http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada In this monthly blog, KAIROS explores the social and ecological justice issues related to the extractive industry and watersheds, the rights of Indigenous peoples, women and migrant workers, and how to build movements of change. KAIROS brings awareness and offers insights on Canadian and global issues that are too often ignored. en http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2017/02/11-wishes-2017-will-make-canada-greener-more-just-and-more-equa <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>Last January, KAIROS released its <a href="http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/01/11-ways-to-improve-relationship-between-indigenous-and-non-indi">wish list</a> for the year -- 10-plus-one hopes for the federal government and the provinces to fulfill. Two of these were realized: the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was launched and a national, rising price on carbon that integrates with provincial carbon pricing mechanisms was announced.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2017/02/11-wishes-2017-will-make-canada-greener-more-just-and-more-equa" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Cheryl McNamara Climate Change global south Indigenous rights truth and reconciliation commission women peace builders Environment Indigenous Rights World CA Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:27:33 +0000 KAIROS Canada 127559 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2017/01/kairos-blanket-exercise-deepens-rcmp-alberta-divisions-cultural <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>Marilyn McSporran couldn't forget the moment years ago when one of her husband's colleagues in the RCMP made an ugly remark about Indigenous peoples. When an Elder in Saddle Lake, Alberta gently encouraged her to introduce the KAIROS Blanket Exercise to the RCMP, McSporran decided to pick up the phone.</p> <p>She never anticipated that one call to Inspector Honey Dwyer would swiftly lead to the Blanket Exercise becoming part of the RCMP's Alberta Division's mandatory Indigenous cultural training for all officers and employees in the province.</p> <p>The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is a participatory telling of Canada's history from the point of view of Indigenous peoples. 2017 marks 20 years since its creation.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2017/01/kairos-blanket-exercise-deepens-rcmp-alberta-divisions-cultural" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Cheryl McNamara Indigenous; Truth and reconciliation commission; settlers KAIROS Blanket Exercise RCMP Indigenous Rights CA Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:23:21 +0000 KAIROS Canada 127283 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/11/no-mas-end-violence-against-women-now-tour-brings-november-25-t <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>Despite notable advances in addressing violence against women, a culture of gender-based violence remains pervasive in North America and throughout the world. The recent U.S. election campaign exposed this violence and blatant misogyny both in political discourse and in the behaviour and response of the electorate.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/11/no-mas-end-violence-against-women-now-tour-brings-november-25-t" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Rachel Warden Colombia gender-based violence Indigenous rights MMIWG peace building Feminism Indigenous Rights World CA Thu, 24 Nov 2016 19:45:52 +0000 KAIROS Canada 126916 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/09/site-c-legal-challenge-on-undrip-anniversary-shows-indigenous-r <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>Nine years ago today, on September 13, 2007, the United Nations took an important step towards reconciliation with Indigenous peoples when the General Assembly voted 144-4 to adopt the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. While 11 countries abstained, four countries voted against the Declaration: Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Australia.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/09/site-c-legal-challenge-on-undrip-anniversary-shows-indigenous-r" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Katy Quinn site c dam UNDRIP Environment Indigenous Rights CA Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:08:45 +0000 KAIROS Canada 126016 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/08/spirit-berta-c%C3%A1ceres-power-and-playful-defiance-indigenous-wome <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. <a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep stories like these coming.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p>"Berta Caceres had three qualities that made her such a powerful advocate and activist for her people and for the environment. She was Indigenous, a woman and a feminist."</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/08/spirit-berta-c%C3%A1ceres-power-and-playful-defiance-indigenous-wome" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Rachel Warden canadian mining indigenous activism kairos World Social Forum 2016 Environment Indigenous Rights World CA Wed, 17 Aug 2016 17:24:35 +0000 KAIROS Canada 125683 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/08/spanish-kairos-blanket-exercise-connects-colonial-dots <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. <a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep stories like these coming.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p>Despite the parallels between the history of colonization in North, Central and South America, if you ask Latin American expats what they know about Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Indian Residential Schools, most will answer "not much."