International Pronouns Day -A matter of human dignity
People from all over the world will be invited to raise gender visibility through online and local affirmative actions towards a non-binary notion of gender on Oct. 21. Registration has started …
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October 19 2020 Local A seat in the tasting room for queer and BIPOC people
Diversity in Brewing is a new initiative aimed at diversifying the B.C. craft brewing landscape, awarding queer and BIPOC students a scholarship to aid their studies, and offering diversity and …
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October 19 2020 Art A bit of buffoonery
Last year’s production of Buffoon at the Tarragon | Photo courtesy of Cylla von Tidemann
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October 19 2020 Culture Persian sounds on Canadian shores
Iranian-Canadian musician and composer Saeid Kooshki. | Photo courtesy of Saeid Kooshki
In September, Iranian-Canadian …
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October 5 2020 Community Funny? What’s funny?
Online dating may give us the ability to connect with people across the world, but it can also present barriers. One University of British Columbia’s (UBC) study found that understanding …
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October 5 2020 Columns The Senate honours Canadian Black artists
Stolen Identities – a painting by Nigerian-Canadian artist Yisa Akinbolaji – was installed in the Senate of Canada Building on …
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October 5 2020 Culture Nilofar Shidmehr A poetic and unflinching voice illuminating Iranian women’s stories
A girl torn between her curiosity for a young maid and her need to maintain her higher social class; a sister torn between her love for her brother and her duty to herself and to a country that asks…
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October 5 2020 Culture Alisa Blanc: raising the musical bar
Alisa Blanc, B.C.-based francophone singer-songwriter | Photo courtesy of Kaori Kasai
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September 21 2020 Community Advice for BIPOC individuals working in ecology and evolutionary biology
A co-authored article published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, an online science journal, outlines career strategies for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) researchers working in …
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September 21 2020 Local CommuniCreate builds newcomer youths’ confidence and community connections
The 2018 statistics from the Surrey Local Immigration Partnership show that youth make up over 60% of the area’s newcomer population. However, unlike for adult newcomers, there are limited options…