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Systemic Gender Oppression & the Weaponization of Survival

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Join Amnesty International Canada’s Gender Rights Specialized Team for an evening of art, storytelling, and reflection. Through artwork and stories from women in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Palestine, and Sudan, this event will explore how gender oppression and armed conflict shape everyday survival while highlighting the resilience and resistance of those […]

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From Testing to Transformation: SMO Innovation in Practice

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Join us for an in-person, interactive gathering celebrating the creativity, resilience, and impact of small and medium organizations (SMOs) in Canada’s international cooperation sector. English, French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. This event, co-hosted by Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT), will spotlight real-world experiences from SMO innovators

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Doing Hard Things With Friends: Accompaniment as Policy

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Join us for an informal group discussion on “Accompaniment as Policy,” a talk by Dr. Paul Farmer delivered at the Harvard Kennedy School: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2011/05/paul-farmer-accompaniment-as-policy Paul reflects on what it truly means to “accompany” as a practice of solidarity that shapes how care, development, and policy are carried out. Drawing from his field work, he challenges

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Virtual Executive Panel: The Nexus of Financial Inclusion, Resilience, and Supervision

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To mark Canada’s International Development Week, join our virtual executive panel on building financial resilience. The World Bank’s latest Global Findex survey shows financial inclusion is rising. 79% of adults worldwide now have a bank account, up from just 50% in 2011. In low- and middle-income countries, that number is 75%, due to mobile technology and digital

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Middle Eastern and North African Trans Photovoice Art Exhibit: Stories of Resilience & Be/Longing

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You are warmly invited to join us for the opening of the “Middle Eastern and North African Trans Photovoice Art Exhibit: Stories of Resilience & Be/Longing”, a community-based art showcase capturing the lived experiences, challenges, and triumphs of transgender and gender-diverse newcomers from the Middle East and North Africa living in Ontario. 📍 Venue: Toronto

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Write for Rights in Toronto

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Are you feeling disheartened about the state of things in the world? Would you like to do something to help make a difference?  Come join Amnesty International at Write for Rights and write a letter in support of human rights around the world. Write for Rights is the world’s largest human rights event, marked each year on International

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