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Migrant workers’ rights in Canada – still more of a dream than reality
March 2 2020 Community“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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Opening hearts and doors: learning the French language
March 2 2020 CommunityTo 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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Human and non-human connections
March 2 2020 LocalAnthropologist 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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A love affair with Barcelona
March 2 2020 ColumnsI’m in love! But not with a person, with a country. Over the last few years I have slowly been falling in love with the Spanish language and culture. It started with a flirtation, taking Spanish as…
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Zahra Shahab: transformation and identity through movement
March 2 2020 CulturePhoto by Lula Belle
Zahra Shahab, an artist known for blending visual art and choreographed pieces, will showcase a … -
Diaspora in discussion: Rebecca Fisseha comes to Vancouver
March 2 2020 CulturePrepare to explore the depths of the female experience with Incite: The Secret Lives of Women. This event, in partnership with the Vancouver Writers Fest, will showcase female authors and the …
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Lighting up the stage
March 2 2020 CultureMoon Mouse: Looking for what you want and need.
“It’s not ideology that separates us as people, it’s language,” says … -
LeFLOFRANCO: thinker, musician, artist
March 2 2020 Culture“I think, therefore I am…but, who am I?” This is the question that Ottawa musician LeFLOFRANCO, or simply, FLO, tried to answer in detail on his first full length album, Force …
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Cultural Calendar
March 2 2020 EventsFusing sound and performance. | Photo courtesy of Left of Main
In his book Great Expectations, Charles Dickens wrote that a … -
A peek into the life of career adventurers
February 17 2020 Cover StoryPhoto by Daniel Fox
Get inspired and learn about the action-packed lives of adventurers and explorers by watching …