Easter: religious rites blend with culture
Easter: a time of hopping bunnies and chocolate eggs? Not for the religious communities of Metro Vancouver, who are living it up towards the Holy Week at the end of March with a whole month of …
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March 23 2020 Local Towards a rights-based model of conservation
In light of the recent pipeline conflict and the fraught deadlock Canada has found itself in, Madison Stevens talks about the intersection of stewardship rights and conservation, where people may …
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March 23 2020 International Women empowerment – the struggle continues
Photo courtesy of Senate of Canada
The theme of International Women’s Day this year is #EachforEqual. It highlights the … -
March 2 2020 Community Migrant workers’ rights in Canada – still more of a dream than reality
“Do Canadians really find it acceptable that there’s two sets of human rights, depending on whether or not you have a piece of paper in this country?” Lee asks. Documentary filmmaker and …
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March 2 2020 Community Opening hearts and doors: learning the French language
To celebrate multiculturalism, the United Nations (U.N.) declared March 20 French Language Day. But why should students learn the language of Molière in a mostly English-speaking society?
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March 2 2020 Local Human and non-human connections
Anthropologist Sarah Ives will be at Green College at the University of British Columbia (UBC) on Mar. 16 to present her paper Blurry Lines: Race, Botany and the Anthropocene. This event will be …
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February 17 2020 Community Dressed in Black: From Africa to Canada
Images of early Black immigrants. | Photo courtesy of Vancouver Maritime Museum
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February 17 2020 Local Solidarity with animals in the city
Kedi explores gentrification issues, urban poverty as well as marginalized people in the urban space. | Photo courtesy of Haluk …
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February 17 2020 International Rosio Godomar, woman extraordinaire
According to various news media, social media and other sources, women in some parts of the world are denied basic rights. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2017), there is an average…
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February 17 2020 Local An italian meal to support mental health
Chef Tyler Uguccioni, along with a variety of current and past students from the Coast Mental Health Culinary Program will be serving a dinner benefitting the program at Social Crust Café on Feb. …