“First live a compassionate life. Then you will know,” a quotation from the Buddha, passes across the screen as the film starts. Thomas Wade Jackson…
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Sorry to Bother You — With My Accent
Written and directed by Boots Riley, “Sorry to Bother You” is a futuristic, humorous, damningly anti-capitalist film. It was Riley’s entrée to film direction. Though…
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No Apology For Heroism: Linda Sarsour
The Social Planning Council of Winnipeg (SPCW) evolved into an organization dedicated to equity, social justice and change. SPCW marked its centenary with “Sorry Not…
View More No Apology For Heroism: Linda SarsourNew Horizons in Voluntourism
Elsie James (83) pulled into Fernie, British Columbia, with her family when she was seven. The rain-drenched moon raised its Aladdin’s lamp to the stars,…
View More New Horizons in VoluntourismCathy Wong’s Fear of a Bus Driver
Cathy Wong (61), who emigrated from Hong Kong, had an unpleasant experience last December, with a racist bus driver. The incident came on the eve…
View More Cathy Wong’s Fear of a Bus DriverTrump Dims the Lights in Jerusalem
President Donald Trump announced on December 6 that the US would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel unilaterally, triggering global protests and rejection of…
View More Trump Dims the Lights in Jerusalem“We All Have Xenophobia to Some Degree”
The Islamic Social Services Association recently organized a conference on the theme of “At the Heart of Human Rights is Human Dignity” in Winnipeg. It…
View More “We All Have Xenophobia to Some Degree”First Filipino Politician Conrad Santos Dies at 81
The man who put Filipinos on the political map of this country has died in Winnipeg, his home for more than five decades. Conrad Santos,…
View More First Filipino Politician Conrad Santos Dies at 81Winnipeg’s Racism Problem: Immigrants Can Help
A year after being called “Canada’s most racist city,” Winnipeg is on its way to becoming more inclusive, and immigrants can be part of the…
View More Winnipeg’s Racism Problem: Immigrants Can HelpCanadians Still Conflicted About Newcomers
Two independent surveys find that Canadians are positive about newcomers in theory, but they are not so agreeable when pushed out of their comfort zones.…
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