</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/08/spanish-kairos-blanket-exercise-connects-colonial-dots" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Alfredo Barahona aboriginals colonization Indigenous rights KAIROS Blanket Exercise TRC truth and reconciliation commission World Social Forum Indigenous Rights CA Mon, 08 Aug 2016 12:55:49 +0000 KAIROS Canada 125557 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/06/honour-national-aboriginal-day-supporting-education-reconciliat <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. <a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep stories like these coming.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p>National Aboriginal Day was first proclaimed by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc in 1996 to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/06/honour-national-aboriginal-day-supporting-education-reconciliat" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Shannon Neufeldt aboriginal Indigenous cultures national aboriginal day TRC truth and reconciliation commission Indigenous Rights CA Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:58:13 +0000 KAIROS Canada 124958 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/06/murray-sinclair-education-key-to-reconciliation <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. <a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep stories like these coming.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/06/murray-sinclair-education-key-to-reconciliation" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sara Anderson Aboriginals; Truth and reconciliation commission; TRC; Education for Reconciliation; TRC62 Education Indigenous Rights CA Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:34:15 +0000 KAIROS Canada 124803 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/04/on-earth-day-look-then-leap <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. <a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep stories like these coming.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p>This April 22 will be unlike any previous Earth Day. World leaders, including Prime Minister Trudeau, will gather at the UN in New York to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. This is good news because the agreement is a commitment to hold the increase in global temperatures to "well below 2.0 C above pre-industrial levels" and promises efforts to limit the rise to 1.5 C.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/04/on-earth-day-look-then-leap" target="_blank">read more</a></p> John Dilllon climate action Climate Change COP 21 Paris COP21 Paris negotiations Earth Day Earth Day 2016 Leap Manifesto The Leap Manifesto Economy Environment World CA Thu, 21 Apr 2016 15:13:45 +0000 KAIROS Canada 124089 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/03/unlearning-racism-against-indigenous-peoples-one-generation <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. <a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep stories like these coming.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p>If we give them a chance, kids can help end racism against Indigenous people in Canada. And the best chance we can give them is through the schools.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/03/unlearning-racism-against-indigenous-peoples-one-generation" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Jennifer Henry Indigenous rights International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination TRC TRC62 truth and reconciliation commission Indigenous Rights CA Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:56:32 +0000 KAIROS Canada 123587 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/03/celebrating-women-who-protect-land-and-people <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. <a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep stories like these coming.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p>Addressing the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in 2014, Alma Brooks said:</p> <blockquote> <p>"So we, as Indigenous peoples of the world, hold the key to the continuation of life on this planet. With that, I just feel empowered, I feel that when women join our hands together for our beloved Mother the Earth, that she will be our greatest ally."</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/03/celebrating-women-who-protect-land-and-people" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Rachel Warden canadian mining Indigenous rights International Woman's Day International Women's Day 2016 Environment Feminism Indigenous Rights CA Tue, 08 Mar 2016 15:26:46 +0000 KAIROS Canada 123368 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/03/ottawa-review-temporary-foreign-workers-must-include-migrant-ri <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. <a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep stories like these coming.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p>Canada announced a review of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) just days after the Equal in Dignity -- Equal in Rights Forum in Fredericton on February 13 that was organized by KAIROS Canada, Migrante Canada, the Canadian Labour Congress-Atlantic, and the Canadian Union of Public Employees.</p> <p>The timing could not have been better. The forum focused on what’s wrong with the TFWP and how to fix it.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/03/ottawa-review-temporary-foreign-workers-must-include-migrant-ri" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Alfredo Barahona Connie Sorio Migrant Justice TFWP workers' rights Labour CA Wed, 02 Mar 2016 16:10:21 +0000 KAIROS Canada 123275 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/01/11-ways-to-improve-relationship-between-indigenous-and-non-indi <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. <a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep stories like these coming.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p>It's a new year and Canada's new federal government has already taken some promising steps towards reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and a more climate friendly economy.