessions this summer on truth and reconciliation, I was immediately taken back to 1998 when I was part of a team writing curriculum for the Ontario Ministry of Education. At…
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NEW VIDEO: Launch of updated Education for Reconciliation Report Card
October 10, 2018
Photo: Ellen Wood, Jennifer Henry, Alison Cox, Shannon Perez, Cheryl McNamara, Susie McPherson and Ed Bianchi. The E4R Report Card was released on October 9th, 2018 at a press conference at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Winnipeg….
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MEDIA RELEASE: Encouraging progress on TRC Call to Action 62.i: Education for Reconciliation
October 9, 2018
(Ottawa, ON) – The majority of provinces and territories are making progress towards implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) Call to Action 62.i – also known as Education for Reconciliation, according to KAIROS Canada in its updated…
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UPDATE: Winds of Change in Manitoba and BC
October 4, 2017
The Winds of Change have been active in Manitoba and British Columbia thanks to the efforts of local KAIROS organizers. In Manitoba, the KAIROS Cambrian Agassiz group met with the Manitoba Ministry of Education and Training on August 25. Education…
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Winds of Change campaign update: 1,700 signatures presented in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
November 11, 2016
Photo caption: Linda Scherzinger, KAIROS Halifax, delivers 1700 signatures to Gary Burrill, Leader of the Nova Scotia NDP prior to presentation in the House of Assembly. The voices of 1,700 Nova Scotians who signed the Nova Scotia KAIROS Petition supporting TRC…
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Winds of Change campaign update: Education for reconciliation initiative picks up steam in Ontario
October 31, 2016
Like the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 20 years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada identified education as key to reconciliation. Last November KAIROS and the Legacy of Hope Foundation launched the Education for Reconciliation (E4R) initiative as…
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Truth and reconciliation in Nova Scotia’s classrooms, a progress report
September 6, 2016
KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – When the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee (TRC) on the horrible legacy of residential schools was released late last year Premier Stephen MacNeil confirmed his commitment to implement its recommendations. KAIROS, a Canada-wide ecumenical movement…
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Alberta announces big, bold strides towards reconciliation
June 23, 2016
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More than 1,000 people engage in Mass KAIROS Blanket Exercises across Canada
June 10, 2016
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Nearly 10,000 signatures tabled in Ontario in support of education for reconciliation
June 9, 2016
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KAIROS Group in Winnipeg pushes for residential school history lesson
June 9, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Ontario MPP Peter Tabuns to table thousands of signatures in support of Education for Reconciliation on June 7
June 6, 2016
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Look at some great photos of Mass KAIROS Blanket Exercises in Whitehorse, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Regina, Ottawa, Toronto & Charlottetown
June 5, 2016
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Kenora Fellowship Centre holds KAIROS Blanket Exercise on anniversary of Truth and Reconciliation Commission
June 3, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: KAIROS brings unique mass history lesson to provincial legislatures
May 19, 2016
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Media Advisory: 94 Calls for Justice! The journey for reconciliation starts here.
May 18, 2016
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KAIROS Partnerships are the backbone of Mass Blanket Exercises (watch 1 min video)
May 13, 2016
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KAIROS Mass Blanket Exercises to hit capital cities across Canada: May 28 to June 6
May 5, 2016
Original published in Windspeaker on May 5, 2016 Written by Andrea Smith Exact dates and locations for all the Mass Blanket Exercises: www.kairoscanada.org/MBE In honour of the one-year anniversary (June 2) of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s release of its calls…
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Commissioner Marie Wilson & McGill students use Project of Heart to send KAIROS message to province of Quebec
April 7, 2016
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How Residential School has affected me: a reflection by Sui-Taa-Kii (Danielle Black)
March 16, 2016
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Manitoba’s largest school division signs KAIROS’ Education for Reconciliation petition
March 15, 2016
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