#BeTheChange North Shore Pre-Teen Conference
Equitas BC is excited to invite you to #BeTheChange North Shore Pre-Teen Conference on Saturday, April 16th. The purpose of the Pre-Teen Conference is to provide pre-teens with the concepts, motivation and strategies to be agents of positive change in their school, family, and community. They will be able to take a leadership role in […]
Event – Stop the Exploitation of Children and Youth Awareness Week in BC (March 14-20)
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IN THE NEWS – Creating Future Leaders Through Rights & Values in Montreal
This article was first published in the Winter 2016 edition of the B.A.S.E. Daycare Program Newspaper, Touching B.A.S.E. You can download a PDF copy of the newspaper here. – Teenagers engaging with younger students through games that explore learning about rights and values is an exciting initiative happening in B.A.S.E. daycares. This school year, 22 […]
Summer Internship Opportunity in British Columbia
Quebec Minister Christine St-Pierre visits Equitas projects on participation of women in Senegal
On Friday, March 4, 2016, Quebec’s Minister of International Relations and la Francophonie (MRIF), Christine St-Pierre, met fifteen community members from Pikine – a suburb of Dakar – to discuss the impact of Equitas’ project in the area: Empowerment and participation of women and girls in Senegal. The project, developed and coordinated by Equitas […]
Call for applications for Sub-Regional Training Session, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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IN THE NEWS – 200 Montrealers celebrate diversity and inclusion at the 10th Equitas Gala for Human Rights
Susan Schwartz, Montreal Gazette – Monday, February 29, 2016 (Source: bit.ly/1RfvycM) More than 200 Montrealers celebrated diversity and inclusion at the 10th Equitas Gala for Human Rights, held Feb. 11 at the Rialto Theatre. The event raised $100,000, with all proceeds and donations going to support the work of Equitas in communities in Canada, Africa, South Asia, Latin […]
Young Canadians Help Promote Diversity and Welcome Newcomer and Refugee Children Using Play it Fair!
PRESS RELEASE YOUNG CANADIANS HELP PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND WELCOME NEWCOMER & REFUGEE CHILDREN USING PLAY IT FAIR! TD Bank Group is building stronger communities with a three year $450,000 commitment to Equitas’ Play It Fair! program across Canada. Montreal, February 23, 2016 – In addition to being the lead sponsor for this year’s Montreal […]
Equitas 10th Montreal Gala for Human Rights, a spectacular success!
On February 11th, Equitas held its 10th Montreal Gala for Human Rights at the Rialto Theatre. THANK YOU for being part of it! THANK YOU to our lead sponsor for the evening, TD Bank Group, for their generous support! The great variety of masks and the dynamic guests who wore them, the beautiful venue, the […]
IN THE NEWS – Equitas alumnus Ala’a Jarban keeps up the fight for human rights
Yemeni activist Ala’a Jarban keeps up the fight for human rights Susan Schwartz, Montreal Gazette, February 8, 2016 (Article published in the Montreal Gazette here) Yemeni university student Ala’a Jarban had been abroad for almost a year on a United Nations fellowship when the Arab Spring began in Tunisia in late 2010 and he decided to […]