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“We have to speak up on behalf of those of us who are more vulnerable. We have to speak up on behalf of those who are going to be the first to be taken.”

Marci Shore, Professor at University of Toronto/previously at Yale University, first speaker of the Democracy in Peril series

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Thoughts from a post‐truth world: an evening with Marci Shore.

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Democracy in Peril speaker series: A way forward against authoritarianism.

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Une foule de personnes emmitouflées se tient debout dans une rue de ville pendant l’hiver, tenant de multiples drapeaux ukrainiens bleus et jaunes ainsi qu’un drapeau canadien. Le rassemblement semble être une manifestation en appui à l’Ukraine. De grands édifices à bureaux et des feux de circulation sont à l’arrière-plan sous un ciel couvert. Partially obscured.

Exhibitions

Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge

January 31, 2025 to fall 2026

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A large group of protestors march through a city while two uniformed RCMP officers keep watch. In this black-and-white image, the protestors' signs and banners call for an end to discriminatory practices against members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. Partially obscured.

Broken Promises: The Dispossession of Japanese Canadians

September 23, 2025 to April 2026

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Location

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Hours

Open Today:

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Admission

Adult General Admission:

$23

Events

Spring Break 2026 at the Museum

Saturday, March 28, 2026 to Saturday, April 4, 2026

Cost: Free with admission

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Women for a Just Peace – in Palestine, Israel and at home

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Cost: $15 for workshops $20 for evening program Or $30 for workshops and evening program.

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Stories

Information Disorder in Times of Conflict

By Saranaz Barforoush, Ph. D. and Shayna Plaut, Ph. D.

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The Impact of War on Children Worldwide

By Shelly Whitman Ph. D.

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Online misogyny: the “manosphere”

By Steve McCullough

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Drawing the truth: Eight meaningful graphic novels

By Stephen Carney

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A smiling woman with light skin is filmed on a cell phone. She is wearing a lanyard with the words “Be inspired” and standing in front of an exhibit element made of horizontal strips of wood, some decorated with Indigenous art. Partially obscured. — Photo: CMHR, Scott Gillam