Topics: Discrimination
Exhibitions
Climate Justice
June 2022 to June 2024
This new exhibit explores the connections between human rights and climate change.
Behind Racism: Challenging the Way We Think
May 31, 2022 – October 16, 2022
Explore what science can teach us about racism. Learn to recognize and challenge mental processes that can lead to real‐world injustice.
Stories
Covering the Holodomor: Memory Eternal
By Jeremy Maron
Explore the role of journalists and the media in hiding and revealing the story of the genocidal famine in Ukraine engineered by Josef Stalin.
Us vs. Them: The process of othering
By Clint Curle
Explore the relationship between othering, human rights violations and the process of genocide through the lenses of the Holocaust and the Rohingya genocide.
One woman’s resistance
Viola Desmond helped inspire Canada’s civil rights movement by refusing to give up her seat in a movie theatre. Now, she is on the $10 bill.
The story of Africville
By Matthew McRae
If you’ve never heard of Africville, you’re not alone; the tragic story of this small Black community in Nova Scotia is not as well known as it should be.
