Pursuit for human rights established at the U of M
The pursuit for human rights has a new helm of energy at the University of Manitoba with the development of a new master of human…
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Students Offering Support – Manitoba Chapter
Students Offering Support – Manitoba Chapter is a branch of a national charity that develops chapters in universities across North America. In the last 10…
FemFest 2014: She’s Got the Power
In the early 2000s, a time when women accounted for 27 per cent of the playwrights produced on Canadian stages, Sarasvati Productions launched FemFest, an…
Cockroach zine fair
Local feminist and environmentalist publication Cockroach zine will be hosting a zine fair on Sept. 20-21 at Frame Arts Warehouse. Cockroach zine was created by…
Researchers examine the question of genocide in Canada
How will it be determined whether indigenous people were the victims of genocide in Canada? These types of questions were raised in front of the…
Fighting for water rights in First Nation communities
On June 25 to 26 the University of Manitoba faculty of law hosted the CREATE H20 and Water Rights Conference, which focused on the struggle…
International students protest faculty of engineering admission policies
A group of University of Manitoba students and supporters protested on July 17 against what they called discriminatory admissions policies at the university’s faculty of…
Five Days for the Homeless surpasses its own expectations
As per tradition, University of Manitoba Asper school of business students camped outside last week in participation with the Canada-wide Five Days for the Homeless…
Ghost Launch
Near the intersection of River Avenue and Osborne Street, on the west side of Osborne, once was a feminist bookstore. It has been 20 years…
Israeli Apartheid Week still highly contentious at U of M
Next week is Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) in Winnipeg, with numerous events being held throughout the week, including a few scheduled to take place at…