Dear Friends of the UMIH,

CARE microgrants: round two!

With aceartinc, the UMIH is thrilled to support 10 more microgrants of $300 each for creative projects from U of M students and community members. Please spread the word to your creative friends, colleagues, and students. Updated details will be posted very soon!

Write-on-line

Monday and Thursday morning Write-On-Sites have been re-rebranded to Write-ON-LINES. Write-on-sites have gone virtual to prioritize public health and safety while still maintaining our sense of connection during these isolating times. Virtual write-on-sites will continue every Monday and Thursday from 9 am to 12 pm. Everyone is welcome to write together, apart. Please email Serenity at: joo@cc.umanitoba.ca for the Zoom invite.

Faculty of Arts COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund

Thanks to the generous donations of our faculty members and the Dean's Office, the Faculty of Arts COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund was launched May 12, 2020.

This fund, in the form of a bursary, provides financial support to Arts undergraduate and graduate students directly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The one-time, direct-deposit funds are available to full-time or part-time students registered in the 2019/20 academic year.

Visit the webpage for information on funding amounts, pre-screening criteria and access to the application form.

Supporting community

For those of us lucky and privileged to have stable income right now and are looking to support community, here are two local initiatives to consider supporting:

--Prairie Province Prisoner Support Fund, organized by a new, Indigenous-led, anti-colonial prison abolition collective, Free Lands Free Peoples: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/prairie-province-prisoner-support-fund

--Sex Workers of Winnipeg Action Coalition (SWWAC): https://www.gofundme.com/f/swwac-covid19-relief-fund

Other Opportunities

The U of M Libraries invite you to deepen your data and research skills through their upcoming webinars, beginning April 22nd. These webinars present the best tools, techniques, and strategies to help researchers remain on track with current goals and projects. To view all workshops or register, please visit: http://bit.ly/onlineworkshopseries

With the university closure, UMIH is maintaining regular office hours from home, Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm. Please send an email if you have any questions. Or if you have an idea for humanities-related programming and you want some help getting it off the ground. The UMIH voicemail is also being checked regularly if you prefer to call.

We always welcome new ways to connect.

Take care, friends!

--UMIH