Dealing with hatred and racism figured prominently in art works submitted by youth depicting their experiences living through COVID-19.
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MULTICULTURALISM @50: Everybody benefits from overcoming discrimination
Canada has come a long way in 50 years of official multiculturalism. Around the world, it is considered a beacon of diversity. But was that always so? Is it even so now? As we begin delving into the Metropolis conference on multiculturalism, the NCM’s News Desk looks at the battles immigrants have had to fight to overcome discrimination and forge their place in Canadian society.
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Artist Builds Bridges for Reconciliation through ‘Every Child Matters’ Dolls
For this year’s National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, NCM reporter Daniela Cohen looks into how a local artist is using her skills to raise awareness and funds towards reconciliation.
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Curtains Set to Rise On the First Hamilton Black Film Festival
Rays of hope come from Hamilton, Ontario, as the first Hamilton Black Film Festival (HBFF) premieres virtually from May 28 to 30. As curtains rise in Westdale Cinema, it marks a new beginning for Canadian BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) artists.
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FROM LIFE TO CANVAS: Brampton Artist Paints Vivid Journey of Hope & Struggle
Kulwant Singh, whose stories are shaped and expressed in vivid detail, exist in his oil paintings
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To Understand a Culture, Read the Women
Canadian woman authors believe that our society tends to equate femininity with a sense of flawlessness. Women have to be impossibly perfect in so many different ways that it’s just another way of imposing oppression…
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Lack of Mainstream Diversity was Never an Excuse
In partnership with Apathy is Boring, New Canadian Media will be posting first-person accounts from the 150 Years Young Project, a campaign that highlights the positive impact youth are making throughout their communities. “It all comes back…
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Art Exhibit Explores Loss and Language
Hidden behind red solid pillars in a tranquil space nestled on the edge Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a new exhibition at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver explores how artists move past the voids in…
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Understanding My Ukrainian Grandparents
Thousands of Canadians originating from Eastern Europe were imprisoned within the barbed wire fences of internment camps across Canada between 1914 – 20. For decades, their stories have been buried under fear and shame. As…
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