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Round Table with Vigilance OGM: Agroecology, feminist approaches and the struggle against agrochemicals Oct 7, 2024 | Read more
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Presentation on post-conflict Justice in Guatemala Presentation made by Inter Pares staff member Guillaume Charbonneau in front of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Other Crimes against Humanity. Presentations Inter Pares Film Nights features "El Contrato" - Q&A with filmmaker to follow Come and join us for our 3rd edition of Inter Pares Film Nights. This month, we will be watching and discussing “El Contrato” (The Contract), a documentary by award-winning filmmaker, community artist, and teacher Min Sook Lee. “El Contrato” follows farmers from Central Mexico in their annual migration to southern Ontario to pick tomatoes. The documentary shines a light on the unfair working conditions of these migrant workers who come to Canada every year and who work under conditions that no local worker would accept. Film screening Burmese women's rights activists wary of Canadian mining investment By Embassy Magazine's Kristen Shane. In the News 2015 Speakers Series: The Future of International Solidarity: an open dialogue Come and join us for a lively dialogue with life-long social justice activists to celebrate our 40th anniversary, and to re-think international cooperation and solidarity together. Conference Happy International Women's Day: Photo & video gallery Our inspiring counterparts from Africa, Latin America, and Asia are committed to gender equality. Updates Inter Pares Film Nights - spotlight on landgrabs (in French) For our 40th anniversary, we will showcase thought-provoking documentaries for free to inspire, inform and galvanize action for more equal societies. This month, we showcase Fièvre verte, a documentary that shines a light on a phenomenon of massive land acquisition by foreign corporate interest in West Africa. This film gives voices to communities, especially women, who have to live with the disastrous consequences of landgrabs in Côte d'Ivoire, and Guinea-Bissau. Film screening Join the Feminist Party this International Women's Day Celebrate International Women's Day in Ottawa by joining the Feminist Party! IWD Tea with Activists from Burma Celebrate International Women's Day with Inter Pares! 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. Bulletins We were Up for Debate 30 years ago. We still are now. Caroline Andrew shares her personal memories as moderator of the 1984 women's issues debate. Insight & Analysis Politics in Sudan need women’s voices Inter Pares counterparts act with determination and courage in Sudan to press for change, for peace, and for democracy in the face of incredible odds. Insight & Analysis Election year in Burma Social justice activists in Burma are about to face a major dilemma. 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Updates 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. Bulletins Women's Health in the Philippines: Interview with Dr. Junice Melgar Junice Melgar is a prominent health activist from the Philippines. She formed Likhaan, one of the country’s leading women’s health organizations. Video The Tour is Over, Solidarity Continues: Guatemalan and Canadian activists build stronger ties Inter Pares’ Solidarity Tour to Guatemala. Insight & Analysis Canadian women have questions. Are our party leaders Up for Debate? More than 100 women's organizations - including Inter Pares - seek to create a national conversation on gender equality and women's rights in the lead up to the next federal election. 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Case study: Women organizing for health and justice "Side Effects" was part of a larger organizing process that brought together women on health and social justice, and that spanned several years.
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. Annual Reports
2014 Full Financial Statements Inter Pares' Full Financial Statements for 2014 Full Financial Statements
#BlueShirt4Burma On April 21st, we call on people to honour the memory of U Win Tin, the co-founder of Burma's National League for Democracy and one of the country's longest-serving political prisoners, by raising awareness and taking action for the release of political prisoners still in jail. Please wear a blue shirt or blue clothing, post pictures of yourself wearing blue on social media, and let people know that there are still political prisoners in jail, and that they need our support.
Presentation on post-conflict Justice in Guatemala Presentation made by Inter Pares staff member Guillaume Charbonneau in front of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Other Crimes against Humanity. Presentations
Inter Pares Film Nights features "El Contrato" - Q&A with filmmaker to follow Come and join us for our 3rd edition of Inter Pares Film Nights. This month, we will be watching and discussing “El Contrato” (The Contract), a documentary by award-winning filmmaker, community artist, and teacher Min Sook Lee. “El Contrato” follows farmers from Central Mexico in their annual migration to southern Ontario to pick tomatoes. The documentary shines a light on the unfair working conditions of these migrant workers who come to Canada every year and who work under conditions that no local worker would accept. Film screening
Burmese women's rights activists wary of Canadian mining investment By Embassy Magazine's Kristen Shane. In the News
2015 Speakers Series: The Future of International Solidarity: an open dialogue Come and join us for a lively dialogue with life-long social justice activists to celebrate our 40th anniversary, and to re-think international cooperation and solidarity together. Conference
Happy International Women's Day: Photo & video gallery Our inspiring counterparts from Africa, Latin America, and Asia are committed to gender equality. Updates
Inter Pares Film Nights - spotlight on landgrabs (in French) For our 40th anniversary, we will showcase thought-provoking documentaries for free to inspire, inform and galvanize action for more equal societies. This month, we showcase Fièvre verte, a documentary that shines a light on a phenomenon of massive land acquisition by foreign corporate interest in West Africa. This film gives voices to communities, especially women, who have to live with the disastrous consequences of landgrabs in Côte d'Ivoire, and Guinea-Bissau. Film screening
Join the Feminist Party this International Women's Day Celebrate International Women's Day in Ottawa by joining the Feminist Party!
