November 25 is the United Nations International Day to End Violence against Women. It begins ten days of activism to end gender based violence. On this occassion, nine KAIROS global partners from five different countries will speak in area churches on Sunday, November 25. The theme of their speaking is “Working Towards Peace in my Country”. All of these partners are part of the Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security program. They will gather in Toronto for this program’s first south-south gathering and travel on to Ottawa for advocacy meetings. This is your opportunity to hear them in person.

Note: the first speaker is in Barrie and all other addresses are in Toronto.  All will speak at 10:30am worship services unless otherwise indicated.

Tarek Al-Zoughbi

Project and Youth Coordinator, Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center, Palestine

Grace United Church (350 Grove Street East, Barrie)

Agnes Wasuk Petia

National Women’s Programme Coordinator, South Sudan Council of Churches

First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ryerson Student Union (116 Bond Street)

Chantal Bilulu

Director of Women’s and Children’s programs, Héritiers de la Justice, DRC

Calvin PC and Deer Park United Church (26 Delisle Avenue)

Lucy Talgieh

Women’s Coordinator, Wi’am: Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center, Palestine

St James Cathedral (65 Church Street)

11am service followed by 1 pm Lunch and Learn Presentation in Snell Hall 

Vernie Yocogan-Diano

National Council of Churches in the Philippines

Friends House (60 Lowther Avenue)

With the Peace and Social Action Committee  

11 am worship and 12 pm tea followed by 1:45 pm Presentation 

Gloria Amparo Suarez and Alexandra Alhucema Lizarazo

Project Staff and Finance Coordinator, Organización Femenina Popular, Colombia

Church of the Holy Trinity (10 Trinity Square)

Gérard Kwigwasa

Executive Secretary, Héritiers de la Justice, Democratic Republic of Congo

Paroisse du Sacré-Cœur (381 Sherbourne Avenue)

10 am mass followed by Presentation in the Parish Hall 

Fr. James Oyet Latansio

General Secretary, South Sudan Council of Churches

Sudanese Community Church of Toronto (at St. Olave’s Anglican Church, 360 Windermere Avenue)

3pm service, TBC