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Events and Workshops

Series 4 contains records related to events and workshops sponsored by the Congress, or related organizations and government departments and agencies. Some of the records include minutes and agendas of planning meetings and/or the event and workshop, reports on workshops, manuals and information packets for conducting workshops, and notices and programs of events and workshops. The workshops concerned a broad number of issues, but anti-racism workshops and workshops against family violence and violence against women were some of the most prevalent. Some of the more frequent events included Black History Month celebrations, Women’s history celebrations, Kwanzaa, Congress anniversary dinners and Congress fundraisers and socials.

External Publications

Series 6 contains external publications, and mainly consists of newsletters and reports created by related organizations and government agencies and departments. Some of the reports focus on the Caribbean community in Manitoba, multiculturalism, women’s health, and violence against women. The newsletters were published by the Manitoba Intercultural Council, Manitoba Culture & Heritage, The Winnipeg Core Area Initiative, the Manitoba Action Committee on the Status of Women, Caribe, and Global Eyes Magazine.

Congress of Black Women of Manitoba Inc.

This accession is arranged into six series. The first series consists of the national constitutions and by-laws of the Congress of Black Women of Canada. The second series consists of meeting minutes and agendas, and while national meetings are included, local chapter meetings form the bulk of the series. The third series contains both outgoing and incoming correspondence between Congress members, allied organizations and various government departments and agencies, and includes invitations and responses to events and workshops, and calls to support causes relevant to the Congress. The fourth series is comprised of records relating to events and workshops, such as notices, programs and detailed reports and workshop manuals. The fifth series consists of internal publications, such as briefs to government departments, newsletters and information booklets. The sixth series includes external publications, such as the newsletters of allied organizations and government reports

Constitution and By-Laws

Series 1 contains the 1982 constitution and by-laws of the Congress of Black Women of Canada, as well as amended versions from 1991 and 1992, and draft versions of the constitution and by-laws from the early 1990s. These governing documents outline the mandate, objectives, rules of membership, autonomy of chapter and associate organizations, election rules, duties of the Executive Council, and committee responsibilities of the Congress of Black Women of Canada and its chapter and associate organizations.

Correspondence

Series 3 contains both incoming and outgoing correspondence between members of the Congress, related organizations and government departments and agencies. Government recipients and senders include both federal and provincial Ministers in charge of Multiculturalism, Heritage and Culture, Employment and Immigration, Health and Welfare, Pensions, and the Status of Women, as well as the offices of the Mayor of Winnipeg, the Prime Minister, and the Premier and Lieutenant- Governor of Manitoba. Government agencies related to immigration, multiculturalism, and women’s issues, such as the Manitoba Women’s Advisory Council, Provincial Council of Women of Manitoba, Citizenship Council of Manitoba/ International Centre, Manitoba Intercultural Council, and Canadian Human Rights Commission, also corresponded with the Congress. National and provincial ethnic organizations such as the Afro-Caribbean Association of Manitoba, the National Black Coalition of Canada, Guyanese Cultural Organization of Winnipeg Inc., Trinidad and Tobago Society of Winnipeg, Grenadian Association of Manitoba, Caribbean-Canadian Association of Winnipeg Inc., and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Association of Winnipeg, also were in frequent contact. Women’s groups, such as the Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre, The Manitoba Action Committee on the Status of Women, MFL Women’s Committee, and the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women, made up a significant portion of the correspondence. Much of the content of the correspondence relates to invitations and responses to events and workshops, and calls for support of various causes relevant to Black women in Canada.

Internal Publications

Series 5 consists of internal publications created by the Congress. A collection of newsletters published by the Congress forms the bulk of the series, as well as information booklets about the Congress, and briefs written by the Congress to various government departments and agencies concerning human rights, pensions, multiculturalism, racism and violence against women

Congress of Black Women of Manitoba Inc. fonds

  • CA UWA 11.003, 15.014, 16.015, 17.008
  • Fonds
  • 1973, 1980-2015

The fonds documents the organizational history of the Congress of Black Women of Manitoba and the recent social and cultural history of Black women in Manitoba. The fonds consists of four separate accessions: 11.003, 15.014, 16.015, and 17.008. Accession 11.003 consists of 6 series: minutes and agendas, constitution and by-laws, correspondence, events and workshops, internal publications, and external publications. Accession 15.014 includes one series containing 345 photographs. Accession 16.015 includes 10 series: meetings and reports, correspondence, events and workshops, grant applications, research materials, internal publications, external publications, electronic records, moving image records and photographs. Accession 17.008 consists of one series of presentations.

Congress of Black Women of Manitoba Inc.

