Mandalyn Unger
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Every body in the pool
Swimming is a popular, benefit-rich activity, but there are social and structural barriers which can make swimming in the city an impossibility for many.
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Favourite Local Gallery or Artist Centre
1. aceartinc.
2. Blinkers
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New visions for accountability
Louis CK received a standing ovation after his first comedy set since admitting he forcibly exposed himself and masturbated in front of numerous unconsenting women.
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Favourite local activist
1. TIE: Sadie-Phoenix Lavoie / Michael Champagne
2. Uzoma Chioma
Honourable Mentions: Riley McMurray / Mitchell van Ineveld / Annie Beach -
Historic queer dance puts accessibility first
Homo Hop is an annual dance party hosted by the University of Winnipeg’s LGBT Centre.
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Samhain ushers in a new year for witches
Halloween is the product of a centuries-long game of telephone that started with Samhain, the pagan Sabbat of death and rebirth, though the meaning of the celebration has changed with time.
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Let’s unlearn slut-shaming
There is a “War on Women” being waged in the U.S., defined by violent opposition to women’s contraceptive rights.