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2016/01/11-ways-to-improve-relationship-between-indigenous-and-non-indi" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Cheryl McNamara aboriginal women Canadian Migrant Workers Rights Coalition Climate justice Indigenous rights Environment Indigenous Rights Labour CA Tue, 26 Jan 2016 18:58:37 +0000 KAIROS Canada 122667 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/12/will-canada-listen-to-indigenous-peoples-on-carbon-offsets <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>rabble is expanding our Parliamentary Bureau and we need your help! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/rabble?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Support</a> us on Patreon today!</em>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/rabble?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/konp-greenbutton-2.jpg" width="118" height="22" alt="Keep Karl on Parl" /></a></p> <p>In his speech to the Paris climate conference, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to work with "our provinces, territories and Indigenous leaders who are taking a leadership role on climate change." For extra emphasis, he added: "Indigenous peoples have known for thousands of years how to care for our planet.&nbsp;The rest of us have a lot to learn."</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/12/will-canada-listen-to-indigenous-peoples-on-carbon-offsets" target="_blank">read more</a></p> John Dillon 2015 paris climate conference Climate Change COP 21 COP21 Paris negotiations indigenous activism Indigenous rights Environment Indigenous Rights World CA Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:07:13 +0000 KAIROS Canada 122023 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/12/defending-women-and-planet-on-front-lines-guatemala <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>rabble is expanding our Parliamentary Bureau and we need your help! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/rabble?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Support</a> us on Patreon today!</em>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/rabble?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/konp-greenbutton-2.jpg" width="118" height="22" alt="Keep Karl on Parl" /></a></p> <p>"We are living violence daily.&nbsp; Our water and food are being poisoned."</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/12/defending-women-and-planet-on-front-lines-guatemala" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Rachel Warden anti mining antiviolence Climate Change COP 21 destruction of environment guatemala Guatemalan communities Indigenous indigenous activism social justice; women's rights Environment Indigenous Rights World CA Wed, 02 Dec 2015 19:09:39 +0000 KAIROS Canada 121875 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/indigenous-wisdom-and-spirituality-indispensable-climate-justic <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>rabble is expanding our Parliamentary Bureau and we need your help! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/rabble?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Support</a> us on Patreon today!</em>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/rabble?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/konp-greenbutton-2.jpg" width="118" height="22" alt="Keep Karl on Parl" /></a></p> <p>As the Paris climate conference approaches, I've been asking myself how KAIROS might best contribute. My conclusion is that amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples is the most important role we can play.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/indigenous-wisdom-and-spirituality-indispensable-climate-justic" target="_blank">read more</a></p> John Dillon 2015 paris climate conference Climate Change Climate justice cop21 COP21 Paris negotiations food security Indigenous rights Environment Indigenous Rights World CA Thu, 26 Nov 2015 20:00:08 +0000 KAIROS Canada 121771 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/renewed-commitment-to-end-violence-against-women <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>Today women in Canada and the global South are calling for an end to the daily violence against women everywhere, in all its forms.</p> <p>November 25, the International Day to End Violence Against Women, marks the beginning of 10 days to end violence against women, concluding on December 10, International Human Rights Day.</p> <p>To highlight our work with Indigenous women and organizations on the Gendered Impacts of resource extraction, KAIROS is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_NufcKH-2k" rel="nofollow">releasing a short video</a> with scenes from our Women of Courage program, and messages from our partners.&nbsp;</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/renewed-commitment-to-end-violence-against-women" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Rachel Warden anti-violence Canadian mining companies social justice violence against women Women of Courage women's rights Environment Feminism Indigenous Rights World CA Wed, 25 Nov 2015 22:53:35 +0000 KAIROS Canada 121751 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/cost-helping-countries-adapt-to-climate-change-cant-be-dealbrea <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>If negotiations at the Paris climate conference drag on past the December 11 deadline, it will likely be due to wrangling over financing for climate adaptation in developing countries.</p> <p>According to the UN Environmental Program, US$150 billion per year is needed by 2030 (and as much as US$500 billion per year by 2050) to cover the costs of adapting to climate change.</p> <p>Earlier Conferences of the Parties (COPs) have failed due to disagreements between low-income and industrial countries, or ended with compromises worked out in backrooms or in huddles on the floor of the plenary hall.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/cost-helping-countries-adapt-to-climate-change-cant-be-dealbrea" target="_blank">read more</a></p> John Dillon 2015 paris climate conference Climate Change Climate justice COP 21 world bank Environment World CA Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:43:27 +0000 KAIROS Canada 121712 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/will-paris-climate-deal-be-legally-binding <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>rabble is expanding our Parliamentary Bureau and we need your help! