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[CEL-Mailing-List] You're Invited: This Wednesday May 28! The Revolution Will Not Be Funded
by Mandalyn Unger 23 May '25

23 May '25

Hello everyone, This month’s Social Justice Hub drop-in will be hosted by the Anti-Xenophobia student group. Participants are invited to discuss the issues raised in The Revolution Will Not Be Funded, a book by 'INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence' about the impacts of the nonprofit sector on social justice movements. Register to receive an excerpt from the book to read in advance. Registration link: Book club RSVP forms<https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=C92AT4wzTE6KFJBEaW…> WHEN: Wednesday May 28th from 6-7:30pm WHERE: Zoom Meeting Link: https://rb.gy/031eoa Meeting ID: 688 5788 1985 Passcode: 779744 Folks who don't register in advance are also welcome to drop-in! HOW TO GET INVOLVED: The Students co-hosting this month's event are curious as to whether there is appetite for a book club to read through and discuss this text further so if you can't attend but would be interested in that opportunity, please reach out to let us know! Some discussion questions to consider ahead of time: * How have you routed your community organizing through non-profits? * How do non-profits impact capacity for community work? * Are there benefits to community work happening in non-profits as opposed to grassroots people's organizations? * What do we stand to gain from organizing outside of the non-profit industrial complex? Apologies for the late notice on this one but we hope with such a topical and important issue we'll see some of you there! Take care, Mandalyn

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[CEL-Mailing-List] Community Leadership Development Program and Grow Your Community Fund - Opportunity to Apply!
by Madison Reed 16 May '25

16 May '25

Happy Friday, I am reaching out to share a very exciting upcoming opportunity with you. Community Engaged Learning (CEL) is launching the 2025-26 Community Leadership Development Program and Grow Your Community Fund<https://umanitoba.ca/student-supports/student-affairs/grow-your-community-f…>. The Community Leadership Development Program (CLDP) supports marginalized, minoritized, and underrepresented students in taking on community leadership roles through experiential training and opportunities to engage, organize, and facilitate events for their communities. Grants ranging from $500 to $3000 will be awarded to successful applicant teams to fund their community building initiatives, and through participation in weekly evening training sessions the teams will receive mentorship and learn skills needed to successfully implement their events. Does this sound like something you're interested in? Great! There will be two application periods for the 2025-26 academic year: Summer 2025 and Fall 2025. Applications for the Summer 2025 intake open June 2 at 9:30 am and close June 22 at 11:59 pm. Weekly training sessions run from July 17 to August 21. Head to the Grow Your Community Fund website<https://umanitoba.ca/student-supports/student-affairs/grow-your-community-f…> for more information on the eligibility criteria, the selection process, and how to apply or reach out to madison.reed(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:madison.reed@umanitoba.ca>. Best, Madison Reed (she/they) Coordinator, Community Engaged Learning madison.reed(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:madison.reed@umanitoba.ca> Student Affairs – Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences! The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. [cid:bfb70757-5981-4b3a-8abb-aeb1f8a3419d]

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[CEL-Mailing-List] You're Invited April 24: The Revolution Will Be From Bed
by Mandalyn Unger 24 Apr '25

