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January 31, 2022

Questions that convey Indigenous Historical Perspectives

Event Date: January 31, 2022

Speakers:

Dr. Robert Alexander Innes, McMaster University

Series: Critical Conversations 2022

In this presentation, Dr. Robert Alexander Innes, McMaster, Cowesses First Nation, discusses his research on Indigenous veterans, national histories, and genocide. This lecture was presented on January 31, 2022 as part of the CHRR’s longstanding Critical Conversations Series, which in 2022 focused on “Human Rights and Historic Wrongs.” The seminar was moderated by CHRR Director, Dr. Adele Perry.

Resources

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo502uHWqp8&list=PLmq6CUaUQOLqpc4eYlE_JcDtBXyWtrlRJ&index=2

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January 17, 2022

Spreading the Word

Event Date: January 17, 2022

Speakers:

Kaila Johnston, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Misha Falk, Transgender Oral History Project,

Shayna Plaut, PhD, Global Reporting Centre/Centre for Human Rights Research

Series: Methods and Mediums in Human Rights

As part of the ongoing, workshop series “Methods and Mediums in Human Rights Research,” the Centre for Human Rights Research hosted “Spreading the Word: Statements, Interviews, and Oral Histories” on Monday on January 17th, 2022.

The presenters all shared their own experiences, techniques, and challenges with different kinds of verbal based data gathering/creating, including statement gathering, oral histories, and semi-structured interviews. The conversation was moderated by Dr. Chantal Fiola, Distinguished Indigenous Chair at the University of Winnipeg.

Resources

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2P3ATSXLuM&list=PLmq6CUaUQOLp-FoDRO6aGF0Jz_Wy4bM-P&index=2&t=4600s

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December 10, 2021

Human Rights and Resistance in 2021

Event Date: December 10, 2021

Speakers:

Dr. Idris El Bakri, Activist

Leah Gazan, MP for Winnipeg Centre

Isha Khan, Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Breanne Lavallee-Heckert, Activist and Researcher

Louise Simbandumwe, SEED Winnipeg

For the first time, the Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) commemorated Human Rights Day (December 10th) with a community-generated discussion on Human Rights and Resistance in 2021.

This virutal webinar saw panelists respond to questions submitted by the community — and one another. The conversation included: The most urgent human rights issues for 2022, promising avenues for Indigenous and Newcomer solidarity, joy as an act of resistance and the centrality of resistance in making change, the false distinction between Indigenous rights and human rights and the importance of understanding rights and responsibilities in the context of relationships, and so much more.

Given all the events of this year, the discussion was timely and powerful bridging action and reflection, reclaiming and hope. The CHRR was honoured and privileged to serve as a host, with Dr. Adele Perry, Director of the CHRR facilitating the conversation.

Black background with green writing promoting Human Rights and Resistance

Resources

Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/V9xY2mpL2TM?si=-QbVipvcrJbuY2IM

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August 12, 2021

Doing the Work: A virtual Q & A on what settlers need to know about the residential school system in Canada

Event Date: August 12, 2021

Speakers:

Elder Betty Ross

Knowledge Keeper Clayton Sandy

Dr. Sean Carleton, University of Manitoba

Dr. Brian Gettler, University of Toronto

Dr. Erin Millions, University of Winnipeg

Dr. Adele Perry, University of Manitoba

Kara Sievewright, Artist

Dr. Andrew Woolford, University of Manitoba

Monique Woroniak, City of Winnipeg

On Thursday, August 12th 2021, the CHRR hosted a virtual Q&A session where our panel answered submitted questions and suggested available resources to help increase awareness and education about residential schools and the impact of colonialism in Canada. This panel discussion was hosted by the CHRR in collaboration with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Resources

Video: https://youtu.be/sw66Bdmd5jI?si=2DcWWQ1QaJROUngd

Graphic Recording: https://chrr.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Doing_The_Work-scaled.jpg

Resource Guide: https://chrr.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DoingTheWork_Resource-Guide.pdf

A Guide for Settlers: https://chrr.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Doing-the-Work_Guide-for-Allies.pdf

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June 25, 2021

At the Forks: Virtual Launch

Event Date: June 25, 2021

Speakers:

Dr. Adele Perry, Director of the Centre for Human Rights Research and Principal Investigator, At the Forks

Dr. Kiera Ladner, Director of Mamawipawin Centre for Indigenous Governance and Community Based Research at the University of Manitoba

Amy Jackson, Research Assistant and Web Design, CHRR Alumni Kayla Lariviere, Research Assistant, CHRR Alumni

On June 25, 2021, the Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) hosted At the Forks: A Virtual Launch.

At the Forks is a project led by Dr. Adele Perry, Director of the Centre for Human Rights Research alongside Dr. Kiera Ladner and the Mamawipawin Centre for Indigenous Governance and Community Based Research at the University of Manitoba. At the Forks will feature accessible, open access writing that deals with the intersection of Indigenous and human rights in and around the prairies and northwestern Ontario. Learn more about At the Forks In this virtual launch.

