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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…

Spanish KAIROS Blanket Exercise connects colonial dots

By Jennifer Dany Aube August 4, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

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…

Educación para la reconciliación: el ejercicio de la manta indígena

By Jennifer Dany Aube July 28, 2016Articles, Upcoming EventsNo Comments

Radio Canadá Internacional entrevistó a Alfredo Barahona sobre uno de los talleres de KAIROS. Alfredo explica que el taller es pedagógico e interactivo y que promueve un mejor entendimiento de…

http://www.anglicanjournal.com/articles/-cogs-members-map-out-indigenous-history-at-interactive-workshop

Council of General Synod members map out Indigenous history at interactive workshop

By Jennifer Dany Aube July 25, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

Originally published in the Anglican Journal on March 10, 2016, by Tali Folkins. Council of General Synod (CoGS) members take part in “Mapping the Ground We Stand On,” an exercise…

Kingstonians invited to ‘walk in the moccasins of indigenous people’

By Jennifer Dany Aube July 10, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

More than 50 community members gathered at Douglas Fluhrer Park on July 7 to participate in a Blanket Exercise. Photo by Mandy Marciniak On July 7, community members were invited…

Youth delegates get special synod introduction

By Jennifer Dany Aube July 6, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

Originally published in the Anglican Journal on July 6, 2016 by André Forget. Youth delegates take part in a blanket exercise during a pre-General Synod orientation and ice-breaker. Photo: Art…

About 200 people took part in the Blanket Exercise at the Manitoba Legislative Building in early June.

Patchwork of colonization: Blanket Exercise explains colonization effectively

By Jennifer Dany Aube July 4, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

About 200 people took part in the Blanket Exercise at the Manitoba Legislative Building in early June. On a Saturday in early June, about 200 people gathered in front…

The KAIROS Blanket Exercise “equips us for those reconciling conversations & relationships”

By Jennifer Dany Aube June 24, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

Watch this short video, a testimonial to the power of the KAIROS Blanket Exercise The KAIROS Blanket Exercise "doesn't bring about reconciliation on its own, but it does equip us…

Employees from Innovation, Science & Economic Development Canada Learn Canadian History from an Indigenous Perspective

By Jennifer Dany Aube June 21, 2016ArticlesNo Comments

In honour of Aboriginal Awareness Week, Small Business, Tourism and Marketplace Services (SBTMS) invited ISED employees to join Elder Barbara Hill (Kitigan Zibi First Nation) and her husband Larry in…