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2011 EVENTS
WHAT: The Stories and Questions Canada's Disability Statistic Lead Us Towards: a Series of Vignettes Challenging Disability Mythologies
WHEN: October 6th, 2011 from 12pm - 1 pm
WHERE: 1L04 (1st floor Lockhart Hall, Room 4), The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave
Learn more about Disability Studies and current disability research! Dr.
Aron Spector Senior Research Office, Strategic Policy Research
Directorate, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, will be
visiting from Ottawa.
WHAT: The Inaugural Lived Rights Lecture - "International Protection of Human Rights in Uncertain Times; Challenges for Research, Teaching and Practice"
with Professor John Packer, Director, The University of Essex Human Rights Centre, United Kingdom
WHEN: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 6:45 pm
WHERE: Room 2M70 (2nd Floor, Manitoba Hall, Room 70), the University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave
Prof. John Packer was born and raised in Winnipeg. He is a member of the Expert Advisory Panel for the Shared Societies Project of the Club de Madrid comprising 80 former Heads of State and Government of democracies, having held positions with several United Nations agencies and at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University, before assuming his current position.
WHAT: Love Makes Life Grow: Fundraiser for Solidarity Committee for Ethiopian Prisoners and the famine in East Africa
WHEN: Saturday, September 10th 5-10 PM
WHERE: The University of Winnipeg Bulman Centre, 515 Portage Ave
Suggested Min $20 donation at the door includes meal for the event.
Co-sponsored by Janine LeGal, community activist and founder of the Finding Your Voice program, and the Global College’s Institute for Literacy and Transformative Learning, Love Makes Life Grow is a fundraiser for both the famine in East Africa and the Solidarity Committee for Ethiopian Prisoners. There will be food, music, dance, poetry from all over the world, and a silent auction.
A special thanks to the Global College and UWSA!
For more info:
Janine LeGal
T: 475-3816
WHAT: The Global College Student Advisory Council will be holding its first meeting of the 2011-2012 School Year
WHEN: Wednesday, September 14th at 12:20 PM (free period)
WHERE: The University of Winnipeg Global College, 9th floor, 491 Portage Ave
The Global College Student Advisory Council is a group of University Students who work with the Global College to advance human rights centered Community/University collaboration. The Council offers students opportunities to become actively involved in making a difference through leadership skill development, community outreach, conferences, workshops, and volunteer opportunities.
Please let us know if you're interested in attending or interested in learning more!!
Co-chairs: Brianne Hellrung & Megan Fultz
T: 988-7112
WHAT: The University of Winnipeg Global College and UMUNNA (Igbo) Cultural Association of Manitoba present:
"Sport, Development, and Peace"
with Special Guest Speaker Dr. John Corlett, Vice-president (Academic) Professor of Kinesiology, The University of Winnipeg
WHEN: Friday, September 16, 2011 7:00 PM-9:00 PM
WHERE: Eckhardt-Grammaté Hall (3rd Floor, Centennial Hall, The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave).
In this Global College lecture, we will explore critically the legacy of the UN & International Olympic Committee symposia on Sport, Development and Peace and the ways in which Sport and Physical Education are being used in various places around the world to foster a culture of development and peace in often very harsh environments. Admission is FREE!
For more information:
Michael Eze (Convener):
T: 786-9946
E: m.eze@uwinnipeg.ca
Global College:
T: 988-7105
E: global.college@uwinnipeg.ca
Paul Osiegbu:
T: 999-8298
E: nnaemeka40@hotmail.com
WHAT: Eritrean-Canadian Human Rights Group Seminar - "Enough! 20 Years of Tyranny: A Seminar in Commemoration of Political Prisoners of Eritrea"
WHEN: September 18th, 2011 5:00-7:00 PM
WHERE: Convocation Hall at the University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave
View Poster
The Keynote Speaker, Mr. Dan Connell, a distinguished
Lecturer, Depts. Of Communication & Political Science/International
Relations, Simmons College, Boston, is the author of numerous articles
and books, including among others Conversations with Eritrean Political
Prisoners (2004.) As a journalist and writer, Mr. Connell has published
extensively on pre and post-independence Eritrean politics and society.
Arguably, the prominent western expert on Eritrea, Mr. Dan Connell is
well-suited to shed light on the Eritrean predicament.
The Seminar will focus mainly in the event of September 18,
2001 when the Eritrean regime started massive crack-down on high-level
government ministers, journalists, and other dissidents, and shut down
the private press; thereby officially embarked on the road to tyranny.
Ten years later, the victims remain disappeared; their whereabouts
unknown.
For more information, please contact:
Bereket Yohannes: 782-6562
Ghazae Hagos: 293-3838
Amanuel Hadgu: 997-2797
WHAT: Launch of the UN Women-Canada, Winnipeg Chapter
WHERE: The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave, Rm 2M70
The National Committee for UN Women-Canada in partnership with Global College - Institute for International Women's Rights is pleased to announce the launching of the
UN Women-Canada, Winnipeg Chapter
on Monday, May 9th, 2011. The theme of this community event was “Help
Us Grow UN Women-Canada”. The event featured entertainment and remarks
by members from Afghanistan and Nigeria as well as Dr. Marilou
McPhedran, Principal of The University of Winnipeg - Global College.
Read Keynote Address
Read Almas Jiwani's Biography
WHAT: Canadian Museum for Human Rights & UWinnipeg Sign Memorandum of Understanding
WHEN: May 6th, 2011
WHERE: The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB
On May 6th, 2011 Mr. Stuart Murray, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), and Dr. Lloyd
Axworthy, President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Winnipeg
(UWinnipeg), signed a memorandum of understanding
that will see their organizations work jointly to fulfill their common
goals of promoting human rights education and encouraging people to take
action for human rights.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights & UWinnipeg Sign Memorandum of Understanding
WHAT: EduAction High School Leaders Workshop
WHEN: April 30th, 2011
WHERE: The Global College, 491 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB
WHAT: Dialogue on Sudan V
WHEN: April 26th, 2011
WHERE: The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB
Members of the Sudanese-Manitoban community welcome Bishop Nhial from South Sudan into their fifth dialogue of their series, Dialogue on Sudan. Coming together, they discussed the future of their homeland in light of the recent referendum vote of January 2011.
2010 EVENTS
WHAT: 2010, Manitoba Igbo Cultural Festival (IgboFest)
WHEN: Saturday, July 10, 2010
WHERE: RB Russel School, 364 Dufferin Avenue
Join the Umunna (Igbo) Cultural Association of Manitoba Incorporated (UICAM Inc.) to celebrate the 2010 Manitoba Igbo Cultural Festival (IgboFest) in Winnipeg. This is the third event in this biennial series developed by UICAM. As a part of the Winnipeg multicultural community, UICAM, Inc. is planning this event in order to celebrate with, as well as educate and entertain the public at large. The community's special talents and the unique aspects of Igbo culture will be on display in the form of cultural dances, ethnic foods, fashion show and entertainment.
WHAT: Inauguration Ceremony for the BA in Human Rights and Global Studies
WHEN: Friday, May 14, 2010, 10:30 am
WHERE: Convocation Hall, The University of Winnipeg (Wesley Hall)
Honoured Guests:
The Rights Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD
Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Winnipeg
Debra Radi, Chair, the University of Winnipeg Board of Regents
First Students in the Human Rights and Global Studies Degree Program
Donors to the Global Citizens Fund of Global College
Donors to the Global Scholars Fund of Global College
RSVP to Global College: 988.7105 / global.college@uwinnipeg.ca
WHAT: International Screening of the Film Dukot ("Abduct")
WHEN: May 14 (6:30 pm) & May 15 (1:00 pm & 5:00 pm), 2010
WHERE: Eckhardt-Grammatté Hall, The University of Winnipeg
The
Global College, in partnership with Damayan Manitoba, BAYAN Canada, and
Aksyon ng Ating Kabataan (ANAK) will host the screening of the
award-winning Philippine film, "Dukot" (Abduct!). This screening, part
of a Canadian film tour, aims to bring awareness of the political
killings and enforced disappearances currently taking place in the
Philippines.
Lead actor Allen Dizon, award-winning screenwriter Boni Ilagan and human rights activist Melissa Roxas will be in attendance to promote the film.
Tickets are $15 at the door.
Funds raised from this screening will support human rights organizations Karapatan and Desaparecidos in the Philippines as well as educational and advocacy programs in Manitoba. Donations are welcome.
For more information contact Diwa Marcelino (218-7100) or Daisydee Bautista (293-4100).
WHAT: Malaria Bites Benefit Concert
WHEN: April 24, 2010, 8:00 pm (Doors open at 7:30)
WHERE: Convocation Hall, the University of Winnipeg (Wesley Hall)
Join the Canadian Red Cross Humanitarian Issues Program with the University Of Winnipeg Global College to an unforgettable night of music to benefit the Canadian Red Cross Malaria Program. The night will include performances from great local bands, a chance to win our grand prize package, and an opportunity to help African families protect themselves and their loved ones.
