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UNA-Canada strives for a better world. We focus on the UN issues of peace and security, sustainable development, human rights, and global cooperation. We work directly with youth and educators, building the capacity of young Canadians able to effect positive global change. We foster Canadian support for the UN and the values that drive it - freedom, equity, tolerance, non-violence, respect for nature and shared responsibility. We also help define foreign policy priorities for the Canadian Government. OUR FUNDS: General - supports national projects; Membership - is both national and local; Projects - supports specific national projects/programmes; Reserve - invested, providing ongoing national support; Branch - supports local volunteer-driven initiatives.

The mission of the "For Equal Rights" Education Center NGO is: To PROMOTE the development of civic consciousness, enhancing values based on rule of law, creation of culture of discussions and debates by enlarging the opportunities of freedom of speech and pluralism. To STIMULATE youth and CSO participation in social and political affairs, increase their influence on decision making process and raise the accountability of the public institutions. To CREATE an alternative dialogue platform for meetings, discussions and debates for representatives of civil society, youth, academia and field of culture, media, policy makers and public figures. To RAISE issues of public concern and create a new field for comprehensive discussions on these issues. To BUILD the capacity of youth, civic activist groups and media representatives and promote development of legally conscious and demanding civil society.

The art defines the identity! louisAYOTTE | pierDuFOUR >artistic directors Puppet: the instrument of all possible! It only limited by the imagination. It requires complicity, collusion, inspiration, carries enchantment and ideal manipulative dreams, creative freedom and inaccessible, weaves images that arise through gesture and movement. Kobol proposes a dialogue with the audience, invents a contemporary language, sometimes experimental and offers all the means at its disposal to satisfy this need to say and imaging thought, refine its signature and provide artists a level playing field that allows them deepen their efforts. Our poetry both visual and musical gives birth over our inspiring finds in a universe where affection rubs humor, humanity and reflections. Breaking conveniences, open the doors of imagination and share the magic!

The Elora Centre for the Arts is a vibrant and community oriented arts organization that inspires and stimulates artistic excellence, aesthetic maturity and critical insight through exhibition, performance and education. It is model of of artistic endeavor and education. It provides opportunities for both artists and the broader community to engage in artistic pursuits of all kinds in a designate heritage building in the village of Elora. The ECFTA offers innovative and creative programs in a broad range of disciplines including visual arts, spoken word, live music, dance and crafts. The ECFTA serves as a home for the local and regional artistic community and provides a venue for people of all ages to experience enriching artistic activities and expression. The Centre is a leader in and encourages artistic freedom of expression, innovation and creativity. Through our arts education programming, we encourage youth to embrace the arts as integral to life.

Amherst College educates men and women of exceptional potential from all backgrounds so that they may seek, value, and advance knowledge, engage the world around them, and lead principled lives of consequence.   Amherst brings together the most promising students, whatever their financial need, in order to promote diversity of experience and ideas within a purposefully small residential community. Working with faculty, staff, and administrators dedicated to intellectual freedom and the highest standards of instruction in the liberal arts, Amherst undergraduates assume substantial responsibility for undertaking inquiry and for shaping their education within and beyond the curriculum. Amherst College is committed to learning through close colloquy and to expanding the realm of knowledge through scholarly research and artistic creation at the highest level. Its graduates link learning with leadership—in service to the College, to their communities, and to the world beyond.

Little Pear Garden Collective is currently focused on two dimensions: opera and dance. As the company moves towards bringing more creative new works to the public, we are currently in the process of launching a new entity of works that is a combination of theatre and dance with a contemporary approach. This change in course will allow the organization to have more creative and artistic freedom to express our imagination, spontaneity and vision. It is a natural course for our organization to progress and combine the strength of the theatre portion of Chinese opera with Chinese dance; this will allow us to expand our repertoire. We continue to work with artists from diverse ethnic backgrounds and artistic disciplines to produce works of high artistic value and quality. We enjoy bringing performances to the public by combining variable resources and bridging the gap of diversity. This helps to create more tolerance and understanding among diverse cultures through art.

