News briefs

National Coming Out Day

The University of Winnipeg (U of W)’s LGBT* Centre is hosting a professional drag show to celebrate National Coming Out Day on Oct. 14. from 12:30-1 p.m. in the Bulman Centre MPR. The performers will also share stories about what coming out meant to them.

 

Poll workers needed

If you want to make some extra coin, Elections Canada is looking for people to work the polls on election day (Oct. 19) and beforehand. The ridings of Elmwood-Transcona and Winnipeg Centre each need about 50 more workers, according to an article in the Winnipeg Free Press. For more information, visit elections.ca and see the employment section.

 

Forums, forums everywhere

With the federal election in less than two weeks, it’s high time to get educated about candidates’ platforms. There’s a forum featuring the Winnipeg North candidates on Oct. 8 at the Indian & Métis Friendship Centre from 5-8 p.m. That same day, catch another forum on environmental issues at the U of W, starting at 7 p.m. in Eckhardt-Grammatté Hall.

 

Mental Health Awareness Week

Celebrate your cerebral strength from Oct. 4-11. This Week is marked by numerous events, including a special edition of the weekly North End rally, Meet Me at the Bell Tower, on Oct 9 at 6 p.m. with local celebrities Wab Kinew and Clara Hughes. For a full list of events, visit winnipeg.cmha.ca.

 

Two U of W staff publish new books

Shauna MacKinnon and Wab Kinew both launched books in early October. MacKinnon’s Decolonizing Employment: Aboriginal Inclusion in Canada’s Labour Market examines historical prejudices against First Nations peoples in the workplace. Kinew’s The Reason You Walk is an autobiographical tale about trying to repair his relationship with his father. Both books are available at McNally Robinson.

 

RecPlex gets Ax-ed

The U of W’s Board of Regents decided to re-name the RecPlex after a distinguished alumnus on Oct. 6. The Axworthy Health and RecPlex is a nod to Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, a grad from United College’s class of ‘61 and the former president and vice-chancellor of the U of W from 2004 to 2014. The RecPlex opened in September 2014 and about 3,000 people use its facilities every week in the winter. Perhaps now it will be known as the AxPlex

Published in Volume 70, Number 5 of The Uniter (October 8, 2015)

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