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15 years after B.C.’s “summer of the migrants”
August 25 2014 Featured ArticleIt was July 19, 1999, four months after Nunavut was declared Canada’s newest territory, and Jean Chrétien was prime minister. A boat arrived on the coast of B.C. from Fujian, China, the first of …
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The Peoples Social Forum puts Indigenous struggles front and centre
August 25 2014 ColumnsThis past weekend in Ottawa, thousands of activists from all across Canada participated in the Peoples Social Forum.
With little more than a year until the next federal election, much of the talk …
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Howard Jang appointed Director of SFU Woodward’s Cultural Unit
August 25 2014 LocalPhoto by Rachel LandoWith a decorated career in the arts, Howard Jang has enriched the lives of Vancouver’s communities …
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SDC Blue Ribbon Foundation: Spreading compassion for disabled youth
August 25 2014 CommunityEmpowering children with learning disabilities is the backbone ideal to the SDC Blue Ribbon Foundation – a youth driven non-profit organization that uses integrative programs and activities to …
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Shop Wrong makes right
August 25 2014 LocalLeave it to Shop Wrong to pick up where others may have – regrettably – left off. Tucked away within the only kink on Hasting’s long, linear stretch across Vancouver, the shop on the corner of …
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Artist fuses Ukrainian soul food with stories of survival
August 25 2014 CulturePhoto by Robyn Lee.
When searching for a cookbook, one does not usually find an accompaniment of survival stories along with … -
The private lives behind public art: exploring public space with Metz&Chew
August 25 2014 ArtPublic artists Jaqueline Metz and Nancy Chew | Photo courtesy of Metz & Chew
In some ways they know our cities best; they … -
Digital images and imagination: Constructing new identities and geographies
August 25 2014 ArtAzawad Libre!, (Space), 2012, digital print on paper. | Photo courtesy of the artist.
Azawad Libre! New Media and Imagined … -
A traditional Chinese celebration, with a Canadian touch
August 25 2014 CulturePerformers dance at the White Rock Moon Festival. | Photo by Derek Hayes.
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A hybrid of sight, sound and movement comes to Centre A
August 25 2014 CultureIn their latest creative project, Music Temple, Emi Honda and Jordan McKenzie take their love of nature and a desire to communicate on many levels to transcend the expectations of standard art forms.…