FAQ Call for Submissions
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2012 Human Rights Film Festival
Posted on | March 21, 2012 | No Comments
‘March 21st Human Rights Film Festival’ Back For 2nd Year!
The Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties is please to introduce the 2nd annual “March 21st: Human Rights Film Festival”! This festival was developed in 2010 to increase public awareness of the work needed for the elimination of social inequality and racial discrimination. It highlights March 21 the Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and showcases a film selection that addresses human rights issues. The festival is open to the public and all of the events are free. We invite everyone to attend, discuss and get connected with others in our community. For more detailed information check out the website!
Schedule of Events
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21
- Noon – “Building a Culture of Human Rights: A Panel Discussion on Human Rights Education”. (Millennium Library)
- 7PM – Screening of “Eve and the Fire Horse”, followed by an interfaith panel discussion. (IMAX Theatre)
THURSDAY, MARCH 22
- 9AM – Youth Program & Workshop (Millennium Library)
- Noon – Short Film program (Millennium Library)
- 7PM – Screening of “In the Name of the Family”; Q & A tO Follow (IMAX Theatre)
- 9PM – Screening of “A Child’s Century of War”; Q & A tO Follow (IMAX Theatre)
FRIDAY, MARCH 23
- Noon – Screening of the short film “The Little Black School House” (Millennium Library)
- 7PM – Screening of “You Don’t Like the Truth”; Q & A tO Follow (IMAX Theatre)
- 9PM – Closing Night Reception, refreshments provided (IMAX Theatre)
All Events are FREE, for more information check out the website.
Deborah Stienstra launching About Canada: Disability Rights
Posted on | March 21, 2012 | No Comments
Grant Park in the Atrium
Through a close examination of employment, education, transportation, telecommunications and health care, About Canada: Disability Rights explores the landscape of disability rights in Canada and finds that, while important advances have been made, Canadians with disabilities still experience significant barriers in obtaining their human rights. Stienstra contends that achieving disability rights is possible, but not through efforts to “fix” certain kinds of bodies. Rather it can be achieved through universal design, disability supports, social and economic supports and belonging — in short, through foundational social transformation of Canadian society.
Deborah Stienstra is Professor in Disability Studies at the University of Manitoba. She held the Royal Bank Research Chair in Disability Studies from 2000-2003 at the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies. She has worked with national organizations including the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, the National Action Committee on the Status of Women, FAFIA, and the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace. She is co-editor of Making Equality: History of Advocacy and Persons with Disabilities in Canada and the lead author of Women with Disabilities: Accessing Trade.
1120 Grant Ave.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3M 2A6
Phone 204-475-0483
Dr. timothy snyder – Bloodlands: Europe between hitler and stalin
Posted on | March 21, 2012 | No Comments
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM (Reception to follow)
Location: Moot Court, Robson Hall, University of Manitoba
Award winning author, Timothy Snyder, Professor of History at Yale University, will reflect upon his research on the history of mass murders in central and eastern Europe between 1933-1945.
Sponsored by: The University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Toronto, The Slavic Collection, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, The Department of German and Slavic Studies, Canadian Polish Congress Manitoba Branch.
For more information please call Magdalena Blackmore 474-7866
stephen lewis on global issues, local impact
Posted on | March 21, 2012 | No Comments
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: University Centre, 2nd floor multi-purpose room
Stephen Lewis on Global Health
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: Bannatyne Campus, Basic Medical Sciences Building
Hear one of the worlds most influential speakers on human rights, social justice and international development in a series of free lectures.
For more information, visit umanitoba.ca/student/leader
Caribbean History, Canadian History, Imperial History
Posted on | March 21, 2012 | No Comments
Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Location: 409 Tier Building
The Canada Research Chair in Western Canadian Social History presents Caribbean History, Canadian History, Imperial History: A Colloquium
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Melanie Newton, University of Toronto
Geographies of the Indigenous: Hemispheric Perspectives on the Early Modern Caribbean
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Session 1: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Chair: John Kendle (UM)
Paula Hastings (UM)
“‘Possessing a great South as well as a great West’: Canadian Aspirations in the West Indies and the Intertwined Politics of Expansion in the late nineteenth century.”
Emma Alexander-Mudaliar (UW)
“The ‘coolie’ side: Indentured Transnational Histories and Memory in India, Canada and the Caribbean.”
Keith Sandiford (UM)
“The Barbadian Impact on the Development of Modern Canada.”
Session 2: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Chair: Jorge Nallim (UM)
Ryan Eyford (UW)
“Slave-owners to Settlers: The Taylor family in Barbados and Canada.”
Adele Perry (UM)
“Global Empires and Local Powers: Free Women of Colour, Property, and Authority in early nineteenth-century Guyana.”
Jason Yaremko (UW)
“Caribbean Borderlands: Indigenous Diaspora, Transnational Resistance, and the Middle Ground in Cuba.”