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. Bulletins
We were Up for Debate 30 years ago. We still are now. Caroline Andrew shares her personal memories as moderator of the 1984 women's issues debate. Insight & Analysis
Politics in Sudan need women’s voices Inter Pares counterparts act with determination and courage in Sudan to press for change, for peace, and for democracy in the face of incredible odds. Insight & Analysis
Election year in Burma Social justice activists in Burma are about to face a major dilemma. In late 2015, Burma will hold its first national elections since the "transition to democracy.” Insight & Analysis
Highlights 2014 Highlights from 2014 of what Inter Pares and its counterparts have accomplished. Highlights
Green Fever documentary A must-see documentary video on the worldwide phenomenon of massive land acquisition in West Africa. Video
Search for Justice in Guatemala: film screening and discussion Join Inter Pares and the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa's Social Justice Working Group at this special event. Film screening
Unforgettable learning exchange for West African, Canadian and Indian farmers While continents apart, West Africa and the State of Andhra Pradesh in India share similar challenges. These include water scarcity, climate change, and aggressive efforts to introduce genetically modified crops. Updates
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. Bulletins
Women's Health in the Philippines: Interview with Dr. Junice Melgar Junice Melgar is a prominent health activist from the Philippines. She formed Likhaan, one of the country’s leading women’s health organizations. Video
The Tour is Over, Solidarity Continues: Guatemalan and Canadian activists build stronger ties Inter Pares’ Solidarity Tour to Guatemala. Insight & Analysis
Canadian women have questions. Are our party leaders Up for Debate? More than 100 women's organizations - including Inter Pares - seek to create a national conversation on gender equality and women's rights in the lead up to the next federal election. Updates
Songs and Seeds of Freedom: Building solidarity among farmers from West Africa and India Inter Pares facilitates a learning exchange amongst West African and Indian farmers. Insight & Analysis
Health and Humanity: Connecting the Philippines and Canada Inter Pares brought together Dr. Junice Melgar, Director of Likhaan, and Mike McBane, then Coordinator of the Canadian Health Coalition. Insight & Analysis
Forum on Challenges of Sustainable Fisheries: The global and the local context An interesting discussion on sustaining resources in a different contexts around the world. Conference
Inequalities: the central focus of a regional Leadership Forum in Kenya The Forum, organized by our long-term counterpart ACORD, brought together 47 African and international social justice activists. Insight & Analysis
Ottawa One World Film Festival Don’t miss Ottawa’s unique ONE WORLD FESTIVAL showcasing incredible documentaries on social justice, human rights and environmental issues. Please click on the film titles to view a description and trailer of the film. Film screening
Iday Simbajon: Solidarity in the face of Typhoon Haiyan Iday Simbajon is a community health worker living in Metro Manila, the Philippines.
Waves of Change: Sustainable Food for All Hundreds of food leaders from across Canada will converge in Halifax November 13-16th, 2014 for Waves of Change: Sustainable Food for All, Food Secure Canada’s eighth National Assembly. Assembly
Upholding the Law on Shifting Sands A courageous community in Bangladesh reclaims their land. Insight & Analysis
The True Face of Landgrabs in West Africa Participatory research reveals disastrous impacts on communities. Insight & Analysis
How access to land leads to gender equality in Chiapas Inserting women’s perspective into the communal land system in Mexico. Insight & Analysis
Inter Pares submission to DFATD consultation Draft Civil Society Partnership Strategy Inter Pares welcomes the DFATD’s consultative process on its new Draft Civil Society Partnership Policy to which it recommends 11 modifications. Reports
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. Bulletins
Inter Pares participates in DFATD Consultation on Civil Society Partnerships Inter Pares made a series of policy recommendations to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) as part of a consultation process regarding Civil Society Partnerships. Updates
Let's Raise Funds for Social Change Do you need to raise money for a local food bank, a bike coop, for refugee support services? Conference
Lolita Chávez denounces the criminalization of human rights defenders in Guatemala Lolita Chávez took part in a Canadian tour to denounce the criminalization of community leaders and organizers in Guatemala.
Inter Pares strongly condemns the closing of Salmmah Women’s Center in Sudan Inter Pares strongly condemns the closing of the Salmmah Women’s Resource Center office based in Khartoum by state authorities in Sudan. In the News
2013 Full Financial Statements These are our full financial statements for 2013. Full Financial Statements
The Peoples' Social Forum in Ottawa! From August 21st to August 24th, 2014, Ottawa will host the Peoples’ Social Forum, a unique public space for activists. Conference
Asha El-Karib promotes democracy and equality for women in Sudan Asha is the director of the Sudanese Organization for Research and Development (SORD).
Charm Tong: mobilizing for an inclusive and democratic Burma Charm Tong has traveled widely to expose the ongoing exploitation of women and children in Burma and Thailand.
Augusta Henriques: a lifetime activist for preservation of biodiversity in Guinea-Bissau Co-founder of Tiniguena, she devoted her life to working for social change and peace in her country.
Kevin Malseed: telling the stories of displaced people in Burma Kevin met people who had suffered terrible abuses at the hands of the Burmese military. He documented their stories and founded KHRG.
Samantha McGavin - Executive Director Samantha is Executive Director of Inter Pares, and also co-manages Inter Pares' programming in Burma.
Jean Symes Jean Symes is Deputy Executive Director, and responsible for Inter Pares’ work on economic justice with a focus on extractive industries and fair taxation.
Marie José Morrissette Marie José supports our donor relations and fundraising program as well as its general administration.