Canadian Federation of Students - MB

✨CFSMB Black Student Leadership Award 2023! ✨

This award is to recognize and celebrate black student leaders who have contributed to their various campuses and within the community here in Manitoba. If you will like to nominate yourself or other community members please use the link here
https://forms.gle/PG6origD57NKQCEy6

Learn more about the Canadian Federation of Students the largest and only democratically elected student advocacy organization representing over 500,000 students across the country! Special guests will come together to chat about how we win Free Education, how our work impacts provincial and federal policy and how you can get involved. We'll discuss how student advocacy impacts politics and improves daily lives for students and the wider community. Feel free to pose questions for the panelists or about the organization before the event by using the form linked in bio when you register! We hope you can join us October 20th at 4:30pm CST. A zoom link will be sent to all registered before the event begins 🌐
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKX-NquHBvEGoP0JlHawhM2c6YTTz3C_OnynJKJm9FawBDcw/viewform

✨CFSMB is looking to fill up its 2022 -2023 Provincial Executive (PE) board✨.

As a PE board member, you will have many opportunities to connect with government officials at Provincial and Federal lobby week events and with students across Canada.;

If you are interested, send your information to [email protected]
Join us in advocating for a more accessible and affordable post-secondary education in Manitoba.

STUDENT LEADERS AT WORK 🙌🏽✊🏽

We are incredibly proud to have amazing leaders like our chairperson , UWSA VPEA and UMSU international student board director speak with provincial leaders at the Legislature today.

CFSMB had the privilege of speaking with the NDP policy committee hosted by , and PSE critic , to discuss policy ideas that would make higher education a possibility for all Manitobans and other prospective students.

We are appreciative of legislative leaders providing us space to discuss topics like Rising tuition & student aid, International student healthcare and Bill 33 & the impacts of performance based funding. With the effort of student leaders and the student movement, we can achieve better policy for post-secondary students in Manitoba!

BREAKING: Government accused of robbing students of education. Students can’t afford to pay more and we have have been watching tuition climb while the cost of living is skyrocketing making education out of reach for so many.
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/government-accused-of-robbing-students-of-education-576518182.html

In our recent survey, we asked International Students to share their stories about accessing healthcare in Manitoba. Here is what some of our members had to say.

This shows that we need to continue advocating for barrier-free publicly funded healthcare so that International Students can access healthcare services without fear.

International students in Manitoba still do not have access to equitable, barrier free public healthcare!

- Have you experienced challenges while accessing healthcare in Manitoba?
- Have you paid thousands of dollars in healthcare expenses?

We want to hear from you! Please fill out the anonymous survey linked below to help guide our advocacy work for access to publicly funded healthcare for all in Manitoba.

If you have any questions or would like to be involved in this work, please email [email protected].

https://forms.gle/4uMSxAExHfVYoYDU7

Our early bird deadline flew by! 🐦

Make sure you get your 2022 Oxfam Summit application in by May 1, so you do not miss the opportunity to connect with other change makers from across the country.

✅ Learn more and apply now:
https://www.oxfam.ca/oxfam-summit-and-day-of-action-2022/

$500K bill sparks calls for universal health care for international students | CBC News The Manitoba Liberals are calling on the government to reinstate health insurance for international students after the family of Kenyan man received a medical bill of more than $500,000.

"Other provinces and other countries… welcome students from abroad with health coverage because that's the right, smart and humane thing to do," "The PCs need to step up."

$500K bill sparks calls for universal health care for international students | CBC News The Manitoba Liberals are calling on the government to reinstate health insurance for international students after the family of Kenyan man received a medical bill of more than $500,000.