The ILS offers educational seminars to teach students about the ideas that form the foundation of our liberal democratic society. We encourage discussion and debate about issues grounded in democracy, rule of law, markets and personal freedoms. Our goal is provide a venue where people can listen to leading scholars and policy experts while discussing important ideas in a non-political environment. ILS seminars focus on themes such as the relationship between economics and government, philosophy and society, environmental policy and social policy. Many of our one-day seminars are held on university campuses, while the Liberty Summer Seminar is held over two-days at Hillside Estates in Orono, Ontario. In 2009 over 250 people attended an ILS seminar to engage in the discussion of ideas. A discussion which we believe is vital to a free and flourishing society.

Founded in 1973 by a collective of Edmonton artists, Latitude 53 Society of Artists is a not-for-profit artist-run centre. Latitude 53 provides a non-coercive environment to assure the freedom of the artist, and give the public access to new art forms of expression. Latitude 53 supports the research and development of new artistic practices and concepts, and encourages experimentation by artists through diverse programming. In an attempt to more clearly reflect who we are and what we do as Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, rather than Society of Artists, we feel strongly that this new name more clearly represents and communications what we do and where we are going in the future. While experimentation in visual culture is the emphasis of the work that Latitude 53 facilitates, we seek work with artists in a variety of disciplines to become a locus for experimental culture.

Founded in 1998, The Democracy Council advocates freedom, human rights, equal opportunity, and public participation across the globe. The Council's work is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the belief that a vibrant civil society and accountable public administration remain fundamental tenets of democratic societies. The rights of all human beings, governed and governing, should be respected. The right to organize and advocate on one's own behalf is a fundamental right of all people. Discrimination, repression, and torture must be resisted at all levels - at all times. The Council maintains a proven track record of working with both local and national government offices and civil society organizations to build the capacity of those pushing to promote these values. Through civic engagement and education, public testimony and partnerships with civil society organizations, the Council works to ensure that respect for rights and the promotion of public participation in an accountable and productive manner are priorities of transitioning states.

Integrating movement, original music, text, and rich visual design, Kidd Pivot’s performance work is assembled with recklessness and rigour, balancing sharp exactitude with irreverence and risk. Under the direction of renowned choreographer Crystal Pite, Kidd Pivot’s distinct choreographic language – a breadth of movement fusing classical elements and the complexity and freedom of structured improvisation – is marked by a strong theatrical sensibility and a keen sense of wit and invention. Since 2001, Crystal Pite has created and performed under the banner of Kidd Pivot. Her work and company have been recognized with numerous awards and commissions. Kidd Pivot tours extensively around the world with productions that include Dark Matters, Fault, Lost Action, and Double Story, created with Richard Siegal. Kidd Pivot is the recipient of the 2006 Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award, and is resident company at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt, Germany (2010-2012).

The Southern Ontario Military Muster (SOMM) was formed in 2012. The annual Southern Ontario Military Muster event is our primary charitable program. This two-day living history event brings Veterans, military personnel, cadets, civilians, vintage military vehicle owners, re-enactors from all eras, historians, vendors, gamers and not for profit Veteran and historical community groups together. We honour Veterans and educate the public. Throughout the year, we attend and bring vintage military vehicles to Veteran ceremonies and community events. We encourage the public to explore history to understand and appreciate the sacrifices given for the freedom we have today. We attempt to collect as many Veteran biographies as we can to publish in our annual calendar/program. Our standing committee, the Essex Memorial Spitfire Group was formed in January, 2014 and their mission is to erect a replica Spitfire in the Town of Essex to Honour our 400+ Essex County Airmen.

Our mission is to provide a platform of solidarity and knowledge exchange for unrepresented peoples worldwide while fostering dialogues with the international community to collaboratively advance a peaceful, democratic, equitable, and sustainable world. We envision a world where the voices of all peoples and nations are heard, valued, and respected - a world where fundamental rights, including the freedom to determine political status and the pursuit of economic, social, and cultural development, are upheld for everyone. UNPO believes that true universal peace and development are built on the pillars of solidarity, respect, cooperation, and friendship among all Peoples and Nations. Our vision is a future where peoples and nations thrive under systems of governance that honor fundamental human rights. This future ensures full and equal participation, empowering all nations and peoples to fully realize their potential within a fair and equitable society. It embraces diversity, encourages positive exchanges and dialogues, and upholds justice within sustainable, democratic, and pluralistic societies.