Publications & Resources

Local knowledge for sustainable climate adaptation

In West Africa, women and youth are most affected by climate change despite their minimal environmental footprint.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

Activists use #KeepEyesOnSudan across social media to raise awareness about the ongoing war in Sudan and to advocate for internati

Gender equality through women-led agroecology

Together with our counterparts, we are campaigning for an agroecology that cultivates autonomy.

REPORT | Resistance and movement building: Women’s rights in Sudan

A new Inter Pares-commissioned study explores the perspectives of women’s rights activists at the centre of gender justice in Sudan.

Finding hope and strength in each other

From COVID-19, to coups, to coerced sterilization, difficult circumstances bring communities together.

Advocating for real change – the feminist way

Big or small, advocacy done right can change lives for the better.

Redefining Realities: The art of social justice

This Bulletin showcases how counterparts use art as a tool to advance social justice.

Connecting Generations for Social Justice

This Bulletin celebrates generations coming together to keep social movements vibrant and alive—and highlights young activists rebuilding and reshaping our world.

Overcoming Barriers to Justice

This Bulletin considers the many routes to justice, from community spaces to formal systems, and how our counterparts work within each to advocate for their communities.

Inter Pares Annual Report 2020 - Sustaining Social Justice

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

Challenging Colonialism

As Canada marks Black History Month and International Development Week, we ask ourselves: How can we resist, rather than reinforce, global structures of racism and colonialism?

Envisioning the New Normal

Our November Bulletin, informed by the thoughts and experiences of our community, shares a vision for a new normal that promotes health, economic justice, gender justice and food sovereignty.

Inter Pares Annual Report 2019 - Mobilizing for Change

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

Building Momentum

Building Momentum explores our new cross-geographic program and explains how counterparts will expand their programming on SRHR.

Stories of Solidarity

Stories of Solidarity is a three-part mini series from Inter Pares highlighting the work of long-term counterparts to globalize equality.

People Over Profit

People Over Profit explores corporate power – and community resistance.

Women-led Agroecology

In West Africa, social and patriarchal conditions and norms limit rural women’s opportunities and rights.

Inter Pares Annual Report 2018 - Ordinary People; Extraordinary Change

In our 2018 Annual Report, you will read the stories of five extraordinary activists.

On the Move: The search for a better life

Why do people move? And what does it mean to be on the move? Explore the complexities of migration.

Highlights 2018

Inter Pares supports local activist organizations to build a more equal world.

Stories of Hope

Enjoy five amazing stories of hope brought to life through the words of five inspiring activists.

Faces of Courage

Take a closer look at courage - what it is, what it looks like, and the risks facing defenders around the world.

Uprooting Inequality Brief

The Food Security Policy Group urges Canada to focus on small-scale farming to achieve gender equality and empowerment of women.

Inter Pares Annual Report 2017 - The People of Inter Pares

In this year's Annual Report, we highlight the people of Inter Pares. Meet some of our counterparts, a donor, a staff and a board member, all part of the Inter Pares community.

Highlights 2017

Inter Pares supports local activist organizations to build a more equal world.

Stories of Struggle

Meet Narsamma, Najwa, Adriana, and Marcela, the women at the heart of our Stories of Struggle campaign.

cover of Inter Pares' 2016 Annual Report

Inter Pares Annual Report 2016 - Hope at the Grassroots

We are pleased to announce that our Annual Report 2016 is out! This year, we reflect on the many sources of hope upon which we at Inter Pares draw during challenging political times.

Jean Symes speaking at CELADA conference, 2017

Improving Canada’s Contribution to Women’s Access to Land in Africa

How is it some rights are protected and some not, some laws enforced and some not? Women farmers grow 70% of Africa’s food but often have few rights to land. Massive land grabs by elites and foreign corporations are making the situation worse. Inter Pares’ Jean Symes recently spoke on an expert panel to a conference about how Canada can support African women farmers to keep their land.

The World Through a Feminist Lens

In this bulletin, we explore our feminist approach, and what it means for activists around the world.

Highlights 2016

Globally, Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world. Here are some highlights of what we’ve accomplished together in 2016.

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Women in War, Women in Peace

In this issue : No True Peace Without the Voices of Women

Inter Pares Annual Report 2015 - Civil society: Holding governments to account

This Annual Report gives an overview of some of the watershed moments experienced by our counterparts during which they held governments to account for some of the root causes of inequality.

2015 Highlights

Here are some highlights of what we’ve accomplished with our counterparts around the world in 2015.

Working for Change Among Equals

This bulletin is about the future of international solidarity, the importance of exposure trips in Inter Pares' approach, the role of political leadership in universal healthcare.

West African farmers in a Cotton Bt field in India

GMO cotton failure in Burkina Faso: Farmers speak out

For two years, over 500 farmers from the different cotton-growing regions in Burkina Faso documented their experience with Monsanto’s Bt cotton. This three-year farmer-led research initiative, called “Bt Cotton and Us: The Truth from our Fields,” provides an important counterbalance, as Burkina Faso was the first country in West Africa to adopt genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and industry often lauds its success when promoting GMOs in other countries.

Defending Land and Livelihood

This bulletin shows how Inter Pares is supporting communities to find justice in Bangladesh and Burkina Faso. It also examines the human abuses perpetrated against migrant workers here in Canada.

The Future of International Solidarity: an open dialogue - Videos

Live again or discover the highlights of Inter Pares 40th anniversary event by watching these videos.

Inter Pares Annual Report 2014 – Forty years of global solidarity

This Annual Report looks back at some of what we, our counterparts in the South, and our supporters and collaborators in Canada have achieved over those decades.

Women’s Voices in 2015 Elections

This bulletin presents how women's voice will be crucial in 2015, while Canada, Sudan and Burma will hold national elections.

Highlights 2014

Highlights from 2014 of what Inter Pares and its counterparts have accomplished.

Communauté affectée par l'accaparement des terres en Afrique de l'Ouest

Green Fever documentary

A must-see documentary video on the worldwide phenomenon of massive land acquisition in West Africa.

Connecting the Dots: The power of people meeting people

This bulletin presents how Inter Pares link individuals and organizations from Canada, the Philippines, Guatemala, India and West Africa.

Land Rights and Communities

This bulletin is about struggles for land rights that communities are facing – and overcoming – in Bangladesh, Mexico, and nine West African countries.