activism

• Canadian Indigenous musician shares dark part of history in song

  "I just want to create art and show that I am not afraid of saying this and I want to tell this story."

  Lifestyle

  Apr 28
• ‘There’s always a need’: Little free pantries hope to feed Vancouver’s hungry

  "We want people to take what you need, give what you can, and that's pretty much it ... No policing, no shaming."

  Canada

  Apr 25
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• PETA wants you to stop using animal ‘slurs’ such as ‘pig’ and ‘rat’

  PETA claims that animal-based insults are degrading and should be stricken from everyday use.

  Trending

  Jan 28
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• Who is Loujain al-Hathloul? UBC grad, women’s rights activist jailed in Saudi Arabia

  Here are some details about al-Hathloul, who has been detained since 2018.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2020
• UBC graduate facing up to 20 years in Saudi prison for women’s rights advocacy: supporters

  Loujain al-Hathloul's supporters say she could face up to 20 years in prison, with a sentence due as early as Monday.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2020
• Lethbridge ‘White and Privileged’ company under fire for ‘supremacist’ messages

  “[It stops] when a market like that stops existing.  For that to happen, it has to be the community that has to step up and say 'No, there's no space for this over here.'”

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2020
• Family of UBC grad imprisoned in Saudi Arabia fears for her safety amid sudden silence

  Loujain al-Hathloul has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia since 2018 for defying a ban on women driving. Since then, she’s reportedly been violently tortured and sexually harassed.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2020
• 6-year-old Montrealer launches Black Lives Matter initiative

  A 6-year-old girl has launched an initiative of her own to help in the Black Lives Matter movement.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Kelowna’s New Vintage Theatre takes play online

  "We are really firm in our belief in promoting artists and the work of local artists in particular, so we want to keep going, but we are just looking at new ways of doing that."

  Jun 7, 2020
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• Police chief’s criticism of N.L. women’s exec threatens democracy: activists

  Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Chief Joe Boland says he chose to write to Wright's employer after she posted on Twitter about a story involving an officer who was charged with violating a protection order.

  Politics

  Oct 24, 2019