Local Bands performing:
Banshee's Wail
Soulberry
Idrissa Turay
With MC John Smith
Ticket Prices:
Student $7
General $14
Purchase Locations:
Red Cross 1111 Portage Ave
University of Winnipeg Info Booth
RED RIVER COLLEGE (Notre Dame Campus): March 29th.
For more information, call 982-7330 or email jennifer.montebruno@redcross.ca
2009 EVENTS
Human Rights in Prison?
Prisoners' Rights to HIV Prevention, Treatment, and
Care
November 23, 2009
6:30 - 8:00 PM
Eckhart Grammatté Hall (3rd
floor)
The University of Winnipeg
You are invited to a panel discussion on "Prisoners' Rights to HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care" at the University of Winnipeg, November 23, from 6:30-8:00pm. This free public event is co-hosted by the Global College Institute for Health and Human Potential and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal network.
The panel will be an exploration and discussion of prisoners’ rights in relation to HIV prevention and treatment, including a discussion of the available research evidence that should inform law/policy and practice, the evidence and expertise that comes from personal experience of people living with HIV and/or as a member of a “vulnerable population,” and a discussion of the legal dimensions and of human rights advocacy efforts that are currently underway.
EYE on Poverty and Human Rights Youth Summit
On September 21, 2009, approximately 200 diverse aboriginal, newcomer and high school youth will come together at the EYE Summit to explore how positive change can be made in their communities. The Summit will be an opportunity for participants from various locations across Manitoba to engage in dialogue by looking through the different lenses of poverty.
Through a series of presentations, workshops, and dialogue sessions, young people will have the opportunity to share and learn from individual activists, community leaders and senior government officials.
The Global College invites you to a Public Forum on Winnipeg as a Human Rights City.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
7:00pm 8:30pm
Bulman Centre - Lower level of Riddell Hall
Topic of Public Discussion - Can Winnipeg be a human rights city?
With special guest Renee Vaugeois, executive director of the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights will be presenting the Edmonton model of a Human Rights City project.
There will be a panel of community members responding:
- Judith Harris, Faculty of Urban and Inner City Studies,
- Jim Derksen, founding member and past president of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, and
- Leslie Spillett, Executive Director, Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc
- Chair: Jino Distasio, Director of Institute of Urban Studies
Please bring friends and colleagues for this stimulating and timely dialogue!
For more information please contact the Global College at 204.988.7105 or global.college@uwinnipeg.ca
The The African Youth Summit will be held on May 9th, 2009 in the Bulman Centre,
University of Winnipeg.
For more information please contact Faiza Juhar at
faiza_jwh@yahoo.ca
The University of Winnipeg Institute for Women's and Gender Studies invites you to join us at the launch and discussion of Judy Rebick's new book, "Transforming Power: From the Personal to the Political."
Judy Rebick, book launch and discussion
Thursday, May 7th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Mondragon Coffeehouse and Bookstore
91 Albert Street, Winnipeg, MB
This event is co-sponsored with M.S. Citizenship Collective and The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (Manitoba) and is being generously hosted by Mondragon Coffeehouse and Bookstore.
8TH ANNUAL WINNIPEG RUN FOR RIGHTS
Support social justice and human rights by making a donation or
collecting pledges for the participating organizations. You can walk,
cycle, run, wheel or rollerblade a 5 km or 10 km route.
Date: Saturday June 6
Start Time: 9:30 a.m.
Where: Kildonan Park
See a list of participating organizations and the route map here
To take part in the Run for Rights, you may collect pledges for - or make a donation to - one of the participating organziations. You may also do the same for the Run for Rights as a group, in which case funds are used to support all participating organizations. Everyone is welcome, and there is no minimum donation or pledge required to participate!
Volunteers Needed
If you're unable to take part in the event, but want to get involved, become a race-day volunteer! We are looking for route marshals to help us cheer the runners on and direct runners along the route.
For more information and pledge forms: Call Louise at 204.475.4565
or email run4rights@mts.net
Run for Rights is a coalition of diverse organizations working together to organize this event. Each organization is fully independent in undertaking their human rights and social justice work. The strategies and policy positions adopted by participating organizations are not necessarily shared by other coalition members.
"MANITOBA'S EBONY EXPRESSIONS"
Black Women's Festival of Art & Culture
Please join The Congress of Black Women of Canada - Manitoba Chapter, for their first celebratory festival of culture and arts.
Friday May 29, 2009 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Meet & Greet, with music and displays by local artists. Complimentary appetizers, cash bar.
Saturday May 30, 2009 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Readings by local writers and poets, film presentation, children's program. Lunch included in pass.
Location: Winnipeg Winter Club, 200 River Avenue
Festival Pass (Adult/Youth) $30.00
Children's Program (5-12 yrs) $15.00
Please contact the Congress office at 775-4378.
OROMO YOUTH CULTURAL SHOW
A fundraising event for the Khulafa Al-Rashidin Orphanage
Saturday April 25
Starts at 4:00 p.m.
Bulman Centre, The University of Winnipeg
Tickets: $10 Adults / $5 Children
All proceeds go to the Khulafa Al-Rashidin Orphanage, Oromia, East Africa.
Tickets can be purchased at 997-8400 or at the UWpg Info Booth.
Cultural dances & food, fashion show, poetry, drama, media presentation.
Lots of door prizes!!
Khulafa Al-Rashidin Orphanage, Oromia, East Africa (part of the Ethiopian Empire) is a centre that doubles as an elementary school. It provides free education, school uniforms, and school supplies to those who cannot afford the cost. It promotes literacy and encourages education for the most desititute and vulnerable children of the community. It is now struggling, for lack of funding. Faiza Juhar, a UWpg International Development student, spent her practicum placement here. She and the Winnipeg Oromo Youth Assoc. are now trying to raise $1400 for the orphanage.
For more information on the orphanage, go to the website of KAROAD
DR. Thomas Homer-Dixon
Speaking about the environment, climate change, politics and his new book "Carbon Shift"
7:30 p.m.
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall
The University of Winnipeg
"Thomas Homer-Dixon is one of the best-informed and most brilliant writers on global affairs today."
- The Guardian
Dr. Homer-Dixon is one of the world’s leading experts on the intricate links between nature, technology, and society. An award-winning author and teacher, he shows how challenges such as economic crisis, energy scarcity, global warming, and infoglut affect people, companies, and societies. And he explains what we can all do to adapt and prosper in a world of ever-greater complexity, speed, and surprise.
Co-sponsored by Sierra Club Prairie, McNally Robinson, Global College
McNally Robinson will be selling copies of "Carbon Shift" at the event
WINNIPEG CHILD
Aboriginal & New Immigrant Youth Unite In A Live Stage Performance
About Life On The Streets Of Winnipeg
Five months ago a group of youth walked through the door of Crossing Communities Art Project to learn about Hip Hop. One day later a few were ready to fight as heated words were exchanged amongst youth from opposing gang neighbourhoods in the city of Winnipeg. But they didn’t fight each other instead they focused their energy elsewhere.
During the last five months the youth continued to work together six days a week to produce a live half-hour stage performance about their lives and dreams for the first time. The performance showcases several rap songs, spoken word, dance and visual art projections about life in Peg city that is guided by mentoring artists from Winnipeg and Montreal. The youth’s program lyrics and art are insightful, honest and raw. The rap songs include a response to the story of an Aboriginal man being beat on New Year’s Eve and a Newcomer’s perspective on what it is like to come to Canada from Kyrgyzstan and know hunger on both sides of the sea.
The two performances highlight the talent of ten young men & women from low-income neighbourhoods in Winnipeg. The combination of voices that set the stage range in age from 14-19 years old and are from the North - West sides of Winnipeg including newcomers from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Sudan and Kyrgyzstan.
Friday April 3 - 7:30 pm
Saturday April 4 - 4:00 pm
Location: The Rachel Browne Theatre, WCD 204-211 Bannatyne Avenue
Mentoring Artists: Wab Kinew - CBC, Dammecia Hall – WCD, Jessica MacCormack – CCAP, Pat Aylesworth - CCAP, Alison Davis - CCAP, T’ai Pu
Artistic Direction: Edith Regier, Crossing Communities Art Project, Brent Lott, Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers
For tickets & more information, please contact:
Crossing Communities Art Project 204.947.5430
Stephanie Scott, Project Coordinator
www.crossingcommunities.org
Crossing Communities gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders National Crime Prevention Strategy, Neighbourhoods Alive, The Winnipeg Foundation, Winnipeg Arts Council, Winnipeg Partnership Agreement and our anonymous donor.
Exploring Diversity: Human Rights and Human Rights-Related Issues in China
April 3 & 4, 2009
Sponsored by Religious Studies Department, The University of Winnipeg Research Office, and the Office of the Associate VP (International).
Friday April 3 Room 2C13
Session #1 11:30 - 1:00
Session #2 1:30 - 3:00
Session #3 3:15 - 6:15
Keynote Address: Hua Li, University of Manitoba ("Constitutional Reform in China: Charter 08 - Opportunities or Challenges to the Party/State?")
Saturday April 4 Room 2M74
Session #4 10:30 - 12:00
Session # 5 1:30 - 2:30 (Roundtable)
For more information contact Dr. Albert Welter, Acting Chair - Religious Studies
Call 204.786.9202
SIMPLICITY PRACTICE & RESOURCE CENTRE (SPARC)
Voluntary simplicity is a freely chosen way of life that aims to discover and actively fashion the lowest level of material consumption consistent with the highest level of human good.
