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(In)Equality Matters: Social and economic justice
In November 2011, Inter Pares organized a four-city tour in Saskatoon, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, “(In)Equality Matters,” to explore how to foster economic equality in our communities and around the world. In each city, residents came out to discuss this important issue with Inter Pares staff, Yao Graham of Third World Network Africa, and Canadian counterparts.
- Watch the Toronto event! This panel, co-organized with Canadians for Tax Fairness, focused on taxation as a key measure to promote just societies. Jean Symes, in her opening speech, outlines the issues; Yao Graham, at 23:40, presents a hard-hitting account of how African societies are affected by low revenues from mining projects; Armine Yalnizyan, at 57:46, presents a disturbing overview of inequality in Canada. The discussion, at 1:22:48, starts off with a call to action by Canadians for Tax Fairness.
- Listen to Yao Graham’s presentation at the Montreal event! The Montreal edition, co-organized with La Ligue des droits et libertés, used a human rights perspective on how we decide to develop our economy. Yao's presentation focuses on the democratic and financial shortcomings of mining as a central vehicle for economic development, which many African countries have adopted and Quebec is considering.
Inter Pares' 2011 AGM: "Equality: It's so simple, why is it so hard?"
Get inspired, get informed! Canada has witnessed an alarming growth in inequality in recent years. Armine Yalnizyan, award-winning Senior Economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, social justice activist and writer, spoke eloquently about what we can do about it at Inter Pares' 2011 Annual General Meeting. And Inter Pares' Nadia Faucher inspired us with Peruvian women's courageous struggle for a more just society for all.
Firoze Manji on democratic uprisings across Africa
Northern Africa is not the only part of Africa where uprisings are taking place. In countries like Swaziland, Gabon, Cameroon, Djibouti, and Burkina Faso we've seen massive student uprisings and worker demonstrations brutally suppressed. TheRealNews talks to Firoze Manji about what's happening across Africa. Firoze is the editor-in-chief of Inter Pares' counterpart, Pambazuka News, an online news site with a readership of 500,000 people across Africa.
Rachel Gouin's presentation to Parliament on women in Sudan
In March 2011, then-staff member Rachel Gouin presented information on the condition of women's rights in Sudan to the House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights. You can watch a high-resolution version or a low-resolution version.
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Blowing the Whistle on the New 'Bio-Economy'
On November 26th, the Earth Grab public forum broke the story about a global trend that is now threatening the planet: the new ‘bio-economy.’ As fossil fuel reserves run low, the world’s biggest corporations are rushing to grab and convert plant matter – called biomass – into fuel. Worth trillions, this massive biomass-grab will have devastating consequences for people and our environment, here and in developing countries. Eric Chaurette from Inter Pares moderated the panels, and our colleague Ibrihim Coulibaly of COPAGEN described how landgrabs are forcing farmers off their lands.
Video: Museum of Memory, Huancavelica, Peru
Memory is the foundation of the process of healing – individual and societal – after war, the survivors' affirmation of their experience, and the basis of social resolve to prevent such horrors in the future. Supported by Inter Pares, the Museum of Memory is a collaboration of the Huancavelica Association of Families of the Disappeared with the municipal government of Huancavelica and PCS, our long-time counterpart in Latin America.
In March of 2010, Inter Pares staff member Rebecca Wolsak travelled to the Philippines to meet with our long-term counterpart Likhaan, a community-based primary health organization that works in impoverished communities. Rebecca also invited Dr. Cynthia Maung from the Mae Tao Clinic based on the Thailand-Burma border. Dr. Cynthia's clinic provides a wide range of health services for people from Burma who have fled their war-ravaged country. Rebecca narrates a slide show of that exchange.
Inter Pares and Project Counselling Service (PCS) have produced a 30-minute film, Rising From the Ashes, to share our work with survivors of sexual violence during the armed conflict in Peru. Through the inspiring stories of four women, we share the struggle of survivors and activists to create a more just and peaceful society.
