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How Can Canada Help End Sexual Violence in Conflict?
On June 11-13, survivors of sexual violence will gather with governments and civil society groups for the first ever Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, hosted in London by the UK...
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Why We All Should Care About Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program
In her article “Why everyone should care about the Temporary Foreign Worker Program”, writer Harsha Wallia links current and historical Canadian complicity in local and global resource extraction on...
View ArticleKAIROS leads Philippines Learning Tour to Mindanao communities impacted by...
Toronto, ON - KAIROS Canada is organizing a tour to the Philippines to learn more about how Canadian mining operations are impacting communities in that country. Ten representatives from KAIROS, the...
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Current Violence and Military Action in Israel and Palestine
View from the Mount of Olives, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Photo: KAIROS A Statement from Jennifer Henry, Executive Director, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice...
View ArticleSupport those affected by ongoing violence in Gaza
A number of KAIROS' member churches are accepting donations to provide direct support to those affected by ongoing violence in Gaza. Helping families affected by conflict in Gaza KAIROS member...
View ArticleKAIROS Members Call for Peace in Gaza
As the situation in Gaza escalates, several KAIROS member churches and organizations have released new calls to the Canadian government to become actively engaged in seeking a just peace. The Most Rev....
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Press Statement: The Rock Hard Truth—Philippine Learning Tour raises concerns...
Press Statement August 6, 2014 The Rock Hard Truth—Philippine Learning Tour raises concerns about mining-related human rights violations in the Zamboanga peninsula We, the Canadian and Philippine...
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Development free of fear by Rev. Desmond Jagger-Parsons
Rev. Desmond Jagger-Parsons, BA LLB MDiv, is the Head of the Philippine Learning Tour, a delegation organized by KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, with representatives from KAIROS member...
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KAIROS network shows solidarity for partners in the Middle East
“In this moment, we must all don the robe of humanity. It is a time to stand together as Canadians, Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, Jews, Israelis and Christians as one soul. We must show that none is...
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In Memory of the life of Adolfo Ich Chaman-
On September 27, 2009 Indigenous leader Adolfo Ich Chaman was killed in his community of El Estor, Guatemala, allegedly by security forces of HudBay Minerals, a Canadian mining company. Adolfo was a...
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KAIROS Partners are still Here! Working to End Violence against Women
On November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, women’s organizations and movements, human rights groups, grassroots organizations and governments from around the...
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When a woman is no longer silent
Chantal Bilulu, Coordinator of the Women and Children’s Program Héritiers de la Justice Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo For us at Héritiers de la Justice, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender...
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Yolanda Becerra, National Coordinator, Organizacion Femenina Popular (OFP),...
November 25, the International Day to End Violence Against Women, is a day to raise awareness of the work that organizations and movements are doing around the world to end violence against women. This...
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Prayers for Peace in a Spirit of Unity
“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus.” Romans 15:5 Agnes Wasuk believes in the power of prayer. Last year she joined...
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No More Silence in Colombia – by Audrey Huntley
No More Silence, a grassroots network of Indigenous women and allies, was founded about 10 years ago in Toronto to call attention to the impunity surrounding the ongoing disappearances of Indigenous...
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Making the invisible visible: The Wayuu in Guajira face a humanitarian crisis
Here in Guajira, almost a generation of Wayuu children is being lost. These children represent the future of our people. The Wayuu people are in danger of extinction. – Matilde Lopez Arpushana , Nov...
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To be in Bethlehem in Advent
Paul Gehrs outside the Church of the Nativity This reflection was prepared by the Rev. Paul Gehrs, Current Member and Past Chair of the KAIROS Board. Paul is currently in Bethlehem representing KAIROS...
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New Palestine
Looking across Manger Square in Bethlehem. Photo: KAIROS This reflection was prepared by the Rev. Paul Gehrs, Current Member and Past Chair of the KAIROS Board. Paul is currently in Bethlehem...
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WI’AM Means Agape
A tree grows beside the Separation wall in Bethlehem. Photo: Paul Gehrs This reflection was prepared by the Rev. Paul Gehrs, Current Member and Past Chair of the KAIROS Board. Paul was recently in...
View ArticleMining and Human Rights: building networks of resistance
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...
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