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We explore human rights from many different angles and perspectives. Check out our past events (since March 2018).

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October 2026

The Migration New Moon and Focusing on Traditional Healing

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The group will meet in Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1 and proceed together to Level 6.

Event details
A starlit night sky over a dark rolling hillside, with the silhouettes of bare, windswept trees and a cluster of evergreens in the foreground. Faint golden cloud bands and a glow from distant lights line the horizon, while a thin pink streak (likely a meteor) crosses the sky on the right.

For classrooms: Queer History Month Tour

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Cost: Free

Location: Virtual

Event details
Un petit groupe de personnes passe devant une grande affiche murale composée de lignes horizontales noires épaisses avec les mots « Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge » en anglais et « Amours cachés : La purge LGBT au Canada » en français répartis à l’intérieur des lignes. Les lignes du haut et du bas sont un mélange de noir et de couleurs arc-en-ciel. Les couleurs arc-en-ciel recouvrent le bord gauche du mur.

Creating Communities Through Colour and Care

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Cost: Free admission

Location: Sifton Terrace, Level 6

Event details
Deux adolescentes sont assises à une table. Elles rient et colorient un dessin avec des marqueurs, tandis qu’une autre personne est assise à proximité, dos à la caméra.

September 2026

Canoes and Rapids: Navigating Indigenous Knowledge

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Cost: Free

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Garden of Contemplation

Event details
Kayakers paddling colourful kayaks (yellow, orange and blue) on a calm river, with a forested hillside of pine and oak trees under a clear blue sky in the background.

The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation 

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Virtual

Event details
Three people in a gallery examining the Witness Blanket, a large free-standing blanket made of cedar panels holding objects related to the residential school experience.

Nuit Blanche Winnipeg 2026

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Cost: Free and open to all.

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, outside and inside on Level 1

Event details
A concept image of the artist’s mannequin-like sculptures adorned in colourful patterns outside the Museum on a starry night.

The Mating Full Moon and Living in Thankfulness

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The group will meet in Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1 and proceed together to Level 6.

Event details
Composite image comparing greayscale (left) and natural color (right) views of the same lunar hemisphere.

Reel Pride Film Festival

Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, 2026

Cost: $10 plus fees per projection

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Event details
Five members of a queer family stand together on a rocky hillside in front of weathered wooden shanties in a desert mining town, with a young girl at the centre of the group looking in the same direction just off-camera.

At the Knees of our Ancestors Exhibit Opening

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Canadian Journeys Gallery, Level 2, and Stuart Clark Garden of Contemplation, Level 3

Event details
A black and white image of women and young children sitting on couches and chairs in a small living room.

New Moon Gathering: Young Leaders and Community Healing

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The group will meet in Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1 and proceed together to Level 6.

Event details
Black-and-white close-up of overlapping bird feathers, likely from a wild turkey’s tail or wing.

August 2026

Ohpahowi‐Pîsim – Flying Up Moon

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The group will meet in Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1 and proceed together to Level 6.

Event details
A Canada goose stands on green grass with its neck twisted backward, head turned to face the camera directly. The goose has a black head and neck, white cheek patch, tan-brown body feathers, and a white belly, set against a plain blue sky.

Roots & Reconciliation: An Indigenous Artisan Market

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Cost: Free

Location: Bonnie & John Buhler Hall

Event details
Close-up photo of a rectangular black throw pillow resting on a wooden bench, featuring detailed embroidery of a stylized peacock with a curved blue neck, teal head crest, and an orange-and-teal eye-patterned feather. The design also includes brown vine-like stitching, teal and sage leaves, and small maroon and white floral accents scattered across the black fabric.

The Flying Up Moon: Empowering the Sacred Leaders of Tomorrow 

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The group will meet in Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1 and proceed together to Level 6.

Event details
A large, weathered wooden structure shaped like a tepee stands in a dry grassy field under a clear blue sky. The structure's wooden frame is largely exposed, with many wood shingles missing or falling off, revealing the ribbed skeleton beneath.

A Conversation with Autumn Peltier

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Bonnie & John Buhler Hall

Event details
An Indigenous girl is wearing traditional regalia and beaded earrings and her hair is in braids. She is speaking at a podium featuring a logo of the United Nations.

Peacebuilding Through Truth and Reconciliation

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 to Sunday, August 16, 2026

Cost: CAN $125–CAN $550.

Location: All daytime conference events will take place at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Event details
Exterior photo of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ glass windows and tower, taken against a prairie sky at dusk. The Winnipeg sign at the Forks is situated on the right side of the image. Multiple office towers and downtown lights are on the left-hand side of image.

Emancipation Celebration

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall

Event details
A group of six black performers standing on stage with colourful backlighting.

The Molting Moon, Kinship and Land Acknowledgements

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The group will meet in Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1 and proceed together to Level 6.

Event details
A vivid arc of pinkish-red and green aurora curves across a starry night sky alongside the Milky Way's core, above a dark tree-lined lake that mirrors the lights on its calm surface.

July 2026

The New Molting Moon and Generations

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The group will meet in Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1 and proceed together to Level 6.

Event details
A group of Canada geese stands on a muddy shoreline beside the water. One goose in the foreground is bending down to forage while another is eating while looking in the direction of the camera.

June 2026

Summer Solstice and Egg Laying Full Moon Potluck Celebration 

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The group will meet in Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1 and proceed together to Level 6.

Event details
A full view of Earth from space centred on North and South America, with swirling white clouds over blue oceans and green/brown landmasses.

For classrooms: Special virtual tour for Pride

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Cost: Free

Location: Virtual

Event details
Three silhouettes of people walking past a large wall panel featuring the logo for the Love in a Dangerous Time exhibition. The silhouettes are blurred as the individuals are walking from left to right.

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