Racial bullying in schools – a grim picture
An estimated 58 per cent of Canadian youth (12–18 years old) declare they have seen kids bullied based on their race or ethnicity at school, according to an August 2021 survey data, in partnership…
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November 8 2021 Community Challenging the status quo: Inequities in a pandemic
A better world has at its foundation the return to values learned in childhood, says academic-activist Manjeet Birk, PhD.
“These values are interconnected to larger issues of social justice, …
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October 25 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - Turkish Republic Day celebrations, Turkish-Canadian friendship and art
The Turkish-Canadian Society is releasing a video program online on Oct. 29 to celebrate the Turkish-Canadian Friendship and the Turkish Republic Day, an annual holiday that is celebrated by Turkish…
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October 4 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - Sonya Lalli – a writer breaks from conventions
Canadian-born author of Indian heritage Sonya Lalli is this year’s Richmond’s writer-in-residence. She writes novels aimed at diverse groups, and in her novels, she covers topics like …
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September 20 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - Sovereign Elevations: artful engineering
With bold strokes of colour, a touch of perspective and her expertise of visualization, Vancouver-based artist, author and engineer Kiranjot Kaur is redefining artistic mediums and celebrating Sikh …
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August 30 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight: A dream come true
It was all a dream – literally. Rebecca Lyon was in the middle of pursuing her PhD in Indigenous studies when she had a dream about a jacket, unlike any she had ever worn.
“One of our …
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August 16 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - The Hands of Knowledge: female perspective
“The fact that these are women doing this work is great because look at the work, it’s phenomenal,” says artist Joanne Finlay. “It’s the knowledge that they carry, it’s the patience that…
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July 5 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight: Podcasting: space and storytelling
Podcasting has been growing as a media format. Inspired by oral storytelling, Darylina Powderface will be joining it this summer with Aiysiniiksin: Keeping the Tradition Alive.
“I want to see …
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June 21 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight:Working the Green Chain. Celebrating Coquitlam’s South Asian heritage
Working the Green Chain
Tannis Koskela, heritage assistant at the Mackin House Museum in Coquitlam, hopes people will become more aware that the South Asian community is almost as old as the …
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June 7 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - Cross-cultural writing: the exchange and combination of writing and knowledge
Despite younger generations reading less in general, Shuyu Kong believes that storytelling and sharing those stories will endure. The Chinese/Canadian Writing Speaker Series, after three successful …