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February 2024

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[Cel-newsletter] CEL Newsletter: Upcoming volunteer opportunity with transitional housing community (Sat Mar 3, 10:30am-3pm)
by Anny Chen 28 Feb '24

28 Feb '24

Community Engaged Learning has two upcoming events! Fire Building Workshop – Sat Mar 2, 1-4pm (for Indigenous community) Land and Water invites the Indigenous community to join us for our fire-building workshop this Saturday. Together we will learn from UM sweat lodge helpers about fire-building, play some Indigenous traditional games, and make some food on the fire. This workshop will take place on the Fort Garry campus and is free and open to Indigenous students, staff, and faculty and Indigenous community members from outside the university. Sign up online!<https://forms.office.com/r/nLqfUESZEf> Intro to Community Work: Forward House – Sat Mar 9, 10:30 am to 3 pm (everyone welcome) Are you interested in learning about transitional housing or joining a one-day volunteer opportunity? We’re looking for 20 volunteers to join us next Saturday at our upcoming community event with Forward House, a second stage transitional housing program for the men who have experienced incarceration, addictions, mental health issues, homelessness and poverty. Volunteers will learn about Forward House through a presentation and site tour, have lunch with residents, and volunteer their time to help with reorganizing, cleaning, maintenance, and light renovation work in the house. Event Details: Date: Saturday, March 9 Time: 10:30am to 3pm Location: 407 Chalmers Avenue (Elmwood) Please register by March 6.<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=C92AT4wzTE6KFJBEaWL3uAc…> This event is free and open to UM students, staff, and faculty, their friends and family, and members of the wider community who are interested in community work. -- Anny Chen (she/her) Lead, Community Engaged Learning Tel: 204-474-6992 anny.chen(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:marci.davies@umanitoba.ca> http://umanitoba.ca/community-engaged-learning Student Affairs – Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences! My home city, Winnipeg, sits on the original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, and Dakota peoples and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. I am grateful to live and work on Treaty One Territory, and to have access to water from Shoal Lake #40 First Nation and hydroelectricity generated on the lands of many Indigenous communities in Northern Manitoba. As a descendant of refugees and immigrants who settled on Indigenous lands, I commit to challenging anti-Indigenous racism and supporting the work and leadership of Indigenous communities.

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[Cel-newsletter] CEL Newsletter: Upcoming workshop on Police Abolition (Tue Feb 13, 4-6pm)
by Anny Chen 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

Community Engaged Learning is back with our next opportunity to learn about community work! This month, we are hosting an in-person workshop on police abolition with WPCH, a community-centred police abolitionist group committed to defunding the Winnipeg Police Service and reallocating resources to life-sustaining services. The movement to imagine and create a world without the police is a longstanding and ongoing struggle. Year after year, we see the high rates of police violence against Black, Indigenous, racialized, and other marginalized communities. Interactions with the police should not be a death sentence. In this workshop, we will work together to address common questions related to police abolition: - What does a world without policing look like in practice? - What is “crime” and its root causes? - What is the difference between police reform and police abolition? Event Info Date: Tuesday, February 13 Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m. Location: Fort Garry campus - More directions will be provided after registration! Please register by February 12.<https://forms.office.com/r/V1D7MeNRrp> This workshop is free and open to UM students and their friends and family. A light meal / snacks will be provided. We will try to accommodate dietary restrictions for people who register by February 9. If you have any questions, please contact Anny.Chen(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Anny.Chen@umanitoba.ca>. -- Anny Chen (she/her) Lead, Community Engaged Learning Tel: 204-474-6992 anny.chen(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:marci.davies@umanitoba.ca> http://umanitoba.ca/community-engaged-learning Student Affairs – Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences! My home city, Winnipeg, sits on the original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, and Dakota peoples and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. I am grateful to live and work on Treaty One Territory, and to have access to water from Shoal Lake #40 First Nation and hydroelectricity generated on the lands of many Indigenous communities in Northern Manitoba. As a descendant of refugees and immigrants who settled on Indigenous lands, I commit to challenging anti-Indigenous racism and supporting the work and leadership of Indigenous communities.

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