Elsa Saade | Program Officer Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights
Elsa Saade (she/her) is a Lebanese cultural and social activist, aspiring historian, political artist and mobilizer. She currently works at Urgent Action Fund as Program Officer based in New York City. She has been involved in the field of philanthropy for the past few years after a decade of activism in the Middle East and [...]Part Two of the EquiTalks: Bridging our Diversities
On October 25, the second hybrid EquiTalks panel discussion took place in Toronto, the traditional home and meeting-place of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. People also tuned in online from across Canada and the world to catch the conversation on human rights education and how it can bridge diversities and [...] Employment Opportunity – Education Specialist, Haiti
Be part of positive social change Imagine working for an organization whose primary mission is to advance equality, social justice and respect for human dignity. Imagine that your work aligns with your personal values and that you participate every day in creating positive social change through transformative human rights education programs. Alongside 60 like-minded colleagues […]
A first Artist in Residence at Equitas
Over the summer 2022, Equitas welcomed its first artist in residence, Jean Manuel Doran Penafiel, a young and enthusiastic artist from Montreal. He took an art class at Cégep de Rosemont, studied in Environment and is currently studying human sciences at Cégep de Maisonneuve. His internship had two main objectives: to support Equitas to integrate [...] Erik Bornemann | Program Officer
ebornemann[at]equitas.org 666 Sherbrooke West - Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Erik (he/him) joined Equitas as a Logistics Coordinator in August 2022 and is supporting Equitas' Canadian program team. He then, as of November 2023 became a Program Officer. He holds a bachelor's in public [...]Part One of the EquiTalks: Bridging our Diversities
On October 5th, gathered at the Palais des Nations in Geneva for a side event of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council and the first segment of this year’s EquiTalks: Bridging our Diversities. Hosted in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Permanent Mission [...] Employment Opportunity – Education Specialist, MENA
Do you care about the rights of women, young people, and people with disabilities? Are you passionate about human rights and do you want to support the work of Equitas in the Middle East and North Africa region? Do you have experience in developing educational programs, designing educational tools and assessment? If so, Equitas has […]
Candace Blake-Amarante | Knowledge Manager
cblake[at]equitas.org 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Candace joined Equitas in August 2022 as Knowledge Manager. She leads the development and implementation of Equitas’ knowledge strategy and supports organization-wide knowledge building, management and sharing to the broader field of [...]Sasha Masabanda | Fund Development Officer
smasabanda[at]equitas.org 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Sasha (she/her) joined the Equitas team in September 2021 as an Education Assistant, lending her support to the first edition of the Global Rights Connection program. Following this, she worked as Communications [...]Bridging Our Diversities: A Compendium of Good Practices in Human Rights Education
Equitas and the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) have jointly launched Bridging Our Diversities: A Compendium of Good Practices in Human Rights Education. This comprehensive publication provides guidance on human rights education programming and builds on mapping, research and analysis conducted in close collaboration with organizations in the Global South as a follow-up to an international conference organized in [...]