You are invited! Launch of new research by Jill Bucklaschuk on Immigrant and Refugee Housing Model in Winnipeg

January 16, 2019 | Uncategorized

The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM) and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba office (CCPA-MB) invite you to join us for the launch of ‘They can … Read more

Book Launch: Practicing Community-Based Participatory Research. You’re Invited!

October 22, 2018 | Uncategorized

Practicing Community-Based Participatory Research. Edited volume (Editor: Shauna MacKinnon) of Stories of Engagement, Empowerment and Mobilization. November 8, 2018 Merchants Corner 541 Selkirk Ave Winnipeg MB 12 Noon Light Refreshments … Read more

Fast Facts: Poverty and Education in a Low-Income Suburb

July 31, 2018 | Uncategorized

Authored by: Jim Silver and Kate Sjoberg   Poverty and Education in a low income suburb Read more

Coming Back to Jail Book Launch

June 6, 2018 | Media, News, Uncategorized

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 … Read more

Why the Pain For Women in Manitoba Jails

June 6, 2018 | Uncategorized

Author: Elizabeth Comack Despite declining crime rates, remand numbers across Canada are increasing. There are now more adults in provincial lockups on remand — i.e. not proven guilty of an … Read more

Determinants of Indigenous Student Learning with Digital Technology: A Qualitative Study in a Remote Manitoba First Nations Community

May 23, 2018 | Uncategorized

By Ben Akoh The goal of this qualitative study was to identify the determinants that assist remote post-secondary Indigenous Canadian learners (in an isolated fly-in only community) to adapt and … Read more

Harnessing the Potential of Social Enterprise in Garden Hill First Nation

May 16, 2018 | Reports

  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 … Read more

Indigenous Workers and Unions: The Case of Winnipeg’s CUPE500

May 16, 2018 | Reports

Tagged as: Indigenous, Winnipeg, labour issues, unions

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 … Read more

The Inclusive Economy: Stories of Community Economic Development in Manitoba

January 30, 2018 | Uncategorized

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