Rita Morbia, Inter Pares Executive Director, elected to council of voluntary organizations
Rita Morbia was elected to the Board of Directors in the May Annual General Meeting of the members of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation. Established in 1968, the Council brings to the Canadian foreign policy-making arena the unique experience and knowledge of over 100 Canadian development practitioners and their Southern partners. Click here to learn more about Rita and why she is engaging with CCIC to promote global social justice and anti-poverty action.
Inter Pares counterpart Roch Tassé interviewed by CKUT (Radio McGill)
Roch Tassé, coordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, was interviewed by CKUT, McGill University’s campus-community radio station, March 22nd, 2009. The interview focused on the recently re-introduced anti-terror legislation by Canada’s Conservative government, who have brought back two controversial provisions within the post-9/11 Anti-Terrorism Act. If passed, the recently tabled legislation would once again extend policing powers such as investigative hearings and preventive arrests. Click here to listen to the interview on CKUT’s archives.
Inter Pares staff member interviewed by Radio-Canada Ottawa (in French only)
Rachel Gouin, Inter Pares staff member, was interviewed by Radio-Canada during our holiday campaign “Give Something Big” (“Emballez-vous!” in French). Click here to listen to the clip via Radio-Canada’s Web site.
Part of a six-city tour, this event series explored the multifaceted impacts of the rapid expansion of biofuels in the Global South. The public forum in Ottawa was recorded by the Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC).
Asha El-Karib interviewed by "Women's Word"
In September 2007, during her last visit to Canada, Asha El-Karib from the Gender Centre for Research and Training in Sudan was interviewed by Women's Word, CFRC 101.9 FM, Queen's Campus Radio in Kingston. Asha shares some of her experiences as a women's rights activist in Sudan and provides a feminist analysis regarding some of the recent changes in her country.
Anti-Terrorism and Human Rights
Warren Allmand, prominent international human rights consultant and member of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG), of which Inter Pares is a founding member, delivered the keynote address to Inter Pares' Annual General Meeting in April 2007. Under the theme of "Anti-Terrorism and Human Rights," Warren offered his reflections on the conclusions of the Arar Commission and criticized the current security establishment, which is increasingly threatening our rights and freedoms rather than protecting them. Please click here to watch some excerpts from this evening.
In March 2007, an African delegation came to Canada to raise awareness among decision-makers about the pressures on Africa to use genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its agricultural sectors. The delegation from COPAGEN (Coalition pour la protection du patrimoine génétique africain, or the Coalition for the Protection of African Genetic Heritage) included scientists, agronomists, and leaders working with peasant networks in nine countries. They criticized the enormous pressures African countries are facing to open their doors to GMOs, whether from Western trade missions, from international development projects, or from the World Bank. These interviews make clear that food security in Africa is tied primarily to political and economic issues, not to technological advances in agriculture; because of this, COPAGEN believes that GMOs will worsen hunger, not resolve it.
Interviews with Sudanese Women Activists
During her visit to Sudan in February 2007, Inter Pares staff member, Caroline Boudreau, spoke with Neimat Kuku Mohamed and Omaima El-Mardi from the Gender Centre for Research and Training, about their experience as Sudanese women activists.
In September 2006, to draw national and international attention to ongoing human rights violations of Indigenous communities, the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), an Inter Pares counterpart, organized the International Verification Mission. Delegates from Canada, Europe, Latin America, Colombia, and the United Nations were invited to witness the crisis faced by Indigenous Colombians and to document their findings. Inter Pares and the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) participated in the mission. This 45-minute video was filmed during the mission and shows excerpts from field visits, interviews with international delegates and from the Forum of Indigenous Women organized at the end of the international mission.
Health Security Among Internally Displaced People in Burma
In the spring of 2006, Inter Pares' counterpart Back Pack Health Worker Team (BPHWT) completed a video documenting the health and human rights situation in Burma, entitled "Health Security Among Internally Displaced People in Burma." The BPHWT is a multi-ethnic organization of mobile medical teams that work in Karen, Karenni, Mon and Shan states. This eighteen-minute movie gives a brief history of Burma, outlines the terrible health conditions in the eastern border areas, and focuses on the important and courageous work of the BPHWT.
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