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/rabble?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Support</a> us on Patreon today!</em>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/rabble?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://rabble.ca/sites/rabble/files/konp-greenbutton-2.jpg" width="118" height="22" alt="Keep Karl on Parl" /></a></p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/will-paris-climate-deal-be-legally-binding" target="_blank">read more</a></p> John Dillon #COP21 2015 paris climate conference Climate Change COP21 Paris negotiations international affairs Environment US Politics World CA Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:08:47 +0000 KAIROS Canada 121632 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/real-work-canadian-governments-begins-after-paris-climate-confe <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>rabble is expanding our Parliamentary Bureau and we need your help! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/rabble?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Support</a> us on Patreon today!</em>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/rabble?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/konp-greenbutton-2.jpg" width="118" height="22" alt="Keep Karl on Parl" /></a></p> <p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has raised expectations for Canada's action on climate change. He invited provincial and territorial premiers to attend a climate briefing by top scientists on November 23 and to join him at the UN climate conference in Paris at the end of the month.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/real-work-canadian-governments-begins-after-paris-climate-confe" target="_blank">read more</a></p> John Dillon 2015 paris climate conference canada climate change Climate Change COP 21 Environment CA Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:14:07 +0000 KAIROS Canada 121590 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/lack-ambition-paris-climate-conference <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>I was surprised by media reports that pre-Paris national pledges of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions could keep temperature increases to around 2.7 degrees Celsius by 2100. So I investigated.</p> <p>It turns out that the 2.7 degrees Celsius figure was indeed used in a carefully qualified news release from the UN climate change secretariat. But the danger of reporting this number is that it implies that the world is getting close to meeting the official target of keeping temperature rises near 2 degrees Celsius.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/11/lack-ambition-paris-climate-conference" target="_blank">read more</a></p> John Dillon 2015 paris climate conference cop21 COP21 Paris negotiations Environment World CA Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:11:04 +0000 KAIROS Canada 121521 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/10/women-bear-worst-impacts-mining-industry-and-are-last-to-benefi <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Please support our coverage of democratic movements and&nbsp;<a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/membership/signupNEW.php">become a supporter of&nbsp;</a></em><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/membership/signupNEW.php">rabble.ca</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/10/women-bear-worst-impacts-mining-industry-and-are-last-to-benefi" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Anne Marie Sam Rachel Warden aboriginal women aboriginal women's issues canadian mining Extractive Industries extractive industries transparency Indigenous rights Environment Indigenous Rights World CA Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:26:46 +0000 KAIROS Canada 120800 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/09/pope-francis-climate-challenge-to-canada <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep stories like these coming.</em></p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p>When Pope Francis addresses the UN on September 25, how will his message resonate with Canadians?</p> <p>In June, when droughts and forest fires plagued western North America, Pope Francis released his message on care for the Earth, our common home. He deplored the failure of corporations, governments and international summits to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are responsible for dangerous climate change that is impacting the world's most vulnerable people and species.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/09/pope-francis-climate-challenge-to-canada" target="_blank">read more</a></p> John Dillon carbon credits Pope Francis and climate cha Environment World CA Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:17:46 +0000 KAIROS Canada 120420 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/09/bc-rolling-justice-bus-connects-indigenous-and-environmental-ri <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Please support our coverage of democratic movements and&nbsp;<a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/membership/signupNEW.php">become a supporter of&nbsp;</a></em><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/membership/signupNEW.php">rabble.ca</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <p>We traveled for eight days in late August from Vancouver through the heartland of British Columbia to Fort St. John and back again on the <a href="http://www.kairoscanada.org/home-page-feature-1/bc-yukon-rolling-justice-bus/" rel="nofollow">Rolling Justice Bus</a>.&nbsp;</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/09/bc-rolling-justice-bus-connects-indigenous-and-environmental-ri" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Steve Gray Zsuzsa Harsman Climate Change Indigenous rights Indigenous rights in Canada Indigenous Treaty Rights Treaty 8 Nations Environment Indigenous Rights CA BC Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:58:04 +0000 KAIROS Canada 120242 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/07/canadians-we-can-become <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p><em>Like this article? <a href="https://secure.rabble.ca/donate/" target="_blank">Chip in</a> to keep stories like these coming.