The Simplicity Practice and Resource Centre (SPARC) catalyzes the transformation of individuals, communities, and Canadian society, through research, educational programs, and resources that promote the values and practices of voluntary simplicity and sustainable livelihood.
See the SPARC website and a list of sessions and forums.
“What Men Aren’t Told”
Dropped Threads for Men
Hear three prominent Winnipeg men speak out on
- Areas of surprise and silence in the lives of men;
- Experiences that amazed, disappoint, catch men off guard;
- The important pieces of learned wisdom that now need to be passed on to younger men.
Panelists: David Elias, Author, Waiting for Elvis (2008, Coteau Books)
Terry MacLeod, Host, CBC Radio One Morning Show
Morley Walker, Books Editor, Winnipeg Free Press
Tuesday, March 24 at 8 p.m.
Prairie Ink Café, Grant Park
Hosted by McNally Robinson
This is the second in a series of “Symposium Samplers” providing a taste of what’s to come at the Festival of Voices, the inaugural Carol Shields Symposium held at the University of Winnipeg, May 8-10 2009.
A Grandmother's Tribe
a film by Dean Easterbrook and Qiujing Wong
Grands'n'More Winnipeg presents this documentary film which focuses on
the power of African Grandmothers. Proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis
Foundation www.stephenlewisfoundation.org
Monday March 16
7:30 p.m.
Gas Station Theatre, 445 River Avenue (at Osborne)
Tickets: $10
Contact: 204.253.0066 or grandsnmore@gmail
Why you should be MAD: Canada & its international commitments to women
A talk by Shelagh Day
An expert on women's rights, Shelagh Day will talk about Canada's record and recent backward steps on international human rights, such as the federal pay equity rollback.
Shelagh Day is currently a Director of the Poverty & Human Rights
Centre, whose central goal is to strengthen the human rights of the
poorest women, and Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Canadian
Feminist Alliance for International Action. She has written books and
numerous articles on women's equality rights, and has appeared before
United Nations treaty bodies when they examine Canada's compliance with
its international human rights obligations. She was recently awarded
the Governor General's Persons Award for her contributions to advancing
the equality of women in Canada.
Wednesday March 18
12:30 - 1:20 p.m.
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall
Issa Nyaphaga
Performance & Exhibition
Issa Nyaphaga is a politically-active visual artist and poet from Cameroon. Because of the political challenge his art presented to the regime, he was forced into exile in France. Nyaphaga has developed a philosophical performance concept which involves the ritualistc painting of his body, accompanied to live music, as an act of protest against his exile. There will also be a short documentary presentation.
Wednesday March 25
Performance: 7:00 - 8:00 / Discussion: 8:00 - 8:30
Location: Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall
Sponsors: Gallery 1C03 - The University of Winnipeg; Alliance Francaise du Manitoba; Global College
Contact: Milena Placentile, Art Curator m.placentile@uwinnipeg.ca 204.786.9253
Click here to see news release about this event.
Dr. Vincent Harding is a distinguished Civil Rights
activist, historian of the African-American experience, and was a
speech writer and confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Harding is
currently Professor Emeritus of Religion and Social Transformation at
the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, and visiting Distinguished
Professor, African-American Religion, Drew University.
Thursday 2 April 2009
7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Eckhard-Gramatte Hall, The University of Winnipeg
Free admission. Donations to the Opportunity Scholarship Fund appreciated.
This event is co-sponsored by Global College's Institute for Human
Rights & Global Studies and others, as part of Manitoba's Black
History Month activities.
FORUM ON WOMEN, PEACE & DEVELOPMENT
An interactive discussion, with Q&A to follow
Tuesday April 21
7:00 p.m.
Location: 2M70, The University of Winnipeg
Free admission - all are welcome to attend.
Panelists : Menno Simons College Faculty
Moderator: Muriel Smith
- Anna Snyder, PhD : "Ambivalent Empowerment: Women's Refugee Organizations fostering Human Rights Awareness"
- Stephanie Strobbe, PhD (Cand.) : "Conflict & Global Sustainability: The Relationship of Lao Ethnic Minorities to Their Environment"
This forum examines the interrelationship between peace and development issues in order to understand how local people struggle to deal with conflicts, such as war, violence, poverty, exploitation, injustice, and marginalization. The Western notions of development, poverty reduction and enhancement of livelihood of people, have conflicting stakeholder interests. How does self- interest influence development work? Furthermore, some western development theory and practice are at odds with or fail to take into account local knowledge and traditional ways of life. Thus, this forum will examine how women in refugee camps in Burma experience empowerment and explore developmental issues affecting ethnic minorities and their environment in Laos. Specifically, how women and ethnic minorities see themselves in conflict? What are disempowering and empowering aspects? Do conflicts have a positive side in transforming gender and ethnic relations in refugee camps and villages?
Interactive discussion with case studies presentation (Burma, Laos) followed by Q&A. The forum will be based on interactive discussion chaired by Muriel Smith. The participants of the forum are Anna Snyder and Stephanie Stobbe – faculty at the Menno Simons College in the department of Conflict Resolution at the University of Winnipeg. Anna Snyder will talk about women’s experiences of empowerment in Burmese refugee camps. Stepahnie Stobbe will discuss issues related to conflict and global sustainability, the relationship of Lao ethnic minorities to their environment. Questions and comments will proceed.
Organized by UNAC (United Nations Association of Canada - Winnipeg Chapter)
Supported by Menno Simons College and Unifem
"Will there be a Middle East?"
A discussion with Prof. Amos Guiora, University of Utah
Monday March 9
12:30 - 1:30 pm
The University of Winnipeg, Rm 1L04
Prof. Guiora teaches criminal law, global perspectives on counter terrorism, religion and terrorism, and international security law. As an expert commentator, he is frequently interviewed and quoted in the international media. Prof. Guiora will also be the instructor for the Summer Institute, "Religion and Terrorism", April 27 - May 1 2009.
For more information, call 204.477.7423
Other venues: CMU, March 8 - 4:00 pm; UManitoba, March 10 - 1:30 pm
"Where Music and Justice Meet"
Saturday, March 7, 2009 7:00pm
Convocation Hall,
The University of Winnipeg
Brian Cook | Paul Vieira | Quinzy | The Shouting Ground | Magician Chris Funk | African Dancers | Free Food
Bring a dry good item for UWSA hamper program
100% of Proceeds go to Supporting War Affected Children in Northern Uganda
Tickets $15 or $10 for students, available at the Info Booth and Into the Music (245 McDermot ave) or at the door. for more info: 988.7105
www.musicforjustice.com
International Women's Week Events
for more information, contact Roewan Crowe r.crowe@uwinnipeg.ca
Sunday March 1
Feminist Cabaret
7:00 p.m.
The Lo Pub & Gallery, 330 Kennedy
$5 suggested donation; 18+
Featuring: Mackenzie, Jan Smith, Samantha Hals, Rosanna Deerchild, Chandra Mayor, Serena Postel, Keri Latimer & Shelley Marshall (of Nathan), The Angry Dragons, and more!
Sponsor: MS Citizenship
Wednesday March 4
Readings by Joanne Arnott, Rosanna Deerchild, Katherena Vermette, and guests
7:00 p.m.
Convocation Hall, The University of Winnipeg
Sponsor: Global College Institute for Women's & Gender Studies and UWinnipeg English Department
Saturday March 7
Stitch'N'Bitch
Noon - 4:00 p.m.
MAWA (Mentoring Artists for Women's Art), 611 Main Street
Three craftswomen will share their crafting, birch bark biting, finger weaving and embroidery skills
Sponsor: Global College Institute for Women's & Gender Studies and MAWA
Sunday March 8
International Women's Day March and Feminist Fair
1:00 p.m. start
March starts at York & Waterfront (by Museum of Human Rights site), 1:00 p.m.
March ends at The University of Winnipeg, Bulman Centre (displays & light refreshments)
Calling all construction workers, de-construction workers, community builders! We need your strength to help break new ground, create a plan and start building a new Canada. Join us with your tool belts, safety vests, hardhats, over-sized cutout tools, voices & energy. Bring a sign displaying what you think needs renovation in Canada!
Sponsor:
MS Citizenship Collective and Global College Institute for Women's & Gender Studies
Sunday March 8
International Women's Day Dance Party
8:00 p.m.
The Royal Albert Arms, 48 Albert Street
$5.00 at door, 18+
What makes a peaceful world? Involve youth in leadership!
A fundraising presentation on educating youth in Afghanistan
by Farhanaz Majedi, a University of Winnipeg student
Date: Friday February 27
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Room 3C01
Contact: majedi.farhanaz@gmail.com
Join Winnipeg's Burmese Community
in a celebration of the 61st Annual Chin National Day
On February 21 all Chin peoples, one of the major ethnic groups in Burma, observe and celebrate their culture with traditional dances, songs and cuisine. You are invited to join in their celebration and share their unique songs, stories and food.
When: Saturday February 21, starting at 1:30 p.m.
