Spare Some Change
Siloam Mission is organizing a creative initiative to tackle poverty and homelessness in the city. The organization has teamed up with the Winnipeg Film Group…
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The art of diversity
The city’s vibrant and growing arts and entertainment will only get better as Winnipeggers become more inclusive and welcoming of all cultures.
FemFest celebrates 13 years of giving voice to women
There’s an ongoing outcry and it isn’t loud enough yet, one that calls our attention to disparity between women and men in our society. To…
A conversation with the minister for the status of women
While in Winnipeg, Hajdu spoke with the Manitoban about the MMIW inquiry, campus sexual assault and pay equity.
U of M introduces sexual assault policy
The University of Manitoba has introduced a new standalone anti-sexual assault policy at a time when sexual assault is a hot-button issue at Manitoba universities…
Fort Richmond residents begin to see results on rental housing
A residents’ association formed to deal with the proliferation of illegal student rooming houses in the neighbourhoods around the University of Manitoba is beginning to…
Residents take the reins in fight against illegal housing
South Winnipeg-St. Nobert Coun. Janice Lukes has stepped up her efforts to combat the proliferation of illegal and unsafe rooming houses around the University of…
Calling it ‘Islamic terrorism’ paints all Muslims as terrorists
Over the last decade and a half, there has been increasing violence at the hands of terrorist organizations, one of the most recent being the…
The future of anti-austerity mobilization at the University of Manitoba
In the past two years, both the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) and the U of M administration have combined efforts in normalizing austerity…
U of M to raise rent, meal plan fees
The University of Manitoba’s board of governors recently approved a proposal that will increase rent for student residences and hike other ancillary fees for students living at the university.