City Briefs

City seeking transit feedback

The City of Winnipeg is undertaking a study to determine the long-term transit plan for the city and is looking for public input. There is an online survey and mapping tool, as well as a social media component of the study, that is open until Dec. 11. An online panel and workshop will take place on Nov. 24, and a discussion event will take place on Dec. 2.

Honouring the critical commode

On Nov. 19, the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation is hosting an online screening of the documentary Mr. Toilet: The World's #2 Man to raise awareness about the lack of global sanitation and importance of building better sanitation infrastructure in honour of World Toilet Day.

Navigating police interactions

On Nov. 19, the Mutual Aid & Community Advocacy workshop series presented by Poverty Awareness & Community Action and Community Engaged Learning will host an online event called Our Rights When Interacting with Police. Danielle H. Morrison will run the event and teach participants about the public’s rights when engaging with the police during community actions and in everyday life.

Panel series on social housing

The eighth annual Building Partnerships Conference has begun, with three large virtual events from November until February. The conference brings together delegates from across the province to discuss the future of social housing in Manitoba. The first major event, on contextualizing social housing in an international context, took place on Nov. 10, and the next, on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, will take place on Dec. 8

CLASS reading group at UWinnipeg

The Centre for Liberal Arts and Secular Society has opened their reading group to the U of W community. The book selected for the reading group is The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities by Frances Henry, Enakshi Dua, Carl E. James, Audrey Kobayashi, Peter Li, Howard Ramos and Malinda S. Smith, and the discussion session will take place virtually on Dec. 7.

New provincial COVID-19 restrictions

The provincial government has announced new restrictions for Manitoba to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including a ban on social gatherings outside the household and the closing of social spaces like gyms and churches, as well as non-essential retail spaces (though delivery and pickup services may continue). Schools will still operate in person, and essential services will remain open at 25 per cent capacity.

Published in Volume 75, Number 09 of The Uniter (November 12, 2020)

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