Whether you are passionate about interdisciplinary human rights research, social justice programming, or student training and mentorship, the University of Manitoba offers opportunities to support the opportunities most important to you.
On Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 7pm, the Centre for Human Rights Research is pleased to present the launch of Messy Ethics in Human Rights Workfeaturing co-editors Neil Bilotta, Christina Clark-Kazak, Maritza Felices-Luna, and CHRR Research Affiliates Shayna Plaut and Lara Rosenoff Gauvin.
The launch will take place at McNally Robinson Grant Park.
Whether you are passionate about interdisciplinary human rights research, social justice programming, or student training and mentorship, the University of Manitoba offers opportunities to support the opportunities most important to you.
Islamophobia and Colonial Violence: Solidarity and Civil Resistance in Post-9/11 Manitoba
Event Date: October 25, 2023
Event Location: Room 108 St. John’s College, University of Manitoba
On Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 1pm, CHRR hosted Dr. Youcef Soufi who presented a seminar on “Islamophobia and Colonial Violence: Solidarity and Civil Resistance in Post-9/11 Manitoba.”
Dr. Youcef Soufi is a Research Associate with the Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto, where he led an international working group funded by the Connaught Global Challenge Foundation studying anti-Muslim racism within Western societies. He is an expert in the history of Islamic law and his first book, The Rise of Critical Islam: 10th-13th Century Legal Debate (Oxford University Press 2023), pushes back against secularist assumptions that Islam and critical speech are inherently at odds. His recent publications analyze North American Muslim communities’ responses to anti-Muslim racism in the aftermath of 9/11. He is a contributor to the volume Systemic Islamophobia in Canada, published by the University of Toronto Press earlier this year and his forthcoming book tentatively titled On the Outskirts of Empire: Radicalization and State Surveillance on the Canadian Prairies will be published with NYU Press in 2024. Dr. Soufi is a former faculty member of the University of British Columbia’s Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies Department, responsible for the department’s Islamic Studies program, and the former Chair of the Canadian Association for the Study of Islam and Muslims (CASIM)
Whether you are passionate about interdisciplinary human rights research, social justice programming, or student training and mentorship, the University of Manitoba offers opportunities to support the opportunities most important to you.
Innocents Behind Bars: Systemic Racism and Wrongful Convictions
Event Date: November 28, 2023
Event Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the Centre for Human Rights Research (University of Manitoba), and the Faculty of Law (University of Manitoba) co-organized and sponsored a public event on November 28, 2023 “Innocents Behind Bars: Systemic Racism and Wrongful Convictions.” There were over 125 people in attendance, as well as 25 people joining online.
The panel brought together leaders of the police torture justice/reparations movement in Chicago, into conversation with those working on demanding justice for Indigenous and racialized peoples wrongly imprisoned here in Canada.This event is inspired by the July 2023 release of Allan Woodhouse and Brian Anderson who were wrongfully imprisoned for a murder they did not commit and spent almost fifty years fighting to clear their names. Brian Anderson and members of his family were in attendance and Allan Woodhouse was able to join virtually.
We were honoured to welcome:
Amanda Carling, CEO, BC First Nations Justice Council
James Lockyer, Founding Director, Innocence Canada
Alice Kim, Director of Human Rights Practice, Centre for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
Gregory Banks, Torture Survivor and Learning Fellow, Chicago Torture Justice Center (joining virtually)
Facilitated by Dr. Niigaan Sinclair, Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba
Opening remarks from Elder Robert Greene, Canadian Museum for Human Rights
We hope this event will encourage a rethinking about the intersections of racism, policing, wrongful convictions, and the prison system throughout Turtle Island, and urge us to consider alternatives to how we understand safety and justice for all.
Whether you are passionate about interdisciplinary human rights research, social justice programming, or student training and mentorship, the University of Manitoba offers opportunities to support the opportunities most important to you.
An Event in honour of the Provincial Day of Awareness & Education and the National Day of Action for MMIWG2S+
Event Date: October 06, 2023
Speakers:
Dr. Karine Duhamel
Dawn Chartrand, Laughing Yoga Instructor
On October 6, 2023, Indigenous Engagement and Communications and the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba for an event in honour of the Provincial Day of Awareness & Education and the National Day of Action for MMIWG2S+ (which is held annually on October 4). The free event included a talk by Dr. Karine Duhamel on “She is Sacred: Reflections on the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.”
Karine Duhamel is Anishinaabe-Métis and a member of Red Rock First Nation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University, a Bachelor of Education from Lakehead University and a Master’s degree and PhD in History from the University of Manitoba. From 2018 to 2019, she was Director of Research for the historic National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, drafting the Final Report, directing the Legacy Archive, and managing the Forensic Document Review Project. She is now Director of Indigenous Strategy for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, working to implement the strategic plan focused on supporting Indigenous research and researchers.
After a health break, the group participated in a Laughing Yoga Workshop with Dawn Chatrand who advocates for laughter as a form of medicine. Dawn is a visual artist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and is from Rolling River First Nation. A married mom and koko, Dawn began painting in 2017 and was inspired to express her visions, dreams, and experiences through art. Dawn is a singer and songwriter, musical entertainer, and a certified Yoga and Laughing Yoga Instructor.
This Community Art Piece is a mosaic in the style of a Star Blanket with each of its 128 tiles painted by survivors and families of MMIWG during the Vancouver Community Hearings. The activity was led by Jessica Slater, a Cree artist, and was made at Saa-ust Centre in Vancouver which was a pop-up location for Statement Gathering during the Hearings. Available at: www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/artists/community-art-piece/
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Dr. Sean Carleton on combating Residential School denialism
Dr. Cary Miller on the Doctrine of Discovery and the Pope’s apology
Marc Kruse on the Peace and Friendship treaties which were formed at the Treaty of Niagara
Prof. Brenda Gunn on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Series: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On September 29th, 2023 In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Nursing Students’ Association in collaboration with the Office of the Vice-President (Indigenous), the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, the Centre for Human Rights Research, the University of Manitoba’s Student Union, PINE (Pathway to Indigenous Nursing Education), and the Indigenous Students’ Association will be hosting a full day of events.
