Speaking Rights Training in Ottawa
February 16, 2015 Equitas had the pleasure of being in Ottawa some days ago for Speaking Rights Trainings with local Community organizations, including the YMCA, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization. More than 15 youth workers and coordinators were trained on the Speaking Rights approach and were excited about using these […]
Finding equilibrium in the fight for Human Rights
February 10, 2015 Advocating human rights brings about many challenges, one of those being the search for the right balance between dialogue and confrontation; avoiding the game of blame and shame. It’s an obstacle René-Claude Niyonkuru knows all too well. A former participant of the Equitas IHRTP program in 2007, he also participated in a […]
Capturing the fight for human rights on camera
February 3, 2015 Awa Diouf, a former participant of Equitas human rights trainings in West Africa, snapped a photo of Thérèse Faye at a meeting in Senegal to serve as a symbol of the change women in the country want to see. It is a symbol of a brave woman using her voice and speaking […]
Internship opportunity (Montreal and Vancouver) Summer 2015 – Play it Fair!
Internship opportunity (Montreal) Summer 2015 – Play it Fair! (Eng) Internship opportunity (Vancouver) Summer 2015 – Play it Fair! (Eng only) Opportunité de stage (Montréal) pour l’été 2015 – On ne joue pas avec les droits (Fr)
Ending the bloodshed in Syria: a plea for dignity, freedom, and peace
January 26, 2015 Syria is bleeding. That’s how journalist Massoud Akko describes the situation in the war-torn country. Poverty, hunger, and a lack of basic human rights are what the citizens of Syria are facing day in and day out as the country continues to slip deeper into violence and civil war. Akko, a former […]
What can you do to make a difference?
The list is daunting. Sometimes the challenges seem insurmountable. Women and girls feel powerless. Human rights workers and educators are in danger. Young people are excluded. Gays and lesbians are threatened. Minorities face discrimination. It is easy to get discouraged. By supporting Equitas, you empower people in Canada and around the world to improve themselves […]
Sue Montgomery, the woman behind #BeenRapedNeverReported to MC the Equitas Gala at Cirque du Soleil
December 16, 2014 When Montreal Gazette reporter Sue Montgomery started a conversation on #BeenRapedNeverReported,revealing her own experience of sexual abuse, she never expected to initiate a movement that would reach 8 million persons within a week. Women from across Canada, but also from around the world, talked about their experience of sexual violence – many […]
The Young Women Young Leaders Forum: stand up for change!
December 4, 2014 Over 120 persons participated to the Young Women, Young Leaders (YWYL) Forum, yesterday, December 3rd. The event was an opportunity to highlight the ways fifty remarkable young women in Montreal have turned action into change and have been transforming their communities. Fifty diverse women from four communities across Montreal are at the core […]
Communications Internship Available
Equitas – International Centre for Human Rights Education is looking for a web editor intern for the creation and publication of articles related to human rights. Under the supervision of the Communications Manager, this person’s main tasks will be to conduct interviews, write articles and contribute to the management of social networking and to the […]
Invitation to the Young Women, Young Leaders Forum
November 26, 2014 Please join us for the Young Women, Young Leaders (YWYL) Forum on December 3rd. During this public event we will be highlighting the ways over 50 remarkable young women in Montreal have turned action into change and have been transforming their communities. This is your chance to exchange, learn about Action for […]