Inter Pares, which means "among equals" in Latin, is dedicated to promoting international social justice. In Canada and overseas, we support people's struggles for peace, justice, and equality; their efforts to challenge structural obstacles for change; and their alternative development approaches.
| Highlights of our work in 2011 | |
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In 2011, Inter Pares contributed more than $4.1 million in financial support, as well as political and organizational assistance, to our counterparts in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Canada. In Colombia, indigenous women overcame barriers to participate in governance structures; construction of a destructive dam was halted in Burma; and in Canada, the People’s Food Policy was released, presenting a vision and a path towards food sovereignty in Canada. Read about these and more in our 2011 Highlights » Further information: |
| Give Something Big this holiday season! | |
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Giving is good, but giving good is better. This holiday season, give those on your list a chance to create a better world - and send cards that move with meaning. Give Something Big raises funds for organizations working towards social transformation, while offering an ethical and environmentally friendly alternative to holiday consumerism for people who care about peace and justice. Make a gift and send cards » |
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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: National Farmers Union (Saskatoon), Canadians for Tax Fairness (Toronto), La Ligue des droits et libertés (Montreal), and the Canadian Film Institute (Ottawa). Watch video from the Toronto event here » Further information |
| The Roots of Inequality: Mining profits soar, but Africans are still poor | |
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Profits have ballooned in recent years, but African states haven’t seen their fair share. It’s time to look beyond the woefully inadequate compensation of voluntary corporate social responsibility actions by mining firms in Africa. During his visit to Canada for “(In)Equality Matters,” Yao Graham published this op-ed in the foreign-affairs magazine Embassy. Read it here » Further information |
The Gradual Instant – Change from the Ground Up
Protest in Khartoum, Sudan for women's rights and
political participation. Photo: GCRT
“Nothing is sudden...Just as the Earth invisibly prepares its cataclysms, so history is the gradual instant.” – Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces
This was a year of revolution. The media were splashed with gripping images and stories of popular uprisings toppling brutal dictatorships. These events showed us that even under the most difficult conditions, the desire for freedom and justice, and the will to control our own destinies, is alive in people all over the world; that sometimes the most intransigent governments can be held to account or even be brought down. The past year proved that in trying times, the collective will of people can be asserted and can bring about change. Our November 2011 Bulletin features examples of Inter Pares counterparts who are mobilizing for transformation and making their own "gradual instants" of history.
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