March 8, 2012: Asma Jahangir to receive Equitas Award for Human Rights Education
Media Advisory Courageous Pakistani Human Rights Defender to receive Equitas Award for Human Rights Education Montreal, March 8 – Asma Jahangir has been imprisoned, kept under house arrest and received numerous death threats in her native Pakistan for her commitment to equality and human rights. In recognition of her courage and unwillingness to be silenced […]
November 20 is National Child Day!
National Child Day is a chance for children, families and communities to join in activities that highlight positive values, children’s rights and participation. The date marks the occasion when the United Nations adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child? It […]
February 24, 2012: Equitas’ work mentioned in Maclean’s article
Equitas’ program in the Middle East and North Africa is mentioned in this article in Maclean’s magazine
April 4, 2012: Gala Cocktail honours Ms. Asma Jahangir
Asma Jahangir receives the Equitas 2012 Award for Human Rights Education On April 4, 2012, Equitas held a gala cocktail in Toronto to celebrate the achievements of human rights defender Asma Jahangir, recipient of the 2012 Equitas Award for Human Rights Education. Graciously and generously hosted by long-time supporter and partner TD Bank Group, the […]
January 26, 2012: Equitas’ annual appeal: Read Aginatha Festo Rutazaa’s inspiring story
Aginatha Festo Rutazaa attended Equitas’ International Human Rights Training Program in 2009. Read the story of a truly amazing woman from Tanzania who, with your support, is transforming the lives of women and children and entire communities. Aginatha’s story
January 26, 2012: What we are doing and where in the new year
What is coming up in the months ahead… We are excited to have so much happening! A team is in Nairobi, Kenya, where Equitas and our local partner will host a training for community human rights educators from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Together with our Haitian partners, we’re designing a program that will empower women […]
November 24, 2011: Gala cocktail celebrates 5th anniversary of Play it Fair!
On November 24, 2011, over 200 people gathered at the Pointe-à-Callière Museum in Old Montreal for a Gala cocktail event to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Equitas’ Play it Fair! program. The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, the guest speaker at the event, shared her experience of visiting Equitas’ partners in Haiti and of seeing the […]
August 12, 2011: Children across Canada celebrate International Youth Day by Playing it Fair!
On or around, August 12th, approximately 2000 children across Canada will mark International Youth Day, by participating in Play it Fair! Day – a special event organized in day camps from Victoria to Charlottetown. During this day, children will learn about human rights by playing games that promote respect for diversity, cooperation, inclusion, fairness, responsibility […]
HAITI: Building engaged citizens and participatory democracy
After the devastating earthquake, Equitas’ partners in Haiti observed that conditions for the most vulnerable populations affected by the quake were deteriorating rather than improving. They reported increased violence, apathy and a lack of will to take on responsibilities for the well-being of the camps. Most importantly, the affected populations lacked the skills to tackle […]
August 1, 2011: Toronto kids learn about human rights through play city-wide this summer
FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Attention business, education and news editors Media advisory / Photo opportunity Summer day camps in Toronto and across the country are helping children to address bullying, discrimination and exclusion in their communities using Equitas’ Play it Fair! program. Toronto, August 1st: As summer camps are underway across Toronto, children from all parts […]