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Pandemic puts Gaura Hari Karma-Free Meals Society’s hot and nutritious vegan meal program on pause
January 11, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Since 2004, the Gaura Hari Karma-Free Meals Society (GHKFM) has provided what GHKFM’s vice president Patrick Francis describes as “hot meals prepared with love and [ . . . ] spiritual devotion" to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and rural communities near the Indian cities of Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Udhampur. Their charity work in India meets the nutritional needs of marginalized groups such as orphans and other children in impoverished households, those in jail, and those living with disabilities. Based on the spiritual concept of karma, at the heart of their charity work is the belief…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: January 11–17
January 11, 2021By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor Universal University? On Space and Inclusion in Higher Education | January 12, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Zoom | Free with registration SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and Centre for Comparative…
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Award-winning film Goodnight Goodnight showcases the talents of SFU alumnus
December 2, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Watching Mackenzie Reid Rostad’s Goodnight Goodnight made me wonder if we’ve constructed artificial lights to try and satiate the call of something deep within us for a star-filled sky. The experimental film, which…
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At least we had good music: Best albums of 2020
November 30, 2020By: Winona Young, Peak Associate, Emma Jean, Staff Writer, Kim Regala, Peak Associate, Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor, Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Peaceful as Hell by Black Dresses [caption id="attachment_116632" align="alignnone" width="300"] Courtesy of Blacksquares Records[/caption] How do you…
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Four unique BIPOC businesses to support this holiday season
November 29, 2020By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate Mumgry Mumgry is a Black-owned business that sells nutritious and ethically sourced nut butters. Their target audience is moms, and their goal is to take the stress out of nutritional snacks during every stage…
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peluda, One Day at a Time, and how I came to appreciate my Latina body hair
November 28, 2020Editor's note: A previous version of this piece misspelled Frida Kahlo's last name, but has now been corrected. By: Michelle Young, News Editor My mom sometimes calls me peluda in Spanish. This can translate to “fuzzy” or “hairy.” It can…
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Hunker down for the winter with these five independent bookstores
November 27, 2020By: Kimia Mansouri, SFU Student Editor’s note: MacLeod’s Books is facing having to downsize 75% of their stock, despite having been at their current location since 1982. More information can be found in this Georgia Straight article discussing the matter. If…
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The joy of Stop Making Sense is just as vibrant today as when Talking Heads made it
November 24, 2020By: Emma Jean, Staff Writer Certain bands of the 80s have kept cultural relevance in the years since. Bands such as Queen, Prince and the Revolution, The Smiths (fuck Morrissey), and Blondie have remained in the soundtracks of movies, commercials,…
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a refreshing throwback to a time before CGI ruined everything
November 24, 2020By: Alex Masse, Peak Associate I don’t think it’s controversial these days to say that many people dislike CGI live-action adaptations of existing materials. People mocked The Lion King for being boring, Sonic the Hedgehog for being ugly, and Cats…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: November 23 to 29
November 23, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor ARThrive: Visual Recipe Book | November 24 @ 4:30 p.m.–6 p.m. | FREE | Online Clinical counsellor and art therapist Nadina Dodd and educator Paola Quiros are facilitating this interactive workshop to create…
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