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Mini Tourtières
February 7 2022 Recipe by Jen dela LunaThough typically served during the holiday season, the French-Canadian tourtière is a brilliant dish to have in cooler months in general. A warm, hearty meat pie is a delectable comfort food – …
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The Nonexistent: a story of courage and complex global migration
February 7 2022 CultureThe Nonexistent, directed by Yves Simard, is focused on telling a story many people may know all too well: displacement. The story of a young girl forced to forge a new path as she leaves her …
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Cultural Calendar
February 7 2022 EventsWelcome to February – one month down in the new year, 11 more to go! Some of the celebratory events happening this month include Family Day, Valentine’s Day and Black History Month. Check out …
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PuSh Fest –“Aalaapi” – Experiencing Inuit life through the art of listening
January 24 2022 Cover StoryPuSh Fest -“Aalaapi”
“The audience will feel they are foreigners thrown into a northern village. Not everything is given to them right away. It is a show about the art of listening. If …
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Bitter Orientals – where love & advocacy coincide
January 24 2022 CommunityLove Intersections is a media arts collective which is comprised of queer artists of colour. Artists who are a part of the collective are dedicated to using their passion for art to challenge …
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Envisioning a feminist city of Surrey
January 24 2022 LocalIn July 2021, as part of their COVID-19 recovery initiative, the Government of Canada announced 237 projects that will be receiving funding under the $100-million Feminist Response and Recovery …
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Welcome to Our Homelands - Fostering dialogue between Indigenous peoples and newcomers
January 24 2022 InternationalThe Immigrant Services Society of B.C. (ISSofBC) is celebrating five decades of community engagement this year. And, in order to provide newcomers with tools to learn more about Canada’s First …
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Middle Eastern actors face substantial barriers in the film industry
January 24 2022 ImmigrationAlthough the North American film industry has been recently evolving toward being more inclusive, there is still a long way to go, especially for Middle Eastern actors. Vancouver-based actors Hani …
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Bringing a new perspective to art
January 24 2022 ArtPanchal Mansaram (P. Mansaram) is an artist of his generation. The diasporic artist created new perspectives, taken from his local every-day life and mixed with his global experiences, and was …
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Identities celebrated
January 24 2022 CulturekhattieQ, Alexandra Lainfiesta, Jackson Wai Chung Tse, and Baraka Rahmani. | Photo by Kaayla Whachell
The frank theatre and The Cultch present Be-Longing, a production that blends film, …