Bangladeshi Students’ Association protests violence against quota system protestors
Bangladeshi Students’ Association gather at the Fort Garry Campus to protest violence against quota system protestors in Bangladesh.
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Palestine solidarity encampment ongoing at U of M
Students and community members at the University of Manitoba Fort Garry campus, led by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), established an encampment on the…
On campus news, Karuhogo’s UMSU and Palestine
What, exactly, is the point of a student newspaper? I joined the Manitoban as an arts & culture reporter in the fall of 2022 to…
On Israel-Palestine, media analysis and HonestReporting Canada
As a teacher of film studies, I spend a lot of time encouraging students to resist habits of passive media consumption. In the classroom, we…
The global rise of far-right governments is concerning
The increased global acceptance of right-wing political parties and conservative ideology has gained much attention in the past few years. The deteriorating effects on the…
Will the world learn its lesson on power vacuums?
The situation in Haiti has caught the attention of major media outlets in recent weeks. The former prime minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, announced on…
As an ‘ideas museum,’ CMHR is giving us the wrong idea
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has been criticized since before its opening in 2014. Several ethnic communities have felt that their stories were…
30 years later, apartheid remains on the ballot
I left South Africa a few days before the general elections in 2019. My parents decided that, despite the jubilation within the country, I ought…
Guest speaker accused of Islamophobic remarks sparks response, calls for action
Haneen Nakhleh and Belkis Elmoudi attended Bassem Eid’s talk on campus last Monday. Before even walking into the room, they felt unwelcome. When Nakhleh, her…
U of M and UMSU sweep aside anti-Palestinian racism
UMSU and the University of Manitoba’s wilful and continuous ignoring of both the genocide of Palestinians, and the way the genocide has come to affect…