Past Events: Past Events
We explore human rights from many different angles and perspectives. Check out our past events (since March 2018).
Past Events listing
November 2022
A conversation on “Métis Memories of Residential Schools”
November 25, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: Free, registration required
Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers’ Society Classrooms on Level 1
![A black-haired woman appears to be in an abstract, colourful windstorm with red and blue.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.21%2C0.52%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-11/52234333583_464c976abf_5k.jpg?itok=6xYVqHAr)
Gala 2022: Raising Our Voices
Save the date:
November 17, 2022
Cost: Virtual tickets start at $25, in-person tickets $500
Location: Buhler Hall
![A rainbow crosswalk in front of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on a sunny day](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.63%2C0.55%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-06/CMHR_rainbow%20walkway.jpg?itok=r7XIZ1-K)
From talk to action: challenging racism in Canada today
November 3, 2022
Cost: Free
Location: C300 Theatre, UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
![A crowd of people facing away from the camera. Some in the crowd are holding signs above their heads that say: “I can’t breath #BLM”, “Canada is not immune to racism”, and “Justice for all: end violent, subtle and systemic racism now!!!”](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.31%2C0.48%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-09/canada-is-not-immune-to-racism-cmhr.jpg?itok=VR4kXaOY)
October 2022
Remembering the Children
Sunday, October 23 to Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Cost: Free
Location: Buhler Hall, Level 1, Canadian Museum for Human Rights
![Carved rectangular Bentwood Box by Coast Salish artist Luke Marston, who steamed, bent and carved the box in the traditional style from a single piece of sacred, old-growth red cedar. The artistic styles and imagery in its carved panels represent the distinct cultures of former First Nations, Inuit and Métis residential school students. Two sides of the box are visible, which both feature a face painted and carved into the wood.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.54%2C0.41%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-09/21306280699_19a2855bf1_o-2.png?itok=UwFPJMiC)
The Right to Choose: Hijab and Human Rights
Friday, October 21, 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall
![A woman wearing a blue hijab smiles toward the camera, with a bookshelf in the background.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.46%2C0.36%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-10/The-Right-to-Choose-event-photo-2.png?itok=p5Oh99k4)
Days for Girls Sewing Bee
Friday, October 21, 2:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Stuart Clark Garden of Contemplation on Level 3
![Girls holding Days for Girls Sewing Bee menstrual product bags.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.41%2C0.3%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-10/Days%20for%20Girls.jpg?itok=-gWdyfOh)
Winnipeg Mandolin Orchestra Concert
Friday, October 14, at 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Level 1 Gallery, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall
September 2022
Bimibatoo-win: Where I Ran
September 26, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Manittioba Teachers’ Society Classrooms CMHR, Level 1
![In the foreground, the silhouette of a person who appears to be running toward the viewer, in front of a car with its headlights on. In the background, a faint blue sky with the silhouette of a tree and long, thin clouds streaking across the horizon.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.38%2C0.37%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-09/Bimibatoo-win-where-i-ran-film-screening.jpg?itok=aFauE_ac)
Balik‐Tanaw: Martial Law at 50
September 23, 2022, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Cost: Free ticket required
Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights
![People standing in the rain under umbrellas along a roadside. Headlights from vehicles passing them are on the right side of the image. In the left foreground a sign blocks their faces from view and reads “No to hero’s burial for Marcos! Gabriela.”](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.34%2C0.41%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-09/No%20to%20hero’s%20burial%20for%20Marcos%20Gabriela.jpg?itok=IWAtj-Od)
Caught in Conflict
September 21, 2022 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: Free ticket required
Location: Bonnie & John Buhler Hall
![An abandoned city street where the building windows are gone, rubble lies piled in the road and a truck sits abandoned with its back doors open.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.48%2C0.61%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-09/Header-image-from-posted-Caught-in-Conflict-1.png?itok=VCTTosJ0)
August 2022
Mark Emancipation Day at the CMHR
August 5, 2022
Cost: Free community event; RSVP required.
Location: MTS Classrooms, Buhler Hall
![Une salle bondée de gens regardant un artiste dessiner sur une grande toile blanche sur scène.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.56%2C0.33%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-07/49205086012_a52aa3c804_o.jpg?itok=wzlHAtmw)
July 2022
Métis Memories of Residential Schools: A Testament to the Strength of the Métis
July 28, 2022 to January 13, 2023
Cost: This space is free to access.
Location: The Forks North Portage Partnership Classroom Lobby
![A graphic image of 24 mosaic tiles depicting Métis experiences in colonial schooling systems. Together the images show a red infinity symbol on a blue background.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.5%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-07/Metis-Memories-full-photo.jpg?itok=uH_pZR8K)
June 2022
![Rainbow Harmony Project Choir singing on a wooden stage inside a church.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.5%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-05/Rainbow-Harmony-Hero.jpg?itok=fePDNGU8)
Fighting back: the 2SLGBTQ+ purge and the ongoing struggle for a more inclusive future
June 3, 2022
Cost: Free
Location: Buhler Hall – Level 1
![Twenty-eight members of the LGBT Purge Fund Board and LGBTQ2+ National Monument Advisory Committee standing together and holding a rainbow flag, at the first Monument visioning session in 2019.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.51%2C0.4%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-05/lgbtq-Purge-Hero-44.jpg?itok=OhR_zu64)
The Fruit Machine
June 2, 2022
Cost: Free, registration required
Location: RRC Polytech, Manitou a bi Bii daziigae (319 Elgin Ave)
![Filming a scene of the movie Fruit Machine, 2 people conversing at a kitchen counter.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.53%2C0.34%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-05/BTS_TFM_on%20location%20in%20Sudbury.jpg?itok=t--atooA)
May 2022
Public opening of Behind Racism: Challenging the Way We Think
May 31, 2022
Cost: Free, registration required
Location: Level 1 Gallery, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall
![A woman gazes at a display showing faces of a diverse group of people.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.1%2C0.44%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-04/BehindRacismMarketing-OSC-(7).png?itok=LchtSdQi)
Be an Upstander — Showcase
May 24, 2022
Cost: Free
Location: Level 5 - Rights Today gallery
![Two people looking at a poster.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.38%2C0.41%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-04/33803619818_fec421e819_6k.jpg?itok=CNksZgL6)
World Press Freedom Day
May 3, 2022
Cost: Free, registration required
Location: Online event
![A child is holding a protest sign that says: “Putin, hands off Ukraine.” The child is sitting on their caregiver’s lap. Behind them is a Ukrainian flag.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.61%2C0.36%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-04/ukraine-rally-vancouver_Ben-Nelms-CBC.jpg?itok=U0yG4EXe)
News or Not?
May 2, 2022
Cost: Free, registration required
Location: Online event for classes grades 6+
![A healthcare worker prepares to give a vaccine to a patient. Both people are wearing medical face masks.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.57%2C0.35%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-04/vaccination-center.png?itok=WYnJyQms)
April 2022
Culture under fire: protecting Ukrainian heritage
April 28, 2022
Cost: Free
Location: Online program – Zoom
![A monument of the city founder Duke de Richelieu is seen covered with sandbags for protection, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in central Odessa on March 9.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.36%2C0.24%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-04/protecting-ukrainian-heritage-odessa.png?itok=_xu1PlPa)