Join Horizons, the Kawartha World Issues Centre and the Kawartha Pine Ridge Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario Local on Tuesday, November 20 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM to meet two visiting Maya K’iche’ women, whose work is helping save the lives of mothers and children in Totonicapán. Irma Ixcayau, a traditional Indigenous midwife, and […]
Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in Totonicapán, Guatemala Read More »
The 2018 Baptista Lecture commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean with a talk by performance studies scholar Diana Taylor. The lecture will be preceded by a panel highlighting CERLAC’s record in supporting activism in the region over the past 40 years, with a particular focus on
The 2018 Michael Baptista Lecture Read More »
To celebrate Cities for Life Amnesty International University of Toronto chapter and Amnesty International Toronto Film Team invite you to the screening of THE PENALTY. Where: Imagine Cinemas – Carlton Cinemas, Toronto When: Friday, November 30, 2018 at 7pm (doors open 6:30pm) Cost: This is a free event! Q&A after the screening with Human Rights
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Join us for a book launch, reading and discussion, with Matt Hern and Shiri Pasternak. Matt Hern is a community organizer, independent scholar, writer and activist based in East Vancouver, British Columbia, who is known for his work in radical urbanism, community development, ecology, and alternative forms of education. Shiri Pasternak is Assistant Professor in
Book Launch: Global Warming and the Sweetness of Life Read More »
Over five years, acclaimed filmmaker Andrea Dorfman follows the heartbreaking yet uplifting story of the girls of Meru and their brave steps toward meaningful equality for girls worldwide. In Kenya, one in three girls will experience sexual violence before age 18, yet police investigations are the exception. In The Girls of Meru, a multinational team
Human Rights Films Nights: The Girls of Meru Read More »
Come show your support for courageous human rights defenders from Colombia! In May 2017, community leaders organized a city-wide strike in the Colombian port of Buenaventura, after unsuccessful efforts to press authorities to address an acute social and human rights crisis. Dozens were wounded by security forces during the strike and since then paramilitary forces
Human Rights in Colombia Talk Read More »
We invite you to a thought provoking event with Amnesty International’s Craig Benjamin, Sara Mainville, partner at Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP and Sarah Cox, author of Breaching the Peace: The Site C Dam and a Valley’s Stand Against Big Hydro. Presented by: Amnesty International Book Club and University of British Columbia Press WHEN: Monday, November
Breach of Trust: Indigenous Rights and the Future of the Site C Read More »
A great deal has been written about legal compliance surrounding charities in Canada. Much of that material, however, is highly specialized, hard to understand and sometimes esoteric. As a result, it can be extremely difficult for charities, employees and volunteers to focus in on the issues that are most important for charities. This webinar provides
CJI has invited Ivette Galván to update us on the situation in Chiapas and on the indigenous peoples she works with. She will be speaking in Ottawa as part of CJI’s Tell Ten campaign called Bridging Borders.
Indigenous Communities in Mexico: SUBJECTS AND WRITERS OF THEIR OWN STORY Read More »
When it comes to the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canada, there is an increasing acceptance that change is needed. We see it in the media, governments, courts and in the ongoing activism of Indigenous peoples. But what direction are we moving in? Join the Yellowhead Institute for our official launch event on “Indigenous Strategies
Introducing Yellowhead Institute: Indigenous Strategies for Transformative Change Read More »
