By: 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 created a series of interactive programs, which include a hip hop lesson, musical performances, and symposiums. Putting Black British Columbia History to Work: Contemporary Implications of Historical Blackness | Zoom | February 7 from 2–3 p.m. | Free with registration Guest speaker and UBC professor Handel Kashope Wright will be giving a talk on Black history in BC. Wright will…
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By: Brianna Condilenios, SFU Student Oh, how I missed you SFU! But thanks to this augmented reality street festival, which partnered with a number of student service groups like Ancillary Services and the SFSS, I felt right back at home. My…
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By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor Artist in Residence: Dory Xu | Our Town Cafe | 8 a.m.–8 p.m. everyday until mid-Feb. | Free Located in Mount Pleasant, Our Town Cafe is a coffee shop that’s also home to…
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By: 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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By: 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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By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Vancouver Podcast Festival | November 18–22 | Online | Free to $5 Presented by DOXA (Vancouver’s documentary festival) and co-sponsored by SFU Woodwards, the Vancouver Podcast Festival is back with virtual content. The festival,…
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By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate South African Film Festival | November 1–12 | Cost: $10 | Online The South African Film Festival will offer 15 documentaries and short films for online streaming, the proceeds of which will go to Education…
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By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) events | October 27 to 30 | Free The SFSS is wrapping up their fall/Halloween offerings this week with a few more events. They will be hosting a…
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By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Simon Fraser Student Societies (SFSS) Events | October 19–23 | Free The SFSS is hosting a string of events this week. They’re starting off with a mental health workshop on Monday — perfectly…
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By: Ahad Ghani, SFU Student Shot of Scotch Vancouver with Discover Dance! (online) | September 24–October 8 | Cost: Free The Dance Centre’s Discover Dance! series, which showcases a wide range of dance genres, is set to feature an online…
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