Amirul Anirban
We Belong to the Land: Vital Signs at the Bill Reid Gallery
June 4, 2025Have you ever noticed how spokespersons at public events — SFU or otherwise — take a moment to recognize the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and many other Indigenous communities? The more I heard land acknowledgments, the more I was compelled to learn about the land we stand on. Over the past decade, public recognition of the injustices faced by Indigenous Peoples has become more common. They are a step toward recognizing that this land was never surrendered, nor was there a treaty or any agreement to hand over these territories. Land isn’t something…
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Hidden Gems: Budget-friendly bites
March 27, 2025[caption id="attachment_131165" align="alignnone" width="696"] PHOTO: Amirul Anirban / The Peak[/caption] Frying Pan 1101 Denman St., Vancouver Open Sunday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. and Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. With a physical restaurant on Denman St. and a food truck on Burrard St.…
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Gitxaała and Ehattesaht First Nations rally to enforce UNDRIP
February 24, 2025In the spring of 2023, the Gitxaała and Ehattesaht Nations took to BC’s Supreme Court to challenge the policy surrounding mining minerals like gold, silver, and copper. The Nations argued the “free-entry” system in practice is “outdated and unconstitutional” as…
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A taste of Ethiopia in Vancouver at Fassil Ethiopian Restaurant
February 21, 2025Last week, I had the chance to visit Fassil Ethiopian Restaurant, home to warm meals and located not too far from the hustle and bustle of the Commercial-Broadway skytrain station. It’s named after King Fassil (Emperor Fasiladas), who founded Gondar,…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Black History Month
February 3, 2025[caption id="attachment_130645" align="alignnone" width="696"] PHOTO: Jasmeen Sran / The Peak[/caption] DIVERSEcity Black in BC: Celebrating Black Excellence When: Friday, Feb 7, 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Cost: Free Where: Surrey Art Gallery & Surrey Civic Theatres at Surrey Arts Centre, 13750 88…
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Burnaby barred from speaking out against TMX under $20.1 million deal
October 30, 2024The City of Burnaby recently struck a $20.1 million deal with Trans Mountain Corporation to prohibit any negative public communications about the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project (TMX). This comes after the city published a risk assessment report investigating the…
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Black Colombian refugee fatally shot by Surrey RCMP
October 22, 2024Content warning: mentions of death, police violence, racism, and domestic abuse. On September 19, Vanessa Rentería Valencia, a Black Colombian refugee and mother, was killed in her Surrey home by BC Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). One week later, several…
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Chinatown screenings bring communities together
September 26, 2024Dimmed neon signs, muted red lamp posts, the Millenium Gate, faded Chinese lettering on fenced panes of glass, and weathered buildings; these are all characteristics of a modern-day Chinatown. While the gnarled grips of gentrification have changed the physical pieces…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Fun and free September events
September 15, 2024Editor's note: the Kairos Blanket Exercise event has since sold out. The summer may have come to an end, but that doesn’t mean the fun should! With the fall semester Peak-ing around the corner, now is the perfect opportunity to…
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Kings Ransom vs. Saving Sakic
July 9, 2024As a documentary enjoyer and hockey enthusiast, I was intrigued by the ads I kept getting on my television about a new hockey-related documentary: Saving Sakic. Joe Sakic, former National Hockey League (NHL) legend and current president of hockey operations…
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