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UBC and SFU partner to ‘Indigenize the Academy’
March 23 2015 Community‘Indigenizing the academy through relationships’ was this year’s theme at the 13th annual Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium (IGSS).
Held as a public event on March 7th at SFU Harbour …
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Conference examines the role of mainstream and ethnic media
March 23 2015 CommunityThe role of the mainstream and ethnic media will be up for discussion at the 17th annual Metropolis Conference in Vancouver from March 26–28.
Organizers anticipate over 700 participants will …
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B.C.’s Steve Nash calls it quits after an improbable Hall of Fame NBA career
March 23 2015 Left BankThis column could have been about the B.C. government’s feeble 20 cent raise to the minimum wage, or it could have been another lament about the state of the debate around the ongoing transit …
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Cultural “survivance” through gameplay
March 23 2015 ArtElizabeth LaPensée, a doctor in Interactive Arts and Technology from Simon Fraser University, delivers games focused on acts of survivance – survival and endurance – to recognize the living and …
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A lecture on conservationism
March 23 2015 InternationalDolphins are used as shark bait.| Photo by Stefan Austermuhle, Mundo Azul.Dolphins are precious and intelligent creatures. …
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Finding perennial meanings under Vancouver’s cherry blossom trees
March 23 2015 CulturePhoto by Simon YeeCherry blossoms throughout Vancouver have been blooming early this year, giving Vancouverites a great …
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Turkish Tunes-2 warms up Vancouver
March 23 2015 CultureTurkish Tunes-2, an event organized to increase public awareness of contemporary and traditional Turkish art and culture will be taking place Apr.11. The Turkish Canadian Society (TCS) is planning …
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Charcoal in Japanese tea culture
March 23 2015 ArtPhoto courtesy of Nikkei CentreIn an upcoming workshop, Maiko Behr, a Japanese culture and art consultant, explains the …
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Art and Space in Vancouver
March 23 2015 ArtOn March 27, the University of British Columbia (UBC) Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery will host a symposium on “Spatial Politics and the City,” addressing the issues of housing and public …
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Cultural Calendar
March 23 2015 EventsKids will work with Kelpin to create photo collages.With the weather only getting sunnier, it’s time to get out and enjoy…