social justice News Archive
Research and International
Winnipeg Free Press: U of M strategic research plan: ‘bold’ goals, Indigenous focus
October 9, 2024 —
U of M strategic research plan: ‘bold’ goals, Indigenous focus
CBC Manitoba: Families in Winnipeg, Brandon call for safe drug supply and end to stigma on Overdose Awareness Day
September 1, 2023 —
Families in Winnipeg, Brandon call for safe drug supply and end to stigma on Overdose Awareness Day
Faculty of Law
Pro Bono Rights Clinic to launch at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law on July 26, 2022
July 26, 2022 —
The University of Manitoba Faculty of Law will launch its Rights Clinic at Robson Hall (“Rights Clinic”) on July 26, 2022. This novel initiative – supported by a grant from the Manitoba Law Foundation – will have a specific focus on assisting Manitobans with rights-advancing issues and cases in the areas of environmental rights, Charter rights, Indigenous rights, disability rights, and privacy rights, amongst others.
Faculty of Social Work
Reproductive Justice for Medically Uninsured Pregnant People in Manitoba
July 6, 2022 —
Dr. Lindsay Larios, assistant professor, has recently received a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant to examine the lived experiences of pregnant medically uninsured migrants living in Manitoba.