Events

To celebrate its 30th anniversary and given the current circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the One World Film Festival (OWFF) will be presenting its first online festival of thought-provoking documentaries. The OWFF’s parent organization, One World Arts, is thrilled to be partnering with The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Canada, Amnesty International […]

To celebrate its 30th anniversary and given the current circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the One World Film Festival (OWFF) will be presenting its first online festival of thought-provoking documentaries. The OWFF’s parent organization, One World Arts, is thrilled to be partnering with The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Canada, Amnesty International

To celebrate its 30th anniversary and given the current circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the One World Film Festival (OWFF) will be presenting its first online festival of thought-provoking documentaries. The OWFF’s parent organization, One World Arts, is thrilled to be partnering with The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Canada, Amnesty International

Science for Peace calls for immediate and emergency action on the terrifying warming of our planet, now proceeding at a rate hitherto unimaginable. We view climate change/climate justice centrally as a political problem: it concerns the relation of people to people and people to power. Join us on Tuesday, January 26 at 7:00 pm (ET),

The Climate Dialogues series of events (23 November to 4 December) will be convened by the SBSTA and SBI Chairs, in collaboration with the COP 25 Presidency and incoming COP 26 Presidency. The aim of the Climate Dialogues is to support the engagement of Parties and other stakeholders in the UNFCCC process for timely implementation

This is our Fifth Annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities Event and the first year we’re doing the event virtually. Going virtual this year means we have speakers and panelists from across Canada! Speakers and panelists will discuss a wide variety of topics including addressing the challenges persons with disabilities face, particularly youth, amidst

Join us for a night of celebration as we hear stories from different fairtrade licensees. Entrance will include a raffle ticket for a chance to win fairtrade goodies! Proceeds from the raffle will go towards the Fairtrade Producer Relief Fund. A zoom link will be sent out closer to the date of the event. About

Our panel will be moderated by Stephanie McBride, Education Advisor at WUSC and feature four panelists, Kaoutar Kaddouri, Project Manager at White Ribbon, Hawa Y. Mire, Executive Director at FAFIA-AFAI, Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action, Mohamed Omar Othowa, a remedial teacher from Windle International Kenya and Rawia Na’oum, Gender Equality Specialist, WUSC Jordan. The

Canada’s position vis-à-vis Colombia has remained virtually indistinguishable from that of Trump’s in the US. Through the “Lima Group”, the Canadian government has taken sides explicitly with the hard right Colombian government, as well as others throughout Latin America, at the expense of human rights, social justice, democracy and peace. As the human rights tragedy

Join us for a special online screening of Mr. Toilet: The World’s #2 Man in recognition of World Toilet Day. This is a feature length documentary, lasting 88 minutes. How it works: This is a one-time only, live-stream screening at 7pm on Thursday Nov. 19, 2020. Registrants will receive a Zoom link to join the