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
April 2022
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
April 20, 2022 to April 22, 2022
Cost: Free
Location:
![A drive through cinema with cars and a sunset behind the screen](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.49%2C0.2%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-04/EN%20NCFD%202022_0.png?itok=dANB-mi9)
New Beginnings Panel Discussion
April 12, 2022
Cost: Free
Location: Virtual program – Zoom (register below)
![Five panels are hung on a wall. The panels contain written text and images.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.51%2C0.36%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-04/51815649540_cca8ff0443_o.jpg?itok=TWwsMnru)
![Still image from an animation showing human figures writing “welcome” in multiple languages in white and yellow on a purple wall.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.4%2C0.41%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-04/human-figures-writing-welcome.jpg?itok=JxEMffVW)
March 2022
Spring Break 2022
March 29, 2022 to April 2, 2022
Cost: Free for kids 12 and under
Location: Throughout Museum
![People walking up a ramp in the museum.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.41%2C0.34%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-03/50408945728_213e0db64b_o.jpg?itok=Lq_LTDUf)
Annual Public Meeting
March 17, 2022
Cost: Free registration required
Location: Online program (Zoom)
![The CMHR’s exterior is seen at night with its glass panels lit up blue, green and purple.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.55%2C0.34%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-02/51860769329_cbca6b69d3_o.jpg?itok=lGt1uy0z)
Rendez‐vous de la Francophonie 2022
Tuesday, March 1 to Thursday, March 31, 2022
Cost: Free
Location:
![Cartoon drawing of a three-eyed pink monster and two human figures in front of a landscape of trees, buildings and mountains.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.47%2C0.28%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-02/banner-papates%202560.jpg?itok=hWq7sQma)
January 2022
Courage and defiance: The story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes
January 27, 2022
Cost: Free
Location: Online program – Zoom
![A black and white image of a man, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, superimposed over an old passport.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.46%2C0.27%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2022-01/Untitled-1_0.jpg?itok=fOVL-qR3)
December 2021
Photos from immigrant and refugee youth on display at CMHR
December 10, 2021 to June 13, 2022
Cost: This space is free to access.
Location: The Forks North Portage Partnership Classroom Lobby
![Close-up of a small plant growing through cracks in a concrete surface.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.46%2C0.44%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-12/17_MUSM_Maroua.jpg?itok=F0dSR7pL)
November 2021
Gala 2021: Raising Our Voices
November 28, 2021
Cost:
Location: Online program with a limited tickets available for in-person reception.
![A large, free-standing art installation contains hundreds of objects. It is framed in cedar and there is an open door in the middle that people can walk through.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.5%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-04/witness-blanket-aaron-cohen.jpg?itok=edFVIOsa)
Honouring our veterans
November 9, 2021 to November 13, 2021
Cost: Free admission for veterans and serving members.
Location:
![A huge building with a rounded glass façade is topped by a glowing red tower.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.53%2C0%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-10/Red-tower---watermark-cropped-out-2.jpg?itok=lA4z6RyF)
Is Facebook a threat to democracy?
November 9, 2021, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m (CDT)
Cost: Free
Location: Online program – Zoom
![An image of transparent hands hovering over a keyboard.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.5%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-10/keyboard.jpg?itok=RyAQfmKu)
September 2021
![People wearing orange T-shirts stand in front of a row of trees. There is long grass in the foreground. The T-shirts bear images of small hand prints grouped in a heart shape with the number 215+ above them.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.4%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-09/Orange-shirts-acohen.jpg?itok=iTUt_7s-)
Art is action
September 28, 2021 at 1 p.m. (CDT)
Cost: Free
Location: Online program (Zoom)
![Portion of a large artwork consisting of objects set in cedar frames.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.5%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-09/witness-blanket.jpg?itok=Wm0QZakE)
July 2021
Festival of rights: video fun for kids!
July 13 to September 6, 2021
Cost: Free
Location:
![A performer wearing a tuxedo stands in front of a display of multi-coloured balloons.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.57%2C0.14%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-07/al-simmons2.jpg?itok=62DgHCyU)
June 2021
Indigenous films and filmmakers
June 1 to 30, 2021
Cost: Free
Location: Streaming online in June
![A person with long grey hair stands outdoors, with a rolling grassy landscape and cloudy sky in the distance.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.62%2C0.24%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-05/To-Wake-Up-the-Nakota-Language_0.jpg?itok=cVDJuym8)
May 2021
Combatting anti‐Asian racism in the workplace
May 19, 2021 at 1 p.m (CDT)
Cost: Free
Location: Online program (Zoom)
![A man wearing a cloth mask and holding a sign, walking with a group of protestors carrying signs about ending racist violence and anti-Asian racism.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.56%2C0.27%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-05/Stop_Asian_Hate_IMG_1982a_(51008497400).jpg?itok=4JIOuqTM)
April 2021
![A young child being carried by an adult looks back over the adult’s shoulder.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.65%2C0.38%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-04/Uighur-event-2.jpg?itok=wiU6kpHR)
March 2021
Discovering Acadia and other places
Rendez‐vous de la francophonie 2021
Cost: Free
Location:
![A man with a painted face juggles outdoors, as smiling children watch. A city skyline appears behind him at a distance.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.47%2C0.24%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-03/7_LeJongleur1_0.jpg?itok=NmBTcHW-)
Plus haut que les flammes (Higher Than Flames Will Go)
Rendez‐vous de la francophonie 2021
Cost: Free
Location:
![Several people and one dog sitting and standing in a landfill. A tree sits in the centre of the image and garbage is strewn on the ground.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.5%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-02/1_PlusHautQueLesFlammes3.jpg?itok=IrvbKRx9)
![A wooden block painted with the image of a child, stands on top of a round block. Blocks of varying shapes, colours and sizes appear in the background.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.52%2C0.31%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-03/6_Tchou-tchou2.jpg?itok=17ECLeVA)