A conversation on social justice at the Central Library

March 23 2020 Culture

The Hate Speech, Freedom of Expression, and Transgender Human Rights speaking event by human rights lawyer, Adrienne Smith, was scheduled to take place at the Central library but is now posponed.
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Rebecca Fisseha, author and playwright. |

Diaspora in discussion: Rebecca Fisseha comes to Vancouver

March 2 2020 Culture

Prepare to explore the depths of the female experience with Incite: The Secret Lives of Women. This event, in partnership with the Vancouver Writers Fest, will showcase female authors and the …

Michele Amitrani, writer. | Photo courtesy of Michele Amitrani

Speed dating with fiction: local writers share their work

February 17 2020 Culture

Several authors from around British Columbia will be sharing their fiction in a writers showcase at the Central Library on Feb. 23. Michele Amitrani, Joan Boxall, Maggie Edwards, Janet Hudgins, and …

The restrictive governments and societies he experienced as a young person impacts Omar El Akkad’s writing. | Photo by Michael Lionstar

Authors in discussion: Omar El Akkad and Esi Edugyan at SFU

January 20 2020 Community

Simon Fraser University (SFU) is set to host an event to discuss Esi Edugyan’s powerful book Washington Black. Omar El Akkad will participate in a discussion with Edugyan on Jan. 30 to unpack her …

Hasan Namir incites creativity in the New Year

January 6 2020 Culture

Poets and authors will come together to share their works at the Vancouver Public Library, central branch on Jan. 22.
Hasan Namir, Jennica Harper, Chantal Gibson, and Alex Leslie will present their …

Carol E. Mayer, Head of the Curatorial and Design Department at the Museum of Anthropology.

Playing with Fire at the MOA

November 18 2019 Art

Ceramics are more than just bowls to gather dust in a cabinet, especially in the cultural commentary present in the works displayed in Playing with Fire: Ceramics of the Extraordinary. The art …