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PETITION: Action on Burma

Last month, we took part in the relaunch of the multi-party friendship group Parliamentary Friends of a Democratic Burma.

May 29, 2023

group photo of Parliamentary Friends of a Democratic Burma launch meeting

2022 Full Financial Statements

These are our full financial statements for 2022.

May 15, 2023

Inter Pares Annual Report 2022 - Transforming systems - the feminist way

In our 2022 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of transforming systems - the feminist way.

May 10, 2023

Renewing hope for social justice

Our hopes for greater equity, peace and climate justice are as alive as ever.

May 10, 2023

Organizing for public healthcare 

As people in Canada witness a healthcare system in crisis, we need solutions rooted in the values of the Canada Health Act.

May 10, 2023

Farming for a better food system

For decades, Inter Pares has collaborated with counterparts on sustainable food production.

May 10, 2023

Balancing today’s needs and tomorrow’s hopes in Burma

The civil society organizations in Burma are doing double duty: providing emergency support to communities and building the systems they need for a democratic future.

May 10, 2023

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Remembering “The Millet Man”: PV Satheesh

Inter Pares mourns the loss of Deccan Development Society's founder and director.

Mar 29, 2023

Gender equality through women-led agroecology

Together with our counterparts, we are campaigning for an agroecology that cultivates autonomy.

Feb 7, 2023

Without seed security, no food sovereignty

Seed security is the guarantee of producing or having access to quality seeds.

Feb 7, 2023

Agroecology led by women in West Africa

In Madina Sara, the community created a seed bank to conserve seeds.

Feb 7, 2023

Agroecology: Helping women in West Africa access land

What role agroecology can play in strengthening women’s access to and control over land?

Feb 7, 2023

Honouring Caroline Andrew | The community remembers

Sharing stories and celebrating the life of an extraordinary woman.

Jan 19, 2023

Honouring Caroline Andrew The community remembers

$16 million for climate and feminist action in West Africa

Funding announcement for Feminist Climate Action in West Africa project.

Dec 18, 2022

The twin fights for reproductive health and LGBTQI+ rights in Guatemala

2022 saw a major threat to bodily autonomy in Guatemala.

Dec 15, 2022

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REPORT | Resistance and movement building: Women’s rights in Sudan

A new Inter Pares-commissioned study explores the perspectives of women’s rights activists at the centre of gender justice in Sudan.

Dec 13, 2022

Resistance and movement building: Women’s rights in Sudan

Finding hope and strength in each other

From COVID-19, to coups, to coerced sterilization, difficult circumstances bring communities together.

Nov 18, 2022

Forced sterilization: Finding light after the darkness

In Peru during the 1990s, hundreds of thousands of women were forcibly sterilized under a government program.

Nov 18, 2022

Speak my language: connecting through isolation with memes

The early pandemic was a dark time for everyone in metropolitan Manila – especially youth.

Nov 18, 2022

Circle of hope and solidarity in Sudan

In 2019, footage went viral of 22-year-old Alaa Salah leading Sudanese crowds in protest chants.

Nov 15, 2022

2nd National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Events, webinars, media, and solidarity actions in the National Capital Region on Algonquin Territory.

Sep 30, 2022

Privacy please: Respecting community women’s health rights in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh’s patriarchal society, our counterpart organization, Nijera Kori, brings poor, marginalized women together in local groups.

Sep 23, 2022

Indigenous voices at the heart of resistance in Burma

Indigenous activists are refusing to let inequalities of past struggles repeat themselves.

Sep 15, 2022

Group photo of about 25 children and youth. Each wears a cylindrical paper hat on their head, some with the word "Freedom" written on them. A few of the youth are holding up two large protest signs.

Sudan’s legal advocates finding their voice

The Sudanese constitution guarantees gender equality. But paradoxically, the “personal status laws” mandate a woman’s obedience to her husband.

Sep 9, 2022

Fighting for sex-ed in El Salvador

Wendy is part of a network of young people advocating for comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in El Salvador.

Aug 23, 2022

Inter Pares reacts to US Supreme Court ruling on abortion

Inter Pares believes that abortion is healthcare, and fundamental to one’s bodily autonomy.

Jun 27, 2022

Government of Canada supports new Inter Pares program in Burma/Myanmar

Inter Pares begins new project in support of civil society in Burma/Myanmar.

Jun 20, 2022

Six young women, each wearing a medical face mask, sit around a table looking at a poster of two situations: one marked with a red "X" and the other marked with a green check mark.

There can be no justice without truth

For five years, Colombia Diversa has been supporting LGBTIQ+ participation.

Jun 9, 2022

Decolonization here at home

Since our founding, we have sought to understand our role as an anti-colonial organization in a sector with deep colonial roots.

May 20, 2022

Inter Pares Annual Report 2021- Feminist action for justice

In our 2021 Annual Report, you will find a look back at a year of feminist action for justice.

May 19, 2022

BOOK LAUNCH: Sacred Bundles Unborn by Morningstar Mercredi

Join us for the launch of a new book about the ongoing practice of forced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada.

May 16, 2022

Text over a bluish green watercolour background says "BOOK LAUNCH  //  présentation DE LIVRE - by // par Inter Pares - Sacred Bundles Unborn - by // par Morningstar Mercredi + Fire Keepers - Tickets are free!  //  Les billets sont gratuits ! - May 31 @ 7"

2021 Full Financial Statements

These are our full financial statements for 2021.

May 16, 2022

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.

May 9, 2022

Forced sterilizations in Peru: Survivors seek justice

In Peru between 1996 and 2001, more than 270,000 women were sterilized under a government-run program.

Apr 27, 2022

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Women-Led Agroecology is Climate Action

In Guinea-Bissau, women’s collectives and community organizations are fighting climate change through the way they produce and prepare food.

Apr 11, 2022

Five creative and time-tested advocacy tactics

Advocacy work to change government policy can multiply the impact of a small organization.

Mar 29, 2022

Photo of a large group of people, each holding large yellow signs with purple writing that says "10 YEARS NA ANG RH BILL" and wearing conical cardboard hats.

Human Rights and the Environment should be Non-Partisan Issues

Bills Introduced to Protect People and the Planet Warrant All-Party Support.

Mar 29, 2022

WATCH | Combatting gender-based violence: Grassroots strategies

Sheelu Francis joined Inter Pares for a discussion on strategies for combatting gender-based violence.

Mar 22, 2022

WEBINAR - Combatting gender-based violence: Grassroots strategies withSheelu Francis, president of the Tamil Nadu Women's Collective - Tuesday, March 29  10 AM EDT / 7:30 PM IST

Sudanese Women at the Frontlines of Resistance

In October 2021, the Sudanese military seized control of the country’s government.

Mar 18, 2022

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On March 8, We want...

In many parts of the world, March 8 is a major day to denounce discrimination, inequality and violence against all women.

Mar 8, 2022

Congrats to Rita Morbia, Karen Takacs Award winner! 

Please join us in congratulating Rita on this very well-deserved recognition!

Feb 9, 2022

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Redefining Realities: The art of social justice

This Bulletin showcases how counterparts use art as a tool to advance social justice.

Feb 2, 2022

The art of emancipation

Tiniguena has preserved tropical forest by supporting a network of community forest led by local people.

Jan 27, 2022

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