Seeing through adversity
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With humour, wit and a talent for storytelling, Canadian multidisciplinary artist Stéphanie Morin-Robert highlights her struggles of growing up with a …
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February 21 2022 Art Sara Khan: a new type of artist
Emerging visual artist Sara Khan is currently pursuing her residency at the Burrard Arts Foundation where she has been able to create new types of material strategies, perspectives and creations. …
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February 21 2022 Culture Carving a bold musical space
Music is engaging storytelling for Anishinaabek MC and singer-songwriter Leonard Sumner, who performs a mix of roots, country, and hip-hop. Sumner brings to the Chan Centre on March 5 his people’s…
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February 7 2022 Columns Feminism on the rise in Canada
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Since the second wave of the women’s equality movement in the 1960s, the term “feminism” has been subject to bouts of withering criticism. At various …
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February 7 2022 Columns Genomic research lacks diversity and that’s a problem
Conducting foundational genomic research with more diverse populations, even if the sample proportion is small, is highly beneficial.
As 2020 and 2021 have shown us, Canadians are becoming more …
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February 7 2022 Culture A rough road towards equality, democracy and freedom in Africa
Gregory Maqoma’s Via Kanana opens with one word projected onto a white screen: corrupt.
The Soweto-born choreographer brings together the traditional township dance of pantsula with …
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February 7 2022 Culture The Nonexistent: a story of courage and complex global migration
The Nonexistent, directed by Yves Simard, is focused on telling a story many people may know all too well: displacement. The story of a young girl forced to forge a new path as she leaves her …
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January 24 2022 Community Bitter Orientals – where love & advocacy coincide
Love Intersections is a media arts collective which is comprised of queer artists of colour. Artists who are a part of the collective are dedicated to using their passion for art to challenge …
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January 24 2022 Local Envisioning a feminist city of Surrey
In July 2021, as part of their COVID-19 recovery initiative, the Government of Canada announced 237 projects that will be receiving funding under the $100-million Feminist Response and Recovery …
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January 24 2022 Immigration Middle Eastern actors face substantial barriers in the film industry
Although the North American film industry has been recently evolving toward being more inclusive, there is still a long way to go, especially for Middle Eastern actors. Vancouver-based actors Hani …