Manitoba Council on International Cooperation

Press Releases

  • Appetite for Change in Beausejour

    Released on January 13th 2010

    On Thursday, January 14 students from the Beausejour area will feed their appetite for change at MCIC’s Generating Momentum conference. (read more)

  • Presentation on Typhoon Ketsana Aftermath

    Released on November 16th 2009

    Bishops Eliezer Pascua and Mariano Inong will make the long trek to Manitoba on November 17 to relate their firsthand experiences with flood relief in the Philippines. As representatives of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), Pascua and Inong have been directly involved with implementing the flood relief projects funded through Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) by the Government of Manitoba. The United Church of Canada has invited the Bishops to Manitoba to provide an update on the aftermath and meet with those who have helped provide relief. (read more)

  • Money from Manitoba Helps Typhoon Victims

    Released on November 16th 2009

    The Manitoba Government’s $100,000 grant to the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) is helping thousands of victims of Typhoon Ketsana get their lives back on track by providing them with shelter, food and basic necessities. (read more)

  • Manitobans Trick-or-Treat in Reverse for Fair Trade

    Released on November 5th 2009

    On October 31, those giving out candy could get a little something in return. To raise awareness on the benefits of fair trade, hundreds of Manitobans are going door to door this Halloween to distribute information and samples of fair trade chocolate. (read more)

  • Director Jonathan Walls Visits Winnipeg

    Released on October 20th 2009

    Winnipeg’s seventh annual Global Justice Film Festival will begin November 6 with a man who believes in the universal power of music and its ability to inspire peace.

    Jonathan Walls, co-director of the documentary Playing for change: Peace Through Music, will speak at the Winnipeg Art Gallery at the showing of his groundbreaking documentary. (read more)