Manitoba Council on International Cooperation

Press Releases

  • Fair Trade Always in Fashion for Manitoba Youth

    Released on February 4th 2011

    Winnipeg, MB. — Young people from around Manitoba will be helping MCIC kick off International Development Week 2011 in style!

    The International Development Week 2011 Fair Trade Fashion Show will be coming to the Park Theatre on February 7 at 1:30pm. Chrissy Troy from Hot 103 will be emceeing the event, introducing young people from the province who will be modelling the latest fair trade and ethical clothing, made without worker exploitation or child labour. This will be a fun and inspirational event that will combine fashion, music and education. It will feature young Global Citizens who prove that paying a fair price for an ethically made piece of clothing and making a difference in our world never go out of style. (read more)

  • Making the Grade: Girls and Boys in the Global Classroom

    Released on January 18th 2011

    One hundred and twenty-five students from Winnipeg and surrounding areas will be coming together at the Glenwood Community Centre in Winnipeg on Wednesday January 19 and Thursday January 20, 2011 to learn about gender equality in education around the world. The Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) is organizing its annual Generating Momentum Middle Years Conference in Winnipeg with a second date on the 19th added due to high demand. (read more)

  • Making the Grade: Girls and Boys in the Global Classroom

    Released on November 24th 2010

    While the age limit of compulsory education in Manitoba is grabbing the headlines, the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation brings its annual Generating Momentum Middle Years Conference to Beausejour on Thursday, November 25. Fifty-two students from seven schools in the Sunrise, Hanover, Lord Selkirk and Whiteshell school divisions will be getting together at the Sun Gro Centre to learn about gender equality in education around the world. (read more)

  • Film Festival Promotes Justice and Peace

    Released on November 1st 2010

    Homegrown and international filmmaking talent to be celebrated in Manitoba

    Winnipeg’s annual Global Justice Film Festival returns for its eight year, bringing international and locally-produced films focused on issues of global justice, inequality and poverty to Manitoban audiences.

    This year’s program includes the award-winning and highly acclaimed Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love, a film about the Senegalese singer, actor and peace activist Youssou N’Dour, which shows on Friday, November 5 at the West End Cultural Centre. Clear-Vox, an African band, will perform before and after the film. Saturday, November 6, starting at 9:00am, more Canadian and international films will be shown at the University of Winnipeg. (read more)

  • Manitoba Reaches Out to Pakistan

    Released on August 31st 2010

    As appeals for relief continue, funds from Manitoba are providing food, shelter, health care and support to those most affected by the recent floods in Pakistan. Thanks to a generous commitment of relief from the provincial government, Manitobans and Manitoba organizations are on the ground saving lives and livelihoods. (read more)