Winnipeggers walk for human rights

More than 1,000 Winnipeggers came together Saturday to walk for human rights.

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The walk was not a protest, but instead was to demonstrate that the city embraces diversity and will stand together in a united way, Bowman said earlier in the week.

"It's really important, each and every day, through these acts and so many others that we show people our values in action," Bowman told the crowd on Saturday.

"I think that's more important than testing other people for their values."

Bowman told the group to non-violently call out acts of discrimination they hear or see. He suggested following the "MakeitAwkward" movement, an Edmonton campaign launched byJesse Lipscombe and Mayor Don Iveson in response to a racist incident.

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Chad Bruce took part in Saturday's march because it's his responsibility to speak up for those who can't, he said.

"It's so hard to think about how there is so much hate when it is so easy to love," he said.

"And I want everyone who feels scared or outcasted, especially after what happened in Quebec, [to know] that there are so many people around here who love them."

The march started at The Forks at 12 p.m., beginning at the plaza by the Johnston Terminal. Hundreds of people proceeded around the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

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