The 7th annual Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival is this week, from Tuesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 12, 2012. It’s the only festival of its kind in the world: an annual free cultural event dedicated to storytelling for the advocacy and support of peace.
“Everyone has a story,” says Jessica Senehi, festival director and associate director […]
Telling the stories of peace and justice
May 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Education, History, Music, News Release, Outreach, Peace and Justice
Tags:Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice·children·global issues·human rights·peace studies·poverty·youth
Child Maltreatment Still A Major Problem
December 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Health, News Release, Nursing, Outreach, Peace and Justice, Research, Social Work, economics, human ecology, political studies, psychology
A study published last week in The Lancet reveals, despite policies meant to curb child maltreatment, it has not decreased in two decades.
The international study used information from England, USA, Sweden, New Zealand, Western Australia, and Canada-specifically Manitoba. It found physical abuse, neglect, and violent deaths in children mostly remained stable across the six nations.
The […]
Tags:abuse·children·government·intervention·neglect·policy·poverty·welfare
News Release: Legal Help Centre
March 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Health, Law, News Release, Outreach, Social Work, Students, psychology
In the coming months a new community resource will take shape to help disadvantaged people deal with legal issues and assert their rights. At the Legal Help Centre, a joint initiative of The University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba, students and volunteer professionals will help people who cannot afford a lawyer navigate the […]
