Advocacy Materials | Development and Peace

Advocacy Materials

Petition to the House of Commons

This petition addresses an important element of this year’s For our Common Home campaign: a potential free trade agreement with Brazil, and the impacts it could have on human rights and the environment in the Amazon basin.

Petition to the House of Commons

Advocacy Guide

This guide provides you with background information, policy recommendations, and suggested questions on our current advocacy priorities.

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A thematic analysis: Women at the Heart of Change

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Boiling Over: Global Warming, Hunger and Violence in the Lake Chad Basin

Boiling Over: Global Warming, Hunger and Violence in the Lake Chad Basin

2019 Federal Election Guide

This report offers an overview of the conflict and socioeconomic turmoil in the Lake Chad basin. Through the insights of displaced persons, local activists, journalists, academics and government officials, it analyses causal and contributory factors, including climate change and explores potential solutions.

2019 Federal Election Guide

Small Family Farming: at the Heart of Climate Justice

Full Report

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A thematic analysis: Let’s Demystify Agroecology

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A Peace Process for and with Syrians: How Canada can ensure a lasting peace in Syria

Policy Position | Fall 2016

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Five years of conflict in Syria: Working for Peace and Dignity for Syrians

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Feeling the Heat: How Climate Change is Driving Extreme Weather in the Global South and Recommendations for Action in Canada

This report brings together the science around climate change and the personal experiences of communities and organizations supported by Development and Peace.

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A guide for meeting with your federal Member of Parliament

This guide for meeting with your federal Member of Parliament will help prepare you for meeting your MP.

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Template letter to request a meeting with your MP - 2019

Use this template to write a letter to request a meeting with your MP.

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Reporting Form

Have you communicated with your MP? Tell us about it!

Backgrounder - Recovering together

The backgrounder for our Fall campaign points out the additional challenges being imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic on communities in the Global South as well as on Development and Peace’s partners. It also includes a call to action and mobilization.

Backgrounder - Recovering together [PDF]

Recovering Together Backgrounder

Recovering Together Backgrounder