Winnipeg Women’s March shifts focus to local issues
Hundreds rallied outside Winnipeg City Hall for the Women’s March Jan. 20 as part of a series of protests that unfolded across Canada and the…
Asha Nelson
U of O professor emeritus unpacks North Korean nuclear threat
In a lecture co-hosted by Peace Alliance Winnipeg and the U of M’s Geopolitical Economy Research Group Jan. 15, University of Ottawa professor emeritus of…
Jaskiran Dhillon draws attention to Indigenous youth tangled in colonial institutions
The Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Winnipeg (U of W) hosted New School university professor Jaskiran Dhillon for a keynote…
Notes to notes
Heavy Bell has crafted a full and evocative narrative in their new album, By Grand Central Station, which was released Jan.12, one day before the…
Kinew criticizes opening of for-profit clinic
Manitoba’s NDP is criticizing of the opening of Prota clinic, a private, for-profit medical testing facility in Winnipeg. In a letter dated Jan. 3, Manitoba…
Métis maker
Local designer Andréanne Dandeneau, is taking elements of her heritage to create a modern francophone/Indigenous clothing line out of her shop and adjacent factory in…
Treaty interpretations: beyond state-based mechanisms of rights
University of Manitoba’s department of Native Studies hosted university lecturer Gina Starblanket on Nov. 29 as part of their weekly colloquium series, “Revisions and revitalizations:…
Winnipeggers respond to reports of slavery in Libya
Winnipeggers have organized in response to a mobile phone video, obtained by CNN, of men being auctioned off in Libya. The video, which has been…
ASBC committee takes on campus mental health
The Arts Student Body Council (ASBC) Wellness Committee released a resource guide on Dec. 4, which pertains to mental health services available to students on-…
Mélanie Joly talks to Winnipegers about Creative Canada
Mélanie Joly, minister of Canadian heritage, visited Winnipeg to promote the Creative Canada Policy Framework at a luncheon hosted by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce…