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Explore our past events to learn more about human rights issues in Canada and abroad, and the enduring work of scholars and activists around the world.

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An Event in Honour of Red Dress Day with Cambria Harris
On Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, please join Indigenous Engagement and Communications, the Department of Indigenous Studies, the Margaret Laurence Endowment Fund (Women’s and Gender Studies) and the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba for an event…

May 02, 2024

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Methods + Mediums: A Workshop on Open Access Publishing and Open Scholarship
CHRR’s Methods + Mediums in Human Rights Workshop Series returns! Join the CHRR to learn about the benefits and logistics involved in publishing open access, and the world of open scholarship. We look forward to welcoming, and learning from: Register…

February 05, 2024

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Period Poverty and Equity: Button Making Workshop
Time: 2:00-5:00pm “The Period Poverty and Equity, On Campus and Beyond” research team and the Centre for Human Rights Research (University of Manitoba) look forward to welcoming you to a Button-making Workshop for menstrual justice. The workshop will feature Ariel…

January 26, 2024

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Innocents Behind Bars: Systemic Racism and Wrongful Convictions
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the Centre for Human Rights Research (University of Manitoba), and the Faculty of Law (University of Manitoba) are co-organizing and co-sponsoring “Innocents Behind Bars: Systemic Racism and Wrongful Convictions.” We look forward to welcoming:…

November 28, 2023

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Messy Ethics

Book Launch: Messy Ethics in Human Rights Work
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 Work featuring 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…

October 26, 2023

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Dr. Youcef Soufi

Islamophobia and Colonial Violence: Solidarity and Civil Resistance in Post-9/11 Manitoba
On Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 1pm, CHRR will host Dr. Youcef Soufi who will present 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…

October 25, 2023

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An Event in honour of the Provincial Day of Awareness & Education and the National Day of Action for MMIWG2S+
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…

October 06, 2023

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Teach-In For Reconciliation
Speakers: 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…

September 29, 2023

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When the land hurts: Indigenous feminism on suicide, environmental violence, and the struggle for inhabitability.
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.”…

June 16, 2023

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An Event in Honour of Red Dress Day
Speakers: 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…

May 04, 2023

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What Could Harm Reduction Look Like in Manitoba (Not Just Winnipeg)?
Speakers: Dr. Marcia Anderson, Ongomiizwin Tristan Dreilich, Manitoba Harm Reduction Network– Selkirk 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…

April 20, 2023

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Every Two Hours: A Special Report on Children and Youth Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence in Manitoba
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…

April 14, 2023

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Housing Discrimination and Human Rights
Speakers: Dr. Megan Earle, Canadian Centre for Housing Rights Mary Burton, Fearless R2W Azarias Butariho, New Journey Housing Dr. Nancy Hansen, Disability Studies, University of Manitoba Ryan McKay, Indigenous Input into Local Housing Project, Spence Neighbourhood Association On Apr. 5,…

April 05, 2023

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Rethinking Borders: Transnational Movements, Resistance, Identity, and Gender
Speakers: Dr. Lorena Fontaine, University of Winnipeg Dr. Shauna Labman, Univeresity of Winnipeg Dr. Rob Lorway, University of Manitoba Dr. Shayna Plaut, Centre for Social Sciences Research and Policy, University of Manitoba Dr. Lori Wilkinson, University of Manitoba Series: Critical…

April 03, 2023

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Thinking in Pictures
Speakers: Dr. Sean Carleton, University of Manitoba Gord Hill, artist and writer Kara Sievewright, artist and graphic designer Dr. Julia Smith, Labour Studies, University of Manitoba Series: Methods and Mediums in Human Rights On Wednesday, March 15th, 2023, CHRR hosted…

March 15, 2023

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Water and Borders: A Roundtable
Speakers: Dr. Cary Miller, University of Manitoba Dr. Teresa Montoya, University of Chicago Dr. Emma Norman, Northwest Indian College Dr. Adele Perry, University of Manitoba Dr. Nicole J. Wilson, University of Manitoba Series: Critical Conversations 2023 Does water have a…

