Advancing Women’s Rights and Human Rights in Quebec
THÉRÈSE CASGRAIN ̶ Montreal, Canada Co-founder of Equitas This story is part of the series We are human rights changemakers to celebrate Equitas’ 50th anniversary (#Equitas50). All through 2017, we invite you to discover stories of 50 inspiring human rights changemakers. These are but a few of the hundreds who have changed lives around the world through […]
Rebuilding Haiti through Citizen Engagement and Human Rights Education
VILES ALIZAR ̶ Haiti This story is part of the series We are human rights changemakers to celebrate Equitas’ 50th anniversary (#Equitas50). All through 2017, we invite you to discover stories of 50 inspiring human rights changemakers. These are but a few of the hundreds who have changed lives around the world through human […]
Internship Opportunity – Media and Public Relations
Title: Internship – Media and Public Relations Location: Montreal When: Winter 2017 Duration: January-April 2017 / min. 150 hours (to be discussed) Unpaid internship (300 $ scholarship) Deadline to apply: December 8, 2016 Equitas is looking for an intern in media and public relations. Under the supervision of the Communications Manager, this person’s main tasks […]
Equitas Toronto Cocktail “Kids building an inclusive Canada” – Dec.5, 2016
Equitas Annual Fundraising Cocktail in Toronto Monday December 5, 2016 // 6pm – 8:30 pm At TD Centre – 54th Floor of 66, Wellington St. West, Toronto Join us! RSVP: http://bit.ly/2fXLSI8 Generously hosted by TD Bank Group Lundi 5 décembre 2016 // 18h à 20h30 Au TD Centre – 66, rue Wellington Ouest, Toronto, 54e étage Soyez […]
Employment Opportunity: Program Officer, level 1, Vancouver, British Columbia
Title: Program Officer I Organization: Equitas – International Centre for Human Rights Education Location: Vancouver, Canada Status: Full time – 35 hours/ per week (One year maternity leave replacement) Application deadline: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 Start date: January 12, 2017, interviews will be held December 15- 20,2016 Salary range: Salary range: $40,000 – $45,000 + […]
A Future for Peace in Colombia
Building Colombia’s historical memory through human rights education After 50 years of conflict, the long-awaited peace accord between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) wasn’t ratified. On October 2, citizens who voted “No” to the referendum won by 0.4 percentage points. The small difference of around 60,000 votes shows the […]
Impact story – Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata : We all work together to help one another
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata (Ma Mawi) is a Grandmother in the Winnipeg family of community service-providers working with Indigenous families for more than 30 years. Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata means “we all work together to help one another” in Ojibway. Over the last 10 years, Ma Mawi and Equitas have been exchanging knowledge, […]
Meet Sophie Diouf : economically empowering women in Thiès, Sénégal
We apologize, this entry is only available in French at the moment. Sophie Diouf, de l’Association Saint-Paul, travaille dans la banlieue de Thiès, à la création de programmes de micro-crédit pour permettre aux femmes du village de vivre dans la dignité. Sophie a participé à une formation d’Equitas et de ses partenaires il y […]
Equitas at the 2016 World Social Forum
From August 9-12, the Equitas team joined hundreds of people for a week of exchange, workshops and the sharing of new ideas at the 2016 World Social Forum in Montreal. Participatory Workshop #1 – Educate, empower, change through human rights education On August10, Equitas and our guests the Raging Grannies were welcoming participants in the WSF’s Espace […]
Over 600 Children Joined PiF Day in British Columbia
“We all have human rights. Our roof that is top of our head, our school… These are our rights.” A 6 years-old proudly said this out loud during the PiF Day celebration in Vancouver, British Columbia on August 12, International Youth Day. Over 600 children in BC celebrated Play It Fair! Day as part of a national celebration taking […]