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Voices of Winnipeg: The Biggest Human Rights Issues of 2019
Indigenous Rights Many people responded to my question with a persistent Canadian human rights issue: Indigenous rights. Winnipeggers...
Feb 6, 2019
Let’s Talk About It: Mental Health Resources
Let’s Talk About It Stigma relating to mental health can be separated into two categories: social-stigma and self-stigma. Social-stigma...
Jan 30, 2019
10 Local Human Rights Books to Read in 2019
Winnipeg General Strike Centenary Healthcare Historical & Contemporary Lens Poetry & Autobiographyriver woman by Katherena Vermette...
Jan 19, 2019
Wet'suwet'en Pipeline Conflict - Consent? Rule of Law?
Access Granted But Opposition RemainsIn the interest of protecting their community from further conflicts with the RCMP, the Wet’suwet’en...
Jan 14, 2019
10 Winnipeg Businesses That Give Back to Help Others
1. Parlour Coffee’s Partnership with Main Street Project For most of 2018, Parlour partnered with Main Street Project. After the...
Jan 11, 2019
Low-Income Bus Pass: An Economical Change to Public Transit
The 2017 Fare Hike Winnipeg’s bus fare increased dramatically last January, with the price jumping 25 cents. This major increase, the...
Dec 27, 2018
Non-citizen vote in municipal elections – a possibility for Winnipeg residents?
Newcomers by the numbers What about the presence of non-citizens in Winnipeg, and particularly in the Winnipeg School Division? As...
Dec 14, 2018
Dereliction of Duty: The Province of Manitoba’s Response to the Climate Crisis
Carbon PricingCarbon pricing is not a radical solution- it’s a market-based approach. The 2018 Nobel Prize for economics was jointly...
Dec 3, 2018
“Merry Christmas” or “Happy holidays”?
A Kwanzaa celebration held by the Congress of Black Women of Manitoba on December 9th! A Community Chanukah Party at the Jewish Learning...
Dec 1, 2018
Orange the World: Eliminating Violence Against Women
Here are a few events taking place around Winnipeg in the coming weeks:Youth Circle: Violence Against Women (November 25th) 11:00am to...
Nov 24, 2018
War Child Canada: Make ________, Not War
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) Regional Representatives for War Child Canada, I am looking forward to spreading...
Oct 27, 2018
What You Need to Know About Tomorrow's Winnipeg Election
The Candidates Brian Bowman - Former privacy lawyer and Winnipeg's first Métis mayor is running for re-election after serving one term....
Oct 23, 2018
Call for Human Rights Volunteers!
Would you like to gain experience working in the human rights sector? The Human Rights Hub was launched in 2015 through an Emerging...
Sep 6, 2018
Feature Organization: The Graffiti Gallery
1. Tell us a bit about the Graffiti Gallery! How did it get started? The Graffiti Gallery is a not-for-profit youth art centre...
Aug 10, 2018
Sign Petition Asking Australian Government to Accept Processing Centre Refugees
By: Emma Joyal In August 2012, the Australian government introduced an “offshore detention regime” after an increase in asylum seekers...
Jul 26, 2018
10 Things You Can Do to Stop Pipelines from Anywhere in Canada!
Why stop pipelines? Ten Things You Can Do to Stop Pipelines from Anywhere in Canada! 1. Sign these Petitions This petition, launched...
Jul 22, 2018
Blue-Green Algae Warnings Across North America, Can Lake Winnipeg Be Spared Dire Consequences?
“Toxic blue-green algae blooms’ long-term health effects need study, hospital CEO says” from Florida, where there is growing recognition...
Jul 9, 2018
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