The ancient art of chigiri-e
Photos by Leanne Lai
Taiwanese artist and pianist Leanne Lai celebrates Japanese culture and demonstrates passion, beauty and unwavering patience in her Chigiri-e Paper Art: Flowers exhibit and …
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June 20 2022 Columns The non-profit labour force is in crisis
Governments must act now to ensure Canadians don’t lose community services
Non-profits across this country are at the forefront of helping communities survive and thrive. Non-profit workers are…
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June 20 2022 Culture Famous Last Words - Poetry Slam: wit and word
Poetry and comedy are expertly blended in Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Famous Last Words, where contestants push each other to their creative limits in a series of games designed to test …
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June 20 2022 Art Terremoto discusses Latinx history by revisiting a child’s memory of protection and community
grunt gallery presents a new exhibition by Salvadoran visual artist Michelle Campos Castillo questioning what can feel like community care when a child lives through civil war and fractured …
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June 6 2022 Community Greek Heritage Month - Revisit the past, celebrate the future - Greek Heritage Month
Photo courtesy of Greek Heritage Month
Greek Heritage Month is back in full swing this year with a street festival, an art showcase, and live comedy. The June-long program (from Jun. 3-26) …
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June 6 2022 Columns Canada needs to step up for the women and girls of Afghanistan
The Taliban’s draconian measure of requiring face coverings is the latest step in an ongoing nightmare for the women and girls of Afghanistan.
Since the Taliban reasserted control over the …
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June 6 2022 Local Brown Girl Guilt
Harpo Mander has always said, “You can’t become what you can’t see.” That’s why when she found herself working at an unfulfilling job, where she wasn’t able to fully express herself, she…
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June 6 2022 Culture Pass Over: A much-needed story
Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu has created a new and powerful play which merges the brutal realities that many people are living in with the classic play Waiting for Godot by playwrightSamuel Becket.…
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May 23 2022 Community A mural for Reconciliation
Photo courtesy of Port Coquitlam
Even though Reconciliation can be a daunting and confounding subject, Port Coquitlam’s Riverside Secondary School’s art department decided to engage with it …
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May 23 2022 Issues & Ideas Basic Income is an affordable and compassionate response to poverty
An act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income has been introduced to the House of Commons (C-223) by MP Leah Gazan, and in the Senate (S-233) by Senator Kim Pate. The …