Documentary Screening: Fighting for Sustainable Empowerment (FSE) Project

Join us on Monday, November 24, 2025 for a documentary screening for the Fighting for Sustainable Empowerment (FSE) project. The Fighting for Sustainable Empowerment (FSE) Project aimed to develop and implement a pilot pedagogical model for the empowerment of newcomer students identifying as women through a University-based feminist karate program, which combines sports karate training and feminist theoretical classes. As a part of the project, women at the University of Manitoba gather to learn karate every Saturday night with Dr. Fabiana Turelli.

Together with participants, Dr. Turelli decided to create a film showcasing the project. The documentary project was a recipient of the CHRR’s 2024-25 Small Grants program, which helps University of Manitoba Faculty get new, interdisciplinary human rights research projects off the ground.

The event will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in Room E2-165 in the Engineering & Information Technology Complex (EITC) 2 at the University of Manitoba Fort Garry campus. For information on getting to the University of Manitoba, see: https://umanitoba.ca/about-um/our-campuses/getting-here.