Coming Back to Jail Book Launch
Elizabeth Comack is a professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Manitoba and a CCPA–MB research associate. Her book, Coming Back to Jail: Women, Trauma, and Criminalization, will be launched at McNally Robinson Booksellers Grant Park on...
Harnessing the Potential of Social Enterprise in Garden Hill First Nation
Author: Marina Puzyreva This paper explores the economy, the health status, and particularly the issue of food sovereignty of Garden Hill First Nation (GHFN), a remote community located 610 kilometers northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Similar to many northern...
Indigenous Workers and Unions: The Case of Winnipeg’s CUPE500
Authored by Lynne Fernandez and Jim Silver In this paper we examine the case of CUPE 500 and its relationship with Indigenous City of Winnipeg workers as a case study. Given the changing labour market in which precarious work is becoming more common and union density...
Being Involved in Uninvolved Contexts: Refugee Parent Involvement in Children’s Education
New report – Indigenous People, Wage Labour and Trade Unions
Have Indigenous people in Canada been active as wage labourers and union members? If so, what have been the circumstances? When and where and for what reasons have Indigenous people worked for wages and been union members and how have they fared in these roles? In this short paper we examine a wide range of recent studies that have looked at various aspects of these questions. Have Indigenous people in Canada been active as wage labourers and union members? If so, what have been the circumstances? When and where and for what reasons have Indigenous people worked for wages and been union members and how have they fared in these roles? In this short paper we examine a wide range of recent studies that have looked at various aspects of these questions. See report
Being involved in uninvolved contexts: Refugee parent involvement in children’s education
The involvement of refugee parents in their children’s education is crucial for academic success and community development. Yet schools often struggle in promoting the involvement of newcomer parents, especially in contexts where there are language, cultural and...
New report – Finding Her Home
This winter, a 53 year-old woman died overnight in minus 32-degree temperatures, frozen to death on the streets of downtown Winnipeg. This tragic and preventable loss serves as a reminder of how Winnipeg is failing to support people who need it the most and that the...
MRA Fall Events – All are welcome!
The Manitoba Research Alliance has two exciting fall events! Please join us - RSVP info is below. November 14 from 12-1:30, 510 Selkirk Avenue - Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are a mechanism to fund social programs. Come hear Dr. John Loxley discuss the use of SIBs both...
Stories of Decolonization – Documentary Premiere Screening
All are welcome to attend the premiere screening of the MRA-supported documentary Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement. Directed and produced by Gladys Rowe, Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot, Sarah Story and Liz Carlson. Please see poster for details,...
It’s Time to Give Back to Manitoba’s North
A new Errol Black Chair report by Lynne Fernandez examines how events are unfolding in Churchill and The Pas. It puts these events in the context of the entire Northern region and urges government to consider the needs and aspirations of Manitoba's Northerners when...