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Posted: December 3, 2024

Mapping colonial harms – new report

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Released December 3, 2024 Social emergencies relating to deaths caused by suicide, violence, drug misuse/poisoning, community fires, and/or health-care services have been declared in northern First Nations in Manitoba and, in some communities, multiple times. While the definition …

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Category: Aboriginal issues, Child Welfare, colonialism, economic well-being, Harm Reduction, Manitoba Research Alliance, Mental Health, MMIWGTS+, racism, Rural Health, social exclusion, women, youth Tags: ,

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Last Updated: March 30, 2023

Why Don’t We Just Care?

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Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 30, 2023 By Elizabeth Comack In “A Tale of Two Sentences” (March 18, 2023 Winnipeg Free Press) Dean Pritchard reports on the stories of two men who were facing similar …

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Category: Aboriginal issues, colonialism, Crime, Harm Reduction, Homelessness, Incarceration, Indigenous, inequality, Manitoba, Mental Health Tags:

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Posted: January 23, 2020

Time is Now for 2020 Vision: Need Manitoba Climate & Social Action Budget

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Category: Aboriginal issues, activism, agriculture, budgets, city planning, climate change, colonialism, debt, Deficit, economic well-being, economy, Employment, environment, Fast Facts, Harm Reduction, housing, immigration, Incarceration, Income Equality, inequality, Inner City, Labour, Manitoba, Mental Health, poverty, privatization, public sector, Role of Government, social exclusion, sustainability, taxes, Winnipeg Tags: ,

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Last Updated: March 13, 2019

Black Lives Matter in Canada, as well

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By Robyn Maynard It is not too soon to express the view that the police killing of Machuar Madut, 43 year old father of three, living with mental health issues, and facing possible eviction – was unjustifiable and …

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Category: Mental Health, Police, racism, Uncategorized, violence Tags:

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Last Updated: February 10, 2017

Lived Experience and Perspectives: Women, mental health and housing in Winnipeg

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By Jen Erdmann Supportive Housing is an important model on the housing continuum and a positive choice for many people living with mental illness. Whether it is because a person faces greater challenges or because they do not …

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Category: health, housing, inequality, Mental Health, racism, safety, social exclusion, Uncategorized, Winnipeg, women Tags: ,

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