Greetings!
Greetings! The Manitoba Harm Reduction Network (MHRN) is pleased to invite you to Winnipeg for the 2022 Manitoba Harm Reduction Conference.
The conference is a three day event that will feature speakers from throughout Manitoba, Canada, and the United States as they share on a variety of topics related to harm reduction and sexual health. With a strong focus on Indigenous knowledge, anti-oppression, and root causes of harms related to substance use, we aim to inspire conference participants to improve access to harm reduction services throughout Manitoba especially in rural, remote, northern, and Indigenous communities.
Connect with us throughout the conference using the hashtags #MHRC2022 and #ShitDisturber2022
Objectives
Conference attendees will enhance their ability to:
Identify and connect with our provincial resources, knowledge keepers, and experts!
Develop partnerships and network with other service providers and community members working throughout Manitoba
Engage Peer experts and centre Peer Voices in program development, delivery, and evaluation
Use an anti-oppressive lens in delivering services and working with underserved populations
Understand the link between colonization and lack of access to services
Engage in reducing systemic harms associated with policies and structures in our organizations
Develop and support harm reduction programming and strategies in the province
november 15-17, 2022
Registration and breakfast will begin at 8:00 am.
The conference will open with a Pipe Ceremony on Tuesday at 9:00 am.
Conference activities will run from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm each day
Location
Fort Garry Hotel
222 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB
Registration fee: $500
Includes: Hot breakfast, beverages, snacks & lunch for 3 conference days
cost Accessibility:
We understand this fee may be cost prohibitive for some folks. We have approx. 100 tickets already allocated for free passes for our Staff, Community Partners, Peers, Speakers and Ceremony Leaders. Unfortunately, due to this we will not have an option for free or reduced ticket prices for the general public.
Attendance
Conference space is limited to 440 participants.
Confirmation of Attendance: All participants will receive a confirmation email indicating you are registered for the conference once the registration form and payment has been received. Payment is due prior to the conference.
Please note, the conference committee will be doing our best to ensure attendance from multiple disciplines throughout Manitoba including participants from rural, remote, northern, and Indigenous communities in addition to Winnipeg.
For information on registration please contact:
Riel Dion at clientservices@plannersplus.ca
Accommodations
Conference rate: Conference rate $169 per night, at the Fort Garry
