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The country has long suffered under military dictatorships and civil war. Bulletins Coup Contagion and Activist Resistance in Sudan & Burma Last year was marked not only by COVID-19, but by another type of pandemic: coup contagion. In the News Five creative and time-tested advocacy tactics Advocacy work to change government policy can multiply the impact of a small organization. Insight & Analysis Inter Pares joins call for Canada to condemn state-sponsored violence in Philippines Inter Pares joins the call for the Government of Canada to publicly condemn state-sponsored violence against the Filipino people. Updates In Their Own Words: Burma’s independent Indigenous news There are significant barriers to freedom of information in Burma. Learn more about Burma News International, an independent news association of Indigenous media. In the News Challenging, Confronting and Defying Corporate Power Inter Pares actively supports organizations and movements that interrogate, challenge, and curb corporate power. Insight & Analysis Anne Dagenais Guertin, ICLMG Anne Dagenais Guertin is the Communications and Research Coordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG). Highlights 2018 Inter Pares supports local activist organizations to build a more equal world. Thanks to our generous donors, throughout 2018, we have strengthened many struggles for social justice in Canada and overseas. Highlights Broadening the conversation on Burma In June 2018, Inter Pares organized a visit to Ottawa of colleagues in Kachin, Chin, and Arakan States, in order to bring their voices to policymakers and promote a comprehensive approach to Burma. Insight & Analysis In the Slums of Manila, Spreading Openness and Acceptance Mark and Vere are Likhaan Community Mobilizers. They both identify as transgender and work in the slum neighbourhoods of metro Manila. Insight & Analysis Building an Inclusive Peace in Colombia Colombia's peace agreement is historic as it is the most inclusive developed to date. Inter Pares' counterparts were instrumental in shaping the agreement. Insight & Analysis Connecting Struggles Bill Fairbairn, Latin America Program Manager at Inter Pares, draws a parallel between his social justice convictions as a gay man and Inter Pares' feminist priorities. Insight & Analysis Pride in our work Sexual orientation and gender identity are integral aspects of our selves and should never lead to discrimination or abuse. Inter Pares bulletin “Pride in our Work” highlights our support for LGBTQ2 people’s rights, and our work with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues. Bulletins Canadian Council of Muslim Women inaugural recipient of Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award CCMW is recognized for their courageous work in advancing women’s rights. Updates Inter Pares Film Nights - James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket This film by Karen Thorsen retraces the life of James Baldwin, writer and black activist, and his exploration of racial and sexual discrimination in his works. This portrait, which weaves in interviews, Baldwin's stirring public speeches, and voiceover readings of extracts from his works, illustrates Baldwin in all of his charm and strength. Film screening Tin Soe, Kaladan Press Network Tin Soe is a Rohingya Muslim journalist from Burma. Roch Tassé and Nicole Fillion: Defending the right to defend rights Interview with Roch Tassé, coordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group and Nicole Filion from the Ligue des droits et libertés. Promoting Canadians’ Civil Liberties Learn how ICLMG, Inter Pares counterpart, promotes and defends civil liberties and human rights here in Canada. Insight & Analysis Burma programming - Past and Future For over 20 years, Inter Pares has collaborated with local groups in Burma and neighbouring countries. Reports Inter Pares Film Nights - Burma VJ This is our 5th edition of Inter Pares’ Free Film Nights, and we will be presenting a private screening of “Burma VJ,” a documentary by Danish filmmaker Anders Østergaard. Film screening The Gradual Instant - Change from the Ground Up Moments of revolution arise out of the patient work of organizing ourselves around shared goals. Insight & Analysis Defeating fear by building solidarity: the work of ICLMG ICLMG comprises 38 Canadian organizations & monitors the impact of security legislation on civil rights Updates
Burma: resistance and resilience In Burma, civil society is innovating in dire circumstances while preserving hope in the future. The country has long suffered under military dictatorships and civil war. Bulletins
Coup Contagion and Activist Resistance in Sudan & Burma Last year was marked not only by COVID-19, but by another type of pandemic: coup contagion. In the News
Five creative and time-tested advocacy tactics Advocacy work to change government policy can multiply the impact of a small organization. Insight & Analysis
Inter Pares joins call for Canada to condemn state-sponsored violence in Philippines Inter Pares joins the call for the Government of Canada to publicly condemn state-sponsored violence against the Filipino people. Updates
In Their Own Words: Burma’s independent Indigenous news There are significant barriers to freedom of information in Burma. Learn more about Burma News International, an independent news association of Indigenous media. In the News
Challenging, Confronting and Defying Corporate Power Inter Pares actively supports organizations and movements that interrogate, challenge, and curb corporate power. Insight & Analysis
Anne Dagenais Guertin, ICLMG Anne Dagenais Guertin is the Communications and Research Coordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG).
Highlights 2018 Inter Pares supports local activist organizations to build a more equal world. Thanks to our generous donors, throughout 2018, we have strengthened many struggles for social justice in Canada and overseas. Highlights
Broadening the conversation on Burma In June 2018, Inter Pares organized a visit to Ottawa of colleagues in Kachin, Chin, and Arakan States, in order to bring their voices to policymakers and promote a comprehensive approach to Burma. Insight & Analysis
In the Slums of Manila, Spreading Openness and Acceptance Mark and Vere are Likhaan Community Mobilizers. They both identify as transgender and work in the slum neighbourhoods of metro Manila. Insight & Analysis
Building an Inclusive Peace in Colombia Colombia's peace agreement is historic as it is the most inclusive developed to date. Inter Pares' counterparts were instrumental in shaping the agreement. Insight & Analysis
Connecting Struggles Bill Fairbairn, Latin America Program Manager at Inter Pares, draws a parallel between his social justice convictions as a gay man and Inter Pares' feminist priorities. Insight & Analysis
Pride in our work Sexual orientation and gender identity are integral aspects of our selves and should never lead to discrimination or abuse. Inter Pares bulletin “Pride in our Work” highlights our support for LGBTQ2 people’s rights, and our work with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues. Bulletins
Canadian Council of Muslim Women inaugural recipient of Peter Gillespie Social Justice Award CCMW is recognized for their courageous work in advancing women’s rights. Updates
Inter Pares Film Nights - James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket This film by Karen Thorsen retraces the life of James Baldwin, writer and black activist, and his exploration of racial and sexual discrimination in his works. This portrait, which weaves in interviews, Baldwin's stirring public speeches, and voiceover readings of extracts from his works, illustrates Baldwin in all of his charm and strength. Film screening
Roch Tassé and Nicole Fillion: Defending the right to defend rights Interview with Roch Tassé, coordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group and Nicole Filion from the Ligue des droits et libertés.
Promoting Canadians’ Civil Liberties Learn how ICLMG, Inter Pares counterpart, promotes and defends civil liberties and human rights here in Canada. Insight & Analysis
Burma programming - Past and Future For over 20 years, Inter Pares has collaborated with local groups in Burma and neighbouring countries. Reports
Inter Pares Film Nights - Burma VJ This is our 5th edition of Inter Pares’ Free Film Nights, and we will be presenting a private screening of “Burma VJ,” a documentary by Danish filmmaker Anders Østergaard. Film screening
The Gradual Instant - Change from the Ground Up Moments of revolution arise out of the patient work of organizing ourselves around shared goals. Insight & Analysis
Defeating fear by building solidarity: the work of ICLMG ICLMG comprises 38 Canadian organizations & monitors the impact of security legislation on civil rights Updates