The second annual Nanaimo Women March On demonstration was held Saturday January 20, 2018, with an emphasis on intersectionality and the prevention of violence against women
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence begins November 25th
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The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign begins on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women November 25th and ends on International Human Rights Day December 10th
People who use drugs demand a say in fentanyl overdose responses
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“There’s a common public misconception that we are unable to make decisions for ourselves. Truth being we are excluded from even participating in policy decisions that determine our fates”
Nanaimo demonstration and march part of National Day of Action on overdose crisis
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Concerned citizens march in Nanaimo on February 21, 2017, in solidarity with cities across Canada struggling with effective responses to the growing opioid overdose crisis
Buddhist nun Yin Kit teaches mindfulness meditation to prisoners in the Fraser Valley
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“If you constantly think of it as a prison cell it’s always duhkha—suffering. But if you turn it into a meditation cell, then at least for a moment you will have a glimpse of freedom and joy, because you let go of that negativity.”
Keynote by Dr. Eike-Henner Kluge: Reflections on Dying
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“This talk is about death and dying. Not about dying unexpectedly or by accident, but about dying as an event that in principle is within our control”
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