Dressed in Black: From Africa to Canada
Images of early Black immigrants. | Photo courtesy of Vancouver Maritime Museum
Growing up in England, Lolly Bennett loved to…
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February 17 2020 International Rosio Godomar, woman extraordinaire
According to various news media, social media and other sources, women in some parts of the world are denied basic rights. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2017), there is an average…
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February 17 2020 Culture Speed dating with fiction: local writers share their work
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 …
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February 17 2020 Culture Grupo Corpo returns to Vancouver
Photo by José Luiz Pederneiras
The Brazilian contemporary dance company Grupo Corpo will present two works at the Vancouver …
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February 3 2020 Community Embracing diversity in Black communities
The African Arts and Cultural Society presents the Regional Black Canadians Forum, a community forum focused on the International Decade for People of African Descent, from Feb. 6–Feb. 7 at the …
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February 3 2020 Local Hot chocolate, anyone?
“I wanted to create something that wasn’t your regular coffee shop,” says chef Elena Krasnova, owner of Mon Paris Patisserie.
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February 3 2020 Art Labour’s Trace: a history of cultural identities
Choke, 2017 (detail). Handmade steel chain, corn, brass, handmade brass mount on wood panel. W 61 cm, H 122 cm, D 30.5 cm. | Photo by…
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February 3 2020 Culture Itamar Erez weaves music beyond borders
Photo by Wolfgang Vogt
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January 20 2020 Community Authors in discussion: Omar El Akkad and Esi Edugyan at SFU
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 …
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January 20 2020 Culture Unikkaaqtuat - A theatrical sharing of Northern Indigenous stories
The production amalgamates circus, theatre, music and video. | Photo by Alexandre Galliez
Unikkaaqtuat shows for the first …