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Jan 9
Joy Smith. Human Rights. Human Trafficking Prevention
On this episode of Humans, on Rights we talk with the Founder of the Joy Smith Foundation. Joy Smith’s journey, and the history behind...
Jan 3
From Ribbon Skirts to Rights Reform: Winnipeg's 2024 in 7 Episodes
We look back on 7 conversations from 2024 that uncover the human rights work happening right here in Winnipeg
Dec 19, 2024
Evelyn Forget: Basic Income in Canada
Poverty is a human rights issue. A “Basic Income” is a policy idea centered on providing all individuals within a society with a regular,...
Dec 5, 2024
Matthew Cutler: Foresights for Human Rights
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights recently released a survey called Foresights for Human Rights. This national survey offers numerous...
Nov 28, 2024
Cody Chomiak: Human Rights and AI
"AI is likely to be either the best or the worst thing to happen to humanity” - Stephen Hawking Cody Chomiak, a recognized voice in the...
Nov 14, 2024
Craig Brown: Anti-Racism In Sport
Sport is not an equal playing field. We need to change the game. Craig Brown from Anti Racism in Sport talks about how the lack of...
Oct 31, 2024
Somia Sadiq: Inclusive, Transformative Change
With over 15 years of experience as a peacebuilder and certified environmental professional, Somia Sadiq, the founder and CEO of...
Oct 17, 2024
J Fiedler: Human Rights. Sexual Education Research Centre
J Fiedler is a sexuality educator originally from Detroit, MI. They have a background in HIV/AIDS, 2STLGBQIA+ culture & inclusion and...
Oct 3, 2024
Molly McCracken: Rectifying Manitoba’s Pay Gap
Pay discrimination and inequality persist in Manitoba with women earning, on average, 71 % of what men earn. To talk about this...
Sep 19, 2024
Darcy Ataman: Travel Safe
Darcy Ataman is a Canadian humanitarian, music producer, and the founder and CEO of Make Music Matter , an organization that uses music...
Sep 12, 2024
Carol Off: At A Loss For Words
Over the course of her incredible career, Carol Off has reached a level of journalistic excellence that has been equalled by few. She has...
Aug 29, 2024
Cathy Ching: Human Rights Book Award Winner
Cathy Ching and the South Central Regional Library System were recently recognized by the Manitoba Library Association alongside the...
Aug 15, 2024
Hafsa Altaf: Modern Modest Women
Fashion by Hafsa is a progressive artistic line of clothing designed for the modern modest woman. Hafsa uses influences from her...
Aug 1, 2024
Cordella Friesen: YMCA-YWCA
In this episode of Humans, on Rights Cordella shares the interesting fact that the YMCA-YWCA is the largest child care provider in...
Jul 18, 2024
Shane Henderson: Human Rights. Welcome Place.
Welcome Place is a well-known organization in Winnipeg, Manitoba, dedicated to helping refugees and immigrants settle in the city. The...
Jul 11, 2024
Winnipeg and Reconciliation: 9 Books on being Indigenous in Canada
Last week's podcast episode featured Suzanne Carrière, Canada’s first Métis citizenship judge. Off-mic, Suzanne shared with us a list of...
Jul 4, 2024
Suzanne Carrière: If We Can All Be Friends, We Can All Move Forward
Canada’s first Métis citizenship judge, Suzanne Carrière, has presided over 1,950 citizenship ceremonies, personally welcoming over...
Jun 27, 2024
What the RCAF and the 2SLGBTQ1+ Community Have In Common
In this episode Major Jackie Zakhar discusses how she went from working at a local Subway sandwich shop in a small community to becoming...
Jun 18, 2024
Amplifying Indigenous Voices: 6 Podcast Episodes to Listen to this National Indigenous Peoples Day
National Indigenous Peoples Day is this Friday, June 21st. To help you dive deeper, we've curated a list of six of our favourite podcast...
Jun 13, 2024
Daniel Boucher: Canada - Are we Truly a Bilingual Country?
More than 50 years after passing the passing of the Official Languages Act, 1969, Canada’s official languages face new challenges....
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