Press for Progress

The week of March 5, 2018 begins the celebrations of this year’s International Women’s Day. The University has decided that because of the increasing focus on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion launched through Universities Canada, we are going to host a number of events this month, and throughout the year focused on the International Women’s Day theme “#PressforProgress”, striving for gender parity.

We have many great events, presentations and films being held throughout campus in recognition of International Women’s Day.

Date and Time	Event Description	Location
Monday, March 5 7:00 – 8:30 pm	Free Screenings of Gift of Senses (30 min) and Heimþrá (In Thrall to Home) (33 min) that celebrate feminist artists in our community and document very different journeys to creation presented by IWGS with MAWA. Click here for more details.	Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
Wednesday, March 7 4:00 – 5:00 pm	A public performance by the Feminist Cultural Productions class. They are going to unravel the complex ideas connected with the use of the “pussy hat” in various women’s marches. They will be doing a performance where they unravel the pussy hat. They have created a institute – the institute for higher unlearning!	The HIVE
Thursday, March 8 12:00 – 1:00 pm	We will be welcoming Isha Khan, Executive Director and Karen Sharma, Director of Investigations and Policy from The Manitoba Human Rights Commission on campus to discuss Human Rights and Gender Inclusion.	Library Group Study Area, 5^th Floor (follow the signs)
Monday, March 26 2:30 – 4:30 pm (Note: time change)	Dr. Annette Trimbee will be speaking about Universities Canada’s recent conference focused on “advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in the academy” and engage attendees on how this might be considered at the University of Winnipeg. A networking reception will also be part of this event and start at approximately 4:00 pm. Light refreshments served. As space is limited, please register by contacting Angelina Turney at a.turney@uwinnipeg.ca no later than, Friday, March 23, 2018. Note: this workshop has reached full capacity. Registration has been closed.	Convocation Hall (new location)