June 19, 2014: Vintage Trouble returns to Montreal on July 3 to benefit Equitas
Vintage Trouble, the acclaimed band that has been winning fans on both sides of the Atlantic with its electric live performances and catchy grooves, returns to Montreal on July 3 for a benefit concert on behalf of Equitas – International Centre for Human Rights Education. Vintage Trouble’s live-wired, straight-shootin, dirty-mouth’d, pelvis-pushing juke music will be […]
Equitas welcomes Aimia’s Common Good Team!
Equitas staff is proud to welcome the Common Good Team, a special “task force” comprised of some of the most skilled, creative and generous employees of Aimia. Aimia is the proud corporate supporter of Equitas’International Human Rights Training Program taking place now in Montreal (June 8 to 27). The team will be working at the Equitas office from June 16 to 20, to conduct an audit of Equitas’ current capabilities, to think of creative, realistic and affordable […]
Play it Fair!: Purposeful recreation programming is having a real impact at Bob Abate Community Centre: Donna`s story!
Read Donna`s story about how Play it Fair! and purposeful recreation programming is having a real impact at Bob Abate Community Centre: Hello Play It Fair Team! I have had a number of parents come in and speak to me about our camp for 7-10 years olds and how they really like the format of […]
June 9, 2014: Human Rights Leaders from around the world converge to Montreal for three weeks of specialized training
Today, 80 human rights defenders from over 40 countries are arriving in Montreal to attend the 35th session of Equitas’ International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP), which runs from June 8 to June 27. Many of the participants come from countries in conflict or with authoritarian regimes where human rights are a very sensitive issue. […]
June 6, 2014: Equitas attending the 54th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
The 54th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO) is being held in Victoria, British Columbia from June 5 to 7, 2014. Equitas is a member of the Sectoral Commission on Education of CCUNESCO. Jean-Sébastien Vallée, Education Specialist at Equitas and Angie Mapara Osachoff, regional coordinator of Equitas in British Columbia and […]
Enjoy a unique intercultural experience! Host a dinner for human rights educators in your home
Approximately a hundred human rights educators from more than 60 countries participate in the International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) held every year at John Abbott College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Now in its 35th year, the IHRTP provides the participants with a unique opportunity to further their understanding of human rights and of the essential role […]
June 4, 2014: City of Toronto receives the Equitas Play it Fair! Award
The City of Toronto – Department of Parks, Forestry and Recreation have much to celebrate as they receive the national Equitas Play it Fair! Award. This award recognizes innovation, creativity and exceptional contributions made in the field of children’s rights and participation. Play it Fair! activities have been integrated into 130 summer camps, 32 […]
People Stand Up Against Homophobia in Uganda
The anti-homosexuality law that was passed in Uganda last February was a major setback for human rights defenders. It allows life imprisonment for acts of “aggravated homosexuality” and criminalises the “promotion of homosexuality”. The civil society, however, didn’t remain quiet. As IHRTP co-facilitator Ronald Kakembo reports in this interview, the human rights education and the […]
May 28, 2014: Nobel Prize Muhammad Yunus receives Equitas Award for Human Rights Education
Today, Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus, Laureate of the 2011 Equitas Award for Human Rights Education, finally received his award as he attended a ceremony hosted by Equitas’ corporate sponsor Aimia, in Montreal. He took the opportunity to share some reflections on the link between human rights education and his groundbreaking work on microfinance and […]
May 27, 2014: The Ruth Selwyn Bursary to be awarded to a women’s rights defender in Laos
Equitas is proud to announce that it will be awarding the 2014 Ruth Selwyn Bursary to Inthana Bouphasavanh, a very active leader in Laos in the field of women’s rights. For the past three years, she has developed and designed trainings for the Association for Development of Women and Legal Education (ADWLE), an organization that […]