24 Apr '25

Hello everyone, Next week, the Social Justice Hub is hosting a digital drop-in on Thursday, April 24 from 3:30 – 5:00 PM on Zoom. The theme is "The Revolution Will Be From Bed". This will be a digital conversation space for folks navigating issues of access and disability justice in our community work and organizing spaces to speak together about our feelings and ideas, for venting, problem solving, and world building. The Zoom meeting will be lightly facilitated to hold space for whatever kind of conversation emerges. Disabled and non-disabled folks are welcome. A pre-discussion question for consideration: What are challenges and good practices for organizing as and with disabled people? To attend Register by filling out this 30 second form<https://forms.office.com/r/upz5009reT> if you have any access needs you want us to know about in advance Or simply drop-in using this Zoom link: https://umanitoba.zoom.us/s/63978421855 Please share this event with your networks or anyone you think might be interested. We have a graphic on our @celumanitoba Instagram page<https://www.instagram.com/p/DIeNGMoJgLd/> for easy sharing as well. Let us know if you have any questions! Hope to see you there, Mandalyn Unger on behalf of Community Engaged Learning [Image ID: The background is a pale sky-blue with fluffy white clouds. A messy unmade bed floats in the foreground with an open laptop and mug of tea on the comforter and a pile of clothes half hidden under the mattress. Bold black font reads: The Revolution Will Be From Bed: An online conversation space for disabled and temporarily able-bodied people in community organizing. Social Justice Hub. April 24th, from 3:30 - 5pm. University of Manitoba. Community Engaged Learning.] [cid:0b0f8901-e851-44b0-b8ab-d8cfb4ca73d0]

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[CEL-Mailing-List] CEL Newsletter: Trans & 2S Day of Visibility and Planning with Purpose workshop
by Anny Chen 28 Mar '25

28 Mar '25

Check out these upcoming events! Trans & Two-Spirit Day of Visibility Bannatyne campus event: * Date: Monday, March 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. * Location: Brodie Atrium, Brodie Centre (727 McDermot Avenue) * A short program will feature remarks from Mikayla Hunter, Elder Charlotte Nolin, and the Rady Office of Equity, Access and Participation. Light refreshments will be served. Fort Garry campus event: * Date: Monday, March 31 from 1 to 2 p.m. * Location: Fireside Lounge, UMSU University Centre (65 Chancellor’s Circle) * A short program will include Professor Fenton Litwiller and a number of UM students followed by raising the transgender flag. Light refreshments will be served. Planning with Purpose: Event planning for folks living on low income Thursday, April 3, 6-7pm 133 Frank Kennedy Centre Sign up online: https://forms.office.com/r/8sAbZ3pG3T CEL is excited to host an in-person workshop on Planning with Purpose! Learn to plan and host supportive events for individuals living on low income, developing a range of ways to improve event execution to meet diverse and unique needs. In this workshop we will work together and discuss the event planning processes, considering how different decisions or oversights may impact attendee participation. Facilitated by Johann Tan (PACA Recreation & Support Programmer) and Matthew Salyn (FKRM Placement Student). This workshop is free and open to all! -- Anny Chen (she/her) Lead, Community Engaged Learning Tel: 204-474-6992 http://umanitoba.ca/community-engaged-learning The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

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[CEL-Mailing-List] CEL Newsletter: Anti-xenophobia, trans solidarity, and more
by Anny Chen 19 Feb '25

19 Feb '25

The Social Justice Hub, hosted by Community Engaged Learning, has three events this month! Anti-Xenophobia: Paint & Talk – Friday, Feb 21, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Join this Social Justice Hub event to talk about rising xenophobia in Canada and the USA, and how it affects international students and other migrants. We will tap into our creative side in this painting event! Food and drinks will be provided. This event is hosted by one of the Social Justice Hub intern teams, focusing on anti-xenophobia and international student experiences. Sign up online!<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=C92AT4wzTE6KFJBEaWL3uIl…> This is an in-person event that will take place in the CEL office<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tv-DirpOQdkVKCpjUB0uuKcCdFV1NBwyraRhDBp…>. Trans Solidarity Craft + Care – Wednesday, Feb 26, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Those who are interested in organizing/already organizing around trans, 2 spirit, and QTBIPOC rights are invited to join us for a stamp-making and cardmaking event. Carve a stamp for the CEL stamp library or make art that they can take home, put out in the community, or send to loved ones. This is a trans, nonbinary 2 spirit, and QTBIPOC-centered drop-in event, though everyone is welcome. Please email kathryn.leitch(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:kathryn.leitch@umanitoba.ca> for the location. Social Justice Hub Drop-in – Thursday, Feb 27, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. join us on the last Thursday of each month for our new Social Justice Hub drop-ins! Students, staff, and faculty are welcome. Snacks, tea, and coloring supplies will be provided. Upcoming topics: * February 27: Self-care is community care, community care is self-care (CEL office<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tv-DirpOQdkVKCpjUB0uuKcCdFV1NBwyraRhDBp…>) * March 27: Group agreements, accountability, and safer spaces (CEL office<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tv-DirpOQdkVKCpjUB0uuKcCdFV1NBwyraRhDBp…>) * April 24: The revolution will be from bed (virtual) -- 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-Mailing-List] Winter Term volunteer opportunity: Gain advocacy skills with PACA Support Circle!
by Anny Chen 09 Dec '24