Location: City Church, 484 Maryland St.
Contact: Indy at 204.296.7579 or lianhramcin@yahoo.ca
Contact: Zaceu Lian at 204.786.6794 or liansaleu@yahoo.com
Wednesday, February 4th
with a special launch event featuring award-winning poet and freedom writer Dunya Mikhail on Tuesday, February 3rd.
The Social Justice Fair is an annual event in which students can learn about development, peace and justice related issues and initiatives in Canada and internationally. The Social Justice Fair is organized by a committee of interested students which is co-ordinated by MSC Students Sane Dube and Zoë Gross.
All events are held at the University of Winnipeg.
Tuesday, February 3rd
Official Launch Event
Featuring Dunya Mikhail: Keynote Address and Poetry Reading
7-9 p.m. Eckhardt Grammatté Hall
Speaker Bio and Information can be found at http://www.dunyamikhail.com/
This event is made possible by the support of Menno Simons College, the UWSA, the Uniter, CKUW, Manitoba Council for International Cooperation, Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Institute of Women's and Gender Studies and the Institute for Literary and Transformative Learning (Global College)
Wednesday, February 4th
Social Justice Fair: Community Organizations' Booths
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Open Discussion: "What is Justice?"
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. RM 1D10Alumni Panel Discussion: "Careers in Social Justice"
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Duckworth Centre 2nd Floor LoungeInterfaith Panel on Justice
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Duckworth Centre 2nd Floor Lounge
All events are free and open to the public.
The theme for the 2009 Fair is "Redefining Justice." This theme came out of discussions focusing on voices that are isolated, marginalized or largely invisible in social justice discourse and practice - ranging from women, beneficiaries of "development" in the global south, Indigenous peoples, immigrants, members of the LGBTTQ* community, and others.
For more information, please contact student organizers at 204.290.3831, mscsjf@gmail.com, or Bre Woligroski at s.woligroski@uwinnipeg.ca
“Healthy Living in the Inner City” Speakers Series
Youth Engagement: Barriers & Promises
Thursday, January 29th from 6 - 8PM
Carol Shields Auditorium,
2nd floor Millennium Library, 251 Donald
Free admission, refreshments, and childcare.
The Public Health Agency of Canada and Urban and Inner City Studies at the University of Winnipeg present the “Healthy Living in the Inner City” Speakers Series. The next event, “Youth Engagement: Barriers & Promises”, will involve presentations from community youth workers and youth themselves focusing on the societal issues facing youth and the significance of youth programming.
For more information please contact Professor Judith Harris at j.harris@uwinnipeg.ca or 204.786.9445
NATHAN in concert with special remarks by Lloyd Axworthy
Thursday, December 11, 2008
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Convocation Hall, 2nd Floor of Wesley Hall
tickets: $25.00, $15.00 for students
This is a fundraiser for the Landmine Sniffing Dog project initiated
after the "No-More" Landmines Youth Symposium one year ago.
Please come - tickets available at the door or call 988.7105
"Healthy Living in the Inner City" speaker series presents a Kick Off Film:
UNNATURAL CAUSES...is inequality making us sick?
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
1:00pm
Carol Shields Auditorium, 2nd Floor MIllennium Library
251 Donald Street
Sponsored by the University of Winnipeg Urban and Inner City Studies
....How does society's structure affect your health? Are there links between discrimination we suffer, based on ethnicity, income, and educational level, and our personal well-being?
Poet Margaret Christakos reads from her new
book, What Stirs
Thursday, October 23rd at 4:00 p.m.
Room 4M37 at the University of Winnipeg
Everyone welcome. Free admission.
In What Stirs, Christakos
looks at our primal appetite for attachment through the modern norms of
co-dependency and coexistence, understanding that the postmodern digital era
has created an atmosphere where the vulnerability and tenderness of the individual
are both profanely exposed and brazenly reinvented in the arrival of virtual
identity.
Often playful but never trifling, Christakos’s work layers the ecstatic
possibilities of lyric poetry, the mundane and intimate extremes of motherhood,
and her continued curiosity with experimental poetics in a thoughtful
collection of sensual, language-focused and wonderfully aural poems.
Margaret Christakos is the award-winning author of six acclaimed poetry
collections and a novel, Charisma, short-listed for the Trillium Book Award.
She teaches creative writing and runs ‘Influency: A Toronto Poetry Salon’ at
the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. Her most recent
collection, Sooner was short-listed for the Pat Lowther Award. This event is
presented by the English Department at the University of Winnipeg with
co-sponsorship by the University of Winnipeg Institute for Women’s and Gender
Studies.
Dinner with Stephen Lewis
Former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
Saturday, October 25
Winnipeg Convention Centre
Tickets $100
available at any branch of the Assiniboine Credit Union
Proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation,
which funds health, education and water projects in Uganda. Your donation will
help Ugandans overcome the effects of war, poverty and the HIV AIDS pandemic.
Film Night sponsored by the Friends of Uganda
"WAR DANCE"
Saturday, October 18, 2008
6:30pm - 9:30PM
Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature Set in Northern Uganda, a country ravaged by more than two decades of civil war, WAR DANCE tells the story of Dominic, Rose, and Nancy, three children whose families have been torn apart, their homes destroyed, and who currently reside in a displaced persons camp in Patongo. When they are invited to compete in an annual music and dance competition, their historic journey to their nation's capital is also an opportunity to regain a part of their childhood and to taste victory for the first time in their lives. www.wardancethemovie.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL Karen at guluwalkwinnipeg@hotmail.com
The Beauty of Africa
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Cultural Exposition and African Rumba Concert feat. JB Mpiana
The Aboriginal Centre 181 Higgins Avenue
Cultural Exposition Open House 1-6 p.m
Concert with JB Mpiana 9:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
The Beauty of Africa was developed to reveal
to the world the true beauty of a continent often only seen for war, famine,
and disease. The event was originally created in April 2008 and featured some
of the most beautiful and exotic hand crafted art collections in the city,
along with African music, dancers, and key note speakers. This Event will be
offered again to help raise money for the establishment of an African Canadian
Cultural and Heritage Center in Winnipeg so that the true beauty of Africa can always
be shared with Winnipeg, and this time the event will offer much much more.....
Beauty of Africa Cultural Exhibition: Open
House 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
This event will feature some of the most
exotic and beautiful private art collections for viewing: See the rich artistic
talents that have flourished in Africa for hundreds of years, compare wood and
art work from different regions, and view a photo gallery of the exotic scenery
from the Medditeranean to the Cape of Good Hope.
Look for further details or contact: David Pankratz
Director, Institute for Community
Peacebuilding
Email: d.pankratz@uwinnipeg.ca
The Manitoba Women's Advisory Council (Status of Women)
invites you to attend a
Lunch and Learn on Muslim Newcomers - Finding Their Way in Winnipeg
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Doors open at 11:30am,
Formal presentation at 11:50am - 11:00pm
Concourse level - 155 Carlton Street
Bring a bag lunch - coffee and muffins will be provided
For more information or to RSVP please call 945-6281
A Film Screening by VSO Canada and Ear to the Ground Planning documentary film entitled:
On ‘est ensemble: Volunteering for Development in Cameroon
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 1L11
Special Guest from the Voluntary Services Organization:
Lianna Merner - graduate of Menno Simons College
Event sponsored by: The Global College
VSO
Canada and Ear to the Ground Planning are pleased to announce the release of
the 27 minute collaborative film On ‘est ensemble: Volunteering for Development
in Cameroon. The film depicts six Canadian volunteers, under the auspices of
CIDA’s International Youth Internship Program, working together with national
volunteer counterparts in the Far North of Cameroon on a development project
entitled Our Schools, Our Success. The film showcases the pivotal role that the
Cameroonian volunteers play in enabling the Canadian volunteers to adapt to
working and living in a different culture. In emphasizing the links between
international cooperation and volunteering, the film raises important questions
regarding the nature of development work and cross-cultural learning, and
engages the viewer in examining their own positional vis-a-vis international
development.
For more information please contact the Global College: 204.988.7105 or global.college@uwinnipeg.ca
The Institute for Women and Gender Studies Presents
A Panel Discussion of Candidates and Representatives
Why Women Count in the Federal Election
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall
Panel - 12:30 - 1:20pm
Discussion - till 2:00pm
Special Guests: Judy Wasylycia-Leis, Jessie Klassen, Lesley Hughes, Cheryl-Anne Carr
Lecture: "Cuba: Continuity and Change"
Featured Guest: Prof. Carlos Alzugaray, visiting scholar from Cuba
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Eckhardt Grammate Hall
A public lecture sponsored by the Global College and the History Department of the University of Winnipeg.
For more information please contact j.yaremko@uwinnipeg.ca
Synopsis: Cuba faces an important crossroads over the next years. The foundational era of the revolutionary process is coming to an end, after 50 years under the leadership of Fidel Castro. The domestic social, economic and political context and the international environment have changed and are changing substantially. The basic challenge will be to combine the necessary continuity of the main achievements of the Revolution in the social sphere and the maintenance of its national sovereignty, while adapting its economy to the requirements of the globalized world, and transforming its political system to a more deliberative democracy.
