News | Page 3 | Inter Pares

Responding to hunger with solidarity

Sovereignty over their own food systems has allowed sanghams in India to come through past crises, and now to respond in solidarity to those in need within their communities and beyond.

Persevering for the right to health

Throughout the challenges of 2020, Mae Tao Clinic worked - as they always do - to bring healthcare to their community.

Our 2020 Annual Report is here!

In our 2020 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of sustaining social justice.

Transforming hardship to hope

Amanda Dale, Chairperson of Inter Pares Board of Directors, reflects on lessons learned throughout 2020.

Gender Justice & Women's Rights

La Colectiva Feminista calls for gendered response to pandemic in El Salvador

Inter Pares is honoured to support La Colectiva as it continues to adapt to support women during this crisis.

Inter Pares joins call for Canada to condemn state-sponsored violence in Philippines

Inter Pares joins the call for the Government of Canada to publicly condemn state-sponsored violence against the Filipino people.

Bangladeshi youth use street art to call for end to gender-based violence

Their design of choice: a raised fist combined with the message “We won't put up with the oppression of women”.

Take Action: Call on the RCMP to investigate breach of Burma sanctions

Request the RCMP investigate the business agreement between Dickens & Madson Canada and Burma senior military General Mya Tun Oo.

Inter Pares joins call for Burma to end use of violence and respect democracy

Inter Pares has signed onto a joint statement regarding the February 1st military coup d'état in Burma.

Anti-Racism and Anti-Colonialism Start with Us

For many people, 2020 was a year of increased awareness about injustices in our society.

Dismantling Systemic Racism and Exclusion in Colombia

For Manuel, ethno-education is not only an obligation of the State, it is fundamental to the dismantling of systemic racism and exclusion that Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities face.

Decolonizing Development

Forty-five years after its founding, Inter Pares still aspires to uphold that principle for which we were named.

New reports share core principles of a feminist foreign policy

As a member of the Feminist Foreign Policy Working Group Inter Pares is pleased to share two new reports highlighting our aspirations for Canada’s feminist foreign policy.

New report on funding feminist movements in Burma

The Fund for Global Human Rights and Inter Pares have co-published a new report: Lessons Learned in the Pursuit of Gender Justice and Feminist Practice in Burma.

Highlights 2020

We reflect on a year of shared struggle and solidarity. Here is a collection of our most memorable moments from 2020.

Gender Justice & Women's Rights

Building Resilient and Just Food Systems

The pandemic has revealed deep inequalities in our societies and the vulnerabilities of a globalized and heavily concentrated food system that needs to change.

What’s taxation got to do with it?

When we talk about addressing inequality or women’s rights, the focus is generally on spending tax dollars – for example, creating a day care progr

Violence, Discrimination and Inequalities: Revealing flaws in the system

In the global North and South, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and caused an increase in physical, structural and economic violence experienced by women.

Reimagining Healthcare In Canada and Around the World

Pauline Worsfold, frontline nurse and Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions and Chairperson of the Canadian Health Coalition, reflects on a post-COVID transformation for healthcare.

Inter Pares welcomes its new Co-Executive Directors

Inter Pares is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlotte Kiddell and Samantha McGavin as Co-Executive Directors of the organization.

Canada

Women representatives of Tamil Nadu Women's Collective sit in a circle, sharing and laughing.

Introducing Tamil Nadu Women's Collective

Inter Pares is pleased to introduce our newest counterpart, Tamil Nadu Women’s Collective (TNWC).

Landmark ruling protects public healthcare in B.C.

The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed claims of the Cambie Surgery Corporation and issued a landmark ruling to protect public healthcare.

In Their Own Words: Burma’s independent Indigenous news

There are significant barriers to freedom of information in Burma. Learn more about Burma News International, an independent news association of Indigenous media.

Peace Parks: A Political Tool for Self-Determination

As Burma’s first Indigenous protected and conserved area, the Salween Peace Park is a vibrant example of grassroots self-determination.

A Transformative Vision for Gender Justice

Our partners in Burma share with us a transformative vision for gender justice.

Salween Peace Park awarded 2020 Equator Prize

Inter Pares extends a warm congratulations to the communities of the Salween Peace Park on receiving the prestigious 2020 Equator Prize.

Canada's Ombudsperson: Approach with Caution

Canada’s Ombuds for Responsible Enterprise still has no teeth.

28. Representatives from the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives and Clinic 554 stand with their 2019 Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award plaques and Peruvian activist Maria Ysabel Cedano. In the background is colourful Indigenous artwork.

Recognizing social justice activists

We are honoured to shine a light on hardworking social justice organizations with the Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award.

1. Sari Tudiver smiles brightly at the camera. She is wearing an orange patterned shirt and has short, close-cropped grey hair. Behind her is a grey background.

Confronting injustices together

Sari Tudiver, Chairperson of the Inter Pares Board of Directors, reflects on how communities mobilized for change in 2019.

Our 2019 Annual Report is here!

In our 2019 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of mobilizing for change.

A Feminist Action Agenda for Canada’s Global Response to COVID-19

Together with allies we have prepared a policy brief on why Canada needs a feminist response to COVID-19 and how it can be achieved.

A woman harvests rice in Bianga, Guinea-Bissau.

Civil society in Guinea-Bissau responds to COVID-19 and food crisis

Inter Pares counterpart Tiniguena is playing a key role during the pandemic.

Inter Pares joins network supporting global LGBTI rights

The Dignity Network is a group of organizations from across Canada involved in supporting the human rights of LGBTI people globally.

Misson and Jood sit side by side looking at the camera. Misson is wearing a grey t-shirt and black hair wrap. Jood is wearing a colourful wrap.

Take Back the Day: Raising an activist

Celebrate mothers like Misson, who joined her daughter on the frontlines of Sudan’s historic uprising.

Women crouch outside over a grid drawn with chalk as they place seeds within the squares. The women are wearing colourful saris.

Take Back the Day: Seeding the future

Collaboration between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in India has been transformative.

Women gather together outside holding signs that read 'Welcome mothers' and signs with photos of missing children

Take Back the Day: Searching together

María Elena is determined to keep searching for her son and to accompany other families, so they know that they are not alone.

Take Back the Day!

Take back Mother’s Day to its feminist roots. From now until May 10, celebrate mothers in El Salvador, India, and Sudan whose extraordinary activism inspires us.

Martin Khor sits for the camera, resting his cheek on one hand. The photo is black and white.

Remembering Martin Khor

A world renowned activist and scholar, Martin was also the former director of long-term Inter Pares counterpart, Third World Network.

Remembering Ibrahim Ouedraogo

Inter Pares mourns the death of Ibrahim Ouedraogo, a giant of agroecology and the struggle for food sovereignty in Africa.

A group of illustrated women stand in a circle facing each other holding papers and discussing.

Sustaining activist movements during COVID-19

Inter Pares' programmatic work during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to both focus on the moment, but also on the long-term.

Health

The work of social justice continues during COVID-19

In this moment of global uncertainty, grassroots mobilization gives us hope.

Women of Sudan: Sparking Revolution, Creating Change

In celebration of International Women's Day, we are pleased to share with you a collection of testimonies of resistance from the 2019 uprising in Sudan.