For more information, contact:
Adele Perry
History
perrya@cc.umanitoba.ca
Phone: (204) 474-8107
Professor Maria Ines Martinez on her new book
Posted on | March 21, 2012 | No Comments
Institute for Humanities: Research Clusters
Posted on | March 21, 2012 | No Comments
to facilitate meaningful dialogue on and exploration of Humanities-related themes across disciplinary boundaries
to foster and promote interdisciplinary research in the Humanities
to demonstrate a willingness to seek external funding for collaborative research
Successful groups will be awarded $1,500 (subject to budgetary approval) in seed money, which can be used towards the costs of meetings, photocopying, visiting speakers, etc. Clusters will also have access to space on the UMIH website and to room 409 Tier Building for meetings, and will receive some administrative support. As part of their activities, each group will be required to plan at least one public event for the fall term and one for the winter term during the 2012-13 academic year. Awards will be renewable for a second year providing that the group adheres to their application proposal, fulfills required activities, and stays within their budget.
Eligibility
Research clusters must contain at least two University of Manitoba faculty members from the Faculty of Arts, ideally from two different departments. Clusters involving graduate students, members of the community, or scholars at other universities are particularly welcome. Clusters may not include members of the UMIH Board of Management selection committee. Proposals must be on a humanities theme (defined in terms of both content and methodology). Current UMIH research clusters that have had one year of support are strongly encouraged to apply for a second year. Current UMIH research clusters that have had two years of support are welcome apply for a third year on the understanding that their application may be given lower priority than a comparable application from a newer research cluster.
Selection Criteria
Members of the UMIH Board of Management will act as the selection committee using the following criteria:
(a) the qualifications of the applicants;
(b) the significance of the proposed theme and its potential appeal to a wider humanities audience;
(c) the proposed activities for the 2012-13 year;
(d) the viability of the program and budget
Application Procedure
The following materials must be submitted to the address below:
a short (one page) curriculum vitae for each member of the cluster with one contact person clearly identified;
a two-page (maximum) proposal outlining the theme of the cluster and highlighting the original and interdisciplinary features of the proposal;
a tentative outline of the activities to be undertaken by the group with preference given to activities leading to a tangible scholarly event such as a workshop, conference, speaker series, or publication;
a one-page budget with all budget items clearly justified and indication of the potential sources of additional funds, if required
Application materials will be handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae may be provided to participating members of the search process.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the Director of the Institute by email, to whom completed applications should also be submitted:
Dr David S. Churchill, Director, Institute for the Humanities
407 Tier Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
Phone: 204-474-9114 Fax: 204-474-7596 Email: d_churchill@umanitoba.ca
umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/humanities
Manitoba’s Equality Report Card
Posted on | March 21, 2012 | No Comments
Manitobans gathered for the release of the second Manitoba Equality Report Card. The Report Card grades the provincial government on their progress in meeting the recommendations set out in the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The Government received an overall grade of C+, the same grade that they received in 2010.
The province saw improvements in the area of women’s health, due largely to the new Women’s Health Strategy that specifically addresses the needs of women, and the opening of the new Birth Centre in Winnipeg. However, grades for Decision Making, Violence Against Women and Childcare saw a decline. Childcare earned an incomplete grade – a statement that says that without immediate action the province will have failed to meet the needs of families in Manitoba. A new category – Rural and Northern Issues – calls attention to the increased isolation and limited access to resources of women living outside of urban settings.
Chantel Henderson, a young mother and university student says, “As an Aboriginal woman I represent one of the largest marginalized groups in all of Canada. As a result I’ve been forced to live within the margins of poverty all my life. Poverty is a place where bad housing or lack of housing exists; where children are malnourished or neglected; where jobs and opportunities are scarce; and a place where women stretch every dollar and penny to keep a roof over their heads, food on the table and clothes on their children’s backs.” Chantel is a participant in UNPAC’s ChangeMakers program.
“It is essential for governments to live up to our international commitments to conventions like CEDAW and as a privileged nation and province we have the capacity to be leaders in this regard. We are looking now to this government in particular, one that we have reason to believe is progressive, to show that leadership,” says Dr. Lorna Turnball, Dean of Law at the University of Manitoba and a member of UNPAC’s advisory council.
The report was coordinated by UNPAC – an organization of Manitoba women committed to equality and empowerment – with contributions from several other organizations.
Check out the Report Card at www.unpac.ca.
Call for Papers – Languages and Cultures of Conflicts and Atrocities
Posted on | February 6, 2012 | No Comments
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- Deborah Stienstra launching About Canada: Disability Rights
- Dr. timothy snyder – Bloodlands: Europe between hitler and stalin
- stephen lewis on global issues, local impact
- Caribbean History, Canadian History, Imperial History
- Professor Maria Ines Martinez on her new book
- Institute for Humanities: Research Clusters
- Manitoba’s Equality Report Card
- Call for Papers – Languages and Cultures of Conflicts and Atrocities