Lunch and Learn: Women's Rights and Unborn Victims of Crime Legislation
hosted by the Manitoba Status of Women
Wednesday, September 17,
2008
from 11:30am to 1:00 pm
155 Carlton St. Concourse Level
Lawyer Karen Busby and Madeline Boscoe of the Women's Health
Clinic explain the complex social and legal effects on women arising from
several bills tabled by the federal government over recent months in the House
of Commons that claim to increase penalties for violence against pregnant
women.
Bring a brown bag lunch ~ the coffee and muffins are provided by
Manitoba Status of Women.
Please RSVP to 945-6281 ~ LIMITED SEATING so PLEASE REGISTER EARLY
Igbo Educational Lecture Series presents a free public lecture
"Brazil in Transition: A New Hope for the Americas?"
Date: Friday, September 19, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Venue: Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall (3rd Floor, Centennial Hall)
University of Winnipeg
Guest Lecturer: Dr. Neil Besner, Associate VP International
For more information:
Michael Eze 786-9946(w) m.eze@uwinnipeg.ca
Round table Dialogue on Indigenous Rights
June 5th and 6th
Events:
June 5th
Guest Speaker: Jacqueline Romanow, University of Winnipeg
Aboriginal Governance Program
Topic: "Canada: A History of Rights and Wrongs,"
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Room 3C01 at University of Winnipeg
June 6th
Full-day dialogue
Canada is home to over one million Indigenous people, representing hundreds of
unique histories, languages, and cultural traditions. Canada is seen as a
strong promoter of human rights in the world - but our reputation on Indigenous
rights is not as positive. Questions about Indigenous rights are being raised
all over the world as Indigenous communities have brought their struggles to
the international level. This has led to a growing international movement to
recognize and respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
For more information on this topic, check out the Canada’s World online
resource guide or our on Indigenous rights discussion guide, and the Canada’s World website at www.canadasworld.ca
Contact Joel Marion at joel@canadasworld.ca, or at 204-988-7106
Run for Rights
Saturday, June 7, 2008
At Kildonan Park
Start time - 9:30 a.m.
You can walk, cycle, run, wheel or blade a 5 km or 10 km route.
Support Winnipeg organizations working for
social justice and human rights by collecting pledges for, or making a
donation to participating organizations. Visit http://runforrights.org/ to find out more about participating organizations
and to download a pledge form.
Volunteer Opportunity: We are also looking for
route marshals to guide runners along the course and to cheer them
on.
For more information: Contact Janine at 475-3816 or email run4rights@mts.net
Sponsored by: MGEU , Assiniboine Credit Union, CUPE Manitoba and CKUW
Sanctioned by: Athletics Manitoba
UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional EducationThe world is changing at an extremely rapid pace. As educators, how can we create learning experiences to equip our students for a future that is hard to visualize?
Educating for the 21st Century is a dynamic course designed for educators at all levels, incorporating case-studies and field visits. The course will demonstrate techniques for the integration of peace education into your curriculum and teaching.
Offered By: The course is being offered by the United Nations-mandated University for Peace's Centre for Executive and Professional Education. Participants will be awarded a certificate upon completion of the course.
Location: Costa Rica
Dates: Offered from July 13 - 20, 2008
Registration deadline: May 31, 2008
Cost: Tuition fee of $1,800 includes course materials, field visits,
accommodation, and most meals.
Course Format: The course is designed to be practical and hands-on, with space for sharing and reflection. The participants will travel to the most scenic cloud forest region of Monteverde for the last 2 days of the course. For a more detailed itinerary, please see UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education
Topics: The main themes include: i) Pedagogies for the 21st Century ii) Leadership Skills for Educators and iii) Education for Sustainable Development.
Course Facilitator: Mohit Mukherjee is the founder and director of the UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education and a faculty member at UPEACE where he teaches a variety of courses, including 'Sustainable Development Education' and 'Foundation in Peace and Conflict Studies'. Prior to this position, he led the Education Programme of the Earth Charter Initiative, an international nonprofit organization. He has a Bachelor's degree from Stanford University and his Master's from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
For more information and course itinerary, please see: www.centre.upeace.org UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education | UnitedApril 23rd
Dr. Samantha Nutt from War Child Canada will be a guest of the Global College
Location: Convocation Hall (2nd Floor of Wesley Hall at 515 Portage Avenue)
Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Dr. Samantha Nutt is a medical doctor with more than 13 of
experience working in war zones. Committed to peace, human rights and social justice, her ambition has
always been to help war-affected women and children. She has worked in some of the world's most violent flashpoints
with War Child Canada, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) in Iraq, Afghanistan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra
Leone, Somalia, Iraq, Burundi, northern Uganda and the Thai-Burmese
border.
Over the course of her professional career and as the Founder and Executive
Director of War Child Canada, Nutt has spearheaded efforts to provide direct
humanitarian support and long term programming to war-affected children and
their families, and to promote greater awareness in Canada concerning the
rights of children everywhere.
SPECIAL PHOTO EXHIBIT:
“WAR IS NO PLACE FOR A
CHILD: IMAGES OF DEVELOPMENT IN ACTION”
War Child Canada, in partnership with the
Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA), will host a special photo
exhibit: War Is No Place For A Child: Images Of Development In Action,
showcasing a compelling series of photographs by world-renowned Canadian
photographer Donald Weber. The exhibit will feature photographs of War Child
Canada's humanitarian projects in Sierra Leone, northern Uganda and the
Democratic Republic of Congo, documenting the development issues and challenges
facing children in each of these war-affected countries.
When: April 21 - 25, 2008 from 10:00am - 6:00 pm daily
Where : University of Winnipeg’s Library, Mezzanine Level,
Admission: FREE and open to the public
Thursday, April 17th
12:00pm - 1:00pm
"Preparing to Work Overseas by Working in the Canadian North"
University of Manitoba (for more information please call 204.789.3626)
Dr. Nichole Riese from Northern Medical Unit and Volunteer with Medecins Sans Frontieres, will be speaking in Theatre C, Basic Medical Sciences Building. Admission is free and open to all!
Day for Darfur - Globe for DARFUR
Tuesday, April 29th
Manitoba Legislative Building (front steps)
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Everyday in Darfur, Sudan, women and girls are raped and taken into slavery, land is looted and innocent people are killed and tortured.
- We have said "Never Again" but the suffering continues and the perpetrators are not held accountable.
- We say "Not on Our Watch" but the genocide in Darfur has been allowed to go on for 5 years.
Take a stand - stand up for Darfur! For more information please call 204.099.7107
Thursday, May 1st
7:00pm - 8:00pm
"Stories from the Field: International Humanitarian Law"
Red Cross House - 1111 Portage Avenue (free parking)
Guest speaker, Mr. Ted Itani, former Head of Operations in Mansehra, Pakistan will be hosted by the Canadian Red Cross, Manitoba Region. For more information please call 204.982.7330
Rhythm for Revolution
Featuring Hot Dogg & Troy Westwood
Friday, April 11, 2008, 7:00pm
West End Cultural Centre, Ellice Avenue
Tickets $10.00 and $5.00 for Students
All proceeds will go to the Children of Darfur
Sponsored by FAIRE, for more information please call 943-4095
A Long Way Gone: A Story of Redemption and Hope
with Guest speaker Ishmael Beah
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
7:30pm - University Centre, University of Manitoba
Multi-purpose Room 2101
For ticket information please call 204.918.2358
(tickets available at the UW Info Booth)
Ishmael Beah will speak about his experiences as a child-soldier in Sierre Leone.
Mr. Beah is the author of "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier", and is a strong voice against hatred and injustice.
A Unique Evening sponsored by The Allan Simpson Memorial Fund
Lecture by Dr. Simi Linton, one of America's foremost experts on disability and the arts
People with Disabilities: From Holocaust to Human Rights
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Winnipeg Convention Centre - Main Floor
6:15pm - 7:00pm Reception
7:00pm - 9:15pm Program
- This is a free event with cash bar, refreshments, and snacks
- Manitoba premiere of "Liebe Perla", a documentary about the brutality experienced by the "disabled" in Nazi Germany.
- Discussion period
Lecture hosted by the Institute of Women's and Gender Studies
Monday, March 10th
12:30 - 1:30pm, Room 4M41 - Manitoba Hall
Dr. Heather Milne
Innovative Feminist Writing in the 21st Century: Towards a Politics of the Poetic Fragment
(print poster)
Lecture hosted by the Institute of Women's and Gender Studies
Monday, March 14th
12:30 - 1:30pm, Room 4M41 - Manitoba Hall
Dr. Angela Failler
Remembering the Air India Disaster: Memorial and Counter-memorial
(print poster)
February 24, 2008
ISHMAEL BEAH 'A Long Way Gone: A Story of Redemption and Hope'
Fundraising Concert
Location: West End Cultural Centre, Ellice Avenue
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Tickets available to students for $10.00, for non-students $15.00
Ishmael Beah will be speaking at the University of Manitoba on March
18th, 2008. Tickets will be available for this appearance at the U of M
Centre. Sponsored by Hand in Hand for Peace
Teach-In
#4 Dr. Brian Rice
Friday, February 29, 2008
Room 3G11 (third floor Graham Hall, Room 11)
Time: 12:30 - 2:30
A workshop with Dr. Brian Rice on Traditional Knowledge and
Aboriginal Governance:
"Walking the Path of the Peacemaker"
Screening of “When Silence is Golden”
Produced and Directed by Human Rights
Journalist Alexandra Sicotte-Levesque
Monday, February 4th
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Room 1L12 – 1st Floor Lockhart Hall,
Room 12
University of Winnipeg, Ellice Entrance
When Silence is Golden follows the film*s director in her quest to lift the silence on the gold mining activities of a Canadian mining company near a small town in Western Ghana. Through her journey, we meet the inhabitants of this town who, despite efforts by the government to silence them, cannot hide their anger and are eager to express their
grievances. In seeking to explain this complex situation, the film comes face to face with the human rights implications of gold mining operations in Africa*intimidation by soldiers policing the towns to suppress growing tensions, severe contamination of water sources and the possible resettlement of these communities. This is a film about the
struggles of ordinary people who want their
voices to be heard; a portrait of a battle that many may consider as already
lost.