09 Dec '24

Please share widely! PACA: Support Circle provides wrap-around supports for Lived Experience Educators who volunteer with Poverty Awareness & Community Action. Support Circle volunteers receive poverty awareness education and peer advocacy training, so that they can appropriately develop resources, provide advocacy support, and work with people who face poverty and other intersecting oppressions. This program is free and open to UM students and members of the wider community who want to learn how to work in good ways with low-income communities. UM students who successfully complete the program will receive recognition for Community Engaged Learning on their Experience Record. Visit the application form to learn more!<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=C92AT4wzTE6KFJBEaWL3uPJ…> Deadline to apply: January 6 -- 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! The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. I am grateful to live and work in 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-Mailing-List] Come to the Social Justice Hub Open House - Tuesday, Dec 10, 3-5 PM
by Katie Leitch 04 Dec '24

04 Dec '24

Hello everyone, Please join Community Engaged Learning (CEL) for the Social Justice Hub Open House! Social Justice Hub Open House December 10, 2024 Drop-in 3:00 - 5:00 PM CEL office (55 Chancellor's Circle, room 203) Art, discussion, and snacks! CEL's Social Justice Hub is a resource for student-centred social justice education and a safer space for community-building amongst and between systemically marginalized communities and allied learners. We invite you to drop by on December 10th to meet Social Justice Hub students and staff, and participate in our community art project. There will be a variety of mediums to choose from, and a wide range of arts-based activities that can be completed in 15 minutes to an hour. For detailed directions and information about accessibility, visit our Social Justice Hub Directions and Access Information<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tv-DirpOQdkVKCpjUB0uuKcCdFV1NBwyraRhDBp…> document. If you have any questions, please contact kathryn.leitch(a)umanitoba.ca Best, Katie Katie Leitch (she/they), MA, BSW, RSW On re-assignment from Student Experience and Development until March 2024 Social Justice Hub Coordinator, Community Engaged Learning Student Affairs University of Manitoba 203 - 55 Chancellor's Circle 431-336-6762 kathryn.leitch(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:kathryn.leitch@umanitoba.ca> https://umanitoba.ca/community-engaged-learning Student Affairs - Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences! The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. [cid:image001.png@01DB464B.8D90A500]

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[CEL-Mailing-List] Indigenous student opportunity: Fully-funded trip to Maya community in Belize!
by Anny Chen 18 Nov '24

18 Nov '24

Taanishi! Applications are open for Community Engaged Learning's global learning opportunity, Belize: Indigenous Land-Based Foodways! Please share this opportunity with UM Indigenous undergraduate students. Belize: Indigenous Land-Based Foodways invites First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students from the UM on a 9-day global Indigenous learning opportunity with a Maya community in Belize! We encourage you to apply if you are interested in visiting with Maya community members and learning about the intersections of food with culture, land, and people. We will spend time with Maya elders and knowledge holders learning about traditional foods, forest farming practices, cooking techniques, and land-based practices. There is an information session on Thursday, November 21, 10-11am in the Circle Room at Migizii Agamik, featuring Maya scholar, Dr. Filiberto Penados. All are welcome! Program participants will gain travel experience and be immersed in group learning in the Q’eqchi’ Maya community of Laguna, Belize. The program includes a December orientation session, weekly training in January and February, the travel period from February 14-22, 2025, and debrief meetings in March. This project is funded by Global Skills Opportunity, the Government of Canada’s outbound mobility pilot program and the CEL Travel Bursary. To be eligible for this program you must be Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit), currently be a UM undergraduate student, have limited travel experience, have a Canadian passport, and be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. The deadline to apply is November 25! Application: https://forms.office.com/r/cBwLcVcavU If folks have any questions please connect with Meghan.Young(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Meghan.Young@umanitoba.ca>. Maarsii!

