400 children of Montreal-Nord celebrate Play It Fair! Day with borough mayor Christine Black
August 3rd in Montreal-Nord! On Wednesday August 3, 2016, 400 young Montrealers celebrated Play It Fair! Day – a national celebration taking place throughout the summer in many Canadian communities. Propelled by Equitas for almost 10 years around International Youth Day (August 12), the Play It Fair! Day celebrations are an opportunity for children in […]
Programme on Engaged Citizenship: A contribution of Haitian human rights organisations to the reconstruction of Haiti
Article first published on the Coordination Europe-Haiti website here. In 2010, about twenty Haitian human rights organisations launched a programme for the promotion of engaged citizenship. The idea of the programme was born after the earthquake of January 2010, which destroyed a large part of the Haitian capital and surrounding cities and which caused […]
Colombian bilateral ceasefire presents opportunity to advance human rights
(Spanish version follows – Versión en español a continuación) The recent announcement of the ceasefire between the Government and the FARC, after more than 50 years of conflict, constitutes an important and necessary step to achieve the desired social change in the country. We are confident that the eventual signature of a Peace Agreement will […]
National Aboriginal Day – Equitas Celebrates Aboriginal Youth Leadership Across Canada
Project #1 – Speaking Up About Mental Health! (Manitoba) As Part of Equitas’ Young Women Speak Up! Program in Winnipeg, young women from Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata created a live magazine to raise awareness about and address issues of mental health. “We are still showing the video and sharing it with the community, a […]
Week #1 – “Committed to human rights education” – IHRTP 2016
The first week of the International Human Rights Training Program is now over…. …and what a week it was! 96 participants from more than 45 countries safely arrived in Montreal and have successfully completed the first week of their training. The Opening Ceremony on Monday evening, June 6, featured inspiring speeches by Patricia Malikail (Global Affairs […]
La jeunesse, moteur de changement social au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord
Original article published in the blog Un seul monde (Huffington Post) Ce billet du blogue Un seul monde, une initiative de l’AQOCI et du CIRDIS, a été écrit par Frédéric Hareau, directeur des programmes chez Equitas – Centre international d’éducation aux droits humains. Le projet Mosharka (2012-2016) a été réalisé grâce à l’appui de l’Union européenne, […]
Equitas X ArtLords (Afghanistan) at Festival MURAL – June 18, 2016
“We bring down ugly walls of #Kabul with paint. We aim to make Kabul the capital of graffiti & promote critical thinking.” – ArtLords Saturday June 18, from 10:30am to 5pm Conference by Omaid Sharifi, ArtLords Co-founder, at 2pm Studio Bliss (boutique), 3847, boul. Saint-Laurent – Montreal Presented during the Festival MURAL Come discover ArtLords, […]
2016 Reunion Evening – Equitas’ volunteers and interns at the heart of our action in Montreal!
On April 6, dozens of Equitas volunteers and interns gathered at Equitas offices for the 2016 Reunion Evening, a new annual tradition at Equitas! Thrilled with the success of the first edition of this get-together held last April, Equitas once again invited volunteers and interns who have taken part in the International Human Rights Training […]
Invitation – A Montréal Speaking Rights Celebration!
For the last 5 years, Equitas’ Speaking Rights program has been supporting youth engagement projects across Montreal. These projects are opportunities for youth organizations to benefit from a small amount of financial support and Equitas’ coaching and support to implement activities allowing youth to play an active and positive role within their communities. This year, […]
7 lessons learned on promoting gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa
Promoting Gender Equality [1] in the Middle East and North Africa [2] : 7 lessons learned from the Equitas Mosharka Project “ The Mosharka project helped change preconceived notions my family had about my capacity to contribute to my community ’’ – Nadaa, Yemen Over the past three years, Equitas’ Mosharka project has involved more […]