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,” […]
Connecting children and youth leaders in Vancouver
Tom Higashio was only three months old when he moved to Canada from Japan but this early promise of a life of opportunities is akin to his own dedication to empowering kids in his Vancouver community. For 14 years, Tom has been a Recreational Programmer for Youth at Vancouver’s Britannia Community Centre, known as a […]
International Youth Day – Human rights values in action!
Every year, as International Youth Day (August 12th) approaches, Equitas takes this opportunity to invite its partners to celebrate the day by playing games from the Play it Fair! toolkit, which provides interactive activities for children and encourages reflection on cooperation, respect, inclusion, acceptance, respect for diversity, responsibility and equity. Furthermore, it is also an […]
End of the IHRTP and the beginning of an adventure
The International Human Rights Training Program came to an end a month ago, on June 22nd. We are glad it was very successful, with 108 participants from 56 countries, who worked together for three weeks to build the foundation of a global culture of human rights. During the closing ceremony, Ian Hamilton, Executive Director at […]
Human Rights in Palestine – Amazing girls find amazing solutions
Girls find solutions to human rights issues in Palestine In March I had the opportunity to visit one of our partners, Refaat Sabbah, Director of the Teacher Creativity Centre (TCC) in Ramallah, Palestine. It was a really wonderful visit, both because it was great to see Refaat but also to get an update on the […]
An intern’s international buzz
Mind blowing… This really is the only way to describe my internship experience with Equitas and the International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP). When I first asked Laura, IHRTP coordinator and intern in 2007, what the program was about, she spoke passionately of the intensity and the eye opening yet intimate opportunities that the internship […]
International Human Rights Sabbath Blessing
On June 22, the 33rd International Human Rights Training Program came to an end with an exciting and touching presentation by the participants of the songs they wrote as part of their work with the Raging Grannies, followed by the distribution of the certificates of completion and a celebratory banquet and party. This day is […]