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Posted: December 3, 2024

Mapping colonial harms – new report

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 …

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: Elizabeth Comack, Jonathan Meikle

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Last Updated: March 11, 2024

Tax cuts benefit men more than women

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By Jess Klassen Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 8, 2024

Category: inequality, Tax Cuts, women Tags: Jess Klassen, Shawna Dempsey

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Last Updated: March 7, 2024

Manitoba tax cuts will intensify the gender pay gap – new analysis

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Category: gender pay gap, inequality, Manitoba, women Tags: International Women's Day

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Posted: August 24, 2023

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August 25, 2023 Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba research, published in 2017 in collaboration with Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, suggests that the costs of the landfill search for Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are dwarfed by …

Category: Aboriginal issues, Child Welfare, colonialism, Harm Reduction, Homelessness, Indigenous, inequality, Landfill, MMIWGTS+, Press Release, racism, safety, Uncategorized, violence, women

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Last Updated: March 15, 2022

Why Manitoba Needs no-cost contraception

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By Paige Mason Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 14, 2022

Category: health, Manitoba, women Tags: Contraception, Paige Mason

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Last Updated: August 22, 2019

Re-establishing their Lives: Issues Relating to Affordable Housing for Women and their Children Escaping Violent Relationships in Northern Manitoba.

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By Allison Groening, Colin Bonnycastle, Marleny Bonnycastle, Kendra Nixon and Judith Hughes

Category: Aboriginal issues, housing, Indigenous, Manitoba, Manitoba Research Alliance, North, safety, Uncategorized, violence, women

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Last Updated: January 30, 2019

Q & A: Minimum Wage & $15/h Wage in Manitoba

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Who earns a minimum wage in Manitoba? What are the benefits to a $15 minimum wage in Manitoba? The benefits of gradually phasing in a $15 minimum wage would be far-reaching: The 5.4% of workers who earn minimum …

Category: Employment, Indigenous, inequality, Labour, Living Wage, Manitoba, Minimum Wage, newcomers, Uncategorized, Wages, women, youth

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Last Updated: January 30, 2019

2018 Errol Black Chair Fundraising Brunch Keynote Speaker: Rebecca Blaikie

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By Rebecca Blaikie Good Morning. It is an honour to have been asked to join you today, and to be a part of this great event to celebrate and pay tribute to a great friend and mentor of …

Category: activism, democracy, fundraising, Manitoba, North End Winnipeg, Uncategorized, women Tags: Manitoba, Mount Carmel Clinic, Rebecca Blaikie

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Posted: June 15, 2017

Funding Community Strength in North Point Douglas

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By Kate Sjoberg and John Hutton First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 15, 2017 It may seem unusual for an organization that works with incarcerated men to take a position in support of a program that …

Category: Crime, inequality, Inner City, poverty, social exclusion, Winnipeg, women Tags: John Hutton, Kate Sjoberg, Winnipeg

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Last Updated: March 13, 2017

Winnipeg Women speak out on Homelessness

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Artwork by Jackie Traverse By Jenna Drabble This winter, a 53 year-old woman died overnight in minus 32-degree temperatures, frozen to death on the streets of downtown Winnipeg. This tragic and preventable loss serves as a reminder of …

Category: housing, racism, social exclusion, violence, Winnipeg, women Tags: Jenna Drabble, Winnipeg

Tax cuts benefit men more than women

Manitoba tax cuts will intensify the gender pay gap – new analysis

Why Manitoba Needs no-cost contraception

Re-establishing their Lives: Issues Relating to Affordable Housing for Women and their Children Escaping Violent Relationships in Northern Manitoba.

Q & A: Minimum Wage & $15/h Wage in Manitoba

2018 Errol Black Chair Fundraising Brunch Keynote Speaker: Rebecca Blaikie

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