How Midsummer taught me about becoming a woman
I’ve spent my life saying I’m 1/4 Swedish – but the Scandinavian Community Centre taught me why that’s important.
Growing up, I was very Swedish. I spent every Christmas singing Swedish …
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June 10 2024 Culture Culture, unity and pride: Filipino Heritage at Pinoy Festival
On June 22 at Swangard stadium, a day-long festival will celebrate the third largest visible minority group in B.C. Pinoy Festival, now running for a second year, will bring a celebration of the …
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June 10 2024 Culture Festival d’été francophone de Vancouver -Celebrating diversity and revitalizing culture through music – Ottoman Splendours
A rich world of francophone music and culture will be on full display at the 35th annual Festival d’été, or Francophone Summer Festival. This year’s festival features the music of Ottoman …
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May 27 2024 Community The reverberating effects of racism - 110 years since the Komagata Maru incident
Systemic racism continues to affect Canadian society in many challenging ways, resulting in policies and outcomes which reaffirm social, economic, political and cultural inequality. So as Canadian …
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May 27 2024 Local Women of distinction: recognizing remarkable achievements
Presented by Scotiabank, YWCA Metro Vancouver celebrates extraordinary women in Metro Vancouver with its 41st annual Women of Distinction Awards. This fundraising event honours women from diverse …
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May 27 2024 Local Province addresses mounting hate crimes with education and assistance
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) and Statistics Canada co-developed a series of landmark workshops on hate to address hate crimes across the country, starting in British Columbia.
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May 27 2024 Art They, They, & It - Exploring the deep connection between Italian and transgender identity
For Italian-Canadian and non-binary artist Shel Stefan, the connection between their cultural heritage and gender identity is more than surface level. In line with the Italian values of passion, …
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May 6 2024 selected Collaboration for inclusion: How the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria reaches thousands yearly in the capital region
“It takes a village to raise a child.” This adage has been appropriated countless times and in countless contexts to communicate the value of community-mobilizing efforts. Despite the cliché it…
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May 6 2024 Community New friends, old ties: Building a Sri Lankan community in B.C.
A huge influx over the last five years, in a younger generation of immigrants moving into Canada – most as students –has created a need for a support outreach system. May is Asian Heritage …
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May 6 2024 Culture Singing Anatolia’s sorrows and joys
The stories of Anatolia will be on full musical display this month as the Turkish-Canadian Society’ Choir Ensemble takes the stage for their major annual concert.
The 30-member choir will be …