Cette entrée est disponible en anglais seulement: “Wild and out of control heartbeat”, or: what it’s like for a participant in the days leading up to the International Human Rights Training Program Our International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) began Sunday. Over 30 staff and interns are focused on nothing but – and over 106 participants have arrived in Montréal for a three week program that will change their lives and work. The participants are truly a varied group, coming from all the corners of the earth, representing countless linguistic groups and ethnicities and religions and backgrounds and opinions. For more than just a few participants, this is their first time in Canada, or even leaving their countries. This extraordinary diversity is one of the things that makes this program so unique and exciting. The richness of this experience – having the opportunity to learn from people from every possible place and circumstance – enriches the participant and their work, and ultimately their communities and our world. These amazing individuals have descended upon Montreal with open eyes and open hearts. Leading up to their arrival is a flurry of excitement and activity – getting their visa approved, getting the time off of work, making arrangements for their families and commitments…What to pack? Will it snow in Canada? 