Transformative Learning Teach-In #3
Friday, January 25
12:30pm - 2:30pm
3G11, Graham Hall Tutoring Centre
Topic of workshop - "Creating
Experiential Learning - Engaging Community"
Facilitated by Kate Dykman, Coordinator of the
Experiential Learning Program, an initiative of SUNSET (Sustainable University
Now, Sustainable Earth Together), a student organization of the UWSA.
This presentation will bring to light the
types of experiential learning models that are currently being used at our
University, and the stories and lessons learned from faculty, students, and
members of non-profit organizations who have been involved in collaborative
research projects. Together we will look at the best practices when building
relationships that serve both academia and our community partners.
If you have any questions please contact Debbie Schnitzer at 786.9281 or
Kate Dykman at uwsunset@yahoo.ca
November 12 to 20th
ENVIRONMENT, CONFLICT and COOPERATION
Pitcairn Lounge, 4th Floor Messanine, Centennial Hall
- How can sustainable development and environmental cooperation contribute to stability and peace?
- Why do changes in our natural environmenta threaten human security?
- Does the exploitation of natural resources lead to violent conflict?
Interact with the technology / Engage with the Art
An exhibition that asks the questions, invites the answers.
For more information call 789-1439 or go to http://www.ecc-exhibition.org/en/project.htm
2007 EVENTS
Friday, November 16,
12:30pm - 2:30pm
3G11, Graham Hall Tutoring Centre
"What is Transformative Learning, And How Do I Get There?"
A workshop facilitated by with Jennifer Clary-Lemon, Assistant Professor, Department of Rhetoric, Writing and Communications.
Ever wonder about the nature of transformative learning? This
presentation will help make sense of the composite of transformative
learning, clarifying differences between experiential learning, service
learning, and university-community partnerships. Enjoy a discussion of
best practices, teaching and assessment strategies, and techniques for
building "transformation" into your courses from the ground up.
UMUNNA (IGBO) CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA
Presents a lecture by:
Dr. Claudia Wright
"Human Rights and Global Harmony"
Friday, November 16, 2007
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Convocation Hall (2nd Floor of Wesley Hall)
The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue
Free Admission
Dr. Douglas W. Leatherdale Global Internship Forum
Presentations by Student Interns
Monday, November 26, 2007
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Convocation Hall (2nd Floor of Wesley Hall)
The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue
Free lunch reception
For more information on this internship please call 789-1439
Friday, November 2, 2007
The Global College Presents A Free Public Lecture:
"Perspectives on Ukraine's Foreign Policy following the Recent Parliamentary Elections"
Convocation Hall (2nd Floor, Wesley Hall, 515 Portage Ave)
12:30pm-1:30pm
On September 30th , 2007, Ukrainian voters elected a new parliament that saw significant change. While there was a strengthening of the forces for reform the election also produced a virtual tie between the two major competing blocks, the party of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshemko, and the two other main parties of President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. Ambassador Igor Ostash will review the current parliamentary situation and give his perspective on Ukrainian foreign policy in the post election period.
Integral Education Teach-In with Judith Harris.
Friday, September 21st
12:30 - 2:30pm
"Integral education recognizes the wealth of informal knowledge that exists at the community level. By promoting a learning society, the university contributes to a more equitable, more inclusive world; societies in which gatekeepers and professionals erect barriers to participation by the majority of people will not be prepared to address the complex issues that are emerging in the 21st century.”
Be prepared - Go to - http://io.uwinnipeg.ca/~bhanks/transformative/
Print and Bring ' zine' to teach-in..........
The CBC with the Global College is pleased to invite you to a Thanksgiving and Benefit Concert for the Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan:
A SONG FOR SUDAN
Friday, October 12, 2007
7:30pm
St. Matthews Anglican Church
Cost of tickets is $10.00 (charitable receipt upon request)
Featuring:
Alana Levandoski
Marusala,
Teresa Dut
Hot Dogg
For ticket information please call 789-1439
aceartinc presents
digShift by Roewan Crowe
June 22 - August 4, 2007
Opening Reception: June 22 at 7:30pm
2nd floor, 270 McDermot AvenueManitoba Igbo Cultural Festival
Igbofest 2007
July 7th, 12pm - 6pm
R.B. Russell High School, 364 Dufferin Ave
For more information please go to www.umunnaigbo.mb.ca
In association with the Global College Summer Institute, Introduction to the History and Culture of the Philippines there will be a number of
Free Public Events:
Monday, July 9th 6:30pm
Lecture - Dr. Michael Cullinane - "People Power" During the Marcos Dictatorship
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall
Tuesday, July 10th 6:30pm
"Brain Waste, Brain Drain: Accreditation and Philippine Immigration to Manitoba"
A panel discussion hosted by Mount Carmel Clinic Multicultural Wellness Program
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall
Wednesday, July 11th 6:30pm
Great Project Films Co presents
Crucible of Empire: The Spanish - American War
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall
This film examines the colorful characters and historic events surrounding this 100-year-old war and its relevance to the twentieth century.
Friday, July 13, 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Barrio Piyesta!
Ridell Hall
Celebrate "Pinoy style with the family! Free food, games, and entertanment! Featuring Big Sky Dance, KaTuGa, Sikaran-Arnis Canada, Battle for Breakdance Royalty, the art of Sol Sevillo and more!
From Cold War to 'War on Terror': Building Unity in the Struggle
with Leslie Feinberg
Thursday, June 21, 2007
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Eckhart - Grammatte Hall,
University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB
Leslie Feinberg is a long-time activist and an award -winning author. This evening lecture is part of the Feminist Activism Summer Institute held by the Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies of the Global College, University of Winnipeg. For more information about the summer intensive course visit our website at http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/gc-wsc
FREE BURMA
Friday, June 15th, 2007, 7PM
University of Winnipeg (2nd Floor, Duckworth Centre)
please RSVP to free.burma.event@gmail.com
A testimony of Human Rights Abuse and Religious Persecution Film Excerpt Screenings;
A Celebration of Burmese Culture including food and dance.
This event is free!!!!!
BARBARA COLOROSO
A Special Event: Keynote Presentation and Booksigning
"Extra Ordinary Evil: A Brief History of Genocide"
Thursday, May 31st, 7:00pm
Shaarey Zadek Synogogue, 561 Wellington Cres.
Genocide is the most extreme form of the drama known as bullying...perpetrated by ordinary human beings. Barbara Coloroso
Immigrant Women's Association of Manitoba Inc
Diversity Spring Speaker Series
Wednesdays May 16 - 30, 2007, From 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Anhang Room in the Millennium Library
Wednesday, May 23
Martha Aviles, MSW, Cross-Cultural Counsellor, Immigrant Women's Counselling Service
Martha Aviles will share her expertise in working with immigrant/refugee community in a culturally sensitive manner - Come and benefit from the voice of experience
Wednesday May 30th 2007
Jairo Viafara - A synthesis of the literature review of the life situation of families who migrated to Canada between 1985-2001 using studies by Statistics Canada. Jairo will make the connection between economic and family stability. The information presented will predict the families most likely to survive and those that may be at greater risks for failing. There will be suggestions of possible solutions. Interactive discussion will be encouraged. RSVP 989-5800
Institute for Community Peacebuilding Presents
Refugee Strategies: Why they don’t work; how to make them work
A workshop for those involved with refugees will take place at Menno Simons College on Thursday, May 24, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information: David Pankratz at Menno Simons College, phone:953-3865 or e-mail: d.pankratz@uwinnipeg.ca
Problem-Solving for Refugees: If you are a refugee who is interested in learning to deal with the problems you face, you are invited to attend this one day workshop on Saturday, May 26, 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m. Room 213 Menno Simons College, 520 Portage Avenue
The presenters are former refugee, professor Hamdesa Tuso of Menno Simons College, and former nun, professor Laure Paquette of Lakehead University.
