Ubuntu: a philosophy of care and community
Trophy Ewila and Lady Dia believe that Ubuntu – seeking a community where members each have space to shine their own light without diminishing another’s light – is key to rejecting the …
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May 10 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight: Grandmaster Li Rong brings the ancient art of qigong to the 21st century
Photo courtesy of Li Rong
Li Rong has been a grandmaster and trainer of tai chi and qigong for the last 30 years. She is the founder and director of the Tristar Taiji and Qigong Academy in …
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May 10 2021 Local Cultivating social trust at the intersection of race and sexuality
“Art and love are powerful mechanisms that impact change,’’ says Jen Sungshine, co-creative director and founder of Love Intersections.
Sungshine, a queer Taiwanese interdisciplinary artist…
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May 10 2021 Local Difficult but necessary conversations
Devika Pandey believes that constant conversations about anti-racism are the key to a more equitable future for marginalized communities in Canada. She says the events of 2020, such as the murder of…
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May 10 2021 Local Jane Jae Kyung Shin - A journey of chance encounters and pivotal moments
Jane Jae Kyung Shin, Vancouver Community College’s VP, Students and Community Development, was recently nominated for YWCA’s Women of Distinction Award in the Education, Training & …
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April 26 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - Building fish traps, building community
Brazilian mathematics educator Marcelo C. Borba once compared the visualization of ethnomathematics to a forest ‘in which each tree would be considered as a different expression of …
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April 26 2021 Local Climate change is already affecting the city
Angela Danyluk’s work and research has given her a clear picture of how environmental changes will impact residents of Vancouver, and the local effects of climate change cannot be avoided much…
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April 12 2021 Community Working towards a violence-free society
There is no vaccine for domestic violence. But that has not deterred Balbir Gurm from working to prevent relationship violence. “It’s not a shadow pandemic, it was a pandemic before COVID came …
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March 22 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - An Indigenous healing connection to the land
Suicide among Canada’s Indigenous people is disproportionally higher than in the non-Indigenous population according to a survey done by Statistics Canada (2011–2016). Less well known are the …
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March 8 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - Coast Mental Health honoured as one of B.C.’s Top Employers
Despite a challenging year for the healthcare industry, Coast Mental Health (CMH), a registered charity, was named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2021.
“We’re very excited by this announcement…