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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, …
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Cultural Calendar
January 24 2022 EventsLe nozze di Figaro is a comical story of love and dubious royal entitlement. | Photo courtesy of Chan Centre
Happy Lunar New Year everyone! The Lunar New Year is Feb. 1 ushering in the Year of …
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Blue Monday, pandemic blues
January 10 2022 Cover StoryProtocols in place to keep us healthy from COVID can be mentally damaging. And with Blue Monday – the third Monday in January considered the most depressing day of the entire year – …
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The Buddhist New Year - A time of peace and reflection
January 10 2022 Community“The Buddhist New Year is a day to remind people about gratitude and appreciation,” says Reverend Aoki, minister for the Vancouver Buddhist Temple. This year, Jan 18 marks the Buddhist New Year …
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TikTok and public health
January 10 2022 InternationalTikTok is a rapidly growing short video-sharing social media platform that has gathered over 1 billion global users, but little is known about the potential health-related impacts on its users.…