The U of M Rights and Democracy Delegation paired up with the Amnesty student group on campus to plan a coffeehouse celebrating the history of student movements for human rights. Speakers included: Dr. Sibanda, the Chair of the Department of History at the U of M, and up to the end of 2010 Director of [...]

This past week the University of Manitoba delegation collaborated with Sister Norma from College universitaire de Saint-Boniface to sell fair trade products made by women living in Peru and Mali. Proceeds went back to these women to support their families.
Fair trade is an organized social movement that aims to help producers obtain better trading conditions and [...]

The University of Manitoba Delegation planned a documentary night to watch Black Gold, a film about coffee and trade.
Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate the industry worth over $80 billion, making coffee the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil.
But while we continue to pay for our lattes [...]

Our first event of the 2010 – 2011 school year!
The Rights and Democracy Network Student Delegation at the U of M has invited special guest, Elana Wright, to lead an information session about the Network. This informative workshop, taking place next Wednesday November 3rd, will provide students with various opportunities for volunteering, internships, and other forms of [...]

We would like to start off by saying a big THANK YOU to all of our delegation members who worked tirelessly in the planning of this event, the University of Manitoba Students Union who provided many services for us, the Rights and Democracy Network in Montreal who gave us direction and support, and all others [...]

The University of Manitoba Rights and Democracy Network Delegation is proud to present: the Panties for Peace Campaign Week 2010! The campaign will be taking place during the week of February 1 – 6, 2010 and all events will be taking place on the U of M campus. Our week looks like this:

Monday February 1, [...]

This session of the coffee series featured former Minister of Foreign Affairs Lloyd Axworthy, speaking on human rights and international justice.
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During this event in the coffee series, Jennifer Montebruno from the Canadian Red Cross spoke about cluster bombs, and the new international treaty, the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

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Fair trade bracelet sale
Human Rights Over Coffee Series
Fair trade coffeehouse and concert
Western Regional Event: Sports and Human Rights

7:30pm – 9:00pm
The Park Theatre Cafe- Upstairs Loft Area
698 Osborne Street
Winnipeg, MB
Our special guest speaker this month is Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is currently working as the President of the University of Winnipeg. Dr. Axworthy has extensive experience and knowledge in international human rights topics. He played a significant role [...]