Duaa Kanan, a third-year science student at the University of Manitoba, was recently presented with the Volunteer Service Award (Youth leadership category) by Premier Greg Selinger at the Volunteer Manitoba 30th annual dinner.
Kanan received the honour because she founded the Students Offering Support Program at the University of Manitoba. The organization offers tutoring for students […]

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The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law is hosting a birthday party for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which turns 30 this month.
The April 5 event will feature Manitobans whose lives have been changed by the entrenchment of constitutional rights. But the event will also examine some of the gaps in rights protection […]

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During the upcoming February break from classes at the University of Manitoba, students are being given an additional choice for what to do, beyond studying or taking a vacation.
Students who choose to join the Alternative Reading Week team will visit four Winnipeg agencies to learn about social justice issues and the actions that can be […]

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Teaching social justice and human rights is an important part of school curricula. Two special courses as part of a summer institute in the Faculty Education offered during Summer Session 2011 will examine two horrific events in human history and suggest ways in which they might be taught in the classroom.
The summer institute is titled: […]

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Winnipegger David Matas has tackled some of the world’s most troubling and controversial human rights issues. His commitment to the latest - which investigates organ harvesting in China - earned him a nomination for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.Matas is the keynote speaker at a free public forum Human Wrongs: Making Things Right Wednesday afternoon. […]

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