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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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Past events 1 – 20 of 389

November 2026

Democracy in Peril: Michael Ignatieff

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1, Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Event details
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights at night, its blue-lit Tower of Hope rising beside a crescent moon in a starry sky.

Be an Upstander with Autumn Peltier Student Event

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Bonnie & John Buhler Hall and Museum Galleries

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.

October 2026

One Earth, One Humanity, One Future

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Cost: Free, registration required.

Location: Bonnie & John Buhler Hall

Event details
A graphic image showing a dystopic scene of a post-nuclear blast, with toppled trees and barren streets.

Paymatisiwin during the Full Migration Moon 

Saturday, October 24, 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 flock of geese, silhouetted in mid-flight against a flat grey overcast sky, scattered loosely across the frame with wings outstretched in various positions.

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
A small group of people walk by a large sign on a wall, made up of thick black horizontal lines with the English and French words “Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge” and “Amours cachés : La purge LGBT au Canada” distributed within the lines. The top and bottom lines are a mix of black and rainbow colours. Rainbow colours cover the left edge of the wall.

Creating Communities Through Colour and Care

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Cost: Free admission

Location: Sifton Terrace, Level 6

Event details
Two teenage girls sit at a table, laughing and colouring in a design with markers, while another person sits nearby with their back to the camera.

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.

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