********Please take note of and pass on to your networks, this Saturday workshop for refugees themselves. This second workshop is designed specifically for refugees themselves, and is not the same workshop as the 24th (which is for refugee service providers), though obviously, some of the concepts will be the same. We'd like people to be free to speak their minds and thus the strategy of holding two separate events - one for refugee service providers (the 24th) and one for refugees themselves (the 26th)
Junior Team Canada
If you are interested in gaining some international business experience, exploring new cultures and traveling to new countries, Junior Team Canada (JTC) is definitely a great fit for you. JTC is the official youth component of the Team Canada trade missions and will be visiting the University of Winnipeg for its Global Leaders Centre program on May 9th, 2007. For more information see the options below:
To view the event poster
To view the Team Canada Global Vision
To view the day of events at the University of Winnipeg
Sunday the 29th of April is Global Darfur Day under the Globe for Darfur initiative (http://www.globefordarfur.org/). In nearly 300 cities around the world people will raise their voices in protest to end the humanitarian and security crises in Darfur.
The victims of the attacks are mostly Darfurian civilians targeted by government armed Arab militias such as the Janjaweed. On Global Darfur Day, concerned citizens across the country will raise their voices in protest to put an end to the horrific violence in Darfur. In Alberta protestors are walking from Calgary to Alberta in an initiative called 400,000 steps for 400,000 lives, and in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and in Europe, the Middle East and in the U.S. there are protest rallies and concerts this upcoming weekend.An estimated 400,000 civilians massacred and 2 million people displaced in Darfur - a region in the western part of Sudan the size of France.
Through The Eyes of a Child: War-Affected Children
Lockport School
Wednesday, April 18 and Thursday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m.
For more information and tickets please call 757-9881 - Delayna Chester
“Human Security in Nigeria: An Update” by the Honourable Dr. Lloyd Axworthy,
President and Vice-Chancellor, the University of Winnipeg.
Location: Eckhardt Gramatte Hall, University of Winnipeg
Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm
“Igbo Educational Lecture Series” This is a series of Lectures on peace-building in a multicultural society. The relevance of this is founded on the fact that peace and related phenomena (e.g., human security, justice and harmony) enable the realization of optimum human potential in any society. The “Igbo Educational Lecture Series” is organized and run by the Umunna (Igbo) Cultural Association of Manitoba, Inc. Participants include students, faculty, other institutions, and ethnocultural communities, as well as the general public.
50th Anniversary of UN Peacekeeping
Tuesday, January 23, 2007 from 6:30 - 8:00p.m.
Riddell Hall at the University of Winnipeg
Public Forum sponsored by the Global College
and the United Nations Association in Canada
Dialogue on the Middle East with
Patrick Martin, Comment Editor from the Globe & Mail
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
5:00pm-6:30pm Eckhardt Gramatte Hall
“The Corporate World and War: Connections and Control”
Sunday, November 26, 2006, 2:00 pm
Unitarian Church of Winnipeg, 603 Wellington Crescent
Sponsored by the United Nations Association of Canada, Winnipeg
SAG (Special Area Group) Conference
Supporting War-Affected Children
November 24, 2006
Knox Centre, 406 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sponsored by Institute for War Affected Children
Please join us at the Manitoba School Counsellors’ conference on supporting children who have experienced war. Choose from a wide range of workshops presented by local and international experts. The speakers include counsellors, educators, therapists, government officials, and international experts on the impact of war on children and their families. There will also be presentations by local agencies and by recent refugees and immigrants who will share their stories.
Thursday, November 9th, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
Carol Shields Auditorium, Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street
Sponsored by the Institute of Women's and Gender Studies
Link to Book Review
UNICEF Unite for the Children / Unite Against AIDS Campaign
Nigel Fisher, President and CEO of UNICEF Canada
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Duckworth Lounge at the University of Winnipeg
Sponsored by Menno Simons College
- Children under 15 account for 1 in 6 global AIDS-related deaths.
- A child under 15 dies every minute of every day, and a young person aged 15-24 contracts HIV every 15 seconds.
- Can we reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 6, in order to halt and begin to reverse the spead of this disease by 2015?
- Could Winnipeg make a difference in this life-saving campaign?
Jean Kilbourne - The Naked Truth: The Effect of Media on Body Image
Thursday, November 2, 2006 from 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall at The University of Winnipeg. Link to biography.
Global College Information Session
Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at 12:30 p.m.
Room 2M70. This is a special invitation to faculty and staff for update on Global College. For information or handouts please make request to global.college@uwinnipeg.ca
Stop the Genocide in Dafur - March and Rally
Sunday, October 29, 2006 from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Start marching from the Duckworth Centre at The University of Winnipeg to the Legislative Grounds where refugees from Sudan will speak and petitions will be signed.
Doctors Without Borders (Nobel Peace Prize in 1999)
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Duckworth Lounge (2nd Floor Duckworth Centre), at The University of Winnipeg
This group is currently touring through Manitoba and Northern Ontario to raise awareness about the work of Doctors Without Borders and to share information on working for the organization. This will be a short presentation to all the students and staff on campus (medical and non-medical) who have an interest. This presentation is about 45 minutes and will cover some recent developments in high visibility projects and a personal discussion of their experiences working in Sierra Leone. A Q & A will follow.
Friday, September 29, 2006 from 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Ekhardt Gramatte Hall at The University of Winnipeg
Students and faculty from The University of Winnipeg and Menno Simons College recently participated in election observing missions in Peru and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), respectively. The Global College at UWinnipeg and the Institute for Community Peacebuilding at MSC are providing an opportunity for the public to engage at some depth with those who planned and participated in these missions. The purpose of this event is to inform others about the coverage of the Observer Missions, how individuals become involved and the benefits which might accrue from such missions, both within the country in question and internationally. These missions were significant to the participants, to the international community, to the voters and to the political systems in Peru and the DRC.
The University of Winnipeg President and OAS representative, Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, will moderate the forum and presenters will be Dr. Geoff Scott, Professor of Geography at UWinnipeg, David Pankratz, Institute for Community Peacebuilding at MSC, Emina Cingel and Remi Gosselin, Student Observers in Peru, Megan McKenzie and Joel Marion, Student Observers in the DRC.
To read an excellent article on the pros and cons of election observing click here and for good background on elections and election observing go to http://www.aceproject.org. In the interests of time, please submit your questions for the panel ahead of time, at global.college@uwinnipeg.ca.
For more information on The University of Winnipeg student election observers please go to http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/newsflash-060330 and for commentary on the Peru election see http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/peru/archives/027810.php.
For more information on the Menno Simons College student election observers please go to the CMU website at www.cmu.ca/news/congo_electn_rep.html
Women's Studies Centre for Research, Community Outreach and Action and Women's and Gender Studies Program Celebratio
Monday, September 25, 2006 from 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Room 2M70 at The University of Winnipeg
Come help us celebrate some wonderful developments in our areas and our link with the Global College. There will also be a student/faculty Meet and Greet with new faculty and some exciting announcements, including the line up for the 2006/2007 Feminist Speaker's Series.
UMUNNA (IGBO) EDUCATIONAL LECTURE SERIES
with Dr. James Christie, PhD, Dean of Theology
"A New Axial Age: World Faiths & the Global Neighbourhood"
Friday, September 8, 2006 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall (3rd Floor Centennial Hall)
The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue
Free Admission
Global peace, unity and harmony are increasingly important and Dr. Christie is a specialist in issues concerning inter-faith relations. In this third Umunna (IGBO) Cultural Association lecture Dr. Christie will reveal his ideas for ensuring global peace through the practice of inter-faith dialogue, understanding and harmony.
For more information please contact Dr. Michael Eze at 204.786.9083 or via email at m.eze@uwinnipeg.ca.
In cooperation with Senator Romeo Dallaire, Search for Common Ground, USAID’s Displaced Children and Orphans Fund, and UNICEF Canada, The Global College will be hosting a three-day workshop from August 28th- 30th, 2006. The workshop will focus on practical and innovative ways of eradicating the use of child soldiers.
Representatives from faith-based organizations, multi-lateral organizations, humanitarian assistance and human rights organizations, peace and security organizations, government policy makers and former child soldiers will all convene in Winnipeg to engage in focused discussion and to plan collaborative efforts to prevent the use of child soldiers throughout the world.
To learn more about the General Roméo Dallaire Foundation, visit http://www.romeodallaire.com/foundation.htm
Two presentations by General Romeo Dallaire are available in the University's archive. To view the webcast archive, please visit: http://epresence.uwinnipeg.ca
To view the podcast archive, please visit: http://web.mac.com/uwinnipeg
"Legal Empowerment for Social Justice" Seminar with Dr. Naresh Singh, Executive Director of the United Nations High Level Commission on the Legal Empowerment of the Poor
Friday, July 14, 2006 from 9:30-11:15 a.m.
Eckhardt Gramatte Hall at The University of Winnipeg
The seminar will be hosted by The Global College and will feature presentations by Dr. Singh and University of Winnipeg President, Dr. Lloyd Axworthy. Dr. Singh will take comments back to form part of his report on Canada's work on the legal empowerment of the poor. A question and answer session and a press conference will follow.
UMUNNA (IGBO) EDUCATIONAL LECTURE SERIES
with Dr. Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz, PhD
Vice-President Research, International & External Affairs
"Role of Universities in Forging Global Peace & Unity"
Friday, June 9, 2006 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall (3rd Floor Centennial Hall)
The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue
Free Admission
As Vice-President (Research, International and External Affairs) at the University of Winnipeg, Dr. Abd-El-Aziz has been instrumental in implementing the University’s goal to internationalize its campus and curriculum. He was the previous Director of the Global College and is currently Chair of the Advisory Council.
