Connecting Indigenous Communities to Health Care
Unity Health Toronto, supports KAIROS Blanket Exercise through their Indigenous Community Advisory Panel. Read the article from St. Michael's Hospital here.
Changing the world one KAIROS Blanket Exercise story at a time
Words cannot express the gratitude for every time we are called upon to offer the KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE). It is an honour to meet with participants who, for the…
Walk with Me
A lesson plan toward reconciliation By Allison Zacharias Education is key to reconciliation and the key to good education is a lesson plan that sticks. The Blanket Exercise is one…
Learning History Through Participation – The KAIROS Blanket Exercise
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise program was held in Weyburn on Wednesday, January 29th, brought here by South East District in partnership with Weyburn Arts Council, Southeast Regional Library, PLURA Churches, and Canadian…
Sharing an Indigenous point of view at KAIROS Blanket Exercise
Seeing, hearing for yourself, and experiencing the relationship between Indigenous and non-indigenous people in Canada is something that a group of people in Strathmore practiced last night at the KAIROS…
New understanding of Indigenous history inspires MHCC staff
As twenty Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) staff members seated themselves in a circle in a small, windowless room, a sense of trepidation was in the air. While some…
Watershed church teaches Native American history through interactive workshop
This article appeared in 9and10news.com on Nov. 19 and was authored by Brighid Driscoll. Native American culture and history is the stock of northern Michigan culture. Michigan’s First People came…
Spirited Reflection: The Blanket Speech- Leading forward in Reconciliation
Janet Gray, hearty dedicated KAIROS collaborator in Victoria, BC, shared the following with us:“I just supported Amber Santarelli,a young Grade 12 First Nation student from Port Alberni, BC, in leading…
The Blanket Exercise delivers a powerful message
Around twenty participants gathered at the Trinity United Church in Watson to participate in a mind-altering experience. Non-profit ecumenical organization KAIROS and the pastoral charge of the United Church brought…
Viewpoint with Rev. Natasha Pearen
This article was published in Amherst News as an invitation to participate in a KBE at Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church on Oct. 5. A reflection by Rev. Natasha Pearen. Have…