May 6, 2014: Speaking Rights Celebration
Speaking Rights Celebration! On March 27, over 100 youths gathered at the Bain Mathieu in Montreal to celebrate the Speaking Rights Program. It gave them the opportunity to meet other youth from eight youth centres from across the island. Each group presented the community action projects that that they had worked on over the course […]
Making the Istanbul Principles operational
Integrating Human Rights Based Approaches and Equitable Partnerships into Development Programming How does one integrate human rights into development programming? How does one ensure that current and future partnerships are equitable? To address these and other questions, the Canadian Council for International Co-operation in collaboration with the Coady International Institute and Equitas has produced a […]
New partnership with the English Montreal School Board
Equitas’ Play it Fair! program was recently featured in the newsletter of the English School Board of Montreal (ESBM). Equitas has been working with the ESMB since November 2013 to implement Play it Fair! activities into its Before and After School Enriched Daycare (B.A.S.E.) Program. The Play it Fair! program aims to teach children about […]
Speaking Rights: A Great Fit for Any Organization
The promotion of rights and responsibilities with youth in an alternative suspension program could be a challenge for some people. But, for Andrew and the YMCA team, it has become something they do naturally. Speaking Rights has contributed to this. Andrew and its team consider Speaking Rights as a very flexible program that offers simple, […]
April 15, 2014: Democracy in West Africa: Equitas focuses on promoting the rights of women and girls
4th sub-regional Training session on human rights, April 14-25 2014, Abidjan West Africa is teeming with life and development. You only have to go there to observe an impressive dynamism and promising progress. For example, the majority of children now complete primary school and there is a significant reduction in female genital mutilation. However, the […]
Les droits humains au cœur de ma vie et de mon travail
Darley Polony travaille au Centre communautaire Dawson depuis plus de 10 ans. Tout a commencé un jour où, étudiante au Collège Dawson, elle a vu une annonce. On cherchait une tutrice pour aider les jeunes après l’école. Voulant travailler auprès des jeunes et pensant que le Centre communautaire Dawson était situé près de son collège […]
March 31, 2014: Equitas in the news
On March 18 and 20, Equitas honoured two outstanding organizations – one from Yemen and another from British Columbia – that are changing the lives of young people. Youth Leadership Development Foundation of Yemen and the Society for Children and Youth of British Columbia – received the 2014 Equitas Award for Human Rights Education during […]
March 21, 2014: Gala Cocktails in Toronto and Montreal honour human rights educators
On March 18 and 20, Equitas honoured two outstanding organizations – one from Yemen and another from British Columbia – that are changing the lives of young people. Youth Leadership Development Foundation of Yemen and the Society for Children and Youth of British Columbia – received the 2014 Equitas Award for Human Rights Education during […]
March 14, 2014: Second Gathering Young Women, Young Leaders
We had our second gathering of Young Women, Young Leaders this week. The energy in the room was amazing. We were hosted by our partners in Saint-Michel, La Maison d’Haïti, who ensured the room was filled with warmth, live music, dancing and delicious food. There were 40 participants present from our 4 partner groups: CJE […]
February 27, 2014: McGill students getting involved to help Equitas
On February 27th, the McGill Pan-Hellenic Council organized a candy drive on campus to raise funds and the visibility of Equitas within the university community. Their efforts will support Equitas’ ongoing human rights education programs in Canada and around the world and are a great example of how students can help to make a difference. […]