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UMSU boosts Indigenous support

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
UMSU  has committed to fund up to 25 new scholarships for Indigenous students. The UMSU Award for Indigenous Community Leaders, which will be spread out over 12 years beginning this academic year, will be...
Quincy Houdayer
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CMHR sheds light on Canadian black history

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) organized several mini-talks covering a range of topics every Saturday through February to mark Black History Month. The talks mainly focused on three areas: the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade,...
Asha Nelson
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Winnipeg remembers victims of Quebec City Mosque shooting

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
Members of the Muslim community and the general public gathered Jan. 29 at the Manitoba legislature to commemorate the Quebec City Mosque shootings which took place one year prior. The mass shooting left six people...
Asha Nelson
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Panel discussion shines light on campus discrimination

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
The Critical Race Network at the University of Winnipeg (U of W) and the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) co-hosted a panel discussion titled “Challenging White Supremacy on Campus” at U of W...
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MSA’s Bandaids for the Soul sheds light on mental illness in...

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is hosting regular gatherings called Bandaids for the Soul at the U of M Fort Garry campus. The program is aimed at ending the stigma attached to mental illness in...
Quincy Houdayer
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UMSU to hold plebiscite on continued membership with Canadian Federation of...

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
UMSU is preparing to hold a plebiscite asking U of M students if they want to continue their membership in the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). The motion to hold the plebiscite was approved by...
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UMSU toy drive and holiday hamper program records success

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
UMSU organized its annual Holiday Hampers and Toy Drive program during the month of December to deliver hampers over the winter break. The project, which wrapped up its 19th season, provides food items and toys...
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