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Inter Pares Film Nights lineup features thought-provoking documentaries on...
Fall is here, and so is a fresh crop of Inter Pares Film Nights! If you're in the Ottawa area, mark the following dates in your calendar:September 10th, "Secret Trial 5": How did five men spend nearly...
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The Future of International Solidarity
“What is the biggest obstacle to globalizing equality?” Last April, this question was put to four Inter Pares counterparts, who were featured speakers at our 40th anniversary gathering that day. Lack...
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Burma: Bringing Grassroots Experience to Canadian Policy
We much appreciate your coming by and providing us with testimony. You’ve given us a lot of insight.” With these words, Member of Parliament Scott Reid, Chair of the Subcommittee on International Human...
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Take a stand for women’s equality in Guatemala
“All women deserve the right to a good life.” Blanca Jiménez is a Maya Mam woman from the Huehetenango region of Guatemala, and believes deeply in women’s equality. As a child, she saw how her...
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Push for racial equality in Burma
As a Rohingya Muslim man in Burma, Tin Soe has spent his life being marginalized by his state because of his race. When he was seven, a coup d'état plunged his country into half a century of military...
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Picture a Refugee
By Kevin MalseedPicture in your mind a migrant. Now picture a refugee. Now an internally displaced person. Did the picture change?Last year the media reported on ‘migrants’ fleeing to Europe. Only when...
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What Does it Take to Leave Home?
In this issue: Picture a RefugeeLabels of "refugee" instead of "migrant" have power worldwide, including in Burma, where displaced people have many stories but with common threads.When Staying is Not...
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First-ever trial on sexual violence during armed conflict in Guatemala
The Breaking the Silence Alliance, an Inter Pares-supported coalition of Guatemalan organizations, has provided ongoing accompaniment to a group of 14 Mayan Q'eqchí women survivors of sexual violence...
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2016 Speakers Series: From the land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and...
UPDATE: Learn more about what was shared at this event, and watch the video presentation!Come and join us for meaningful discussion on reconciliation - a concept that is more important today than ever....
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From the Land: 140 supporters reflect with us on reconciliation
On April 25th, 2016, 140 supporters and activists from Ottawa-Gatineau joined Inter Pares for the 2016 edition of its annual Speakers Series, "From the Land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and...
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No True Peace Without the Voices of Women
In late 2012, when Colombia’s government and its largest guerrilla group, known as the FARC, met in Norway to launch peace talks, the only woman sitting at the table was the Norwegian moderator. Sadly,...
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The Messy Process of Peace
Peace. The word creates serene images of healthy communities. When countrieslike Burma, which have been ravaged by decades of conflict, begin peace processes, there is an almost instant air of...
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Women in War, Women in Peace
In this issue :No True Peace Without the Voices of WomenWhether or not they are combatants, women are impacted by armed conflicts. This is why it is crucial to hear their voices and include their...
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A Model for Peace: Women building peace in Mali
The community leaders who gathered in Gao last July had seen their share of horror, of hope, and of hope betrayed. Gao, on the banks of the Niger River, is theprovincial capital in one of the areas of...
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Struggles, Strategies and Successes: Women Building Peace in Sudan
Sudan is a country mired in conflict and repression where violence against women is pervasive. And yet a courageous women’s movement resists, advocates and continues to work for political and social...
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First-ever trial on sexual violence during armed conflict in Guatemala
The Breaking the Silence Alliance, an Inter Pares-supported coalition of Guatemalan organizations, has provided ongoing accompaniment to a group of 14 Mayan Q'eqchí women survivors of sexual violence...
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2016 Speakers Series: From the land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and...
UPDATE: Learn more about what was shared at this event, and watch the video presentation!Come and join us for meaningful discussion on reconciliation - a concept that is more important today than ever....
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From the Land: 140 supporters reflect with us on reconciliation
On April 25th, 2016, 140 supporters and activists from Ottawa-Gatineau joined Inter Pares for the 2016 edition of its annual Speakers Series, "From the Land: Reconciliation in action in Canada and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Messy Process of Peace
Peace. The word creates serene images of healthy communities. When countrieslike Burma, which have been ravaged by decades of conflict, begin peace processes, there is an almost instant air of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Women in War, Women in Peace
In this issue :No True Peace Without the Voices of WomenWhether or not they are combatants, women are impacted by armed conflicts. This is why it is crucial to hear their voices and include their...
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