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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Inclusive Economy: Stories of Community Economic Development in Manitoba
January 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
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Being Involved in Uninvolved Contexts: Refugee Parent Involvement in Children’s Education
January 22, 2018 | News
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Justice Starts Here: New report by Public Interest Law Centre
November 15, 2017 | Featured
In the report Justice Starts Here: A one-stop shop approach for achieving greater justice in Manitoba, authors Allison Fenske and Beverly Froese from the Public Interest Law Centre spoke with … Read more
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New report – Indigenous People, Wage Labour and Trade Unions
April 6, 2017 | Featured, News
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 … Read more
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Being involved in uninvolved contexts: Refugee parent involvement in children’s education
April 3, 2017 | Featured, News
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 … Read more
