Turkish Tunes-2 warms up Vancouver
Turkish Tunes-2, an event organized to increase public awareness of contemporary and traditional Turkish art and culture will be taking place Apr.11. The Turkish Canadian Society (TCS) is planning …
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March 23 2015 selected let’s heal the divide
“We are here to awaken from the illusion of separateness.”
Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monkGently lit with neon, let’s heal the divide is a recent installation on the wall of the Vancouver …
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March 9 2015 Columns Yes we need better transit, so why are anti-taxxers winning referendum debate?
The Metro Vancouver transit referendum begins this month. Despite a long campaign supported by the vast majority of mayors and political parties in the region, the ‘No’ side is leading in the …
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March 9 2015 International Spreading worldwide literacy and gender equality
Girl reading at International Literacy Day in Zambia | Photo courtesy of Room to ReadInstead of the usual formal sit-down …
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March 9 2015 Art A(n art) piece for the world
When Women Rise Sculpture | Photo by Mehrdad RahbarMehrad Rahbar has always been tuned in to events around him – the Iran…
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March 9 2015 selected Festival du Bois
The Festival du Bois has now finished but this wood sculpture by Michel Campeau will remain as a tribute to the festival and to francophone culture in Mackin Park, Maillardville, Coquitlam, BC. …
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February 23 2015 Community Empowering respect, standing up to stop abuse
Violence is a topic that surrounds our world, attacking the most vulnerable people. Shakti Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to opening discussion about issues that affect women, children …
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February 23 2015 Immigration Breaking down barriers for women engineers trained abroad
The process of immigration begins long before newcomers first set foot in a new country. MOSAIC, a Vancouver organization dedicated to supporting immigrants and refugees, has a new online …
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February 23 2015 Culture A call from the soul to face depression
Photo by Una Skandro.Performer and musician Tina Milo, who immigrated from Valjevo, Serbia to Vancouver in 2000, started a …
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February 23 2015 Art Totem poles maintain Haida oral history
A passion for story and language, has Haida artist Gwaai Edenshaw using his knowledge of Haida stories to help find the hidden within ourselves at the new exhibit Godanxee’wat: Stone Ribs showing …