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SFU Woodward’s will play host to a town hall meeting on Sept. 30 on the topic of “The Legal System and Drug Users.” The event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre.


There will be a panel of experts and attendees will hear the perspectives of community members from our own Downtown Eastside.

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The Vancouver International Film Festival is coming to SFU Surrey. “Deepa Mehta and Indira Prahst in Conversation” will feature an interview of Toronto filmmaker
Deepa Mehta, who is known for “her rich, complex explorations of the cultural taboos and tensions at play in the society of her native India.”

The event will take place on Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the SFU Surrey Cinema.

Segal Building

As a part ofsegal_building-01 the SFU History Department’s “1965: Reflections on 50 Years of History” lecture series, SFU Vancouver is holding a talk by Tariq Ali, called “Critical Uprisings, Crucial Events: The Significance of 1965” at the Segal Building downtown.

Ali will discuss the cultural tumult of SFU’s birth year at 6:30 p.m., and will also be signing copies of his written work. Reserve your space to this free event online.

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