May 2, 2013: Speaking Rights – Youth Transform Montreal!
This past May 2nd at the Musée d’Art contemporain de Montréal, over 200 people came together under the banner “A Thousand Youth, A Thousand Ways to Participate” for the annual Speaking Rights event. Youth from a dozen organizations took the opportunity to present the community engagement projects they led through the Speaking Rights program. The […]
May 2, 2013: Speaking Rights celebration
Over the last two years, Equitas’ Speaking Rights program has been supporting youth engagement projects across Montreal and in Kahnawake. Youth organisations received a small amount of financial support along with Equitas’ coaching and support to implement a project allowing them to play an active and positive role in their community. Please join us to […]
Mosharka – Strengthening Regional Youth Networks to Promote Human Rights and Democratic Participation in the Middle East and North Africa
The Regional Steering Committee for Equitas’ Mosharka project are holding a 3-day meeting in Amman, Jordan to launch this new European Union-funded program in the Middle East and North Africa. Over the next couple of days, the Steering Committee will review the program objectives and implementation plan and reinforce the cohesion and coordination within the […]
Meanwhile in East Africa…
Chris Bradley, Program Officer at Equitas The 3rd session of the East Africa Human Rights Program has just started its second and final week here at the MS-Training Centre for Development and Cooperation a few kilometres outside of Arusha, Tanzania. There are 31 participants from 7 different countries from the Region; Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South […]
March 20, 2013: Toronto Cocktail celebrates Play it Fair!
Friends and supporters of Equitas came together for a lovely evening to celebrate the achievements of its Play it Fair! program in Toronto. Graciously and generously hosted by long-time supporter and partner TD Bank Group, the event was held in the beautiful Lambert Room on the 54th floor of the TD Tower, offering spectacular views […]
Women spring up in Egypt, engage politically
In the wake of the Arab Spring, women turned out in record numbers for Egypt’s first free parliamentary election in 80 years. Equitas is no stranger to this promising change, having grown strong ties with partners building civic engagement in the country since 2005, including one who has his rightful claim to fame. Akram Amin […]
Video clips to fight prejudice against Aboriginal youth
Annie Pettigrew, Education Specialist, Equitas Do you like being called “An Indian”? It is with this difficult question that the Innu youth-worker Mélissa Mollen-Dupuis started an activity on human rights with a group of 15 youths who frequent Ka Mamukanit, a socio-professional integration organization for Aboriginal youth of Montreal. This Cultural Connections activity comes from […]
National Anti-Bullying Day
Pink Shirt Day was launched after a young boy was bullied because he was wearing a pink t-shirt. Two of his friends stood up for him, and distributed pink t-shirts to students and teachers at their school. By showing solidarity, these 2 boys showed that they could effect positive change, and bullying stopped at their […]
February 5, 2013: Robert Fowler on human rights in West Africa at Equitas fundraiser
Did you attend the cocktail? We would benefit tremendously from your feedback on the event. Please take a few minutes to answer our short e-survey on the cocktail to help us make our next event even more spectacular! Click here for the survey More than 200 people gathered at Cirque du Soleil’s 7e Ciel for Equitas’ […]
October 18, 2012: Equitas’ Speaking Rights program receives prestigious national award
Equitas recognized for anti-racism work with Canadian youth On Oct. 18, Equitas received the Canadian Race Relations Foundation’s Award of Excellence for engaging youth in the fight against inequality, exclusion and racism through its Speaking Rights program in Montreal, Vancouver and Winnipeg. “Our partners tell us that Speaking Rights has a real impact on youth,” […]