2005 Annual report
INTER PARES' ENGAGEMENT AND ACTION
In 2005, we continued to build relationships with activists around the world and in Canada, creating opportunities to share experiences and learning, while engaging our supporters and the public in important social justice issues. Here are a few highlights.
Food Sovereignty
Working with Canadian civil society groups and farmer organizations, we brought farmers, scientists and policy experts from Africa, Asia and Latin America to Canada to engage in dialogue on the future of global agriculture with Canadian senators, parliamentarians, government departments, indigenous peoples' groups, farmers, media, and the general public. Inter Pares also helped initiate a global campaign to ban Terminator technology, a genetic-engineering technology that renders seeds sterile at harvest, preventing farmers from saving and re-using seeds.
Militarized Commerce
Together with organizations such as the Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada and the Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade, Inter Pares brought public attention to the fact that contributions to the Canada Pension Plan are being invested in the world's leading arms manufacturers, in the tobacco industry, and in companies complicit in human rights abuses internationally. Together with Inter Pares supporters, we asked that the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board institute socially responsible criteria in making investment decisions.
Peacebuilding
Working with our colleagues in Latin America, we developed a program to support women survivors of sexual violence suffered during armed conflicts in Peru, Guatemala and Colombia. These women are now coming forward to claim truth from the shadows of the past, and to search for healing and justice on their own terms. In collaboration with our colleagues in the Americas Policy Group, Inter Pares made a presentation to the Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Human Rights and International Development on Canada's role in promoting peace, justice and stability in Colombia and the Andean region.
Citizen Action
As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations, we organized activities on the theme Citizen Action: Challenging the Limits with some of our closest colleagues from Canada and around the world, holding public events in Ottawa, Nelson, Comox, Kingston and Toronto. Pooling our collective experiences, our histories, and our knowledge, we explored ways we can act together to create a better world.
For more information on these actions and many others, please explore our Web site.
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