Eric Chaurette is co-manager at Inter Pares, a feminist, international social justice organization based in Ottawa. Inter Pares, which means "among equals" in Latin, supports people's struggles for peace, justice, and equality overseas and in Canada. Eric works on issues related to economic justice, food sovereignty, landgrabs, and agroecology and supports programs in Asia, Africa, and Canada. Since 2005, when he joined the organization, Eric has worked to build greater linkages among social movements for systemic change. Eric has coordinated multiple farmer-to-farmer exchanges, farmer-led and action-research projects on landgrabs, and the impact of new technologies in agriculture. More recently, Eric has been coordinating efforts to strengthen women-led agroecology in West Africa as a means to foster greater gender equality and food security and resilience. Eric is the co-founder of the People’s Food Policy Project and was Chair of the Board of Food Secure Canada from 2012 to 2016. Eric now serves on the Board of ETC Group and the Peoples Food Institute and is an active member of the Canadian Food Security Policy Group.
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