November 20, 2012: Equitas launches program to help Ottawa kids stop discrimination and bullying
MEDIA RELEASE Play it Fair! Equitas launches program to help Ottawa kids stop discrimination and bullying Equitas and TD Bank Group team up to bring the recognized program to the capital Ottawa – Nov. 20, 2012. To mark National Child Day, Equitas is launching its highly successful Play it Fair! after-school program to promote diversity […]
November 20 is National Child Day!
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,” […]
October 17, 2012: Sparking action for social change. Read our 2011-2012 annual report.
In 2011-2012, Equitas supported over 26,000 men and women from 60 countries through our high quality international human rights education prohrams. In Canada, we made a difference in the lives of 76,000 kids in 20 communities. Read more about the highlights of the past year… Download the 2011-2012 Annual Report
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 […]
October 18, 2012: Call for nominations for the Play it Fair! Award
Are you or your co-workers Play it Fair! Champions? Submit your nomination now for the Annual Play it Fair! Award. Dear Play it Fair! Partner, On Nov 20, 2012, Equitas will celebrate National Child Day by giving out its annual Play it Fair! Award to an individual (or team) who has shown leadership and creativity […]
October 10, 2012: Application form for the 2013 International Human Rights training Program now available
August 1, 2012: Equitas joins forces with Montreal North kids to fight discrimination, bullying
Play it Fair! summer camps to make respect the next cool thing Some 500 kids taking part in Montreal North day camps will be learning to combat violence and intimidation while celebrating diversity during a full day of Play it Fair! activities on Wednesday, August 1. “We are enlisting the kids to become human rights […]
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 […]