Corporate accountability e-petitionThe Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability, of which KAIROS is a member, will launch an e-petition in mid-May urging the federal government to empower the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise and enact mandatory human rights due diligence legislation. Sign up for campaign updates. Be sure to click Gender Justice or Ecological Justice as an area of interest to receive the updates. MERE Hub Canadian launchKAIROS will launch the Canadian phase of its digital platform, Mother Earth and Resource Extraction: Women Defending Land and Water (MERE Hub, for short), in June. Like the first phase, which focused on Latin America and was launched in November, the Canadian focus will highlight the current and historical role of women land defenders in protecting Mother Earth. It will include links to maps, campaigns, guides, toolkits, and other documents related to land and water protection. Stay tuned for details on virtual launch events and related activities! Read more. |