February 28, 2023

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Talking Borders, Colonialism, Resistance, and Human Rights
Speakers: Harsha Walia, Author, Activist, and Organizer Dr. Alex Wilson (Opaskwayak Cree Nation), Department of Educational Foundations, University of Saskatchewan On June 25, 2021, the Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) hosted At the Forks: A Virtual Launch. Series: Critical…

February 17, 2023

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Imagining the Peg as a Human Rights City
Speakers: Dr. Warren Clarke, Anthropology, University of Manitoba Dr. Nathan Derejko, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba Reanna Merasty, Artist, Author, and Chair of the Welcoming Winnipeg Committee Dr. Joel R. Pruce, University of Dayton Human Rights Centre, Karen Sharma,…

December 09, 2022

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Research in the Age of COVID
Speakers: Michelle Driedger, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba Stewart Hill, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. Kiera Ladner, Political Science and Mamawipawin, University of Manitoba Shirley Thompson, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba Lori Wilkinson, Sociology, University of Manitoba…

September 21, 2022

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Fighting for Reproductive Rights in 2022
Speakers: Karen Sharma, Manitoba Human Rights Commission Nahanni Fontaine, MLA for St. John’s Kemlin Nembhard, Women’s Health Clinic Dr. Sarah Elvins, History, University of Manitoba Dr. Lindsay Larios, Social Work, University of Manitoba On July 13, 2022 the Centre for…

July 13, 2022

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From Empty Spaces to Collective Creations: Dreaming of a Human Rights Mosaic
Speakers: Bruno de Oliveira Jayme, Arts Educator, University of Manitoba Series: Methods and Mediums in Human Rights The Centre for Human Rights Research organized an in-person interactive workshop to engage with artistic methods of human rights research and social action…

May 06, 2022

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The Patients Who Never Came Home: ‘Indian’ Tuberculosis and Indigenous Health Care in Manitoba, 19
Speakers: Dr. Erin Millions, University of Winnipeg Dr. Anne Lindsay Series: Critical Conversations 2022 As part of the CHRR’s Critical Conversations Series on ‘Human Rights and Historic Wrongs’, Drs. Anne Lindsay and Erin Millions presented on “The Patients who never…

March 28, 2022

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Civilian Internment in Canada: Histories & Legacies
Speakers: Dr. Rhonda L. Hinther, Brandon University Dr. Jim Mochoruk, University of North Dakoka Series: Critical Conversations 2022 As part of CHRR’s 2012 Critical Conversations Series on “Human Rights and Historic Wrongs”, Dr. Rhonda L. Hinther, History, Brandon University, &…

March 21, 2022

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Across Oceans of Law
Speakers: Dr. Renisa Mawani, University of British Columbia Series: Critical Conversations 2022 As part of CHRR’s Critical Conversations Series on ‘Human Rights and Historic Wrongs’ in 2022, Dr. Renisa Mawani from the University of British Columbia presented on ‘Across Oceans…

March 14, 2022

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Working with Journalists: Human Rights, Research, and the Realities of the Newsroom
Speakers: Lenard Monkman, CBC Indigenous Helen Fallding, former political reporter, Winnipeg Free Press Series: Methods and Mediums in Human Rights On March 10, 2022, the Centre for Human Rights Research hosted an this interactive workshop to provide guidance on how…

March 10, 2022

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Experiences of Enslaved Black People in Colonial Canada
Speakers: Dr. Harvey Amani Whitfield, University of Winnipeg Series: Critical Conversations 2022 As part of the CHRR’s Critical Conversations Series on “Human Rights and Historic Wrongs”, on March 7, 2022, we welcomed Dr. Harvey Amani Whitfield from the University of…

March 07, 2022

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Questions that convey Indigenous Historical Perspectives
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…

January 31, 2022

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Spreading the Word
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…

January 17, 2022

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Human Rights and Resistance in 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…

December 10, 2021

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

August 12, 2021

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At the Forks: Virtual Launch
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…

June 25, 2021

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David Suzuki Foundation’s LAND BACK
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,…

April 22, 2021

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Manitoba 150 Disrupted
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…

March 16, 2021

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

February 24, 2021

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

December 04, 2020

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

October 07, 2020