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Winnipeg’s Inner City Reversing Decades of Decline, Report Says
March 30, 2016 | Media
By: Jacques Marcoux, CBC News After nearly five decades of gradual decline, Winnipeg’s inner city is showing signs of a newfound vitality. The area has reversed a trending decline in population, home … Read more
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State of the Inner City Report 2015: Drawing on our Strengths
December 10, 2015 | Featured, Reports
It has recently been claimed in the media that nothing is working in the fight against poverty. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ State of the Inner City Report 2015: … Read more
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Help Needed for Newcomers and Aboriginal People: Youth Face Barriers to Jobs
December 10, 2015 | Media
By: Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press The fast-growing newcomer and indigenous youth population Manitoba is relying on for economic growth needs help removing the barriers of racism and poverty, a … Read more
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Poor Housing: A Silent Crisis
October 21, 2015 | Featured
Poor Housing: A Silent Crisis is a compilation of essays edited by Josh Brandon and Jim Silver, co-published by Fernwood Publishing and CCPA Manitoba. It was launched at McNally Robinson … Read more
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The Impact of the Harper Government’s ‘Tough on Crime’ Strategy
September 30, 2015 | Featured, Reports
Crime rates in Canada have been steadily dropping for over a decade, while prison populations have been increasing in recent years. Commentators have attributed this disconnection between falling crime rates … Read more
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You Don’t Have to Live Like a Refugee
By: Ray Silvius, University of Winnipeg Published in: Winnipeg Free Press Having fled their home countries to escape violence and war, refugees in Canada find their full inclusion in … Read more
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Inclusive Urban Development and Poverty Reduction: Learning From Innovative Practice
May 8, 2015 | Reports
The April 2015 issue of Universitas Forum titled “Inclusive Urban Development and Poverty Reduction: Learning From Innovative Practice” is the result of a collaborative project led by Sara Swartz, Director … Read more
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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Conference
May 17, 2014 | News
MRA co-investigators Shauna MacKinnon (Urban and Inner City Studies, UW) and Diane Roussin (The Boldness Project) attended the CCPH conference in May 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Their presentation entitled “It’s … Read more
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“Indians Wear Red” wins Manitoba Book Award!
April 27, 2014 | News
“Indians Wear Red”: Colonialism, Resistance and Aboriginal Street Gangs won in the non-fiction category on April 27, 2014 at the Manitoba Book Awards! Elizabeth Comack, Lawrence Deane, Larry Morrisette and … Read more
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Summary Report: Winnipeg Study Tour
October 25, 2013 | Reports
Between October 21-25th, 2013, visitors from Albania, El Salvador, Italy and Mexico and students from the University of Manitoba’s Asper Business School Master in Business Administration explored a number of … Read more