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[CEL-Mailing-List] Paid Consultation Opportunity - Social Justice Hub
by Community Engaged Learning 19 Sep '24

19 Sep '24

Hello, Community Engaged Learning is excited to share an opportunity for students to contribute to the development of a Social Justice Hub. CEL is looking for students who are tapped into the needs of their communities and passionate about making change. If this sounds like any students you know, please direct them to complete our short online form to express their interest in a paid ($20) one-time consultation: forms.office.com/r/m33Q3bwi0k The lived expertise students share through this form and consultation will inform the trainings and supports we offer and determine the social justice issues we focus on. In addition, consultants may be offered a paid internship in the Social Justice Hub based on interest, availability, and eligibility. Please feel free to share widely through your mailing list and social media as well (@celumanitoba on instagram). Thank you for your time and consideration, Mandalyn Unger (she/they) on behalf of -- Community Engaged Learning Room 203, 55 Chancellor’s Circle www.umanitoba.ca/community-engaged-learning<http://www.umanitoba.ca/community-engaged-learning> Student Affairs: Creating opportunities for student success!   The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. [cid:eedbe88d-448b-40f4-925e-6e7fc9abbea9]

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[CEL-Mailing-List] PACA Student Opportunities - September 2024
by Anny Chen 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

[cid:image001.png@01DAFA2C.2696C110] Poverty Awareness & Community Action Thu Sept 5, 9-11am – Practice Workshop * Learn about the realities of living on a low-income budget from community members with lived experiences of poverty, as well as what resources are available from Employment and Income Assistance and Non-Insured Health Benefits * Help the Lived Experience Educators practice their activities and presentation! * Free and open to the public! Email anny.chen(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:anny.chen@umanitoba.ca> to register. [cid:image002.png@01DAFA2C.2696C110] Poverty Awareness & Community Action is hiring a part-time Support Circle Coordinator to coordinate the advocacy training program, which takes place on Wednesday evenings. The Support Circle is a student program that develops individual advocacy skills and provides advocacy and support to community with lived experiences of poverty. To be eligible for the work-study program, students must have proof of a government student aid package of at least $2,000 or Indigenous band sponsorship, Metis nation postsecondary funding, or disability funding, as well as be registered as a full-time student for Fall/Winter, have a 2.0 GPA, and be living in Manitoba. To apply, please search for 72794 - PACA Support Circle Coordinator in the Work-Study job postings on UM Connect<https://umconnect.umanitoba.ca/home/home.htm>. Deadline: September 16 [cid:image003.png@01DAFA2C.2696C110] Joining the PACA: Support Circle is an opportunity to learn how to work in good ways with low-income communities. Support Circle volunteers receive poverty awareness education and training in both individual and social advocacy, so that they can appropriately research resources, provide advocacy support, engage in social advocacy, and work with people who face poverty and other intersecting oppressions. Program meetings take place on Wednesdays evenings and will begin with a three-hour in-person orientation on Fort Garry campus on Wednesday, October 2. This program is free and open to UM students and members of the wider community who want to learn how to work in good ways with low-income communities. Deadline: September 27 Click here to learn more information and to apply.<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=C92AT4wzTE6KFJBEaWL3uKT…> -- 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! The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. I am grateful to live and work in 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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