Gender justice and women's rights Archives

Tejedoras de la Imagen (Image Weavers): Vernissage and art exhibition

Join Inter Pares and Gallery 101 for the opening of Tejedoras de la Imagen (“Image Weavers”), an exhibition of works by Indigenous artists, filmmakers, photographers and storytellers from Colombia. Exhibition: October 21-28, 2026 Vernissage and artist celebration Friday, October 23, 20265:30 – 7 p.m.Gallery 101 (Ottawa)Free admission | Registration required Through illustration, photography, graphic narratives…

October 9, 2026

Feminist responses to punitive and carceral policies in the Americas Cases from Canada, El Salvador and Colombia

Roundtable: Feminist responses to punitive and carceral policies in the Americas

Join us for a roundtable panel on the carceral response to gender-based violence in the Americas, focused on cases from Canada, Colombia and El Salvador.

Gender justice and women's rights Canada Colombia El Salvador

September 18, 2026

Large group of community members and staff gathered outdoors beside a white van, posing together in front of greenery.

Likhaan health workers: Committed to compassionate care

Likhaan health workers come to the organization in different ways, but they share one important motivation: improving sexual and reproductive health and rights for women, youth and LGBTQI+ folks in the Philippines.

Gender justice and women's rights Health Philippines

September 4, 2026

Mariamé Ouattara stands among vibrant flowers in a rural garden landscape beneath blue skies, celebrating agriculture, biodiversity and community.

A feminist approach to agroecology with Mariamé Ouattara

We recently spoke to Mariamé Ouattara, who has worked across West Africa to advance gender equality and women farmers’ rights for most of her life.

Food and climate justice Gender justice and women's rights Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Senegal Togo

September 1, 2026

Bulletin | Agroecology: More than growing food

In your September Bulletin, we explore how agroecology is more than a set of farming practices.

Food and climate justice Gender justice and women's rights Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Senegal Togo

September 1, 2026

Where change takes root

See women farming for climate solutions in West Africa.

Food and climate justice Gender justice and women's rights Guinea-Bissau Senegal Togo

August 24, 2026

A look back at 2025

This article was originally published by AQOCI.

Economic justice Food and climate justice Gender justice and women's rights Health Peace and democracy

June 23, 2026

Person wearing patterned clothing stands between hanging textiles under dramatic blue and red lighting indoors, facing camera with folded arms.

IXIM: El amor no tiene género (“Love has no gender”)

IXIM (el amor no tiene género) (“Love has no gender”) follows Mónica Chub Caal, a Maya Qʼeqchiʼ trans woman and activist, and her struggle for inclusion and recognition in her Indigenous community and across Guatemala.

Gender justice and women's rights Guatemala

May 29, 2026

Two people stand, one speaking into a handheld microphone, wearing patterned garments during a community gathering event.

Advancing Indigenous LGBTQI+ recognition and solidarity from Guatemala to Canada

Inter Pares is excited to receive renewed government funding for our long-term counterpart Asociación Lambda.

Gender justice and women's rights Guatemala

May 26, 2026

Indigenous and Queer Resistance and Recognition in Latin America

Tuesday, June 9, 202612:00–1:00 p.m.Learning Crossroads Room 407 (CRXC 407)University of Ottawa100 Louis-Pasteur Private, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Join us at the University of Ottawa to hear directly from Indigenous and queer activists from Latin America about the struggles and strategies communities are using to confront anti-2SLGBTQI+ violence and carve out space for representation, recognition,…

Gender justice and women's rights Colombia Guatemala Peru