Junior Smith Charles fights for the future of the LGBTQI community in Haïti with Kouraj Pou Pwoteje Dwa Moun
As a transgender woman openly expressing her sexual identity in Haïti, Junior Smith Charles leads a difficult fight for the respect of LGBTQI people’s rights in her country. Despite her self-confidence and the pride she holds for her sexual identity, the struggle of this movement has proven difficult and slow in the past few years, […]
Angie Mapara-Osachoff | Director of Canadian Programs – British-Colombia
aosachoff[at]equitas.org 312 Main Street – Suite 213 Vancouver, BC, V6A 2T2 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded xwməθkwəyəm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil Waututh) land. Angie joined Equitas in 2009 and is now the Director of the Canadian Programs located in B-C. She is the Chair of the Indian Summer Arts [...]Gerardo Ducos | Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Manager
gducos[at]equitas.org (514) 954-0382, ext 270 666 Sherbrooke West - Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Gerardo joined the Equitas team in 2017 as a program officer for Haiti with a dozen years of experience in human rights work, including several years with Amnesty International’s general [...]Philip Ackerman | Toronto Local Coordinator
Philip Ackerman | Toronto Local Coordinator (416) 826-7134 666 Sherbrooke Ouest – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Philip is an adult educator who for the past several years has been committed to working with diverse newcomer populations, focusing most of his efforts in working with newcomer youth at a Toronto-based, community […]
Share a meal with the world’s most inspiring human rights defenders!
Does international human rights work interest you? Do you wish to connect with people of different cultures and backgrounds? Do you value diversity, education, and human rights? For the past 40 years, Equitas has received human rights defenders from around the world as part of our annual International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) and provides […]
Kathryn (Katie) Corker | Director of Programs
kcorker[at]equitas.org (514) 954-0382, ext 203 666 Sherbrooke Ouest - Suite 1100 Montréal, Québec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Katie joined Equitas in March 2019 as a Program Manager. She served as Program Manager beginning in May 2020 and then was named Director of programs in October [...]Speaking Rights 2019 – Engaging with Youth Changemakers from across Canada
Speaking Rights National Youth Changemaker Forum From May 8 to 10, Equitas is hosting a Speaking Rights National Youth Changemaker Forum in Toronto, an event which brings together over 150 young leaders from across Canada. Youth from 11 partner organizations from across Canada will gather in Toronto for three days to participate. This Forum is a space […]
Ayouba Souna | Senior Program Officer – Finance and Compliance
asouna[at]equitas.org (514)954-0382, poste 242 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Ayouba joined Equitas in April 2017 after more than fifteen years of experience in project administration, accounting, audit and financial management of international development projects. Ayouba notably worked in [...]Building Connected Communities – A Woman’s Journey for Human Rights
Community Dialogue in Vancouver Tuesday March 12, 2019 / 7 pm – 9 pm Simon Fraser University – Goldcorp Centre of the Arts, 149 W Hastings Street, Vancouver Join us! RSVP: https://equitas-vancouver.eventbrite.ca
Micheli C Werner | Education Specialist
Micheli C Werner | Education Specialist (514) 954-0382 666 Sherbrooke Ouest – Suite 1100 Montréal, Québec, H3A 1E7 mcwerner[at]equitas.org Micheli joined Equitas in January 2018 as a trainee in the education department, working in Equitas’ program in Tanzania. She is currently completing a Master of Arts in Educational Technology at Concordia University and holds […]