May 2006 e-newsletter
Inter Pares' E-Newsletter
Weaving a World, Together
In this e-newsletter:
- Letter of Introduction
- Excerpts from:
- Weaving a World, Together
- Inter Pares' Engagement and Action
- Some of our Colleagues with whom we Weave a Tapestry of Common Cause
- To Share in the Stories and Actions of Others
- What is Inter Pares?
- Inter Pares' Supporters
- Staff in 2005, Board, Supporters
- Inter Pares' Audited Financial Statements
Links
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April 2006
Dear friends,
As we do every year at this time, we are sending you Inter Pares' Annual Report on the activities of the past year. An important element of this report is the audited financial statement that we offer as a concrete expression of our accountability to you and the many thousands of Canadians who so generously support our work each year. It is our way to honour the trust you place in Inter Pares.
In our 2005 report, entitled Weaving a World Together, we share the vision of common cause that is the impetus of our work. Thirty years of action for social justice has instructed us that it is long invisible processes of community organizing and struggle that makes the history that for a brief moment catches the attention of the world. The Annual Report looks at just a few examples of people and organizations whose vision and leadership have led to sustained action among communities working together to transform the world they share, their lives and their communities. It relates how the overlapping histories among Inter Pares and our counterparts form a tapestry woven of the threads of our lives, our shared activism, our successes and failures, and the lessons we have learned together.
Your support sustains this vision, and these shared struggles. The work described in the Annual Report is not magic. It does not happen by accident, but is the direct result of the conscious decisions and courageous action of countless people who refuse to quit in the face of adversity and setbacks that might defeat others. It would not be possible otherwise. And it would not be possible without the sustained financial and moral support of people like yourself over many, many years.
We have seen again during the last federal election that the values that have made Canada a great and caring nation are under constant threat. There are powerful forces arguing for an approach that would see us move away from our internationalist and humanitarian values and become much more isolationist, self-serving and individualist - protecting what we have rather than daring to imagine a world in which what we have is shared, and our own human richness thereby increased immeasurably.
Canadians, through their accompaniment of Inter Pares and other Canadian international social justice organizations, clearly demonstrate their values and a commitment to global transformation, and encourage our government to renew and enhance Canada's leadership in the cause of internationalism and peace.
As always, we welcome questions and comments regarding the Annual Report.
Sincerely,
Molly Kane
Executive Director
P.S. Your financial commitment is an integral part of the success of this work and all of Inter Pares' programs. Please consider making a gift to help us work together with others to build a better world. We thank you for your support.
Weaving a World, Together
In late 1993, Jean Symes of Inter Pares and her Peruvian colleague, Diana Avila, travelled high into the Andes. From the remote village of Yauli, they trekked up across the open meadows to the indigenous settlement of Ambato, where they were greeted by a young woman named Francesca. As Francesca introduced the visitors to a circle of some fifteen women bundled against the cold, none of them could yet imagine a day when several hundred women would march together down from the mountains to the capital city of Lima, to demand justice for the violence suffered during the cruel war waged for twenty years throughout their mountain communities...
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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.
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Some of our Colleagues with whom we Weave a Tapestry of Common Cause...
What you notice immediately about Zipporah Sein is the warmth of her smile. Zipporah is a teacher, a leader, and an organizer. She is also a refugee.
Zipporah arrived in Thailand from Burma in 1995, having lived most of her life in constant movement. The Burmese army's counter-insurgency campaign in Karen State, Zipporah's homeland, has been brutal. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced; some have fled into remote mountain areas to evade the army while others, like Zipporah, have crossed the border into Thailand where they live insecure lives as refugees...
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To Share in the Stories and Actions of Others...
... with whom Inter Pares is working as part of this global tapestry, Inter Pares' Web site includes a treasure of narratives, photos essays, articles, and other documentation that describes the inspiring action of the people with whom we are engaged around the world: visit www.interpares.ca
What is Inter Pares?
Inter Pares is a Canadian social justice organization working in Canada and around the world to create understanding about the causes and effects of poverty and injustice, and to support actions that lead to positive social and economic change.
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Inter Pares' Supporters
Inter Pares' social justice work is an expression of values shared by most Canadians - of one standard of dignity and equality for all, of international cooperation and solidarity. For thirty years, thousands of Canadians have expressed these values through financial contributions to Inter Pares. Without this support, our work would not be possible.
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Staff in 2005
Board
Supporters
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Inter Pares' Audited Financial Statements
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