Members in the News

Thu. Mar. 31, 2022

A number of CRiCS members were featured in the news during the month of March:

Jacqueline Romanow and Jane Barter were featured for the national conference they’re hosting, which responds to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirited: UW News Centre, March 2, 2022.

Kevin Walby coauthored an article on prisons and Covid-19: Policy Options, March 7, 2022.

Lorena Sekwan Fontaine and Shauna Labman were highlighted as leaders in human rights issues and Indigenous language rights in recognition of International Women’s Day: UW News Centre, March 8, 2022.

Kevin Walby was quoted in an article on the amendment of Sault Ste. Marie’s freedom to information policies: Sault This Week, March 8, 2022.

Shauna Labman coauthored an article on Canada’s refugee policies in light of the invasion of Ukraine: The Conversation, March 9, 2022/Winnipeg Free Press, March 24, 2022.

Kevin Walby spoke on the Prison Pandemic Papers, a project that he leads, which documents the impact of Covid-19 on imprisoned people: UW News Centre, March 11, 2022.

Kevin Walby was quoted regarding the status of prisons during the early days of the COVID pandemic: Winnipeg Free Press, March 11, 2022.

Mavis Reimer commented on the 3MT competition’s development of important skills: UW News Centre, March 16, 2022.

Ray Silvius discussed his project Improving Employment Outcomes for Former Refugees in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta: UW News Centre, March 23, 2022.

Shauna Labman spoke on the border crossing between Canada and the United States: PBS NewsHour, March 23, 2022.

Lorena Sekwan Fontaine is part of SWARM arc.hive, an ongoing digital art space and online exhibition hosted by UWinnipeg’s Gallery1C03: UW News Centre, March 25, 2022.

Shauna Labman was appointed to the newly created Immigration Advisory Council: Winnipeg Free Press, March 28, 2022.

More details on Shauna Labman’s appointment to the Immigration Advisory Council: UW News Centre, March 31, 2022.