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Need to Know, Need to Go: March 29–April 4
March 29, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate North Shore Art Crawl | Online | March 12–April 12 | FREE The North Shore Art Crawl showcases various art mediums including paint, photography, and ceramics from over 50 local artists. Attendees can learn more by watching the event trailer on YouTube and reading the art crawl’s brochure. Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency with Seth Klein | Online | March 29 from 6–7:30 p.m. | FREE with registration Seth Klein is a public policy researcher and urban studies professor at SFU. His speech will summarize his book A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: March 22–28
March 22, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Art by Surrey Secondary School Students | Surrey Art Gallery | February 6–April 30 | FREE with registration Featuring the artwork of over 50 Surrey secondary school students, this Surrey Art Gallery exhibition covers different…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: March 8–14
March 8, 2021By: Gurleen Aujla, SFU Student KDocsFF 2021: Resistance. Freedom. Justice | March 12–21 | $5 per film | Online KDocsFF 2021 harnesses the power between documentary film and activism. As “Metro Vancouver’s premier social justice film festival,” they will be…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: March 1–7
March 1, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate A Future for Memory: Art and Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | February 11 – September 5 | $13 for students; free for Indigenous attendees The latest…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: February 22–28
February 22, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Healing Circles with the Restoring Circles Society | Online | Weekly from February 12–March 26 | FREE with registration At the heart of The Restoring Circles Society is the goal of decolonization through teaching Indigenous…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: February 15–21
February 15, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Performative Allyship versus Authentic Allyship, A Modern Look at How to Distinguish Harm in Marketing | Microsoft Teams | February 17 from 12 – 1 p.m. | FREE with registration As part of the Museum…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: February 8–14
February 8, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Coastal Lunar Lanterns and Community Lanterns | Jack Poole Plaza and šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square | January 30 – February 18 | FREE The Lantern City, the Society of We Are Canadians Too, and the Asian-Canadian…
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Upcoming Black History Month events that address civic education, spiritual activism, and more
February 6, 2021By: Gurleen Aujla, SFU Student Kriss Munsya: The Eraser | Available until February 26 | FREE | Pendulum Gallery & Online Local artist Kriss Munsya, born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and raised in Brussels, has utilized a series…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: February 1–7
February 2, 2021By: Gurleen Aujla, SFU Student Global Talent Night 2021 | February 5, 8:30 p.m.–10:00p.m. | FREE with registration | Online Discover and celebrate the unique, diverse talents of the SFU community. Hosted by SFU International Services for Students, Global Peers,…
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BC Black History Awareness Society presents immersive Black History Month events
February 1, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Black History Month celebrates the Black community’s resilience and accomplishments; and honours those who continue to take risks in advocating for justice and equality. With this in mind, the BC Black History Awareness Society has…
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