Events

Nicaragua, one of Latin America’s lowest income countries, has experienced dictatorship, revolution, neoliberalism and authoritarian populism all in the space of forty years. In April of this year, Nicaraguan university students initiated an uprising against the authoritarian regime of president Daniel Ortega that seemed to hold the possibility to redefine the country. Streets exploded with […]

When: Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST Where: A Different Booklist, Toronto, ON Join us for a discussion on finance, mining, and the university. We are thrilled to announce the incredible list of participants: Anna Zalik will facilitate the discussion. Anna is a faculty member at York University where she

In recent years there has been an increased emphasis on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the humanitarian field. Despite this, greater consideration still needs to be given to the experiences of women as humanitarians, the impact that their leadership has in humanitarian response and the barriers they face in achieving leadership roles. On Tuesday,

Kick-start the action at OCIC’s Holiday Pop-up Marketplace (FREE-ENTRY) — home to ethically produced and fair-trade gifts, free activities for children and youth to learn about social issues, and time for you to connect with prominent social activists, gender equality warriors, and feminist movement makers… Visit to the beautiful and accessible Centre for Social Innovation

The Government of Canada is boldly committed to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment. This global commitment has been expressed through the Feminist International Assistance Policy and, more recently, the G7 Declaration on Quality Education for Girls, Adolescent Girls and Women in Developing Countries, as well as the historic G7 investment in education for women

Join us November 17th. We’re co-creating a day-long climate justice event, in continuity with previous People’s Climate Assemblies! Please see the theme statements below to see what we will be exploring. The Toronto People’s Assembly on Climate Justice asserts that climate change is not a future social and ecological crisis, but a current one and

Join us at the #LeadOnCanada Film Festival for dinner and a movie CanWaCH-style! The fun starts at 6 pm on Tuesday, November 20th at 2nd Floor Events in Toronto. Watch the work of our members in global health come to life on the big screen in a compelling collection of video shorts while you dine.