Revisiting Carolee Schneemann
Last February I attended a lecture on the rise of feminist art at Video Pool as part of Oliver Botar’s contemporary art history class. Among…
activism
Fighting the tar sands
There is growing opposition to the production and use of oil sands — also known as the tar sands — both within Alberta and nationally….
U of M students freeze for a good cause
Our daily bread
It has been said, “No good deed goes unpunished.” I’ve recently seen the wisdom in those words firsthand. The incident in question occurred last week….
Love in the time of class war
In the winter of ’09 my life was a spectacular failure in every way imaginable. I was a law school dropout, a call centre dropout…
Being angry doesn’t necessarily mean you’re right
In 1997, sixteen out of the twenty seven European Union members signed the “Stability and Growth Pact” which states that each member cannot allow their…
Eighth annual Sol Kanee Lecture encourages healing through reconciliation
The eighth annual Sol Kanee Lecture on Peace and Justice was presented by Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela on Sept. 29. Gobodo-Madikizela served on the Human Rights…
Mayoral candidates discuss livelihood of human rights in Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg played host to the mayoral candidates on Sept. 27, who met to engage in a dialogue about human rights. The forum,…
Theater as transformative action
Racism, motherhood, plastic surgery and the politics of love — these are some of the issues that are being dealt with theatrically as part of…
International Briefs
Qu’ran burning threat ignites protests around the globe Despite the cancellation of his plans to burn copies of the Qu’ran on Sept. 11, 2010, Rev….