Dear friends of the Humanities,

Welcome to a new week

Upcoming Events: Public Discussion by Wilder Robles (Rural Development, Brandon University) : The Politics of Agricultural Cooperativism in Brazil: A Case Study of the Landless Rural Worker Movement (MST) The Power & Resistance in Latin America Research Cluster Friday, January 26th, from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM in room 409 Tier Join us on Zoom Using the Embedded Link https://umanitoba.zoom.us/j/61315120331?pwd=ZTZXU1FNTFRkWHBOVHorakVtcWlZUT09 This presentation examines peasant-led agricultural cooperative formation in Brazil from a political economy perspective. It takes as a point of reference the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, or Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST). The paper identifies the MST’s main periods of cooperative formation within their particular contexts. Each of these periods oriented and, eventually, reoriented the MST’s overall cooperative efforts. Despite these achievements, the long-term sustainability of this cooperative project depends significantly on the MST’s capacity to overcome structural barriers and, most importantly, obtain long-term support from state and non-state actors.

Recurring Events: The Writing Room hosted by the Writing Towards a Just World Research Cluster Tuesdays until the end of April from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Room 206 St. John’s College Please feel welcome to join in and invite Colleagues, Students, Faculty etc. to this writing-focused space scheduled every Tuesday until the end of April. For more details email: jocelyn.thorpe@umanitoba.camailto:jocelyn.thorpe@umanitoba.ca

Cosponsored Events: J.W. Dafoe Political Studies Students’ Conference (PSSC) Thursday, January 31st (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) and Friday, February 1st UM's J.W. Dafoe Political Studies Students’ Conference (PSSC) is the leading Manitoba-based forum on international affairs, defense and security which regularly leaves marks not only in Canadian strategic thinking but more broadly on the continent. Free and open to the public, this annual conference features distinguished Canadian and international speakers exploring issues in international affairs and their implications for Canada. The conference aims to challenge conventional wisdom in the field and present policymakers with alternatives for the future. To register and for more details on the panels please visit the conference websitehttps://umanitoba.ca/arts/political-studies/pssc.

Of Interest: Round Table and Panel Discussion: Anti-Black Racism as a Mental Health Concern at The Canadian Human Rights Museum The Afro-Caribbean Mentorship Program February 6th, From 6 PM to 8:30 PM at the MTS Class Room (CMHR) Visit This Linkhttps://weareacmp.com/anti-black-racism-february-6-2024/ for More Information and to Register The Afro-Caribbean Mentorship Program (ACMP) will host its second annual two-hour event, Addressing Anti-Black Racism as a Mental Health Concern, which will be facilitated on February 6th at the Canadian Human Rights Museum. Like last year's successful event, the program will focus on bringing awareness to addressing mental health concerns in the Winnipeg Black community. This event will be the closing program for the ACMP Mental Health Awareness Month campaign.

Roundtable and Discussion: Learning From Over-researched Communities Women's & Gender Studies with The Sex Work Activist Histories Project and The Centre for Applied and Professional Ethics 1 PM - 2:30 PM Central Time on Zoom Join Using This Linkhttp://tinyurl.com/RoundtableConvo (Meeting ID: 874 4922 8675 ; Passcode: SWAHP) While Indigenous communities and researchers have worked for decades to protect and empower Indigenous nations, communities and individuals in research, less has been done in the academy to protect and empower other highly-researched communities. In this panel, experts from sex worker activist groups, and from frontline agencies dedicated to sex worker supports, discuss what they’ve done on these points. They will discuss building on this important work and what can we do to ensure our social justice research actually contributes to socially just ends.

Take care, friends

Ekene Maduka

Assistant to the Director

Institute for the Humanities

University of Manitoba

407 Tier Building

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