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Canada Closed its Doors to Justice for Mariano Abarca

It’s been almost 14 years since prominent Mexican environment defender Mariano Abarca was killed while speaking out against a Canadian mine and his family is still fighting for justice. More than 1000 pages of internal memos and emails show that the Canadian Embassy in Mexico chose to support Blackfire Exploration in advancing its “Payback” mining […]

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WUSC International Volunteer Information Session – Spotlight on Jordan!

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Have you ever been curious about entering the global development sector? Have you ever wanted to exchange your unique skill set for an opportunity to volunteer abroad? International volunteering provides you with an experience where you are able to directly contribute your skills to development. This experience is unlike any other, as you are placed

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The Fight for Education: Perspectives from Female Journalists

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Free Webinar: The Fight for Education: Perspectives from Female Journalists Wednesday, May 25th at 10am ET Join Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Journalists Support Organization, and The Liberty Coalition for this free webinar to mark World Press Freedom Day. Featuring the voices of Afghan women journalists, this event aims to spotlight Afghan girls’

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Jeffrey Sachs on the Path to Peace in Ukraine

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Recently, the Canadian government called for regime change in Moscow and openly opposed China’s call for a truce and negotiations. At the same time Canada has donated more than $2 billion in arms to Ukraine. Alongside large amounts of weapons, Canada is sharing critical military intelligence and training Ukrainian troops while Canadian special forces and

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Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan Toronto Information Session

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Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan’s Toronto Chapter is hosting a free in-person information session on Tuesday, May 9th. Join to hear Selay Ghaffar, Afghan activist, and Sarah Keeler, CW4WAfghan’s Advocacy Manager discuss: the current political situation in Afghanistan, how the Taliban rule has impacted women and girls’ education, and how Canadians can get involved.

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Global Health and Beyond: Resilience in Complex Environments

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted challenges and weaknesses in preparedness and response systems at the global, regional, national, and community levels. The effects of COVID-19 are exacerbated by additional forces contributing to complex emergency environments – climate change, conflict, and an increased cost of living. Collectively, these disastrous factors are known as the 4 C’s.

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Better Practices in Gender Lens Investing

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On April 17, join Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Criterion Institute, 2X Global, the Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and World University Service of Canada (WUSC) for a conversation on gender lens investing – growing the field, setting new standards, understanding the challenges and shaping the future. The session will focus on learning from previous

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Global Reads – AKFC’s Book Club (March Edition)

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Join us on March 29 for an engaging discussion with internationally acclaimed author, Erato Ioannou, whose work “Deserted” was shortlisted for a Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2019. We invite you to join a conversation on exploring her short story collection – Not in the Ornamental Teapot – where we will delve into themes of

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Cuso International and World Refugee & Migration Event

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Join us for our upcoming event in collaboration with the World Refugee & Migration Council, Migration Crisis in Latin America: Empowering Migrant and Refugee Communities. Our two organizations have spent years working with local government, the private sector and community partners to address forced displacement and the impact on citizens in Latin America. Record levels of

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