Posts Tagged "women peace and security"
Closer together with our global partners
March 30, 2020
“Caremongering” is a new word and one we hope becomes part of our lexicon as the world unfolds, we hope, towards the creation of more equitable, just, resilient and sustainable societies here at home and for our global partners. Yet, the word, “home” is a curious one. The virus reminds us of many things. One…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
KAIROS Canadá condena la violencia que ha sido exacerbada por COVID-19 en Colombia
March 27, 2020
KAIROS: Iniciativas ecuménicas canadienses por la justicia, que aglutina a diez iglesias y organizaciones religiosas, condena los asesinatos de líderes y lideresas sociales a lo igual que el aumento de la violencia basada en género que han acompañado la propagación de COVID-19 en Colombia. El 25 de marzo, KAIROS se enteró del feminicidio de una…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Latin America
KAIROS condemns the violence that has been exacerbated by COVID-19 in Colombia
March 27, 2020
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, which unites ten churches and religious organizations, condemns the assassinations of social leaders and the rise in gender-based violence that have accompanied the spread of COVID-19 in Colombia. On March 25, KAIROS learned about the feminicide of a long-time member of the Organización…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Latin America
Spirited Reflection: Coping with lockdown, quarantine, staying-at-home
March 25, 2020
A long-time partner of KAIROS in the Philippines, Vernie Yocogan-Diano, shared the following with us to keep up our spirits, to learn from the Igorot and to remind us all worldwide of the choices we face. In northern Philippines, the Igorot (a collective term for Indigenous peoples in the Cordillera mountain region) are composed of several…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Spirited Reflections
A peace process undermined: Land defense and the non-repetition of violence in Colombia
March 13, 2020
The non-repetition of violence is a cornerstone of Colombia’s Peace Agreement between the government and the FARC—the former guerilla group (now political party). Recently published reports by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders in Colombia…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Latin America
Women of Courage partners and International Women’s Week
March 13, 2020
An overview of Women of Courage activities during International Women’s Week. Peruse the photo album at the bottom of this page. EcuVoice – ecumenical voice for peace and human rights in the Philippines dvenkatesan “We are women of faith. Today…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
The OFP commemorates International Women’s Day by highlighting grassroots feminist economies
March 11, 2020
“We are women living in rural and urban areas who are building a grassroots feminist economy.” For International Women’s Day, the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP) co-organized a week of activities with other local organizations who are part of a network known as the…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
The Alternative Mining Indaba: A cautionary tale of constructive engagement
February 28, 2020
While in Africa for partnership visits, I took the opportunity to travel to South Africa to participate in the Alternative Mining Indaba in Cape Town and meet with WoMin African Alliance in early February. “Indaba” is a Zulu and Xhosa…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice, Women of Courage
Ecumenical Network South Sudan and the value of persistent, patient advocacy
February 28, 2020
Concerned about a lack of global interest in the welfare of South Sudan, which for years has been mired in a brutal civil war, the Ecumenical Network South Sudan (ENSS)’s annual gathering focused on enhancing international advocacy and the role…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice, Women of Courage
A women’s income generating collective in eastern DR Congo
February 28, 2020
A small collective of women is in the process of cultivating new hillside fields and planting sorghum and sweet potatoes for harvesting in June in Nayatende, South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They have plans to…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice, Women of Courage
Report from the KAIROS delegation to Palestine and Israel last November
February 27, 2020
“Equality is the precondition to justice and peace will be the fruit.” The final report from the KAIROS delegation to Palestine and Israel last November is now available. Delegates will be taking this report with them to Ottawa from March…
Post filed in: Middle East, Women of Courage
Lost Harvest, Seeds of Hope
December 20, 2019
By Lana Robinson Today included a visit to the Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv, a kibbutz, to meet with an Israeli peace activist, and a meeting with The Coalition of Women for Peace. Today marks the International Day for the…
Post filed in: Middle East, Women of Courage
A terrible beauty
December 20, 2019
By Paul Hansen After a week of profound experiences of occupation of a people, check points, human degradation, a formal liturgical moment was needed. I had come to name my experience of the first week in Palestine: A Terrible Beauty….
