Topics: Human rights promotion
Events
The New Moon — Generously Sharing Happiness
Saturday, May 16, 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.
Taking Action to End Violence and Promote Healing
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Cost:
Location: Hall of Hope, Level 2
Manitoba Upstander Showcase
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Cost: Free admission with promo code UPSTANDER2026
Location: Museum galleries and Garden of Contemplation
Edmonton and Area Upstander Showcase
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Cost: Free admission
Location: Royal Alberta Museum
9810 103a Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 0G2
The Full Frog Moon and Love – Who Does Your Heart Beat For?
Saturday, May 30, 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.
Beyond the Rainbow Storytime
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Cost: Free, registration required
Location: Stuart Clark Garden of Contemplation, Level 3
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.
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Stories
What Is Two‐Spirit? Part One: Origins
By Scott de Groot
Discover the history and meaning of Two‐Spirit. The term speaks to community self‐determination, rejects colonial gender norms and celebrates Indigenous sexual and gender diversity.
Black Lives Matter and the struggle for racial justice in Canada
By Debra Thompson
Protest movements reveal and resist the injustice of systemic racism in Canada. Black community activism includes public protest, policy change and collective care.
Nursing and Indigenous peoples’ health: reconciliation in practice
By Maureen Fitzhenry
Nurses’ long‐time partnership shows that decolonizing our health care systems is necessary for enhancing respect, fairness and social justice for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
Star Trek and human rights
By Alana Conway and Murray Leeder
Star Trek has offered an intelligent, socially conscious approach to science fiction since it debuted in 1966. Current Star Trek series feature complex, nuanced perspectives on important human rights matters such as genocide, migrancy and refugees.
From refugee to firefighter
By Maureen Fitzhenry
In 1991, Ali and his wife fled a brutal civil war in Somalia, ending up in a Kenyan refugee camp with their 3 children. After a long process, they immigrate to Canada.
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Drawing the truth: Eight meaningful graphic novels
By Stephen Carney
Eight graphic novels that tell compelling stories about injustice, activism and hope.
Dick Patrick: An Indigenous veteran’s fight for inclusion
By Steve McCullough and Jason Permanand
Patrick was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the Second World War, but back in British Columbia he was refused restaurant service because he was Indigenous. That didn't stop him.
Resource guides
Music and human rights
Learn more about the connection between music, activism, protest and human rights issues
