All my non-relations explores kinship and reconciliation
The indigenous term “all my relations” refers to the notion of interconnectedness in all aspects of life. Clint Burnham, professor and chair of the English graduate program at Simon Fraser …
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March 9 2019 Community Captured Alive…Still Alive…Since the 18th Century
History has value as long as it remains alive in people’s hearts, souls, minds and educational systems. It otherwise remains buried under the notes and papers of historians, in libraries, and in …
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March 4 2019 Community Making long term care multicultural
Care for British Columbia dementia patients needs to improve, says Habib Chaudhury. Right now, he says, the main focus is on physical health, on keeping patients fed and pain-free. But a patient, …
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March 4 2019 Local Truth or stories in the age of social media – a millennial approach
Kids These Days: Media Representation vs Lived Reality, a talk by Katie Warfield, Ph.D., professor of communications and cultural studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), will be held on …
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February 18 2019 Community From many mother tongues
As Canada continues to welcome immigrants, the language diversity within the country continues to increase. The 2016 census shows that over seven million Canadians report having an immigrant mother …
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February 18 2019 Local Snowshoeing for a cause
The 9th annual Snowshoe race is back. This year, the organizers are partnering with Jack.org, a mental health charity empowering young leaders to revolutionize mental health.
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February 18 2019 Local Martin Luther King’s teachings about civil disobedience
“Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one’s whole being into the being of another,”…
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February 18 2019 Community Roof to garage – the building of community
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February 4 2019 Community Chinese bowls of balance
People need to adjust to each season, from autumn right through to winter and spring, says Marilynne Jackson. The Chinese culture has soup to help people do just that.
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February 4 2019 Local Studying love bigger than race
Jennifer Adkins is a public scholar at UBC engaged in researching interracial relationships and social ideas about race.
She hopes to address questions present of race and how humans relate to each …