On September 15, 2023, the 10th annual peace walk with elementary students will be held at the CN Stage at the Forks and will include a walk inside the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. For more information about Peace Days and how to become involved, visit the Peace Days website at www.peacedays.ca.
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. Both the National Day for Truth ... Read More
National Healthy Schools Week in Canada (#NHSW2023) will take place from October 2 to 6, 2023. The week’s events are a great opportunity to engage your community, to gather feedback, generate new ideas, work with community partners to provide resources or funding that support your messaging and value. Schools are encouraged to register in support of National Healthy Schools Week ... Read More
The provincial general election is scheduled to take place on October 3, 2023. There are several issues before Manitobans this election year; however, education must be a key priority. MSBA is encouraging voters to learn more about the reasons why, whether you have children in the school system or not, you should care about Election 2023.
World Teachers’ Day is held annually on October 5 to celebrate all teachers around the globe. With the theme "The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage", the 2023 celebrations will aim to put the importance of stopping the decline in the number of teachers and then starting to increase that ... Read More
The Labour Relations department is hosting three Fundamentals of Collective Bargaining workshops in October. These workshops will take participants step-by-step through the collective bargaining process, from start to finish and beyond. As well, strategies will be discussed in relation to the status of current negotiations. Janis Arnold, Director of Governance and Professional Development Services, will lead a session on process ... Read More
"Our Minds, Our Rights" is the theme for World Mental Health Day 2023. This day is an opportunity for people and communities to unite behind the theme ‘Mental health is a universal human right” to improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive actions that promote and protect everyone’s mental health as a universal human right.
October 11 is International Day of the Girl Child, a day dedicated to celebrating the voices and power of girls, championing their rights worldwide, and reflecting on the challenges they continue to face because of their gender. Canada led the international effort to establish this day in order to draw attention to the persistent inequalities and dangers that too many girls ... Read More
The Labour Relations department is hosting three Fundamentals of Collective Bargaining workshops in October. These workshops will take participants step-by-step through the collective bargaining process, from start to finish and beyond. As well, strategies will be discussed in relation to the status of current negotiations. Janis Arnold, Director of Governance and Professional Development Services, will lead a session on process ... Read More
The Labour Relations department is hosting three Fundamentals of Collective Bargaining workshops in October. These workshops will take participants step-by-step through the collective bargaining process, from start to finish and beyond. As well, strategies will be discussed in relation to the status of current negotiations. Janis Arnold, Director of Governance and Professional Development Services, will lead a session on process ... Read More
The Labour Relations department is hosting a virtual session on the Fundamentals of Collective Bargaining. This workshop will take participants step-by-step through the collective bargaining process, from start to finish and beyond. As well, strategies will be discussed in relation to the status of current negotiations.