Inter Pares resigns from Advisory Body
Together with all fourteen civil society and labour union representatives, Inter Pares has tendered its resignation from the government’s Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Body on Responsible Business Conduct...
View ArticleSRHR funding announcement July 2019
Language EnglishImpact description: Inter Pares collaboration with Future Planning Initiative contributes to meaningful investment in SRHR Feature Image: Related News/Voice: Government of Canada...
View ArticleRemembering Pat Kerans
Inter Pares remembers and celebrates the life of long-time activist and public intellectual Desmond Patrick Kerans (Pat), who passed away at the age of 89 on August 13, 2019.Pat and his wife Marion...
View ArticleMaking food an election issue
In the lead-up to the 2019 federal election, Food Secure Canada has relaunched Eat Think Vote, a national non-partisan campaign that gathers community members across Canada to chat with federal...
View ArticleChallenging, Confronting and Defying Corporate Power
SNC-Lavalin. General Motors. Facebook.Along with so many others in Canada these days, we at Inter Pares are reflecting upon the seemingly ubiquitous and far-reaching nature of corporate power....
View ArticlePeople Over Profit
People Over Profit explores corporate power – and community resistance. It shares stories of people standing up and speaking out to reclaim their land, to protect their health, to have a say in...
View ArticleUniversal pharmacare now!
Canada is the only country with a universal health care system that does not include free prescription drugs. Yet there is a consensus in this country that everyone should have access to medication...
View ArticleClinic 554 announces impending closure
Clinic 554, offering one-of-a-kind services in Fredericton, New Brunswick, is being forced to close due to financial uncertainty. The painful decision stems from the New Brunswick government’s...
View ArticlePracticing Recognition
In April, Inter Pares recognized the amazing health work of Clinic 554 and the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives by presenting them with the Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award. The award...
View ArticleThe Power of Recognition
What does it mean to be recognized? The Power of Recognition takes a closer look at the importance of acknowledging people, experiences and contributions to social justice movements. It shares the ways...
View ArticleCelebrating 50 years of the National Farmers Union
Inter Pares is a proud supporter and ally of the National Farmers Union (NFU). For decades we have worked with the NFU to defend family farms, promote ecological agriculture, and act in solidarity with...
View ArticleCall for Nominations: 2020 Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award
Nominations for the 2020 Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award are now closed. Do you know a youth-led organization carrying out inspiring social justice work in Canada? Or an organization in Canada...
View ArticleThe work of social justice continues
In this moment of global uncertainty, the work of social justice continues.As governments around the world react to COVID-19, our counterparts are coping with an array of circumstances. Some are...
View ArticleInter Pares Annual Report 2019 - Mobilizing for Change
Language EnglishExplore our new online annual report!In our 2019 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of mobilizing for change.What's inside...Confronting injustices togetherSpeaking...
View ArticleSpeaking their truths: Victoria Saccsara and Morningstar Mercredi
As featured in our 2019 Annual Report Mobilizing for ChangeThey came from different worlds: a Quechua-speaking Indigenous farmer and community leader from the Peruvian Andes, and a Dené actress and...
View ArticleA Feminist Action Agenda for Canada’s Global Response to COVID-19
Together with our allies from Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Amnesty International Canada, the Equality Fund, Nobel Women’s Initiative, and Oxfam Canada, we have prepared a policy brief on...
View ArticleA Feminist Action Agenda for Canada’s Global Response to COVID-19
Together with our allies from Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Amnesty International Canada, the Equality Fund, Nobel Women’s Initiative, and Oxfam Canada, we have prepared a policy brief on...
View ArticleOur 2019 Annual Report is here!
Explore our new online annual report!In our 2019 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of mobilizing for change.What's inside...Confronting injustices togetherSpeaking their...
View ArticleConfronting injustices together
As featured in our 2019 Annual Report Mobilizing for ChangeBy Sari Tudiver, Chairperson, Inter Pares Board of Directors (2014-2020)In 2019 Inter Pares continued to work in deeply unsettling local,...
View ArticleRecognizing social justice activists
As featured in our 2019 Annual Report Mobilizing for ChangeWorking for social justice is a long road. Setbacks, burnout, and shoestring budgets are all part of the activist life. For 25 years Peter...
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