</em></p> <p><a href="http://rabble.ca/donate" target="_blank"><img src="/sites/rabble/files/node-images/donategreen.png" width="120" height="30" /></a></p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/07/canadians-we-can-become" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Jennifer Henry Canada Day Indiginous TRC 2015 truth and reconcilation commission Indigenous Rights CA Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:56:39 +0000 KAIROS Canada 118931 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/06/time-reconciliation <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples joined powerful conversations during a series of events, sponsored by KAIROS Canada, leading up to and complementing the close of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission.</p> <p>KAIROS' <a href="http://www.kairoscanada.org/events/time4reconciliation/" rel="nofollow">Time for Reconciliation</a> intergenerational gathering brought together more than 400 people and featured leading thinkers on Indigenous rights and interactive workshops on May 29, May 30 and June 1 at Carleton University and Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa, the traditional territory of the Algonquin people.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/06/time-reconciliation" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Cheryl McNamara Indigenous residential school survivors TRC Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Indigenous Rights CA Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:22:52 +0000 KAIROS Canada 118377 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/05/unlearning-canadas-history-blanket-exercise <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>How do you "unlearn" a story that you thought was the truth your whole life? It doesn't happen overnight. The story needs to be retold from a different perspective. It may require multiple tellings in various settings. You need to understand the implications of the changes to the story on a personal and a societal level. And then you need to pass it on.&nbsp;</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/05/unlearning-canadas-history-blanket-exercise" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sara Anderson Indigenous rights Indigenous rights in Canada kairos truth and reconciliation commission Indigenous Rights CA Wed, 13 May 2015 17:10:57 +0000 KAIROS Canada 117998 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/04/respecting-mother-earth-we-do-our-own-mothers <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>I didn't used to pay much attention to Earth Day. But as I became more and more alarmed about the damage being done to ecosystems vital to life on this planet, I began to explore Indigenous peoples' teachings on respecting Mother Earth. I learned that these teachings offer tremendous insight into living in harmony with our biosphere, particularly the principals of taking only what we need, and being conscious of our actions' impacts on seven generations to come.</p> <p>This is what I also learned:</p> <p>Indigenous peoples treat Pachamama or Mother Earth as a sacred living being. We humans are part of nature, not separate from it. All plants and animals are our brothers and sisters.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/04/respecting-mother-earth-we-do-our-own-mothers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> John Dillon Earth Day ecology Indigenous Indigenous rights Environment Indigenous Rights CA Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:22:40 +0000 KAIROS Canada 117572 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/03/women-who-defend-community-and-land <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>International Women's Day is an opportunity to celebrate the amazing women in our lives and as KAIROS' Gender Justice program coordinator I have the privilege of working with extraordinary women every day, including Indigenous women in Canada and around the world who are defending the rights of their communities and the environment and helping us to understand the gendered impacts of mining.</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/03/women-who-defend-community-and-land" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Rachel Warden Aboriginal rights guatemala International Women Day Environment Feminism Indigenous Rights CA Sun, 08 Mar 2015 13:27:59 +0000 KAIROS Canada 116630 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/03/fasting-imagination-to-solve-climate-crisis <div class="story-teaser story-teaser-blog"> <div class="body"> <p>According to the renowned biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann "the key pathology of our time, which seduces us all, is the reduction of the imagination so that we are too numbed, satiated and co-opted to do serious imaginative work."*</p> <p>Today, March 5, I am fasting for imagination. I want to feel hunger and thirst in a symbolic call for the "serious imaginative work" that is needed to address the current climate catastrophe. I am tired of the zero-sum game that says climate justice equals fewer jobs and ecological integrity means economic ruin. The leaders who accept this trade off demonstrate a huge failure of the imagination necessary to bring about green economies, clean energy strategies, and conservation that enhances true quality of life.&nbsp;</p> <div class="read-more"></div> </div> </div><p><a href="http://rabble-6.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/kairos-canada/2015/03/fasting-imagination-to-solve-climate-crisis" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Jennifer Henry Climate Change Climate justice climatefast Environment Political Action World CA Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:45:03 +0000 KAIROS Canada 116566 at http://rabble-6.rabble.ca