Event Round-up: October 29 to November 4, 2017
It’s Halloween – or rather, Halloweek – and Victoria is ready to celebrate. There’s a wonderful variety of spooky and…
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Review: Arleen Paré’s “The Girls with Stone Faces”
It is a challenging feat to find the words to describe poetry as inspired as Arleen Paré’s. Her work defies…
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Bharat’s Pocket Scraps October 28
I would prefer this to be a weekly thing, but I seemed to have skipped another week, oh scrap! Why…
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Review: Bitch Planet’s brash, in-your-face feminism is what dystopian lit needed
If you thought writer Kelly Sue DeConnick’s take on Captain Marvel was “too feminist,” Bitch Planet is going to give…
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Review: Atomic Vaudeville’s “The Rocky Horror Show LIVE”
Richard O’Brien’s rambunctious, unruly, bawdy cult-favourite The Rocky Horror Show returns to the Metro Studio Theatre this fall under the…
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Review: Langham Court’s “Girl in the Goldfish Bowl”
A young girl wears a diving mask and a Catholic-school uniform. Music swells as she swims around the stage, which…
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Wild Rose Hip Tea Blends and Jam | Facilitated Discussion
This workshop will focus on the benefits, uses and harvest of wild rose hips (nootka rose) hips. We will start…
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Consent Workshop | All Indigenous Youth Age 14-30 Welcome | November 28th 2017, 4:30-8:00 at the Tsartlip Health Centre
Are you curious about ways to help your relationships feel more consensual, and learn more about sexualized violence? Join Project…
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Ethical “gender bent” costumes
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! If you’re like us, you get super excited when the leaves start…
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Autumn update, professional development, and what to expect from ConnectTherapy™
I’m loving this autumnal spell but how did it get to October! Can’t believe I’ve already had my annual pumpkin…
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Learn to Build Neighbourhood “Pocket Places” to Cultivate Community: Nov. 5
Cultivate character and connection on your block with little free libraries, gathering spaces, community info boards and more! Learn how you can start a small project with your neighbours with… …
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Bharat’s Pocket Scraps October 13
Vacationed without my computer last weekend (that’s a rarity), so, two weeks of scraps :) These Ancient Whale Baleen Artifacts…
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Blessed Balance, Yin & Yang
This is a picture of a 50th anniversary. You feel warm and cosy and live in shades of pink. You…
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Happy Hour
I used this design on a glass beer mug and changed the two halves of the Yin and Yang symbol…
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5 things to know before interviewing a trans person
We’re currently experiencing an exciting period of heightened representation of trans people in the media. More and more, trans voices…
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Presentation at Royal Roads University Leadership Conference
I had a fantastic time today at the Royal Roads University Leadership Conference. I was honoured to be a presenter…
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An intro to intersex identities
As the topic of gender politics and trans identities become more common and nuanced, members of certain communities are finding…
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Feeding The Canary
I haven’t written much about Searyl’s allergies, but yesterday we had a day out that reminded me that it was…
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Bharat’s Pocket Scraps Sep 29
This is a series of articles that are US and US racism heavy. Canada has similar racism problems, just a…
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How to Create a Vertical Village
The Transition Network’s Caring Collaborative produced a manual for helping create closer social ties and a greater experience of community in apartments and condominium buildings. Here’s a brief excerpt below,… …
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TEDx: Take a Street and Build a Community
How well do you know your neighbours? Suburban life is often isolating and rarely a true community experience. In this TEDx talk about Hulbert Street in Perth, Australia, Shani Graham… …
