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This panel addresses the implications of Bill C-51, the so-called "Anti-Terror" Bill, for the future of democratic institutions in this country.

Craft breweries have never been more prominent in the American beer industry. Nevertheless, major distribution networks remain dominated by large brewing conglomerates, and many consumers do not have…

If the world is in a constant state of motion, expansion and collapse, then all arrivals are a moving rest, a hesitation in motion. Arrival is never passive. It is not neutral and it is never…

Often derided as a subaltern opiate, sports need to be understood as containing huge social and cultural power. Matt Hern argues for a vastly expanded definition of creativity that includes sports…

A celebrated part of the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival since 2010, Barrio Flamenco: Flamenco for the People, is a community of spirit, pride, and passion. Kelty McKerracher and…

Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit is the author of seventeen books about the environment, landscape, community, art, politics, hope, and feminism, including two atlases, of San…

Hiromi Goto’s first novel, Chorus of Mushrooms (1994), received the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book in the Caribbean and Canada region and was co-winner of the Canada-Japan Book Award…

Join Susan Boyd, and guests Donald MacPherson and Horde of Two (Wendy Atkinson and David Lester), on the publication of Susan’s new book, Busted: An Illustrated History of Drug Prohibition in Canada.…

Queer Arts Festival and SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement presented a lecture by Jonathan David Katz, PhD, on the exhibition ART/AIDS/AMERICA at the Tacoma Art Museum from now until…

How do contemporary Indigenous musical forms connect us to the land around us, and offer opportunities to build relationships of solidarity and understanding across oceans and continents? Join us for…

Performing together, Japanese Canadian taiko artist Kage (Eileen) performing on taiko and African-American, Music Research Strategist and percussionist Marshall Trammell will explore emergent,…

We heard from ecological footprint founder Bill Rees, One Earth Executive Director Vanessa Timmer, BCIT Sustainability Lead Dr. Jennie Moore and Ryu Koide from the Institute for Global Environmental…

Milestones 2017 is the third annual Vancouver City Planning Commission Year in Review public forum, it’s a look back that invariably turns into a dialogue about the future of the city.Four leading…

Inequality has been rising for three decades in Canada. In Vancouver, the gap also continues to grow. Inequality is associated with decreasing health outcomes, poorer education levels, higher rates…

Can films that depict urgent social problems challenge viewers to change their views? What is the boundary between images that can change the world, like the tragic image of the drowned Syrian boy,…

CTRL ALT DELETE featured thought leaders and experts from various intersections of the tech industry. From health, finance, social good, this event aimed to highlight the various forms of disruption…

Lief Hall's lecture performance interweaves storytelling, video collage, live performance and the artists own musical compositions to explore how mythology, science fiction and virtual…

Facing firsthand the impacts of the Alberta tar sands to her traditional territory, Laboucan-Massimo has been a vocal advocate for Indigenous rights for the past 10 years. She will discuss green…

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and maps are being used in exciting ways to engage communities around issues and to tell nuanced, complex, and even conflicting stories. This has the potential to…

Equitas is proud to give you the opportunity to meet Rita Izsák-Ndiaye, a human rights expert from Hungary, currently based in Senegal, who has worked with civil society and multilateral…