Episodes
Devon Clunis believes the City of Winnipeg is THE example of how to do community well.
March 16, 2023
Devon Clunis solidified his place in history in 2012 when he became the first Black chief of police in Canadian history. Clunis immigrated from Jamaica with his family in 1975 at age 11 and he began his career in law enforce…
“Love the Skin You’re In!”
March 2, 2023
"Where are you from?” I would be asked. “Oh, I’m from here” would be my response. Simple enough, right? Nope. During Black History Month, Winnipeg’s Rhonda Thompson-Wilson says cultural organizations play an important role …
Darcy Ataman: Making Music Matter
Feb. 23, 2023
As the Founder and CEO of Make Music Matter, Darcy Ataman, M.S.C., O.M. has dedicated his life’s work to bringing an alternate form of music therapy to survivors of sexual violence, conflict and trauma. Working in partnershi…
Black Resistance: Remember, Recognize and Educate
Feb. 15, 2023
February is when the proud Black History Manitoba organization invites the whole community to come together to Remember, Recognize and Educate. To quote the BHM President Nadia Thompson, “February is the month in which we be…
"If people can learn to hate …they can be taught to love.” (Nelson Mandela)
Jan. 26, 2023
Learning. Teaching. Education is a human right. When exploring education as a human right in this episode of Humans on Rights, Mitchell DeFehr, education coordinator for MARL, discusses the importance of human rights lear…
Yvonne Peters: Sight impaired, Braille Advocate , Human Rights Lawyer
Jan. 5, 2023
"I wanted to be more than just a screamer!" - Yvonne Peters. To acknowledge World Braille Day, Humans On Rights spoke with Yvonne Peters. Yvonne practiced as a human rights lawyer in Winnipeg for over 30 years. During th…
International Universal Health Is A Human Right: Up close and personal with an International Student from Nigeria
Dec. 15, 2022
Advocate. Community Engagement. Community Organizer.
Alex Lytwyn: Accessibility Matters, Can I Come In?
Dec. 8, 2022
Alex Lytwyn is an astonishing person. Alex has Cerebral Palsy and is in a power chair. Listening to Alex is not easy. First it is not easy because Cerebral Palsy, the most common lifelong physical disability, has affected Al…
Through the Eyes of a Child Refugee: We Are Where We Come From
Nov. 24, 2022
World Children’s Day is celebrated on the 20th November to commemorate the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. To acknowledge World Children’s Day, Dorota Blumczynska shares her personal story as witnessed through the ey…
Clifford Weekes: Anti-Racism Team Lead, Seven Oakes School Division
Nov. 10, 2022
“I would rather be a little nobody than an evil somebody” – Abraham Lincoln School violence and bullying including cyberbullying is widespread and affects a significant number of children and adolescents. On this episode …
A “How To” guide on passing a better city onto the next generations
Oct. 27, 2022
Brent Bellamy is a Winnipeg architect and public advocate who shares his vision on how to create a sustainable city based on building and human focussed design. He writes passionately about this subject, challenging the conv…
Al Wiebe: I Was a Hidden Homeless Person
Oct. 13, 2022
Al Wiebe went from earning $120k a year and driving a new Mercedes to living for 26 months in a 40-year-old wrecked Mercedes in the back lane behind an auto wrecker. After losing his $120k a year job, Al Wiebe was rocked by …
Glenn Michalchuk: The absence of war is NOT the definition of Peace!
Sept. 22, 2022
The Chair of the Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Glenn Michalchuk is convinced that the War in Ukraine could have been averted but was not. In this episode Glenn explains his strong belief that this war in not based on anything of …
Stacey Bradley: Literacy is a Right not a Privilege
Sept. 8, 2022
Lifelong learning champion Stacey Bradley was asked to “just come to one meeting”. She did and that is how she became the President of the Manitoba Reading Association. September 8th is International Literacy Day and on this…
Laurelle Harris: Canada and Enslaved Persons. A very troubled legacy.
Aug. 25, 2022
If I asked you what country comes to mind when you hear the words, Jim Crow. The Ku Klux Klan. Enslaved persons, I bet you a US dollar that you would say ’the United States of America.” While you are not completely wrong, yo…
Kyla Bernardo: A Conversation about Mental Health through a BIPOC lens
July 21, 2022
Racism is a mental health issue because racism causes trauma. Every day, the BIPOC Community are exposed to far more trauma than those whose lives have not been devalued. On this episode of Humans, on Rights, Kyla Bernardo, …
Michael Redhead Champagne - The Human Love Letter.
June 30, 2022
Ininew Public Speaker. Author. Host. Community Organizer. Advocate for Children, Youth & Families. Michael Redhead Champagne inspires every time he speaks to an audience or brings his pen to the page. His storytelling connec…
Whoever. Wherever. Whenever. Everyone has the right to seek safety.
June 23, 2022
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) states that we are approaching over 100 million displaced peoples world-wide. In this episode of Humans on Rights, the Executive Director of IRCOM (Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization o…
Food: Security and Insecurity with Dr. Natalie Riediger
June 9, 2022
From working in a four generations family owned and operated grocery store in the inner city of Winnipeg to receiving 2020 Terry G. Falconer memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Research Award, Dr. Natalie Riediger has …
Nicole Chabot, B.A., G.S.C.: Workplace Safety and Health
May 19, 2022
What do Heavy Construction and being a mother have in common? What about stone crushing and breaking a glass ceiling…what do they have in common? To answer those questions and more, I spoke with Nicole Chabot, the Vice Presi…
Shannon Sampert, BA, MA, PhD
May 5, 2022
Shannon Sampert is a political analyst and media specialist who serves as a bridge between th academy and the community. As a former journalist, she explores the intersections of media, politics, and gender. Sampert is a sou…
Karyn Lazareck: Never Doubt A Mother
April 14, 2022
Those were the words Karyn Lazareck said to the medical profession when they had doubts about her intuition of her son Jordan’s autism. On this episode of Humans, on Rights, Karyn talks about how she and her husband Mel rais…
Jamie Goulet: Clan Mothers Healing Village
March 24, 2022
This week, we welcome Clan Mother Jamie Goulet to the Humans on Rights podcast. Jamie is a co-founder of Clan Mothers Healing Village, a beautiful lodge whose mission is to help women and girls with an array of different iss…
Dr. Myrle Ballard: How Policy Impacts Our Traditional Lands
March 10, 2022
Water…we use water form everything from cooking to bathing. There is hardly anything we can do without water. We live in a culture where take perhaps certain things like water for granted. Water…it’s a good thing right? B…