Up for Debate: Watch the individual interviews with party leaders
After months of campaigning, the Up for Debate campaign put four federal leaders on the record on a range of women’s issues during this election campaign. Revelations and exclusive information were on...
View ArticleFemmes en marche : la solidarité en action pour changer le monde du local à...
Inter Pares et l’Observatoire sur le développement régional et l’analyse différenciée selon les sexes (OREGAND) vous invitent à une conférence de Miriam Nobre, militante féministe brésilienne....
View ArticleThe Future of International Solidarity
“What is the biggest obstacle to globalizing equality?” Last April, this question was put to four Inter Pares counterparts, who were featured speakers at our 40th anniversary gathering that day. Lack...
View ArticleBurma: Bringing Grassroots Experience to Canadian Policy
We much appreciate your coming by and providing us with testimony. You’ve given us a lot of insight.” With these words, Member of Parliament Scott Reid, Chair of the Subcommittee on International Human...
View ArticleHealthcare, Political Will and Federal Leadership
Kevin Page is someone Canada listens to.On March 31, 2015, the University of Ottawa professor and former Parliamentary Budget Officer spoke to a packed room of parliamentarians, senators, and...
View ArticleWorking for Change Among Equals
In this issue: The Future of International SolidarityOver forty years, we have witnessed incredible change in the countries where we work. While some rights have been gained, others become threatened....
View ArticleJQSI celebrates women’s local action for a more equal world
JQSI (Journées québécoises de la solidarité internationale), taking place from November 5-14, 2015, is Quebec’s annual celebration of international solidarity. This year’s 19th edition builds on the...
View ArticleTop Swedish, US and Canadian pension funds linked to Brazilian land grabs,...
New York, November 17, 2015 - A New York company managing the retirement savings of workers in Sweden, the US and Canada is evading Brazilian laws on foreign investment to acquire farmlands from a...
View ArticleForeign Pension Funds and Land Grabbing in Brazil
Swedish, US and Canadian pension funds have acquired farmlands in Brazil by way of a Brazilian businessman accused of using violence and fraud to displace small farmers. These pension funds are also...
View ArticleDoes it work? Feminist analysis and practice at Inter Pares
As an organization engaged in the pursuit of social justice and equality around the world and in Canada, Inter Pares has also considered itself a feminist organization throughout the majority of its...
View ArticleCanadians for Tax Fairness (CTF)
Language English Canadians for Tax Fairness is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization advocating for fair and progressive tax policies aimed at building a strong and sustainable economy, reducing...
View ArticleDemand economic equality in Canada now
Don Kossick is a longtime community activist in Canada. Years ago, while volunteering in Mozambique, he was outraged when he saw the devastating effects of wealth being drained from the poor country....
View ArticleHighlights 2015: Inter Pares' year in review
Globally, Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world. Here are some highlights of what we’ve accomplished together in 2015.Africa40 young women participated in a...
View Article2015 Highlights
Globally, Inter Pares works with organizations engaged in building a more equitable world. Here are some highlights of what we’ve accomplished together in 2015. Read it online. Language English...
View ArticleBurma: Bringing Grassroots Experience to Canadian Policy
We much appreciate your coming by and providing us with testimony. You’ve given us a lot of insight.” With these words, Member of Parliament Scott Reid, Chair of the Subcommittee on International Human...
View ArticleWhy Women Seek Asylum: The global pandemic of gender-based violence
Toronto's Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic provides legal and other services to over 4,000 women annually who have experienced violence, many of them asylum-seekers. In 2014, Amanda Dale, the...
View ArticleWhat Does it Take to Leave Home?
In this issue: Picture a RefugeeLabels of "refugee" instead of "migrant" have power worldwide, including in Burma, where displaced people have many stories but with common threads.Honduras: When...
View ArticleHealthcare, Political Will and Federal Leadership
Kevin Page is someone Canada listens to.On March 31, 2015, the University of Ottawa professor and former Parliamentary Budget Officer spoke to a packed room of parliamentarians, senators, and...
View ArticleInternational Women's Day 2016: Happy New Feminist Year!
Join us on March 8, 2016 for Ottawa’s biggest International Women’s Day celebration, featuring the annual Femmy Awards ceremony honouring local feminist change-makers, an activist fair, powerful arts...
View ArticleFrom the land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and Colombia
Come and join us for meaningful discussion on reconciliation - a concept that is more important today than ever. Guest speakers Mildrey Corrales Charry, Colombia Country Director for Project...
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