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Resources

Video: https://youtu.be/sw66Bdmd5jI?si=2DcWWQ1QaJROUngd

Journal: https://ojs.lib.umanitoba.ca/index.php/forks/index

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April 22, 2021

David Suzuki Foundation’s LAND BACK

Event Date: April 22, 2021

Speakers:

Aimée Craft, Co-Producer, LAND BACK video series, Author, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa

Danielle Morrison, Lawyer, Narrator; University of Manitoba alumna

Taylor Galvin – President, Indigenous Concerns on the Environment (UMICE); University of Manitoba student

On April 22, 2021, the Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) presents: A screening of the David Suzuki Foundation’s LAND BACK

The LAND BACK video series consists of three videos. We showed the first of the series (Land Governance: PAST) live on April 22, 2021. We welcome you to watch videos two and three in the series (PRESENT and FUTURE, respectively) on the David Suzuki Website: https://davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/what-is-land-back/.

The panel was chaired by Dr. Adele Perry, Director of the CHRR.

Resources

Watch the Video at: https://youtu.be/0IE3EPEBk7A?si=en51cVG3ZV0z0AWO

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March 16, 2021

Manitoba 150 Disrupted

Event Date: March 16, 2021

Speakers:

Aimée Craft, University of Ottawa

Dr. Sherry Farrell Racette, University of Regina

Dr. Erin Millions, University of Winnipeg

Katherena Vermette, Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, University of Manitoba

On March 16, 2021, the Centre for Human Rights Research hosted a virtual panel exploring themes of commemoration, reparation, and memory in light of the delayed Manitoba 150 celebrations. The panel was chaired by Dr. Adele Perry, Director of the CHRR.

Resources

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plbntBPrgKA

Read the Summary: https://chrr.info/chrr-themes/history-and-commemoration/7236-2/

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February 24, 2021

UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants: What it Means for Canada

Event Date: February 24, 2021

Speakers:

Geneviève Savigny, La Vía Campesina’s Peasant Rights Collective, Confédération Paysanne, France

Jessie MacInnis, La Vía Campesina’s Peasant Rights Collective, National Farmers Union

Nadia Lambek, human rights lawyer & chair, Canadian Association for Food Law and Policy

On February 24, 2021, the Centre for Human Rights Research hosted a virtual panel on the “UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants”, exploring:
– Why is UNDROP necessary?
– What Does UNDROP Mean for Canada? and
– The Rights of Migrant Farm Workers in Canada

The panel was chaired by Dr. Annette Aurélie Desmarais, Canada Research Chair in Human Rights, Social Justice and Food Sovereignty, University of Manitoba.

Resources

Watch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TlIFYUFCPo

Read a summary: https://chrr.info/chrr-themes/right-to-food-and-water/7196-2/

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December 04, 2020

Commemoration Matters: History, Human Rights and the Politics of Commemoration

Event Date: December 04, 2020

Speakers:

Dr. Sean Carleton, History and Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba

Dr. Laura Madokoro, History, Carleton University

Dr. Melanie Newton, History, University of Toronto

Dr. Omeasoo Wāhpāsiw, Education, University of PEI

On December 4, 2020, the CHRR hosted a virtual seminar on “Commemoration Matters: History, Human Rights and the Politics of Commemoration.” The seminar was chair by CHRR Director Dr. Adele Perry.

Resources

Learn more about the event at: https://themanitoban.com/2020/12/u-of-m-hosts-commemoration-human-rights-roundtable/

Watch the Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fchrr.info%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjQsMTY0NTAz&feature=emb_share&v=_t6Mbdgrz-s

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October 07, 2020

Work, Care, and Human Rights in the Age of COVID.

Event Date: October 07, 2020

Speakers:

Dr. Joyce Chadya, Department of History, University of Manitoba

Councillor Roxanne Greene, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation,

Matt Henderson, Assistant Superintendent, Seven Oaks School Division

Dr. Susan Prentice, Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba

Dr. Mary Shariff, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba

The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing gaps and inequities in our systems of caring but also creating opportunities for innovation that could serve us well post-pandemic. Join five researchers and activists as they explore the impact the pandemic is having on the rights of vulnerable children and adults.

On October 7, 2020, the Centre for Human Rights Research hosted a virtual panel on “Work, Care, and Human Rights in the Age of COVID”, exploring:
– Stripped of dignity: Death and dying in the time of COVID, Harare, 2020
– Planning and projects in a COVID-19 environment
– Towards equitable and educative experiences in a pandemic
– Childcare before, during and after COVID
– Older persons’ rights: Isolation, agism and pandemic responses.

The panel was chaired by Dr. Adele Perry, Director of the CHRR.

Resources

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocM6fnvs7Bg&feature=youtu.be

Read a summary: https://chrr.info/blog/work-care-and-human-rights-in-the-age-of-covid/

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