POLICY FIX
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No Jesuit School in Winnipeg’s North End: Stop them before they do it again
The Catholic Church ran more than half of Canada’s residential schools. In these schools they immersed Indigenous children and youth in Catholic culture. The effect on these children and youth and their families has been so great that …
Community plays important role in poverty reduction
By Shauna MacKinnon Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press December 4th, 2015. I teach in the department of Urban and Inner City Studies at the University of Winnipeg. Our program is located on Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg’s North …
Economics for Everyone!
Jim Stanford in Winnipeg Nov 24 Join Jim Stanford, economist for Unifor and panelist for CBC National’s “The Bottom Line” as we launch a brand-new second edition of Economic for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of …
An Evening with Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein to speak in Winnipeg April 8th, 2016 Award-winning Canadian author Naomi Klein will be speaking on climate and economic justice in Winnipeg next Spring. The event is hosted by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba …
Job posting – housing researcher needed
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Manitoba office (CCPA – MB) is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social, economic and environmental justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices …
Kathy Mallett – Inner City Builder
Kathy Mallett is being honoured at this year’s CCPA-MB Errol Black Chair Fundraising Brunch being held November 15 at the Hotel Fort Garry. There are unsung heroes in Winnipeg’s inner city, especially in the Aboriginal community, and few …
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