2015 National Child Day Celebrations All Across Canada with Equitas!
Equitas and its partners encourage Canadian children to #PlayItFair and speak their rights. Celebrated annually on November 20th, National Child Day is a day dedicated to promoting and safeguarding the rights of children and youth. – Dear Justin Trudeau – Our #PostcardtoParliament Campaign was a big success! This year again, thousands of Canadian children took part in […]
Blowing the whistle on sexual harassment in India – IHRTP alumna works to give power back to women in the community
“Why are you doing this? Why can’t you do something more conventional, something more acceptable by society?” Those are the questions often thrown in the direction of Salini Sharma, a human rights activist in India. Sharma, an Equitas International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) alumna and Engineer by trade, works as a Program and Outreach Officer with […]
Equitas Montreal Gala – Save the date!
SAVE THE DATE!
National Child Day Celebrations in the Senate, Ottawa – November 19, 2015
PRESS RELEASE 300 children will learn about their rights with Equitas and share their ideas with decision-makers Montreal, November 18, 2015 – On November 19th, 2015, Equitas will host a special activity in the Senate to celebrate National Child Day. The event will take place from 10-11am. 300 children (grade 4, 5 and 6 – […]
On November 20th, #PlayItFair with Equitas for National Child Day!
National Child Day, celebrated annually on November 20th, is a day dedicated to promoting and safeguarding the rights of children and youth. Celebrated since 1993, National Child Day commemorates the United Nations’ adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child on November 20, 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child […]
Human Rights Education – Needed More Than Ever
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Benefit Concert for Equitas – The Times They Are A-Changin’ – A short history of the folk music revival!
Sponsored by Michael Cooper Music, stories and visuals – from Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly to Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Simon and Garfunkel, Peter, Paul and Mary and more! With Craig Morrison – musician, professor, author and ethnomusicologist (www.craigmorrison.com/) Friday, November 20, 2015 at 7:30 pm Georges Vanier Centre 2450 Workman […]
Promoting Religious Harmony in Sri Lanka
“Religion shouldn’t be a weapon to destroy human rights and the values in society.” This is an essential belief held by young Buddhist Monk, Venerable Weliwitiya Dhamminda. Respect for religious freedom supports a healthy and cohesive society that is open to accepting a culture of human rights. This is the basis of Equitas’ project in […]
Aliyah’s* story – Young Women Young Leaders in Montreal
Aliyah immigrated to Montreal a year ago. At the first Young Women Youn Leaders (YWYL) workshop she told the group that she wasn’t interested in participating. “This isn’t my community, I don’t want to be here.” But she came back the following week and she kept coming back. When Aliyah’s group was asked to help […]
Empowering youth: giving a voice to our future
Equitas alumnae have vision of strong, active, influential up-and-coming generation in the Middle-East and North Africa. Youth are the future of our global society. They are often looked to as those who will build a better tomorrow. It takes the right tools to build something new, and this cannot be fulfilled if those bestowed […]