Recherche: One step at a time

More than 50,000 Quebecers gathered peacefully in downtown Montreal on Sunday, April 21 to Walk for the Earth and register opposition to pipeline projects that could soon bring tar sands crude from Alberta through Quebec. The Walk &nd ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 08/05/2013 - 11:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Two years ago, out of a desire to give back to the community, Mélanie filled out a volunteer application on our website. "It was my dad who first told me about Equiterre. I thought it sounded like a good cause," she says one ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 23/04/2013 - 16:47 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

This year we Walk for the Earth on Sunday, April 21, leaving from the place des Festivals in Montreal at 2 p.m. Bring your alarm clock or cell to sound the alarm for a collective awakening.  The Walk is part of a global movement ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 08/04/2013 - 15:35 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

In anticipation of National Volunteer Week (NVW), we would like to acknowledge how much we depend on our volunteers. They are at the heart of everything we do. We couldn't do it without them. They are crucial to our mission of ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 08/04/2013 - 14:08 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Ten years ago, Quebec did a gutsy thing: it adopted the first Pesticides Management Code in all of North America, restricting the use of certain pesticides for cosmetic purposes.  But since then, Quebec has been overtaken by some of the other p ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 08/04/2013 - 11:43 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

For International Women’s Day, we’ve put together a list of some of our favourite women environmentalists. Scientists and community activists... Fashion designers and business women... If you like them as much as w ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 07/03/2013 - 19:16 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Do these people look familiar to you? You may have seen them in a neighbourhood near you: A dedicated team of people who care about the environment as much as you, combing the streets of Montreal and Quebec City in search of new members a ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 12/09/2012 - 17:16 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

An independent study  from Sherbrooke, QC demonstrates for the first time the presence of pesticides from GMOs in the blood of women, including pregnant women and their fetuses. Toxins – even at a low concentration &ndas ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 27/04/2011 - 09:33 - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Since 1993, Quebec-based nonprofit Equiterre has worked on environmental and social issues affecting all Canadians, including climate change, food sovereignty and dependency on oil. You may have heard about us in the Eng ...

Actualité - Webmestre Équiterre - 26/04/2011 - 17:13 - 2 comments - 0 attachments

As Bill 78 plunges Quebec into darkness and the Harper government makes a mockery of democracy with Bill C-38, it's time for concerned citizens like you to speak up.  On Monday, June 4, 2012, the nationwide Black Out Speak Out campaign inv ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 03/06/2012 - 13:47 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

This month Étienne Théroux, 26, embarks on a bike trip across the Americas. One of his fundraising goals? To raise money for Equiterre. He also intends to raise awareness about food sovereignty and ecological agriculture. It will take ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 03/06/2012 - 13:08 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  19 May, 2012 - 06:00 - 3 June, 2012 - 18:00 In preparation for his 27,000 km ride... from Inuvik, N ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 23/05/2012 - 09:34 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  19 May, 2012 - 10:00 - 20 May, 2012 - 18:00 "Our goal is to bring together as many environmental and sust ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 02/05/2012 - 14:44 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  25 April, 2012 - 17:00 - 22:00 Come hear environmentalist Steven Guilbeault speak on the green economy &nd ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 24/04/2012 - 10:24 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  23 April, 2012 - 17:00 - 22:00 Come hear environmentalist Steven Guilbeault speak on the green economy &nd ...

Événement - Eveline Trudel-... - 23/04/2012 - 17:03 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  6 May, 2012 - 20:00 - 22:00 An ethical fashion show will be held on May 6 at the Hotel Castel in the Granb ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 10/04/2012 - 16:04 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  22 April, 2012 - 14:00 - 17:00 At 2 p.m. this April 22, all Quebecers are invited to gather at the Place d ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 27/03/2012 - 10:23 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  15 April, 2012 - 14:34 Quebec environmental youth group, the  Fondation des Jeunes pour l’Environnement , ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 12/03/2012 - 10:35 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

A gang of environmentalists gathered on an outdoor Montreal rink on February 16 for a friendly hockey match. The goal: to raise awareness about the threat climate change poses to this winter sport. Each player wore the number one to m ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 01/03/2012 - 08:30 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Montreal, January 18, 2012 - Equiterre is pleased to learn that there are still political leaders in North America who can say no – to pressure groups, to greed – in the name of protecting human and environmental health. “The r ...

Communiqué - Émilie Vallières - 18/01/2012 - 18:25 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  17 December, 2011 (All day) - 18 December, 2011 (All day) For young and old. You provide the ideas. We ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 12/12/2011 - 10:08 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  10 January, 2012 - 08:00 - 14 January, 2012 - 10:00 Did you get new electronic gadgets for Christmas? Look ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 07/12/2011 - 15:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  7 December, 2011 - 17:30 - 20:00 Budding activists, this new how-to guide * is for you! It demystif ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 22/11/2011 - 18:16 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  26 November, 2011 - 08:30 - 18:00 The  Forum des artisans du changement  is your chance to dis ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 14/11/2011 - 13:09 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  10 December, 2011 - 11:00 - 17:00 Free write-a-thon to mark Human Rights Day.  Each year, more th ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 14/11/2011 - 12:46 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  8 September, 2011 - 08:00 - 12 September, 2011 - 17:30 The CIVICUS World Assembly is a global gathering for ci ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 31/08/2011 - 14:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  18 August, 2011 - 18:00 - 21 August, 2011 - 17:00 Summer school at the Institut is the youth event of the seas ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 13/07/2011 - 17:12 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The CIVICUS World Assembly is a global gathering for civil society, donors, governments and businesses to find common solutions to the challenges facing humanity.  This year we are lucky because it will be held once again in Montreal – wi ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 06/07/2011 - 16:09 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

In Quebec, summertime is moving time. Especially the month of July! We all know that moving can be expensive and time consuming: packing, cleaning, decorating, etc. But did you know that it can be bad for the environment? ...

Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 06/07/2011 - 15:49 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event date(s):  25 July, 2011 - 09:00 - 31 July, 2011 - 17:00 What does the future hold for the environment? What kind of natu ...

Événement - Anne Chudobiak - 05/07/2011 - 16:55 - 0 comments - 0 attachments