Ancient Oriental wisdom meets modern occidental thought
Practicing meditation through yoga or tai chi in parks or watching TV shows on how to “feng shui” your house is not an unusual thing in Vancouver life. Ancient Chinese wisdom originating from …
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October 6 2014 Community New project aimed at accommodating LGBTQ newcomers
MOSAIC Settlement Services has long worked to help refugees and immigrants overcome social and material obstacles during their settlement in Canadian society. The organization now aims to take its …
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September 22 2014 Community A chemical approach to policy
Oct. 2’s edition of the Philosopher’s Cafe will focus on issues surrounding the global supply chain.| Illustration by Andreas …
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September 22 2014 Community Nikkei Museum ponders identity and future
On Sept. 27, the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre will bring together artists and cultural figures to honour and explore Nikkei identity during a time of immense change.
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September 8 2014 Community Charting the moral terrain at the Philosophers’ Café
Since 1998, Simon Fraser University’s Continuing Studies program Philosophers’ Café has tackled topics ranging from the metaphysical to the mundane. Over the next several months, cafes, …
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September 8 2014 Community A new era of open education
Receiving individual course credits or a certificate from Yale, Cambridge or Harvard for free and without even leaving home is now possible. The growing trend of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) …
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August 25 2014 Community SDC Blue Ribbon Foundation: Spreading compassion for disabled youth
Empowering children with learning disabilities is the backbone ideal to the SDC Blue Ribbon Foundation – a youth driven non-profit organization that uses integrative programs and activities to …
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July 7 2014 Community A short history of Chinese farming in the Lower Mainland
King George Park Community Garden. | Photo by Audrey TungThe Chinese community of the early 20th century played an integral …
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July 7 2014 Community Women find guiding light in Shashi Assanand
Shashi Assanand (right), winner of the 2014 YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Community Building.Domestic violence is an …
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July 7 2014 Community Surrey’s Rakhi Project reaches across the Pacific
Karen Lipsett-Kidd, designer of the Rakhi bracelet.Until August 10, locals can support the City of Surrey’s work against …