While his background is in science, Dr. Abd-El-Aziz is profoundly interested in issues of international relations, international development, history, and sociology. Consequently, he is currently involved in numerous international research and development projects, in countries as diverse as Egypt, Azerbaijan, and China.
Dr. Abd-El-Aziz holds a PhD degree from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, an MSc. and a BSc. degree from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Everyone is invited to come and draw from the fountain of knowledge, wisdom and experiences of this eminent and brilliant Guest Speaker, a world-class researcher, educator, scholar, and university senior administrator.
Click here for further information on Dr. Abd-El-Aziz and this event.
The Global College at The University of Winnipeg is proud to support Conflict Resolution Network's 10th biennial national confernece "Interaction 2006 – Cultivating Peace: Dialogue, Dispute Resolution and Democracy" at the Winnipeg Convention Centre
June 7-10, 2006
Democracy, at its heart, reflects a fundamental principle of dispute resolution: everyone affected by a decision must have a voice in its making. Interaction 2006 -- Cultivating Peace: Dialogue, Dispute Resolution and Democracy will examine the links between constructively resolving interpersonal disputes and creating meaningful democracy.
Interaction 2006 -- Canada's largest conflict resolution conference -- will bring together participants from across the country to explore constructive ways to communicate about issues that divide us. Join with dispute resolution educators and practitioners, experts from the emerging field of dialogue and deliberative decision-making and interested members of the public to learn about ways that democracy can be strengthened through constructive conflict resolution.
As part of the Cultivating Peace Conference, the Global College at The University of Winnipeg is happy to present the evening event "Dialogue and Conflict Resolution", on Thursday June 8 at 7:30 p.m. Our speakers will be Senator Lois Wilson and former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Ovide Mercredi. The moderator will be Dr. Jim Christie, Dean of the Global College at The University of Winnipeg.
For more information about the conference please visit www.crnetwork.ca
For more information on Senator Wilson please visit http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isenator_det.asp?senator_id=139&sortord=P&Language=E&M=M
For more information on Mr. Mercredi please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovide_Mercredi
Roya Rahmani - Project Coordinator, Women's Rights in Afghanistan Fund, Rights & Democracy
7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Eckhart Grammatte Hall
In a public lecture co-sponsored by the Global College Institute for Human Rights and Global Studies and the new Centre for Women and Gender Studies, Ms. Rahmani will be speaking about Afghan women's rights and Canadian and Afghan women's role and work in rebuilding Afghanistan. She will also share her experiences working with Rights and Democracy and Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, with an emphasis on the role of Canadians.
An Afghan-Canadian born in Kabul, Ms. Rahmani holds a degree in computer science from McGill, spent three years in medical school in Pakistan, has a certificate in Persian literature and has worked as a counsellor and teacher in refugee camps in Peshawar. She holds a leadership role with Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan and is fluent in 4 languages.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Be the Change! A Spiritual Quest for a Healthy World
Free public lecture with Hugo Bonjean
When: 8:00 p.m.
Where: Room 1L11 at The University of Winnipeg
Bestselling author of In the Eyes of Anahita - An adventure in search of humanity, Hugo Bonjean explains how our everyday actions as consumers, investors, educators or business people affect others and the environment around the globe. Bonjean tells the story of a spiritual quest for a healthy world, integrating the healing power of people and their activities to bring about an ethical economic fabric.
Project Peacemakers’ Speakers’ Series – Hiroshima
Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the Millenium Library
"Understanding the Post Modern World and Its Predicament"
With Dr. Rey Pagtakhan, Director, Global College
It will be presented that today there are three types of state in the international system. While the [1] pre-modern states can be described as lawless, and the [2] modern states fiercely protective of their sovereignty, the [3] post-modern states operate on the basis of openness, mutual security and interdependence. Also, the presentation will examine the foundations of the post-modern era, the relevance of territorial borders, the relativity of state sovereignty, the assumptions underlying the change, the origin, and who of the countries of the world belong. As well, the presentation will point out some of the predicament of post-modernity.
How does the post-modern world deal with terrorism, missiles and weapons of mass destruction? How does the post-modern world safeguard peaceful co-existence throughout the civilized world? These are two of the greatest questions that face our post-modern world.
For more information please click here.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
"Territory of Desire: Violence and the Postcolonial Nation"
with Dr. Ananya Kabir (Postcolonial Studies, University of Leeds)
When: 12:30 PM
Where: 1L11, (first floor of Lockhart, University of Winnipeg)
Dr. Kabir's research concerns representations of the Kashmir conflict in postcolonial India and counter-representations by Kashmiri artists and writers. Her research examines the relationship between cultural and political representation, theories of trauma, memory, mourning and affect; global and local Islams; postcolonialism and postmodernism.
The UMUNNA (IGBO) CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA INC. with the University of Winnipeg's Global College & Office of the Vice-President (Research, International, & External Affairs) presents its Inaugural lecturer in the Umunna Educational Lecture Series, with Hon. Dr. Rey Pagtakhan (PC,MD,LLD)
"Journey of an Immigrant in Multicultural Canada"
When: Friday, March 24, 2006 from 7:00 -8:30 PM
Where: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall (3rd Floor - Centennial Hall, University of Winnipeg)
For more information please contact:
Dr. Michael Eze at (204) 786-9083 or at m.eze@uwinnipeg.ca
Reg Ejeckam at (204) 668-6304 or at reg.ejeckam@shaw.ca
Paul Osiegbu at (204) 947-9545 or at nnaemeka40@hotmail.com
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Bill Blaikie: Pulpits, Politics and Pluralism: Preaching the Social Gospel in the 21st Century
When: 7:00 PM
Where: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall (3rd Floor - Centennial Hall, University of Winnipeg)
Click here for the official poster.
To learn more about Bill Blaikie, please visit: http://www.billblaikie.ca/
Thursday, March 9, 2006
From Rwanda to Darfur: the Failure of Humanity
Presented by The University of Winnipeg Global College Delegation of Rights & Democracy
A free public lecture on Human Rights Reform with Senator The Honourable Roméo Dallaire will be taking place at 7:00 p.m. in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall (3rd Floor Centennial Hall, UWinnipeg) on Thursday, March 9, 2006.
University of Winnipeg students are invited to participate in an Open Dialogue on Human Rights Reform on Friday, March 10, 2006:
Talking Rights with Roméo Dallaire
9:00 a.m. -Noon
2MS13 (2nd Fl, 520 Portage Avenue, Room 13)Indigenous Peoples, Group Rights & Diplomacy
Marshall Beier, Ass’t. Prof in Politics, McMaster University
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2nd Floor, Duckworth Centre Lounge (Spence at Ellice)Student Workshop: The Future of Human Rights
1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
2MS13 (2nd Fl, 520 Portage Avenue, Room 13)
Click here for the official poster
Monday, March 6, 2006 - His Excellency Ambassador Donald Smith and the "The Holy See: What Is It and Does It Matter?"
When: 7:30 PM
Where: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall (3rd Floor - Centennial Hall, University of Winnipeg)
In addition to background, including separation of church and state, his Excellency will discuss Canada's relations with the Holy See and how they developed, changes taking place under the new Pope, and the future of the Holy See. All were welcome to attend.
Click here for more information on the Holy See.
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - Father Noel Sheth and the "Christian Eucharist & Hindu Puja"
When: 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, 2006
Where: Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall (3rd Floor - Centennial Hall, University of Winnipeg)
The University of Winnipeg’s Faculty of Theology and the Global College are pleased to present a public lecture with renowned scholar and pioneer in inculturation Fr. Noel Sheth, s.j of Jnana-Deepa Vidapeeth, Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Pune, India
Fr. Noel Sheth, S.J., is a Jesuit priest and Professor of Indian Philosophy and Religion at Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Pune, India, where he was President until January 2006.
Thursday, February 23, 2006 - Christian Peacemaker Teams
As the fate of four Christian Peacemaker Teams hostages hangs in the balance in Iraq, Canadian Mennonite University's Institute for Community Peacebuilding had an evening with Gene Stoltzfus, Karen Ridd and others as they answered questions about the work and vision of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and other nonviolent organizations. 'Alternatives to Violence' explored nonviolent responses to aggression as practiced by CPT around the world.
Co-sponsored by The Global College, University of Winnipeg's Faculty of Theology, and United Church of Canada Conference of Manitoba and Northwest Ontario this event took place on Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 pm in Eckhardt Gramatté Hall at the University of Winnipeg.
Click here for the official poster.
Free Public Presentation
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 from 2:00 - 3:15p.m.
Room 2M79, Manitoba Hall, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sponsored by The University of Winnipeg Foundation, Global College
and The University of Winnipeg
The Dr. Douglas W. Leatherdale Global Citizen Internships offer special opportunities for Candian and International students to research, debate, and gain first-hand experience together with academic credit for studies related to global citizenship, human rights, and issues affecting the planet. Dr. Leatherdale will be joined by previous internship participants.