Apr 30, 2017
Maywork's Journey to Belong highlights art that tells the story of migrant activism
Maya Bhullar
On Sunday April 30, Mayworks brought together three performances about migrant activism in Journey to Belong.
Arts & Culture
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Apr 28, 2017  As economics and culture blend, art is getting taken over by the privilegedWho rules in the arts? A recent depressing study of Toronto schools found that kids who go into public high schools for the arts are disproportionately white and wealthy. |
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Apr 27, 2017  Mayworks' opening film is helping to build a movementMaya Bhullar In 2012, Lawrence Daquan "Day" Davis, a temporary worker, was killed on his first day at work. The film about this case, called A Day's Work, will be screened at Mayworks this year. |
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Apr 25, 2017  Ulrik and Adel on 'Recruiting for Jihad,' love, community and religionface2face Ulrik, Adel and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Recruiting for Jihad, love and community, religion and inclusion, radicalization and why notions of "us versus them" is going to lead nowhere. |
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Apr 24, 2017  The many fascinating facets of 'Who is Arthur Chu?'They say the personal is political. And the film "Who is Arthur Chu?" is testament in every way to that statement. It's featured in this year's Hot Docs festival launching April 27 in Toronto. |
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Apr 19, 2017  Martin Himel on family, isolation, identity and lonelinessface2face Martin Himel and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film "Secrets of Survival," family, isolation, identity and loneliness -- and the secrets we all keep.
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Mar 28, 2017  'The Missing Tourist': Closure, mental health and the mystery of lifeface2face Geoff Morrison talks to David Peck talk about his film "The Missing Tourist," closure, mental health issues, forest bathing and the bigger mystery that we find ourselves in. |
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Mar 22, 2017  Chinese railway worker history comes to life in new Canadian children's bookPlaywright George Chiang's new book tells the story of Chen Sing, a teenage boy who ventures to Canada's West to build the transcontinental railway through the Rockies. |
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Mar 21, 2017  Reviving hope in northern communities struggling with youth suicideMaya Bhullar Advice from an arts educator, a school teacher, a youth and an artist. |
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Mar 15, 2017  CIA spying and the Theatre of PrivacyHow gadget paranoid do we need to be given last week's Wikileaks dump about how the CIA is spying on us via our smartphones and TV sets? |
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Mar 15, 2017  Julie Hirshey on the Philadelphia Eagles, charity, community engagement and making an impactface2face Julie and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the Philadelphia Eagles, non-profits, charity and how we as individuals and community-based organizations can create a more significant impact.
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Mar 9, 2017  Andrew McCarron on Bob Dylan, world weary qualities and the blood of the landface2face Andrew and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new book "Light Come Shining," change, the “blood of the land”, the world-weary qualities of Bob Dylan and his relevance still today. |
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Mar 2, 2017  10 Years of Living on Purpose on the rabble podcast networkLiving On Purpose Completing a decade on the Rabble Podcast Network, Living on Purpose gives thanks and bids farewell with a final podcast episode. |
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Mar 1, 2017  Louis Theroux and John Dower on Scientology, religion, absurdity, skepticism and beliefface2face Louis, John and host David Peck talk about their film, "My Scientology Movie," religion, the human condition, skepticism and belief.
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Feb 27, 2017  How to be a working-class killjoy at your friend's Oscar partyIshani Weera The Academy Awards started out as a union-busting sham. |
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Feb 23, 2017  City Opera Vancouver tackles story of missing and murdered Indigenous womenRedeye Vancouver's premier chamber opera company commissioned Marie Clements to write the libretto, then they selected a composer. Now they are ready to bring 'Missing' to local communities to workshop. |
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Feb 23, 2017  Andreas Johnsen on eating bugs, colonialism and sustainabilityface2face Andreas Johnsen talks about his new film "Bugs," tasty food, sustainability, and colonialism. |
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Feb 16, 2017  Occupy Vancouver: The Vets Who Took Hotel VancouverRabbledocs The Vancouver housing crisis is not a recent development. Carrie Swiggum's documentary looks into the situation for returning WWII veterans and their occupation of the Hotel Vancouver. |
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Feb 16, 2017  Faking it: Donald Trump's deep ties with the racist, sexist world of professional wrestlingVibhor Garg U.S. President Donald Trump has a long, complex and mutually profitable relationship with the WWE and its billionaire owners, Linda and Vince McMahon. |
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Feb 15, 2017  Next-gen augmented reality will target human sensoriumWhen most of us think of augmented reality, thanks to Google, we think of dorky glasses. But what about the other senses? What if they were augmented and all those augmentations worked in concert? |
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Feb 15, 2017  Fabienne Colas on racism, diversity and inclusionface2face Fabienne and Face2Face host David Peck talk about the Toronto Black Film Festival, racism, diversity, inclusion and making a difference in the world. |
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Feb 15, 2017  A conversation on 'Blood of Extraction: Canadian Imperialism in Latin America'Redeye A new book by Todd Gordon and Jeffery R. Webber examines the increasing presence of Canadian mining companies in Latin America and the environmental and human rights abuses that occur as a result. |
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Feb 11, 2017  Buying bargains for change: An interview with Bargain JodygooderGoods In this Valentine message to buyers, Kelly Okamura talks with Jody Steinhauer about bargain buying over the years; how to make purchases that add value and help people with real needs. |
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Feb 10, 2017  ETFO launches tools to challenge racism and celebrate the achievements of Black CanadiansFor Black History month, ETFO has released a poster with 12 Black Order of Ontario awardees and, later this year, will release curriculum resources focusing on Black history, culture and issues. |
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