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“When we begin to hear speeches that dehumanize people, the alarm bells should go off.”

Jacques Rwirangira, former Vice-President, PAGE-Rwanda

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Beyond the Beat: Music of Resistance and Change

Open until September 2024 — Ground‐breaking and history‐making moments when music made a difference.

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Ukrainian Artists United

February 1, 2023 — ongoing

Cost: Free with admission

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Would you risk your life to expose a violation of human rights?

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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:

$18

Events

Niska Pisim (Goose Moon): A return to happiness

April 27, 2024

Cost: Free, registration required

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A Night at the Museum: Culinary delights and human rights

Wednesday, June 12th 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Cost: $135 includes dinner, $195 includes dinner and signature drink at each stop

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Upcoming Events

Stories

Us vs. Them: The process of othering

By Clint Curle

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Heartbeat of a People

By Dave McLeod

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Justice after genocide: Rwandan Canadian community activism

By Jeremy Maron

A group of people walking down a street with sign that reads “Commémoration du génocide contre les Tutsi du Rwanda. Avril-Juillet 1994. www.pagerwanda.ca”. Partially obscured.

Remembering the Srebrenica Genocide

By Jeremy Maron

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Exhibitions

Strength in Numbers: The Polish Solidarity Movement

January 2020 to August 2024

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Climate Justice

June 2022 to June 2024

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A crowd of youth hold protest signs and stand behind a large banner that reads “La Terre Mère,” or “mother earth” in English. Partially obscured.

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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