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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 [...]

This month is the fair-trade challenge month all over Manitoba. The challenge is to only consume fair-trade teas, coffees and hot chocolate for the entire month. Amnesty International and the Rights and Democracy Delegation at U of M are happy to be hosting a fair-trade coffeehouse and concert this Thursday. You will have an opportunity [...]

On Wednesday, February, 13, the U of M Rights and Democracy delegation hosted their second “Human Rights over Coffee” event, held at The Fyxx in the Exchange District, and featuring locally and internationally respected human rights lawyer, David Matas. Mr. Matas, who has been at the forefront of human rights advocacy internationally for many years, [...]

For the week of November 26-30, 2007, the Rights and Democracy delegation at the U of M sold bracelets made by a co-op of women in Peru. The women, who are living in poverty in Lima and who have mentally and physically handicapped children, formed a co-op called “Yancana Huasy” to support themselves. The women [...]

The Rights and Democracy delegation at the U of M runs general meetings every three weeks for delegation members, as well as anyone who would like to attend. The meetings are open for discussion about our current programs, as well as any other new initiatives.
Meetings are held Thursdays at noon, in the Student Group Resource [...]

More information about the conference will be posted here soon.

The U of M Rights and Democracy Delegation hosted the first “Human Rights Over Coffee” event, with noted International Human Rights Consultant Celeste McKay. Held at Academy Bar and Eatery on November 29th, Celeste McKay enlightened all in attendance on the current issues of indigenous rights. Here are the links to the documents that she [...]