Orange Shirt Day is held in honour of Phyllis Webstad, a residential school survivor who had her new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school in Williams Lake, B.C. Learn more about Orange Shirt Day at https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/full-episode-sept-26-2020-1.5736195/orange-shirt-day-creator-phyllis-webstad-reflects-on-inspiring-a-movement-1.5738490
Whether you are passionate about interdisciplinary human rights research, social justice programming, or student training and mentorship, the University of Manitoba offers opportunities to support the opportunities most important to you.
When the land hurts: Indigenous feminism on suicide, environmental violence, and the struggle for inhabitability.
Event Date: June 16, 2023
Speakers:
Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos, University of Toronto
On June 16, 2023, the Centre for Human Rights Research hosted Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos for a seminar entitled “When the land hurts: Indigenous feminism on suicide, environmental violence, and the struggle for inhabitability.”
Jeffrey Ansloos, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Indigenous Health and Social Policy and the Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Indigenous Health at the University of Toronto. He holds appointments in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the School of Cities, and the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health. His scholarship examines social, political, environmental, and affective dimensions of Indigenous health inequality, focusing on suicide, housing, and mental health and policing. Dr. Ansloos directs the Critical Health and Social Action Lab, a hub for community-engaged research and action for health justice with communities, funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canadian Institute for Health Research, and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. Ansloos is a citizen of Fisher River Cree Nation and is Cree and English. Born and raised in Treaty 1, he presently resides in Tkaranto.
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Sandra Delaronde, Manitoba Implementation Committee of MMIWG2S+
Gerri-Lee Pangman, Red Dress Pin Workshop
May 5 marks The National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People, also known as Red Dress Day. This day honours the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual Plus (MMIWG2S+) people in Canada by encouraging learning and building awareness to end violence against MMIWG2S+.
On Thursday, May 4, Indigenous Engagement and Communications and the Centre for Human Rights Research are holding An Event in Honour of Red Dress Day: Seminar and Red Dress Pin Workshop.
Whether you are passionate about interdisciplinary human rights research, social justice programming, or student training and mentorship, the University of Manitoba offers opportunities to support the opportunities most important to you.
Dr. Shawna Ferris, Women and Gender Studies, University of Manitoba
Levi Foy, Sunshine House
Shohan Ilsley, Manitoba Harm Reduction
Facilitated by Kohkum Leslie Spillett
Welcome from Dr. Margaret Lavellee
Harm reduction is founded in public health, community, and social justice. Health, safety, and freedom from discrimination are all rights enshrined in Canadian, Indigenous, and international laws and protocols. They have also become highly politicized points of policy here in Manitoba – with sharp distinctions between urban and rural realities. The focus on political calculation rather than health and wellness has led to an increasing amount of neglect, hospitalizations, and deaths of fellow Manitobans – particularly in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
On Apr. 20, 2023 the CHRR hosted a roundtable with practitioners, scholars, and advocates (and those who identify as a combination of all three) involved in harm reduction throughout the province.
The event was co-organized by the Centre for Social Science Research and Policy (UM), the Centre for Human Rights Research (UM), Ongomiizwin, and University of Winnipeg’s Global College.
Whether you are passionate about interdisciplinary human rights research, social justice programming, or student training and mentorship, the University of Manitoba offers opportunities to support the opportunities most important to you.
Every Two Hours: A Special Report on Children and Youth Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence in Manitoba
Event Date: April 14, 2023
Speakers:
Dr. Karlee Sapoznik Evans, Deputy Manitoba Advocate, Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth
Series: Visiting Community Researcher Talk
On Apr. 14, 2023, the Centre for Human Rights Research hosted a presentation with our Visiting Community Researcher, Dr. Karlee Sapoznik Evans, Deputy Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth.
Dr. Evans discussed Manitoba Advocate’s latest special report. The report, the first of its kind, follows 671 Manitoba children and youth exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) in April 2019 in order to understand their pathways through service responses from police, Victim Services, and Child and Family Services. The report repositions children exposed to IPV as centrally-impacted victims with rights to services. Informed by the voices of young people with lived experience, the Manitoba Advocate’s Elders Council, and service providers, it contains seven recommendations to improve the effectiveness and responsiveness of services for children, youth, and families in Manitoba. Read the report at: https://manitobaadvocate.ca/wp-content/uploads/MACY-Special-Report-Every-Two-Hours.pdf
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On Apr. 5, 2023 the Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) and the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) co-hosted a virtual webinar to learn about the CCHR’s new discrimination audit report and engage with local advocates, community workers, and researchers in a discussion about housing discrimination in Winnipeg.
About CCHR’s discrimination audit report: The Canadian Centre Housing Rights (CCHR) recently published a discrimination audit report called “Sorry, it’s rented.” Measuring Discrimination Against Newcomers in Toronto’s Rental Housing Market. The report examines the level of discrimination faced by newcomers in Toronto’s rental market, and how race, gender and parental status increases the likelihood of discrimination when searching for rental housing. The discrimination audit found that newcomers in Toronto face up to 11 times as much discrimination as non-newcomers when searching to secure rental housing. It also found that racialized newcomers experienced more discrimination compared to non-racialized newcomers when calling to inquire about a rental listing, and that certain family statuses compounded the experience of discrimination. The panel was chaired by Yutaka Dirks, CCHR.
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