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First-year Law Students Participate in KAIROS Blanket Exercise

By Jennifer Dany Aube January 12, 2017ArticlesNo Comments

Interactive exercise walks law students through history as they learn how Canadian law throughout the years has affected Indigenous individuals and communities. Photo (L to R): Blanket exercise facilitators Jodi…

KAIROS Blanket Exercise deepens RCMP Alberta Division’s cultural awareness

By Jennifer Dany Aube January 11, 2017ArticlesNo Comments

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,…

KAIROS Blanket Exercise Facilitator Training in January 2017

By Jennifer Dany Aube December 27, 2016Upcoming EventsNo Comments

These sessions prepare you to lead the Blanket Exercise, a powerful teaching tool to foster truth and reconciliation. When and Where: Upcoming Facilitator Training: KAIROS Blanket Exercise Toronto Facilitator Training Thursday,…

Students learn indigenous history by reenacting colonization in unique blanket exercise

By Jennifer Dany Aube December 26, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

Blankets, a script and a circle of people provides a powerful lesson to classes from the Toronto Catholic board The blankets represent Turtle Island (North America) before the exercise. As…

National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples

By Jennifer Dany Aube December 15, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

For the past two years, after having followed a training course with KAIROS — of which Development and Peace – Caritas Canada is a member — I have the honour…

Forum highlights importance of treaties

By Jennifer Dany Aube November 16, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

A committee organizing a local effort marking Treaties Recognition Week will hold a forum on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Woodland Cultural Centre on Mohawk Street.…

KAIROS Blanket Exercise brings understanding and empathy

By Jennifer Dany Aube October 26, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

Participants take part in a blanket exercise, an interactive learning experience that teaches indigenous rights history, at the St. Albert United Church. “Those with blue cards, please step off the…

Blanket exercise unfurls Indigenous history for Saskatoon leaders

By Jennifer Dany Aube September 23, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

The City of Saskatoon recently hosted a blanket exercise for a group of community leaders. (Submitted by Neal Kewistep) 'Often there's a lot of guilt and shame that comes up,'…

Understanding the Impact: The KAIROS Blanket Exercise at Algoma University

By Jennifer Dany Aube September 8, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

Algoma U students, staff and faculty take part in emotional history lesson: The KAIROS Blanket Exercise, a first at Sault school. Shirley Horn, Algoma University chancellor, and Craig Chamberlin, Algoma…

KAIROS Blanket Exercise, World Social Forum 2016

Reflection on the Spanish version of the KAIROS Blanket Exercise, at the World Social Forum

By Jennifer Dany Aube August 12, 2016Video Playlists & Photo AlbumsNo Comments

"Participants (of the Spanish version of the KAIROS Blanket Exercise at the World Social Forum in Montreal) very quickly make connections between the history of colonization in Canada and the…