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The importance of feminist methodology in Inter Pares’ work and structure

Feminism is key to our programming and structure, with values of equality, collaboration and coalition-building.

Inter Pares puts feminism into practice through coalition building

Inter Pares advances social justice in Canada and abroad bringing a strong feminist analysis to coalition work.

Make dinner or be dinner

People are creating Canada's first comprehensive food sovereignty policy based on a vision of a society in which nobody goes hungry.

The Gradual Instant - Change from the Ground Up

Moments of revolution arise out of the patient work of organizing ourselves around shared goals.

Africa: equality, the law, and women’s well-being

African women struggling for access to justice for sexual violence insist women’s equality is essential.

A cultural and gender sensitive approach to trauma healing in Guatemala and Peru

Local organizations in Peru and Guatemala are working to heal the deep scars of the internal armed conflicts left on indigenous women.

Rights activist Charm Tong shares struggle for democracy in Burma with Canadians

She shared stories with Canadians and presented before a parliamentary committee the human rights situation in Burma.

Doctors from Canada and Burma exchange lessons on refugee health care

Inter Pares connects people delivering community-based healthcare for patients caught up in poverty and conflict.

Canadian civil society organizes for corporate accountability

Mining Watch Canada, the Halifax Initiative and Inter Pares advocate for responsible behavior from Canadian companies

Salmmah: Young Sudanese women challenge taboos

Salmmah Women’s Resource Centre works with young women and men to challenge discriminatory norms and laws in Sudan.

Dig In! An interactive workshop on food sovereignty

CBAN, Check Your Head, and the National Farmers Union Youth created a toolkit to better the food system in Canada.

Defeating fear by building solidarity: the work of ICLMG

ICLMG comprises 38 Canadian organizations & monitors the impact of security legislation on civil rights

Sold into Slavery: Burma’s refugees exploited by Malaysian traffickers and authorities

Refugees fleeing abuse in Burma are sold by traffickers in Malaysia and south Thailand, with official complicity.

Africa-Canada relations: From charity and aid to solidarity and transformation

How do Northern NGOs work for social justice, rather than reproduce the same relations of power we seek to transform.

Strengthening bonds of solidarity in West Africa

Inter Pares staff Rachel Gouin facilitates fundraising for social change workshop with youth in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.