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
December 2019
Seeking justice after genocide
December 8, 2019
Cost: Free
Location: Gelber Conference Centre/Montreal Holocaust Museum
2 Cummings Square, Montreal
![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”.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.69%2C0.46%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-10/page-rwanda.jpg?itok=FY-8ahNy)
Free Friday night at the Museum!
December 6, 2019
Cost: Free after 5 p.m.
Location: All spaces
![Three women pose in front of a black wall.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.61%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-11/SAgall1.jpg?itok=bqaQscey)
November 2019
![A group of young adults talk excitedly while walking up a set of illuminated ramps.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.52%2C0.36%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-10/Students%20on%20ramp.jpg?itok=xfX3wrBt)
Members’ Paint Night
November 26, 2019
Cost: $25 for members; $30 for guest (one ticket available per member)
Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1
![Artists’ paintbrushes of various sizes, lengths and colours in a metal container.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-11/dave-phillips-CP22Bt981WI-unsplash.jpg?itok=uJUFg2Kt)
![A large crowd in a museum gallery. There is a curved bench in the centre of the room. The display consists of a series of portraits above alcoves each containing a different exhibit.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.46%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-08/CDN-journeys-Aaron-Cohen.jpg?itok=NqaCTqea)
National book launch: ‘Picking up the Pieces’
November 20, 2019
Cost: Free ticket required
Location: Level 2 - Canadian Journeys
![A man wearing traditional Indigenous regalia and headdress stands in front of an art installation made of wooden panels with embedded objects.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.56%2C0.34%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2021-01/Carey-Witness-Blanket-DougLIttle.jpg?itok=NHTJew_O)
The relevance of the Holodomor today
November 18, 2019
Cost: Free ticket required
Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1
![A young girl stands facing the camera with a sorrowful expression, clutching a shawl around her.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.45%2C0.36%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-10/girl-starvation_0.jpg?itok=W3lzAKZv)
The Future of Human Rights in Canada gala
November 3, 2019
Cost: rsvpgala@friendsofcmhr.com or call 204-938-2670.
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
![A gala event.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-10/061.jpg?itok=ABaSWQDI)
Conversation Circle: Identity and sense of belonging
November 1, 2019
Cost: Free ticket required
Location: Meet at Group Entrance
![A small group of people stand in a semicircle in front of large screen displays.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.37%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-08/ConversationCircle2.jpg?itok=Lz73SsmJ)
First free Friday night at the Museum!
November 1, 2019
Cost: Free after 5 p.m.
Location: All spaces
![Guests at an event talking and drinking white wine.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.37%2C0.5%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-10/guests-talking-with-drinks_Willaim%20Au%20Photography.jpg?itok=S-ji8sIM)
October 2019
Poppy Blanket Project
October 27, 2019
Cost: Free
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
![Two people are working at a table full of poppies.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.35%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-10/poppy%20blanket%20project.jpg?itok=T_YO6i0M)
Teacher appreciation days
October 26 and 27, 2019
Cost: Free
Location: Level 5 Terrace Galleries
![A large number of people in a gallery with a wall of colourful panels and photos showing a timeline of events.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2018-10/23328012655_88b656e3ee_o.jpg?itok=VyamtOK5)
Euromaidan virtual reality experience
Friday, October 25, 2019
Cost: Free
Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1
![Two people laying red flowers at a memorial. In the background a dozen other people are standing in front of debris, such as rocks, metal sheeting and cement barriers painted with blue and yellow Ukrainian flags and lettering.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-09/Spoilt-exile.jpg?itok=gZsfsm6E)
Exhibit Launch – Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Cost: Free ticket required
Location: Level 5 - Rights Today
![Two women are standing in front of a hut with a straw roof, looking at the camera. The younger woman on the right is smiling and embracing the one on the left.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.47%2C0.56%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-06/Evelyn-grandmother.jpg?itok=CZRY3ftA)
Indigenous Perspectives on Reconciliation
Wednesdays, October 16, 23 and 30, 2019
Cost: $90 for members / $100 for non-members + textbook
Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1
![A smiling woman faces the camera with her hands on her hips.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.32%2C0.5%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-09/Jessica-Dumas.jpg?itok=sdANuisu)
Big Brother is watching
October 1, 2019
Cost:
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
![A portrait of a smiling woman standing with arms crossed in front of a white backdrop.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.54%2C0.35%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-08/Megha-Rajagopalan-headshot.jpg?itok=6W4Ymb8G)
September 2019
Supreme Court of Canada at the Museum
September 25, 2019
Cost: Free
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
![A room full of audience members sitting. One woman is standing and smiling holding a microphone.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-09/Kara-Murza-lecture.jpg?itok=LeRFgjR3)
Member appreciation event
Thursday, September 19
Cost: Free ticket required, available online or call 204-289-2000.
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
August 2019
Labour Rights Tour
Daily, August 26 to September 2, 2019
Cost:
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
![A large group of women sitting and sewing. Others are standing behind them in a room crowded with textiles.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.55%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-05/Strike7%20copy.jpg?itok=zL_JBPST)
Karakoro live at the Museum!
August 18, 2019
Cost: $25, $20 for members
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
![A drumming troupe dancing on a stage. The drums and parts of their costumes are a bright red.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-07/drumming-karakora.jpg?itok=67NXJ83Y)