The Canadian Housing & Renewal Association is the national voice for the full range of affordable housing and homelessness issues and solutions. Come to Winnipeg in April 2015 to be immersed in the housing topics that are relevant to you and to take away learnings that are important to advancing your work. This unique national gathering offers unrivalled opportunity for dialogue, networking and inspiration.

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What to expect

Wab Kinew as Congress keynote speaker: named by Postmedia News as one of “9 Aboriginal movers and shakers you should know.” He is currently the Associate Vice-President for Indigenous Relations at The University of Winnipeg and a correspondent with Aljazeera America.

25 workshops, mobile tours and courses offering a variety of programming options:

• A tale of many cities: the varied impacts of expiring social housing operating agreements (workshop)
• Aboriginal Caucus (pre-Congress)
• Unique housing solutions in Central Winnipeg (mobile tour)
• Innovative affordable homeowners initiatives (Workshop)
• Fundamentals of housing policy and governance (pre-Congress course)
• Aboriginal-led affordable housing community development initiatives (mobile tour)
• Supporting people with complex needs in housing (workshop)
• Preventing and addressing homelessness by supporting youth aging out of care (workshop)
• A walk in our shoes: addressing homelessness in Winnipeg (mobile tour)
• Housing and employment through social enterprise (mobile tour)
• And many more!

Networking opportunities:

• CHRA Dinner at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights
• President’s Reception
• Yardi Awards Lunch
• Emerging Professionals: Speed-Date-A-Mentor
• Winnipeg Pub Night, hosted by Downtown Winnipeg BIZ and Exchange District BIZ
• Closing Ceremonies
• See full Congress Web site.

Manitoba Council for International Cooperation/Fair Trade Manitoba’s next Fair Trade Challenge is scheduled to take place beginning Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 2015 and going for 30 days. Last year, two of the big events were a Carrot Mob at Jonnie’s Sticky Buns on Portage Avenue and a Fair Trade Wined-Up at the Grant Park Mall Liquor Mart Learning Space. With Brandon having now become a Fair Trade Town and Winnipeg’s campaign having been launched, even more is going to be happening!

The Fair Trade Challenge is a simple, but effective challenge, where participants make a point to purchase and use fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate for 30 days. Prizes, contests, a chance to try something new OR to be supported in something you believe strongly in…..not to mention, you are encouraged to eat ethical chocolate for an entire month! The Challenge has had nearly 10 000 registrants over the years, with consistent interest from both fair trade enthusiasts and newbies.

Sign Up for the Fair Trade Challenge

Individual Sign Up          Group Sign Up

Core Challenge

1. Office Challenge: fair trade coffee, tea
2. Baker Challenge: fair trade baking products
3. School Challenge: be fair aware for 3 min. a day
4. Holiday Challenge: think fair, buy fair and celebrate fair (Have a Fair Trade Valentine’s Day!)

More information

10:30am - noon
North Centennial Recreation Centre | 90 Sinclair

Presentation & community panel

The View from Here 2015 is a comprehensive, community-based plan with targets and timelines to take action on poverty in Manitoba. The plan brings together the ideas of many organizations and individuals working directly on poverty issues in our province.

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