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Across the world, we are witnessing right now increasing violence and polarization, threatening the preservation and the realization of human rights of all sorts, from the right to democracy, to the right to go to school, or the rights of LGBTQI+ people. The need to act is imperative. Since 1967, Equitas believes in the power [...]

From August 12th to 18th, you can donate your points to Equitas and Aeroplan will DOUBLE your impact by matching the points! These points enable us to expand our human rights education work beyond borders. This is another simple way to contribute to human rights defenders’ work in building a respectful and tolerant world.  Because human rights [...]

In February 2024, more than 30 human rights educators and Equitas partners from all over the world came to Montreal for a week of exchanges, learnings and practical activities. During one of the activities, all participants were invited to Build a Trail. The objective was to reflect on strategies and solutions to turn recommended policies and [...]

From May 6 to 9, 2024, partners from the 11 projects funded by the Act Together for Inclusion Fund (ACTIF), managed by Equitas in collaboration with Dignity Network Canada and financed by Global Affairs Canada, gathered in Ottawa to discuss the challenges and best practices for conducting international solidarity projects for the rights of LGBTQI+ [...]

It’s on April 20, 2024 that Equitas took part in its 5th 21K de Montreal Charity Challenge! This year, we set an ambitious goal and are proud to have achieved over 95% of it thus far, and hope to reach 100% by May 31!  This incredible success testifies to the unquestionable commitment and support of [...]

Buhary Mohammed is a long time Equitas partner and human rights educator who participated in the International Human Rights Training Program in 2018 before coming back as a facilitator in 2023. His philosophy is that when human rights educators engage with the most reluctant, “we should allow them as well to engage to [reach a [...]

In February 2024, more than 30 human rights educators and Equitas partners from all over the world came to Montreal for a week of exchanges, learnings and practical activities. During the week, Percolab was invited to host a visual thinking workshop wherein participants were trained to express their ideas and understanding of human rights education [...]

Here we go for a fifth consecutive year! Equitas will be on hand again this year at Parc Jean Drapeau for the  21K de Montreal Charity Challenge on April 20, 2024!   Every year, the Charity Challenge brings together various charitable organizations to raise funds for the different essential causes they support. These organizations create [...]

Join us for the first in-person EquiTalks in Montreal (Tiohtià:ke*) in four years! Equitas is excited to announce that the next EquiTalks will be taking place on February 15, 2024, under the theme of Turning Division into Dialogue. The event will include an in-person networking event from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm EST followed by [...]

Equitas is collaborating with the Human Rights Program in the Department of Canadian Heritage to actively engage civil society organizations across Canada regarding Canada’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR4). The engagement process ultimately aims to inform Canada’s response to the recommendations it received on November 10, 2023, as part of its UPR4 process.  The Universal [...]