Mission & mandate
Inter Pares has benefited from the talents of local Ottawa artists, who decorated a wall of Inter Pares’ office building with a mural inspired by our motto, “Working for change among equals.”
The name Inter Pares means “among equals” in Latin, and reflects our belief in the equality of people, North and South. Inter Pares was founded in 1975 on a commitment to address conflict and injustice in Canada and around the world. We believe that this is our responsibility as Canadians, and that we must do so by collaborating with and supporting the struggles for justice of people around the world.
This means that we do not have overseas offices, or public profile in the other countries where we work. Instead, we relate to organizations and activists working in their own countries to confront injustice, helping them strengthen their work so they can occupy the political space that belongs to them. We are also concerned with our role as Canadians in sustaining injustice abroad – through the foreign policies of our government, the behaviour of our companies overseas, the roles we play as individuals and civil society in a globalized world – and believe it is our responsibility to address these issues, while also confronting inequality and injustice here at home.
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