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Founding Ottawa Office director Bill Janzen honoured with the Order of Canada
Canada
Jun 2024
News
newspaper
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![Man in a field with a basket of gourds](/sites/default/files/2024-06/Websitethumbnail.jpg)
A field trip: growing safer vegetables in Bangladesh
Listen now- Food
Bangladesh
Jun 2024
Podcast/audio
headphones
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Farmers grow safe vegetables to protect health, environment
- Food
Bangladesh
Jun 2024
Story
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From soil to solidarity
- Food,
- Climate Change
Puerto Rico
Jun 2024
Story
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![IVEP participant is crouched and feeding a baby calf with a bottle.](/sites/default/files/2024-06/image000000%281%29.jpg)
Seeing our lives through the eyes of an IVEPer
United States + 1 more
Jun 2024
Story
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Freely you have received; freely give
United States + 2 more
Jun 2024
Story
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![A woman with short dreads speaks into the camera during a video call](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/Webinar1_1.png.webp?itok=5VgRUssa)
Beyond Incarceration webinar series: Create
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Justice and Equity
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Webinar
computer
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![A woman with long hair and glasses speaks into the camera during a video call](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/Webinar1.png.webp?itok=ho0RGtLc)
Beyond Incarceration webinar series: Proclaim
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Justice and Equity
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Webinar
computer
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![Four students from Zimbabwe sit in front of a large tree with green canopy](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/rs120059_saw_2096.jpg.webp?itok=bl-bOwi8)
Advocacy 2022: a year in review
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Justice and Equity
Location
Ontario
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Myrrl Byler (right) converses with a government official (name withheld for security reasons) over a shared meal in Beijing, China in 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/myrrlandwangxiuling.jpg.webp?itok=r2vrDf47)
The dangers of a "China vs U.S." worldview
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Justice and Equity
Location
United States + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Group of forty-three students who participated in the UN Student Seminar stand in front of the United Nations building in New York City.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/studentseminarun.png.webp?itok=HGyq02ug)
Students dig into global issues at UN Student Seminar
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Justice and Equity
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
News
newspaper
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![Woman with short silver hair and glasses stands behind a tray of boots and shoes. In the background is a warehouse with clothing and other items.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-08/dsc08527a.jpg.webp?itok=yicBnxdp)
Standing by for peace
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Justice and Equity
Location
Ontario
Date
Media Type
Story
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![young woman smiles at the camera standing outside](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-08/Tylah%20Cline%20%28002%29.jpg.webp?itok=-nagK9aa)
Growing passion and leadership through Summer Service
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Justice and Equity
Location
Ohio + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Story
menu_book
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Systemic racism in Canada's justice system
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Justice and Equity
Location
Ontario
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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Sculpture honoring the memory of Michael J. Sharp & Zaida Catalán
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Justice and Equity
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
News
newspaper
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![Emmanuel Billay Mussamba (right) of PPR (Programme for Peace and Reconciliation), who Michael Sharp worked with, talking with Mwasa Niyon Senga, a former rebel combatant who returned to Rwanda through a peacebuilding and repatriation program Mussamba worked with.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/rs48584rwa150322peaceml0406-lpr.jpg.webp?itok=UVy9H788)
Courageous Congolese uncover disturbing truths
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Justice and Equity
Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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Undercurrents - "Chuck"
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Justice and Equity
Location
Ontario
Date
Media Type
Podcast/audio
headphones
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![Undercurrents logo](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-08/Undercurrents.jpg.webp?itok=IeXAiXIx)
Undercurrents - "John"
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Justice and Equity
Location
Ontario
Date
Media Type
Podcast/audio
headphones
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