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April 15 – 21, 2012: National Volunteer Week

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One of Equitas’ important resources is its team of dedicated volunteers, be they professionals who sit on the Board of Directors or offer their expertise pro bono, families who host a dinner for participants of the International Human Rights Training Program or students who volunteer their time at the office. We take this occasion to […]

April 18, 2012: Speaking Rights in Lanaudière

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The Equitas team was welcomed at the Café-Rencontre youth centre in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies to give a training workshop on how to use the Speaking Rights toolkit in their work with 13 to 17 year olds.  Twenty-two youth workers and coordinators from 12 youth organizations in the Lanaudière region enthusiastically took part in the training. “This training […]

March 30, 2012: Action Week Against Racism

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In Montreal, March 19 to 25 was the Action Week Against Racism. On this occasion, Equitas’ partners in Montreal implemented activities from the Play it Fair! toolkit in order to increase children’s understanding of human rights, respect for diversity and peaceful conflict resolution. Here we can see children from the Wallaby et cie hard at […]

March 22, 2012: Montreal Life Stories Rencontres

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Montreal Life Stories  Equitas is proud to be a part of the Montreal Life Stories Project. Based at Concordia University, the Life Stories of Montrealers Displaced by War, Genocide, and other Human Rights Violations is a community-university research alliance which involving a team of more than 150 people and 18 partner organizations.   This oral […]

March 8, 2012: Asma Jahangir to receive Equitas Award for Human Rights Education

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Media Advisory  Courageous Pakistani Human Rights Defender to receive Equitas Award for Human Rights Education Montreal, March 8 – Asma Jahangir has been imprisoned, kept under house arrest and received numerous death threats in her native Pakistan for her commitment to equality and human rights. In recognition of her courage and unwillingness to be silenced […]

May 11, 2009: Equitas wins 2009 Québec Citizenship Award

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On May 11, 2009, Equitas was awarded the Anne Greenup Prize at this year’s Prix Québécois de la citoyenneté at the National Assembly in Québec City. Awarded annually, the Anne Greenup prize recognizes contributions to the fight against racism by a non-profit organization in Québec. The prize was presented by Yolande James, Minister of Immigration […]

March 19, 2009: Equitas Annual Cocktail – A Sold Out Affair

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For the second year in a row, it was a capacity crowd for Equitas’ Annual Cocktail on March 19. It was wonderful to see many loyal friends return and a large number of new faces who turned out to show their concern for human rights and support for Equitas. With over 200 guests attending, the […]