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Darley Polony travaille au Centre communautaire Dawson depuis plus de 10 ans. Tout a commencé un jour où, étudiante au Collège Dawson, elle a vu une annonce. On cherchait une tutrice pour aider les jeunes après l’école. Voulant travailler auprès des jeunes et pensant que le Centre communautaire Dawson était situé près de son collège […]

On March 18 and 20, Equitas honoured two outstanding organizations – one from Yemen and another from British Columbia – that are changing the lives of young people.  Youth Leadership Development Foundation of Yemen and the Society for Children and Youth of British Columbia – received the 2014 Equitas Award for Human Rights Education during […]

We had our second gathering of Young Women, Young Leaders this week.  The energy in the room was amazing.  We were hosted by our partners in Saint-Michel, La Maison d’Haïti, who ensured the room was filled with warmth, live music, dancing and delicious food.  There were 40 participants present from our 4 partner groups: CJE […]

On February 27th, the McGill Pan-Hellenic Council organized a candy drive on campus to raise funds and the visibility of Equitas within the university community.  Their efforts will support Equitas’ ongoing human rights education programs in Canada and around the world and are a great example of how students can help to make a difference. […]

Pink Shirt Day was launched after a young boy was bullied because he was wearing a pink T-shirt. Two of his friends stood up for him, and distributed pink T-shirts to students and teachers at their school. By showing solidarity, these two boys showed that they could effect positive change, and bullying stopped at their […]

Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Many people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday … now GivingTuesday is coming to Canada on December 3, 2013. It is a new Canadian day of giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The “opening day of the giving season,” GivingTuesday is a […]

What happens when two leaders in their respective fields team up?  You build new relationships and learn from different ideas and perspectives.  On October 4th, Equitas welcomed a dynamic team of employees from Deloitte as part of their national Impact Day commitment to give back to the community.  It was an exciting day and the […]

The decision of 47 countries to sign a statement on September 10th condemning human rights violations in Bahrain has a particular resonance for us working at Equitas.  For many, Bahrain is best known for its annual Formula 1 race.   But for me and my colleagues, we came to first know Bahrain through our connection to […]

Since January 2013, Equitas has partnered with five organisations working in Kahnawake in order to work on a community action project. Our Gang, MAD Group, Where The Creek Runs Clearer Group, Kahnawà:ke Youth Center and Kahnawà:ke Survival School decided to do a project on Respect, through the promotion of a symbol important in their culture, […]

Tanya Krywiak of CTV News came to visit us at Play it Fair! day. View her coverage of our Play it Fair! Day with the amazing team from the Montréal-Nord day camps. CTV News, Wednesday, July 10, 2013