UWinnipeg Global College

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Global College fosters engagement in human rights through teaching, research, and action in local and global communities. https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/global-college/

✨ Student Spotlight ✨ We are excited to highlight Casandra in our student spotlight! Cas is a 4th year student combining her Human Rights major with a minor in Indigenous Studies. Did you know she founded an environmental organization called the Garbage Gang before beginning her degree? 🌟

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Wow, what a term! Congratulations to Dr. Kenyon's inaugural Human Rights Approaches to Health class. Sincere thanks to: Aimee Tymkin, Mary Asirifi, Jonathan Roberts, Regiane Garcia, Ashley Hayward, Candice Chirwa, Prossy Namyalo and HR alums Magi Hadad and Chelsea Bannatyne, for joining us.

Wow, what a term! 

Congratulations to Dr. Kenyon's inaugural Human Rights Approaches to Health class on 12 weeks of engaged discussion, student-led seminars, and fascinating guest speakers. 

Sincere thanks to: Aimee Tymkin, Mary Asirifi, Jonathan Roberts, Regiane Garcia, Ashley Hayward, Candice Chirwa, Prossy Namyalo and HR alums Magi Hadad and Chelsea Bannatyne, for joining us to share their research, experience and expertise. Wow, what a term! 

Congratulations to Dr. Kenyon's inaugural Human Rights Approaches to Health class on 12 weeks of engaged discussion, student-led seminars, and fascinating guest speakers. 

Sincere thanks to: Aimee Tymkin, Mary Asirifi, Jonathan Roberts, Regiane Garcia, Ashley Hayward, Candice Chirwa, Prossy Namyalo and HR alums Magi Hadad and Chelsea Bannatyne, for joining us to share their research, experience and expertise.

Register for HR courses this July & August! HR 1200 – Intro to Global Citizenship - Dr. Kenyon (kr.kenyon@uwinnipeg.ca) | HR 2600 – Emerging Issues in HR - Dr. Khan (sa.khan@uwinnipeg.ca) | HR 4650 – Special Topics: HR Work - Dr. Labman (s.labman@uwinnipeg.ca). No prerequisite for first two.

Register for these exciting Human Rights courses offered in July and August!

HR 1200 (3) Introduction to Global Citizenship, July 29- August 12 M-F 9am-12pm with Dr. Hamilton. No prerequisites.
*This course is open to high school students with accelerated status, contact Dr. Kenyon for more information (kr.kenyon@uwinnipeg.ca)*

HR 2600 (6) Emerging Issues in Human Rights, August 17- 28, M-F 9am-4pm with Dr. Khan. No prerequisites. 
*Instructor permission required to register, please contact Dr. Khan for more information (sa.khan@uwinnipeg.ca)*

HR 4650(3) Special Topics in Human Rights: Human Rights Work, August 17-21 with Dr. Labman. Prerequisites: HR 2100 and HR 220, plus 6 additional credit hours in HR or permission of the instructor (s.labman@uwinnipeg.ca).

HR 2650: Music and Human Rights This course is distinct from last year's Art, Literature, Film and HR course, if you took that course, you can take this one too! Students can take more than one section of HR 2650: Special Topics in Human Rights provided that they cover a different subject area

HR 2650: Music and Human Rights

Music has always been about more than entertainment - it can be a powerful language for action, activism and change! Journey through historical and contemporary music with Steve Dueck to learn about the role music can play in promoting and protecting human rights.

* This course is distinct from last year's Art, Literature, Film and HR course - if you took that course and loved it, you can take this one too! Students can take more than one section of HR 2650: Special Topics in Human Rights provided that they cover a different subject area. *

May 4 - June 15, Tuesday/Thursday 9 am - 12 pm

HR 2100: International Human Rights Law in Context HR 2100 has a new name! Concepts and conventions in one course were too much! This renamed course focuses on the international legal framework of human rights, focusing on the United Nations system and its human rights treaties and conventions.

HR 2100: International Human Rights Law in Context
HR 2100 has a new name! Concepts and conventions in one course was too much! This renamed course focuses on the international legal framework of human rights, focusing on the United Nations system and its human rights treaties and conventions. This fascinating course is taught by Katrina Leclerc - an engaged scholar with applied experience in the UN system. 

June 8 - June 23, Monday - Friday 1 - 4 pm 

*Stay tuned for a new course in the Fall of 2026 which will focus on Human Rights concepts and origins*

Join us at Merchants Corner for a discussion on Indigenous rights with Dr. Peter Kulchyski! 📅 Wednesday, February 25 🕧 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm 📍 Room 115, Merchants Corner, 541 Selkirk Avenue A pizza lunch will be provided. 🍕 Please RSVP to Dr. Matthew Hamilton at m.hamilton@uwinnipeg.ca.

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Join us for the next talk in our Feed Your Mind Lecture Series! 📅 February 12 🕧 1:30- 2:30 pm 📍 1MS25, Global College, University of Winnipeg Dr. Regiane Garcia will present a talk entitled "Can an Innovative Court Promote the Right to Health?: The case of Downtown Community Court in Vancouver." ⚖️

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Global College, Human Rights, and PACS were delighted to co-host the "Youth Leading Change" Book Talk earlier this week, welcoming back HR and PACS alumni Katrina Leclerc and Shayne Wong for an inspiring and informative talk. 🌎📚 Kudos to the audience for some great questions!

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(1/2) We are excited to congratulate Dr. Saad Khan on receiving the 2025–2026 University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) Teaching Award! This award recognizes individuals who, in the view of their graduate students, have made a significant contribution to the teaching profession.

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Human Rights was delighted to co-host "What to Know Before Applying to Law School" with Criminal Justice, featuring faculty and alumni from both programs. It was a packed house! Thanks so much to our panellists for sharing their experience, insights, and recommendations.

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More details about the upcoming "What to Know Before Applying to Law School" event that we're co-hosting with the Criminal Justice Department later this month! 📆 Thursday, January 22 🕧 1:30 pm- 3:00 pm 📍 Room 2M70, Manitoba Hall, University of Winnipeg

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Join us for our first Feed Your Mind talk of 2026! We’re excited to start off the year with a book talk on "Youth Leading Change" featuring co-editor Katrina Leclerc and contributor Shayne Wong. 📅 Monday, January 26 🕧 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm 📍 1MS25, Global College, University of Winnipeg

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We're already looking forward to the new year and all of the exciting events that we have planned for the winter term! ❄ Our first event of 2026 will be a panel on "What to Know Before Applying to Law School," co-hosted with the Criminal Justice Department. ⚖

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We were delighted to welcome 30 grade 12 students from Meghan LaBrie's Global Issues Class at Gordon Bell High School to Global College earlier this week. Faculty spoke about the Human Rights program and provided snapshots into their areas of research.

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Today is Human Rights Day 🌎 On this day in 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Human Rights Day encourages reflection, action, and advocacy to ensure that human rights are respected for all people, everywhere. #OurEverydayRights bit.ly/3Msxo3s

This illustrated edition of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is published by the United Nations in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

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