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Co-presented by Indian Summer Festival and SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement.Discussion with Sirish Rao, filmmaker Deepa Mehta and writer Jeet Thayll.

The field of Indigenous entrepreneurship arose from inquiries into the nature of entrepreneurship among diverse cultural groups, highlighting that the standard conception of the innovative, risk-…

The history of conducting western scientific research on Aboriginal communities has destroyed relationships between Aboriginal communities and non-Aboriginal academics. Using personal research…

After migrating to Ex Libris’s Alma and Primo for its integrated library system (ILS) and discovery layer, library staff at Simon Fraser University (SFU) maintained duplicate database information in…

Human trafficking in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states of the Middle East is a growing concern. With over 90 per cent of the population constituting as migrant workers in parts of the Gulf,…

Out of control housing costs for both ownership and rental aren't just a Greater Vancouver phenomenon. Many BC and Canadian communities are experiencing a worsening, wickedly complex housing…

Authors and critics Alberto Toscano (London) and Clint Burnham (Vancouver) talk about their new books, "A Test of Powers: Writings on Criticism and Literary Institutions" (by Franco Fortini…

This presentation discusses the path of re-claiming stories that were recorded from Secwepemc knowledge keepers in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Unfortunately, these stories survive in English…

Lecture Series on Aboriginal Issues 2015: Co-hosted by the Indigenous Research Institute and SFU Woodwards Supported by SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement

In 2015 the Gender Vectors research team received a major research grant to conduct research with and about trans-gender youth in the Greater Vancouver Area. A unique aspect of this research project…

In June 2013, the arid province of Alberta experienced heavy rainfall which caused rivers to overflow and flooding in urban areas. The Highwood River flood forced approximately 13,000 residents to…

The Canadian Armed Forces Veteran population is growing by roughly 4,500 people each year. Labour market outcomes for the population are currently hindered by systemic barriers that include: stigma,…

It is often difficult in capture-recapture (CR) studies of grizzly bear populations to determine the age of detected bears. As a result, analyses often omit age terms in CR models despite past…

As the number of children being driven to and from school continues to increase, transportation-related emissions are among the fastest growing greenhouse gas emissions in both Canada and Metro…

Canada has the most incorporated mining entities in the world. The Canadian mining industry has an international reputation as a mining power, but also one for human rights violations. The literature…

This project examines potential policies to improve sex worker occupational health and safety in Canada. Purposive sampling was used to identify relevant case studies (i.e., Netherlands, Queensland,…

Since the early 2000s, tenants of seniors’ social housing in BC have increasingly shared their buildings with younger persons who have severe mental illnesses and/or addiction issues. While this…

A community-driven event about how we can achieve women's equality in BC.On April 1 the Single Mothers' Alliance BC held an all-candidates debate and keynote speakers on women's rights…

Essay 1: Development is the interrelationship between and balance of three pillars namely – Economic Development, Social Development, and Environmental Development to meet the needs of present and…

A panel of experts address what Heritage Conservation Areas are, how they are established and work in other cities, and the consequences of forming such areas. Panel members discuss areas in…