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September 24, 2013: 34th Annual International Human Rights Training Program

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Human rights defenders from Syria, Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Morocco, and Yemen and from over 20 other countries were in Montreal from June 9 to June 28, 2013 to attend Equitas’ 34th annual International Human Rights Training program (IHRTP). During the three-week program, these human rights defenders […]

July 10, 2013: 450 children celebrate Play it Fair! Day.

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On July 10th, 450 children, Montreal North day camp staff  and Equitas staff got together to participate in Play it Fair! activities and promote acceptance and respect for all. Play it Fair! promotes respect for diversity, children’s participation, and peaceful conflict resolution. Children aged 6-12 learn about the importance of respect, fairness, acceptance, responsibility and […]

June 4, 2013: Equitas at CFC 2013!

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Equitas will be presenting at the 2013 Community Foundations of Canada conference in Winnipeg. This year’s theme is:  Inspiring Smart and Caring Communities. During our session we will be exploring how evaluation can be used to measure different kinds of ‘impact’, by going beyond looking at traditional indicators of success to pinpoint the critical factors […]

May 2, 2013: Speaking Rights – Youth Transform Montreal!

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This past May 2nd at the Musée d’Art contemporain de Montréal, over 200 people came together under the banner “A Thousand Youth, A Thousand Ways to Participate” for the annual Speaking Rights event. Youth from a dozen organizations took the opportunity to present the community engagement projects they led through the Speaking Rights program. The […]

May 2, 2013: Speaking Rights celebration

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Over the last two years, Equitas’ Speaking Rights program has been supporting youth engagement projects across Montreal and in Kahnawake. Youth organisations received a small amount of financial support along with Equitas’ coaching and support to implement a project allowing them to play an active and positive role in their community. Please join us to […]

March 25, 2012: 2nd Annual Human Rights Training Session in Ukraine

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The 2nd annual Regional International Human Rights Training Session(IHRTS) started on Sunday, March 25 and will run until April 6. The IHRTS, which will take place in Chernihiv, Ukraine, is based on the International HRTP and will be held in Russian. It has been developed and will be implemented by a very dedicated group of […]

June 6, 2011: Opening of the 32nd annual International Human Rights Training Program

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100 human rights educators and defenders from over 50 countries have now arrived in Montreal to participate in the 32nd annual of Equitas’ annual International Human Rights Training Program from June 5 to June 24. The participants, chosen from over 800 applications, come to the program to deepen their understanding of human rights education, to […]

March 18, 2010: Phil Fontaine Receives The Equitas Award For Human Rights Education

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Phil Fontaine, Canada’s foremost aboriginal leader of his generation has become the first recipient of the Equitas Award for Human Rights Education. The award, which recognizes and celebrates exceptional contributions made in the field of human rights education, was presented to Fontaine on March 18, 2010 at a gala cocktail event in Montréal. The award […]