Examining connections and alienation
“I find that we are living in a time where people are really hungry for community. There are a lot of resources but we still feel this disconnect,” says Leamore Cohen, Inclusion Services …
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January 7 2019 Immigration Education and immigration policy: a two-way street
Sandra Schinnerl, PhD, examines how education and immigration policy overlaps in Canada. | The photo was taken by Serbulent Turan, …
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January 7 2019 Local Recognition for a teacher and a community leader
Among the 2018 Civic Merit Award recipients, Leonora Angeles PhD. and associate professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), was recognized for her academic and community work on …
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December 10 2018 Community Christmas the Italian way
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Christmas in Italy blends many traditions, says Stefano Gulmanelli: secular and religious, modern and …
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December 10 2018 Local Supporting the artistic future of women of colour
The Future is You and Me, an interdisciplinary workshop series focusing on leadership brings together aspiring artists, who happen to be women of colour, says Kristen Cheung.
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December 10 2018 Immigration An outlook for immigrants
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December 10 2018 Local From Syria to Vancouver
Mohammed Alsaleh, a refugee advocate nominated by RBC as one of 2018’s top 25 Canadian immigrants, works as the B.C. trainer for the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) to guide new …
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November 19 2018 Local Innovative projects lead to award
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November 19 2018 International Towards a utopian vision
The Institute for Humanities at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and its affiliated publication Contours Journal will be hosting Utopian Spaces, a free conference organized and led by SFU graduate …
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November 19 2018 Local Exploring the notion of a Muslim world
To discuss the idea of a ‘Muslim world,’ a second lecture is being delivered at Simon Fraser University (SFU) as part of the 2018–2019 lecture series. The talk will discuss assumptions about …