Cretan community’s love of dance
Greek Summerfest will be returning to Vancouver for the 32nd consecutive year from July 5–15. With many different Greek societies and associations in the Metro Vancouver area, including the Cretan …
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June 25 2018 Immigration From policy to practice: resettlement journeys of Syrian refugees
UBC Public Scholars Award recipient Bronwyn Bragg worked with immigrant and refugee communities as a community-based researcher in Calgary before returning to school to complete her PhD in human …
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June 25 2018 Local A mediator at heart
“How we treat the poorest and the most vulnerable people in our community is an indication of what we are like as a society and it’s really important to make sure no one is left behind,” says …
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June 11 2018 Community Happy Eid in Vancouver
Photo by courtesy of Sarah Zafar
Muslim festival Eid ul-Fitr is little celebrated in Vancouver, but Sarah Zafar and her …
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June 11 2018 Immigration Refugees each have unique stories to tell
Sina Yetbarek and her family arrived in Canada just over four years ago from Uganda.
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June 11 2018 Local Autism finds its rhythm
Luc Picard, young musician with Autism.
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May 28 2018 Community Speaking Russian in Vancouver
Inna Mikailov shows a book of fairy tales by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin | Photo by Colleen Addison
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May 28 2018 Local An Indigenous storyteller finds a new home
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May 28 2018 Local Chemically transformed through Soap for Hope
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May 28 2018 Community A lesson in cedar weaving
The cedar tree has been a familiar figure for First Nations communities for a long time. The tree, believed to be a gift from Mother Nature, provides people with tools for their survival.
On June 3, …