Bill 62 Does Not Promote Women’s Rights
Inter Pares is a Canadian feminist social justice organization. We work with local activist groups around the world, often to promote women’s equality and women’s rights. The analysis we share with...
View ArticleBuilding Solidarity One Conversation at a Time
By Mariétou Diallo, Communications Co-DirectorRaising awareness of other realities, learning from others’ experiences, deepening our solidarity ... this is what Inter Pares seeks to do through our...
View ArticleRural Women-to-Women exCHANGEs
By Eric Chaurette, Program ManagerInter Pares works with farmers’ and rural women’s organizations practicing agroecology (agriculture that respects ecological principles) and building local and...
View ArticleWe Are All Fundraisers
By Kathryn Dingle, Fundraising Program ManagerInter Pares staff are co-managers, but we also all consider ourselves fundraisers. While that is a role that makes many people cringe, it’s one we embrace!...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at Inter Pares
In this issue:Rural Women-to-Women exCHANGEsInter Pares works with farmers’ and rural women’s organizations that practice agroecology and through alliances, are building local and sustainable food...
View ArticlePrime Minister Trudeau Visits Inter Pares Program in the Philippines
Inter Pares appreciates Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to an innovative clinic established and operated by our long-term counterpart, Likhaan Center for Women’s Health. This clinic is part of a...
View ArticleInter Pares and the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability call for a...
Language EnglishImpact description: Inter Pares calls for an ombudsperson to investigate on abuses committed by Canadian extractive companiesFeature Image: Related News/Voice: May Month of Action for...
View ArticleHighlights 2017
Inter Pares supports local activist organizations to build a more equal world. Thanks to our generous donors, throughout 2017, we have strengthened many struggles for social justice in Canada and...
View ArticleGovernment Announces a Human Rights Ombudsperson
Inter Pares, with our coalition colleagues in the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA), welcomes the Honourable Minister of International Trade’s announcement today regarding the...
View ArticleThe Borneo Case
The Borneo Case tells the story of Indigenous people in Malaysia and their allies in defense of their ancestral lands being destroyed by illegal logging. Their investigations reveal how profits from...
View ArticlePride in our work
In this issue: Connecting StrugglesEvery struggle is strengthened when people come together with an open heart, to listen and learn from one another. Inter Pares staff member Bill Fairbairn shares his...
View ArticleConnecting Struggles
Every life is a meandering stream, with intersecting currents, challenges, and serendipity that shape the choices made and paths taken. Growing up in southern Ontario in the 1960s, I didn’t know a...
View ArticleInternational Women's Day 2018 Ottawa: Hashtags & Beyond
Join us on March 8, 2018 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 ArticleGovernment creates watchdog for human rights violations by Canadian...
Language English Impact description: Inter Pares welcomes the Government announcement regarding the creation of a Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Business Enterprise. Feature Image: Related...
View ArticleStatement about the tragedies of Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine's deaths
Inter Pares wishes to convey our profound sympathies to the family of Colten Boushie and his community, Red Pheasant First Nation. We also wish to express our sadness and condolences to the family of...
View ArticleI Am The Other: Inter Pares 2018 Speakers Series
On the occasion of our Annual Speakers Series, Inter Pares presents an evening of reflection and discussion on the topic of discrimination and social exclusion in Canada. "I Am The Other" will begin...
View ArticleI Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts
Inter Pares is thrilled to announce the upcoming screenings of I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts as part of its multi-city Canadian tour. This powerful documentary chronicles the journey of...
View ArticleI Am Rohingya - Ottawa Screening
I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts is a powerful documentary that chronicles the journey of fourteen Rohingya refugee youth in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, who take to the stage to re-enact their...
View ArticleI Am Rohingya - Ontario screenings
I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts is a powerful documentary that chronicles the journey of fourteen Rohingya refugee youth in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, who take to the stage to re-enact their...
View ArticleThe Immigrant Workers Centre to receive 2018 Peter Gillespie Social Justice...
Launched by the Canadian social justice organization Inter Pares, the Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award honours the social justice legacy of Peter Gillespie, a human rights activist who dedicated...
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