Women of Vancouver - Yayoi Hirano and the Yayoi Theatre Movement Society
Photo courtesy of Yayoi Hirano
Yayoi Hirano was honoured at Vancouver Asian Heritage Month’s (VAHM) Virtual Recognition …
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June 22 2020 Local BACI strives to sustain beacons of inclusion beyond the pandemic
Created in 1956, the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) offers a range of community services to support the inclusion and belonging of people with disabilities.
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June 22 2020 Local Nicole Guzzo and her initiative across the globe
“When you educate a woman, you educate a whole generation of people,” is the message that motivated Nicole Guzzo as she volunteered and created an NGO across the globe. A fashion designer from …
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June 8 2020 Local Exploring narratives that shape belonging
The Here and There: In-Between Worlds online lecture is part of SFU’s 2020 Conversation Series on Identity and Citizenship and will take place Saturday, June 20 from 1–2 p.m.
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June 8 2020 Local Stained glass: more than just a window
The “Three Graces” stairwell window, found in Gabriola mansion and created by Bloomfield & Sons Studio. | Photo courtesy of …
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May 25 2020 Local Design and technology unite for a good cause
A charity for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and a 3D Printing company seem like an unexpected partnership, but during this pandemic they have come together to tackle community-based issues.
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May 4 2020 Local Women of Vancouver: Melody Lim
Melody Lim, this year’s winner of Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize, was inspired by a local candle maker in Milos, Greece, in 2016. At a small local store, she “fell in love with the process …
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May 4 2020 Local Connecting people through languages
Lahore, Pakistan, 2014. | Photo courtesy of Anne Murphy
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April 20 2020 Local Psychologists study impacts of COVID-19
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been a watershed event for the world. It has brought drastic changes to all aspects of people’s lives, some temporary, some permanent. A new study, launched by UBC…
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April 6 2020 Local Facing a pandemic in a community that hasn’t always been home
Tona Aboaba is managing on a small budget after being laid-off. | Photo by Dan Walton
As nearly everybody in the country …