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Midwives save lives when…… According to the UN, “since 1990, the world has seen a 44 per cent decline in maternal mortality rates. But despite this progress, some 830 women still die every day from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth. It’s about a woman every two minutes. And for every woman who dies, 20 […]

In light of recent digital security scandals involving Huawei and Facebook, the Hart House Debates & Dialogue Committee is proud to present this conversation with Robert Tibbo, Edward Snowden’s lawyer, in collaboration with Amnesty International U of T. When: Friday, March 22nd, 7:30pm Where: Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle Tickets are now sold out,

We Are Fearless! Organizing our communities, Supporting each other, Growing the Resistance! Join us on Saturday, March 9th for a rally followed by a march and ending with a fair at Ryerson. Rally and March organized by Women Working with Immigrant Women and IWD Toronto Organizing Committee. Fair organized by the Continuing Education Students Association

Once a month social innovators from across the city gather for an informal meet up after work and exploration of a social innovation topic. March 12th – Connections, Networks & Communities It takes a connected group of people to transform an idea into a solution. So, how do we make the most of the connections,

Come out to CodeAcrossTO, an all-ages, all-skills-and-abilities community hackathon on March 2nd at Artscape Daniels Launchpad. Lunch provided! The theme is “Toronto’s take on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. Join challenges that speak explicitly to Toronto’s sustainable future, facilitated by rad folks like Law & Design Colab (working to improve legal accessibility), OPIRG Toronto (environment/social

1st NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY and Fundraising CONFERENCE NEPAL 2019 Philanthropy beyond Fundraising 27-28, Feb 2019(15-16 Falgun 2075) 1. What is there in this conference? The core objective of the conference is to keep building the ever-growing multi-dimensional connection between philanthropy, fundraising, people, issues, and global practices. 2. The participants will have access to the following benefits

Global Affairs Canada is pleased to have Dr. Assefa Bequele, Founder and Executive Director of the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) visiting the Department February 8. Dr. Bequele will be addressing various aspects of child rights in Africa including: • Advancing state accountability and monitoring the child-friendliness of African governments; • Combating crimes and extreme

Join A Different Booklist and The The University of Toronto Departments of African Studies, History, and the Women and Gender Institute for a book launch and discussion on Pan-Africanism: A History with Dr. Hakim Adi. Dr. Hakim Adi is professor of the History of Africa and the African Diaspora at the University of Chichester. Dr.

Join us for an engaging panel discussion on gender, power structures and global change This event is free but seating is limited, so please register (link available on the event webpage). As part of its Solutions for Gender Equality speaker series, IDRC is hosting a special panel in collaboration with the International Development Week 2019

How labour relations moulded new developmentalism in Argentina and authoritarian neoliberalism in Turkey with Dr. Sumercan Bozkurt-Gungen, York University. More than one and a half decades after their worst economic crises endured in their recent history in 2001, Argentina and Turkey are back in the spotlight with another concurrent crisis led by rapidly rising consumer