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Do you need effective manuals and other education material to support your human rights work? Are you looking for tools and tips to take action in your community? Check out our Resources Library and learn new ways to educate about human rights!

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In this Library you will find an array of resources drawn from Equitas’ extensive practice in human rights education to support your work towards social change.  

In collaboration with our partners across the world, the resources included in this library aim to strengthen leadership for advancing human rights, with regards to gender equality and in community life; to strengthen human rights movements; and to improve the practice of human rights educators to engage and influence decision makers around human rights.  

These resources are at the core of our human rights education work. They are organized by language, thematic areas and resource type. We encourage you to use these resources, adapt and improve upon through your own practice, and share them out! 

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Decolonizing our Partnerships and Practices

The “Decolonizing our Partnership and Practices” knowledge package incorporates checklists and recommendations of how Equitas can decolonize our practices. To ensure participatory community engagement, Equitas staff and their international partners developed guidelines to encourage co-construction of tools and activities in human rights education with the local communities where we work. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Evaluation, Methodology, Participation and community engagement
  • Toolkits and guides

Manifesto : We, the Montreal youth

This manifesto was generated through extensive dialogues consultations with over 250 Montreal youth and authored by Equitas with the intent of synthesizing, and amplifying the diverse reflections voiced by the youth. The manifesto serves as a call to action against racism, racial injustice, children’s rights violations, discrimination, and exclusion in the city.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion, Participation and community engagement
  • Reference materials

Building a trail: From policy to action

This interactive presentation is a depiction of a collective activity during a gathering of Equitas partners in 2024. Participants were invited to think on solutions and strategies to turn recommended policies into implementable and concrete action. Discover a trail for a better implementation of policy related to gender equality, gender-based violence and participation of women. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Gender equality, Methodology, Participation and community engagement
  • Presentations and recordings

#EquiTalks : How can we turn division into dialogue?

This brochure gathers the answers of five human rights defenders during the 2024 #EquiTalks panel discussion, who attempted to answer the question: How can we turn division into dialogue? The brochure suggests potential solutions and tips to counteract the polarization of opinions on human rights. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Equity diversity and inclusion, Participation and community engagement, Peace and security
  • Toolkits and guides

Human rights education… What is that?

This graphic was made as part of a visual thinking workshop hosted by Percolab during an Equitas event in 2024 involving 30+ human rights educators and partners. The graphic is the product of the ideas that were shared and summarizes what is the human rights education process. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Methodology, Participation and community engagement
  • Presentations and recordings, Reference materials

Peace by piece: Youth voices for fighting racism, discrimination, and exclusion

This pamphlet is a human rights education tool designed and authored by an intergenerational team of BPOC activists, educators and allies from across Canada as part of the Equitas’ National Dialogue Against Racism Collective 2023, in partnership with Concordia University.

Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion, Peace and security
  • Activities and workshops

Building meaningful North-South partnerships: Lessons learned and best practices

The following lessons learned and good practices have been documented through the activities of the Act Together for Inclusion Fund (ACTIF) working group. This working group brings together Canadian organizations that have received funding from to carry out, in partnership with organizations in the South, projects that strengthen the respect, protection and fulfillment of the human rights of LGBTQ2I people. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • 2SLGBTQI+, Methodology, Participation and community engagement
  • Reference materials

The purpose of children’s rights

This video spotlights several fundamental children’s rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It sheds light on the stark reality that, despite these protections, numerous children in Canada continue to face rights violations. Children’s rights emphasize the importance of treating all children equally, with dignity, and with utmost respect. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion
  • Presentations and recordings, Reference materials

Where I Live: A Community Mapping Activity

The goal of this activity on children’s rights is to map areas in communities where children and youth face exclusion, discrimination, and where their rights are not respected, while also providing them with the opportunity to discuss the changes they want to see. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion, Participation and community engagement
  • Activities and workshops

Happy 75th Birthday: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the UDHR, Equitas’ Knowledge Management Team has created this booklet, where we use archival newspaper articles, interviews, speeches by and about John Peters Humphrey as well as his autobiography to simulate how he may have answered modern-day questions and clarified misconceptions about the UDHR. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Participation and community engagement
  • Reference materials

Elements of a Human Rights-Based Approach

This graphic summarizes the six elements composing a human rights-based approach, using the acronym PANEL as a reminder of the different elements. It also includes questions to ask ourselves to ensure each element is covered. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Methodology, Participation and community engagement
  • Reference materials

From Saturn to Jupiter

Activity to help foster respect for children’s rights and diversity by inciting children and youth to reflect on their peers’ similarities and differences. Also available in French.

Published in

  • English, French
  • Children and youth, Equity diversity and inclusion
  • Activities and workshops