For the Love of Creation invites groups across Canada to host Candles for COP - candlelight vigils in their communities from November 15 to 17, marking the first weekend of the COP29 climate conference, held November 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

These vigils are a way to share hope for truly transformative action at COP this year. To inspire you, we share an excerpt from Leah Reesor-Keller’s book Tending Tomorrow, which includes an account of her experience attending a Candles for Cop vigil in 2023.

See, Act, Learn about Climate Justice will feature the premier screening of Coming Together for Climate Justice on Loss and Damage, a six-minute video about how loss and damage funding supports climate justice.  

Following the screening, ecumenical and Global South partners attending the COP29 Climate Conference will provide updates on advocacy calls on loss and damage funding. Attendees will learn how they and their communities can support this advocacy. This event is co-hosted by KAIROS Canada, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, ACT Alliance – Canada Forum, and For the Love of Creation.

After three decades, Ruth Cruikshank is retiring as a KAIROS volunteer. Staff and fellow volunteers want to thank Ruth for her many years of dedicated service, her warmth, compassion, dedication, enthusiasm and initiative.

Join us online for KAIROS Momentum, the KAIROS Great Lakes-St. Lawrence regional gathering, on Tuesday, November 26 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST. KAIROS staff will share stories and campaigns from our program pillars: Gender Justice, Migrant Justice, Indigenous Rights and Ecological Justice. This is your opportunity to ask questions about the programs and get a glimpse of what to expect in 2025. Join the momentum! 

The federal government’s recent announcement to cut immigration will do nothing to improve the rights and wellbeing of migrant workers in Canada. It disregards their invaluable labour contributions and fundamental rights. KAIROS calls on Canada to regularize undocumented workers and provide clear, accessible pathways to permanent residency for all workers, not just those in “preferred industries.”

KAIROS decries the assassination of Fr. Marcelo Pérez Pérez, a Tsotsil Jesuit priest and human rights advocate. He was killed on October 20, shortly after celebrating Mass in San Cristóbal de las Casas. He is one more victim of the violence in the State of Chiapas, Mexico, especially in the regions where the main cartels - Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generación - are fighting to control.

Monday, November 11 @ 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Queen’s Park (where St. Joseph St. meets Queen’s Park Crescent)

The White Poppy for Peace will be a central part of this event. Poppies will be distributed in the park prior to the walk down University Avenue, stopping at the U.S. Consulate, and then on to the Peace Garden and the Spirit Garden at City Hall.

Saturday, November 16 @ 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

In person or online. Free. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor Street West, Toronto

Voices for Peace is a gathering to explore our vocation to peacemaking. Through music, art, discussion, prayer, and education, the organizers seek to engage the whole person and encourage activism to build a culture of nonviolence. Adrian Jacobs, an Indigenous elder and pastor, is the featured speaker.