KAIROS Canada is pleased to announce a renewed collaboration with the Government of Canada to deliver Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Philippines, South Sudan, and the West Bank.

KAIROS needs to raise $1.3 million in matching funds to sustain the Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security program. We need your help.

On May 30, Bill C-262 passed third reading in the House of Commons with 206 Members of Parliament voting in favour and 79 against. Bill C-262 provides a principled framework for implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The bill now proceeds to the Senate. If your MP voted in favour, please thank them. Stay tuned for information on how to contact senators to urge their support.

Charities play a vital role in magnifying the voices of marginalised communities in Canada. Audits and antiquated laws compromise those efforts. Send a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau to voice your concern and protect our free speech.

On June 14, Canada and Argentina announced a collaborative peer review of their countries’ subsidies to the oil, gas, and coal industry! Thank you to all who wrote to the Minister of Finance, which helped make this announcement possible. Please contact the Minister to thank him.

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KAIROS is pleased to share a video showcasing the Indigenous and Newcomer Friendships for a Just and Inclusive Canada events that have taken place over the last few months. Help us ensure that these friendship gatherings continue.

Interest in the KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) is growing beyond Canada’s borders. In late May, Alfredo Barahona traveled to Anchorage, Alaska to bring the KBE to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

From April 27-29, over forty women from Canada, the Global South, and organizations including KAIROS, gathered in Montreal to strategize against extractivism at the local and transnational level.

In 2016, the Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) in Philadelphia launched a campaign to persuade their local electrical utility, PECO, to embrace solar energy.

Environmental campaigner Ben West’s personal experience of running gave him an idea for helping people to connect to the issue of climate change and provide solutions to the damage caused by fossil fuel use.

KAIROS continues to pray and grieve with those who have suffered loss and violence, and to uphold our partners and others who work tirelessly for justice and peace in Gaza

Ecuvoice

As a Woman of Courage: Women, Peace and Security partner, EcuVoice will expand its services into militarized regions in the Philippines. This will enable women who are the most severely impacted by government oppression to learn about and advocate for their rights.

Toronto: Unsettling the Word Book Launch

June 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields , 365 College St, Toronto, ON