Bev Ridd fonds

  • CA UWA 11.008
  • Fonds
  • 1989-1995

The fonds consists of material regarding women and gender issues in the University of Winnipeg, particularly around sexual harassment, the development of a sexual harassment policy at the University of Winnipeg, and related meeting minutes of the Board of Regents, the highest governance body at the University of Winnipeg. In addition to the minutes and agendas, the fonds includes publications, reports, pamphlets, and newsclippings pertaining to issues such as the status of women, sexual harrassment, student accessibility, and gender disparity on boards and amongst academic staff (including salary disparities).

Ridd, Bev

University of Winnipeg Foundation fonds

  • CA UWA 11.010
  • Fonds
  • 2001 - 2011

Fonds reflects the administrative activities of the University of Winnipeg Foundation’s Board of Directors, in terms of its meetings, its communications amongst each other and with the University of Winnipeg, and its liaisons with donors and consultants. The activities of the Foundation relate to fundraising, investing capital, planning events, and ultimately supporting the development and mission of the University of Winnipeg. The greater share of the records is comprised of material from meetings of the Board of Directors, including minutes, speaking notes, reports, presentations, and correspondence. The records also include financial and budget information, documentation of the Foundation’s by-laws and agreements with the University of Winnipeg and of its charitable and corporate status, media releases, Powerpoint presentations, University or Foundation publications, and ephemera from Foundation events. Includes also a small number of photographs and audio recordings.

University of Winnipeg Foundation

Albert McLeod Fonds

  • CA UWA 11.011, 13.006, 18.017
  • Fonds
  • 1983-2013 ; predominate 1988-1998

The collection is arranged into eight series. The first series contains published textual records, the second series contains non-published textual records, the third series contains records from various two-spirited organizations and gatherings, the fourth series is comprised of graphic material, the fifth series consists of a scrapbook composed of photographs and news clippings, the sixth series includes photographs, and published and non-published research on traditional Aboriginal clothing and adornments, the seventh series consists of four films, and the eighth series consists of a CBC News Manitoba video news item.

Series 1: The first series consists of published textual materials related to the Two-Spirited Movement, including books, journals and magazines, newsletters from two-spirited organizations, reports and pamphlets on AIDS, reports and articles on the Two-Spirited Movement, and newspaper clippings. Materials were published predominately from 1990 to 1996 and were created in both the United States and Canada, but were predominately created in Manitoba.

Series 2: The second series contains non-published textual records related to the Two-Spirit Movement, including obituaries and memorial service programs for two-Spirited Manitobans, drafts of poems written by a number of two-spirited individuals, and correspondence mainly addressed to Albert McLeod or the organizations he co-founded and pertaining to the creation or description of Two-Spirited organizations. The materials were created from 1988-2008, but predominately from 1990 -1996.

Series 3: The third series contains records from various two-spirited organizations and gatherings in North America, including programs, budgets, and notices of gatherings and conferences. As well as mandates, meeting minutes and job postings of many two-spirited organizations.

Series 4: The fourth series is comprised of graphic material including 9 photographs, 3 prints and drawings and 8 posters. Much of the photographs are printed in colour on computer paper and show two-spirited people at gatherings, likely held in either Vancouver or Manitoba. Many of the posters display colour photographs, and are likely from a 2007 campaign promoting condom use among two-spirited people, while others advertise gatherings. The series also includes 330 images on DVD of the 22nd Annual Two-Spirit Gathering 2010, three t-shirts and one embroidery. As well as, two ribbons and a painted rock from the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission sharing circle in 2010.

Series 5: The fifth series is comprised the contents of a scrapbook; it contains a variety of both graphic and textual materials, including 151 photographs, as well as newspaper and magazine clippings, gathering notices, and poetry related to the Two-Spirit Movement in Manitoba and across North America. The photographs consist mostly of unidentified people related to the Two-Spirit Movement in Manitoba, but also two-spirited gatherings like the Basket and the Bow, Spirituality in the ‘90’s, and Two-Spirits and HIV in New York City. Items contained in the scrapbook predominately date from 1988 to 1993.

Series 6: The sixth series is comprised of both graphic and textual materials in a variety of formats related to textile and clothing research. Graphic materials include 7 photographs, 14 pages of photocopied drawings, 1 painting and 1 magazine clipping. Textual material includes drafts and notes on Aboriginal clothing and adornment by Albert McLeod written in 1988, and photocopies of published articles.

Series 7: The seventh series consists of four films. Produced in 1990 by Mona Smith for the Minnesota American Indian AIDS Task Force, Honored by the Moon is a documentary on gay and lesbian aboriginal peoples and their place within their community historically and presently. It contains footage of interviews and gatherings. Also included in this series is unedited film from Manitoba Aboriginal AIDS Conference in 1992, PTAM Dress Rehearsal Shoot in the early 1990s, and Passing of the Legacy in Vancouver in July 2002.

Series 8: The seventh series consists of a DVD copy of a CBC Manitoba news item dated August 2, 1987 and titled "Gay Pride March." Depicts footage of the first Winnipeg Gay Pride March including shots of Albert McLeod.

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