Introduction

Human Rights and Sports? What’s the connection? Come out to the Rights and Democracy Network’s 2008 Western Regional Event on Human Rights and Sports from March 7-9, 2008 and find out. The event will be held on all three major Winnipeg university campuses: College universitaire de Saint-Boniface, the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg. Come join us for great speakers, food and discussion all three days or whenever you can make it out.

Registration is FREE for all of these events, including meals; all you need to do is reply to this e-mail and let us know when you intend on coming. As well, we ask that you officially join the student network across Canada, which funds our events and makes it possible for everything to be free at: http://www.dd-rd.net/cms/site/en/membres/devenez_membre.htm.

Schedule

Here’s a rundown of what’s happening:

Friday March 7, 2008:

Location: College universitaire de St. Boniface: 200 de la Cathedrale ave. Centre etudiant Time: 4:00-9:00 pm Come hear Rights and Democracy’s China regional officer, Jean-Francois Le Sage, speak on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and its various human rights dimensions. Network members from Malsapina University from Nanaimo, British Columbia will be presenting a fair-trade sporting apparel fashion show. A delicious African dinner will be served and a film presentation will cap off the evening. The evening will be in English and French, so don’t be shy to come out!

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Time: 10:00 am -4:30 pm Location AM: 237 University College, University of Manitoba Location PM: St. John’s College multipurpose room, University of Manitoba Tanissa Martindale from the “Right to Play” will talk about ways in which sports are a vehicle for teaching young people around the world the importance of human rights and respect. We will be having great discussion time on women’s rights and sports and disabled athletes rights. Join us for a game of “Anarchist” soccer, a game that tangibly demonstrates how soccer brings people together.

Saturday Night social event: Location: Dylan O’Connor’s Irish Pub. 9-1875 Pembina Highway Time: 9:00 pm

What’s a conference without a big party? A great local band “Les Voyou’s” will be our musical guests for the evening. Come meet students from all around Winnipeg and Western Canada that believe in the importance of human rights advocacy locally and internationally.

Sunday March 9, 2008

Location: Rm.4M31 (Theatre A) University of Winnipeg Time: 9:30 am -1:00 pm Join us for brunch and speaker Dr. Raoul McKay, an indigenous scholar, who will be addressing Indigenous rights and sports.

We look forward to seeing you at our conference!