Post filed in: Middle East, Spirited Reflections, Women of Courage
Learning from historical trauma at Yad Vashem
December 19, 2019
By Lori Ransom For most of the past 15 years, my work has focused on healing and reconciliation from the historical trauma suffered by Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools. This has led to a deep interest in how communities…
Post filed in: Middle East, Women of Courage
No way to treat a child
December 18, 2019
By Helen Smith Yesterday when we visited Yad Vashem, the most difficult part for me was the sights and sounds of the children – in the ghettos and camps. Today began with a trip to Mehwar, a women’s shelter. The…
Post filed in: Middle East, Women of Courage
One Day: Three stories of resilience and self-determination
December 17, 2019
By Susan Johnson Story #1 from Qalqilya Our day started on the bus, again, but we travelled with Ramzi Zananari from International Christian Community, a founder of the Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR). As we drove, Ramzi described…
Post filed in: Middle East, Women of Courage
You are the light of the world…let your light shine before others…
December 13, 2019
(Matt. 5:14,16) By Andreas Thiel What sort of courageous people did we encounter today? Not an inappropriate question to pose, considering that each day in the West Bank brings us face to face with individuals and groups that yield fresh…
Post filed in: Middle East, Spirited Reflections, Women of Courage
“Come and see…and act” KAIROS solidarity delegation visits Palestine and Israel
December 11, 2019
The KAIROS Church Leaders Delegation to Palestine and Israel took place between Nov 17-28, 2019, bringing together 8 delegates – Indigenous persons, settlers, and newcomers – representing 7 members of KAIROS and the Executive Director of KAIROS (link to bios)….
Post filed in: Middle East, Women of Courage
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Toronto: Dispatches from the Frontlines of a Conflict Caused by Climate Change
Development and Peace-Caritas Canada and the Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University present the launch of Social Action Nigeria’s latest report, “Boiling Over: Global Warming, Hunger and Violence in the Lake Chad Basin”. ‘ Understand how climate change, by drying up Lake…
Raising her voice: KAIROS calls on Canada to include grassroots women’s organizations in peace building policies and practice
October 8, 2019
This article was written by Kirsten Van Houten, Global Partnerships Coordinator @Kirsten Explores and Rachel Warden Partnerships Manager, KAIROS Canada @kairoscanada and published as a part of #WPSAdvice series on Oct. 6 on Women, Peace and Security-Network. A recent visit with our partners…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Women of Courage
Hot off the press: Women, Peace and Security year one at a glance
October 4, 2019
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Post filed in: Women of Courage
Philippines partners’ visit, August 23- September 3, 2019
September 12, 2019
At the partners’ roundtable on the first day of our visit to the Philippines, Bishop Rex Reyes challenged us to be “credible, consistent and courageous” in our solidarity and advocacy work. This became a theme throughout our trip as we…
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KAIROS partner in BC: Néné Lubalal highlights the need to empower women peacebuilders
June 18, 2019
KAIROS partner Néné Lubala from Heritiers de la Justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rachel Warden KAIROS, partnership manager, met with members of the local KAIROS committee while in Vancouver for the Women Deliver Conference. Néné…
Post filed in: Africa, Women of Courage
KAIROS welcomes Canada’s first-ever Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security
June 13, 2019
KAIROS joins other members of the Women, Peace & Security Network-Canada (WPSN-C) in applauding the Government of Canada for the appointment of Canada’s first-ever Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security and in welcoming Jacqueline O’Neill to this new post. WPSN-C…
Post filed in: Women of Courage
KAIROS urges Canada to deliver on funding for grassroots women peace builders
May 16, 2019
KAIROS urges the Government of Canada to use the upcoming Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver as an opportunity to make a very important announcement: increased funding to grassroots women peace builders. The global conference on women’s equality, well-being and rights…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
KAIROS Partnership with Wi’am
April 3, 2019
Wi’am: the Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center is a respected, longstanding KAIROS partner, committed to peace building and human rights. For many years, it has received support not only from Canadian church and church related groups, such as the United Church…
Post filed in: Women of Courage
Reflections on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63)
March 25, 2019
I have just returned from an intense week at the United Nations Commission on Status of Women (CSW63) forum with Agnes Petia, Coordinator of the South Sudan Council of Churches National Women’s Programme (SSCC-NWP). The CSW’s priority theme this year…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
Reporting from UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW63)
March 14, 2019
The Holistic Care for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict: A Session hosted by Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege Jane Thirikwa, KAIROS partnership coordinator and Agnes Petia from National Women’s Program of the South Sudan Council of Churches continue…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Women of Courage
