Plenary: Where we have come from / KAIROS 20th anniversary
Channel: KAIROS Canada
Date: 2021-11-03

Opening Plenary Session: Where we have come from

The origins of KAIROS date long before 2001 to the ecumenical coalitions that began in the early 1970’s. Many churches, church organizations and justice coalitions worked together to form KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives. Join us in this first plenary session to look back at the beginnings of KAIROS and the early years. What were the hopes and dreams of twenty years ago and how have they manifested? Meet a few of those who have been a part of the KAIROS movement for twenty years and more, as we consider the importance of where we have come from.

Elder’s Opening - Barbara Dumont-Hill, Algonquin Anishinabeg from Kitigan Zibi, Quebec; long-time KBE facilitator
Panelist - Ivonne Yanez, Environmental activist and founding member of Acción Ecológica, Ecuador
Panelist - Sister Priscilla Solomon, csj, Ojibway and Sister of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie
Panelist - Lee Cormie, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Theology at St. Michael's College and the Toronto School of Theology
Respondent - Georgine Kengne Djeutane, Economist and Programme Coordinator, African Gender and Extractive Alliance (WoMin) based in Johannesburg, South Africa
Respondent - Joe Gunn, Director, Centre Oblat – A Voice for Justice
Moderator - Emily Duggan, Minister, Louisbourg Pastoral Charge (UCC)