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  “As participants of the 2017 Speaking Rights Changemakers Forum, we are transforming communities coast to coast to coast.  Our collective goals are to: create positive change; ensure that youth voices are heard by decision-makers and community members; encourage diversity; build more inclusive communities; support youth empowerment; take action; increase youth engagement, and to raise awareness of the problems youth face.”   Youth leaders […]

  3.5 days, 300 participants, 58 countries represented, 70 workshops and plenaries, 6,628 messages exchanged on the Conference App, 701 posts on the Conference hashtag #ICHRE2017 and over 10 million people reached on Twitter alone….    How can we capture the spirit of the many memorable moments that happened at the International Conference on Human […]

Frank And Oak teams up with Equitas as it launches its new collection And*. Each garment was made in collaboration with Montreal’s Petites-Mains, an organization that helps immigrant women break out of social isolation and integrate the workforce.   5$ of every purchase from the And* collection will go to Equitas.   The new And* […]

    An Opportunity for Canadian Youth to become Speaking Rights Youth Changemakers   Participate in the Speaking Rights Youth Changemakers Forum in Montreal from November 30th to December 3rd, 2017 Deadline to submit your application : Sunday September 24th, 11:59pm (Local Time in Montreal, QC).     More than 2000 young people are working with […]

  The 2017 edition of Equitas’ International human rights training program (IHRTP) is now over! With their newly acquired competencies and skills, 92 human rights leaders are now ready to tackle the next step in their work as human rights defenders, and effectively contribute to peace, security and the creation of a more equal and […]