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Under the light of the Golden Boy’s behind
“We sleep in the light of the Golden Boy’s ass,” the upcoming film Purple City states.
From dropping acid and gay hustling under yellow lights, to the mythological world of Greco-Roman lore, this new short film explores the hidden stories of the Golden Boy from the viewpoint of the filmmakers’ very own apartment across the street – where every night, they sleep in the golden glory of the statue’s illumination.
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Skating with pride, for Pride
Many queer people have, at some point or another, struggled to fit in. 2SLGBTQIA+ folks who encounter obstacles or discrimination in communities and subcultures often need to carve out spaces and events for themselves. That’s where Pride Skate comes in.
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The Uniter Speaker Series presents: A Conversation with Kisa MacIsaac
As the old proverb says, it takes a village to raise a child. This was the main topic of discussion on March 30 at the West End Cultural Centre, which hosted the latest entry in the Uniter Speaker Series.
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City briefs
Transgender Day of Visibility// New leader for Manitoba Green Party// Pitching a new way to fill potholes// 2023 city budget passes// Asylum seekers and irregular crossings// Machines dispensing harm-reduction supplies
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Hancox’s feminist interventions into Canadian socialist organizing
Edith Hancox was a high-profile feminist involved in the Communist Party in Winnipeg as both an organizer and a writer.
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‘Police really do one thing’
Winnipeg community groups and members have criticized the local school resource officer (SRO) program, especially in the wake of an equity-based report researcher Fadi Enaab released through the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in October 2022.
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An alternative to security
Winnipeg’s Community Safety Hosts program is an alternative to traditional police and security services that’s rooted in community support, empathy and training.
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Loss prevention at a cost
As more Canadians struggle to afford groceries, the country’s supermarket chains are enjoying record profits.
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Arts briefs
Punk-rock goods// MHC wants your work!// Celebrating art across time// Fast, forward movement// Field Guide (re)releases debut album// A season’s farewell
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Slow ride to safety
In a city that relies on its single major mode of public transportation, the issue of safety on Winnipeg Transit is frequently in the public consciousness.
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Security at Winnipeg raves
I’m dancing, sweaty. My eyes flicker back and forth so fast I can hardly see, rolling back up.
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The Urban Issue: To police or not to police?
Well, Uniter readers, I write this in a bittersweet mood.
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The world through two wheels
The bicycle is one of the simplest forms of transportation on the planet.
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City briefs
More SANE staffing shortages// New expansion of missing-persons response unit// Funding for Velma’s House// NDP promising free birth contro// Changes to camping reservation system// Prioritizing safety at the Millennium Library
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What makes a 15-minute city?
Winnipeg depends on cars. This is partially due to urban sprawl, an unreliable public-transit system and an overall lack of walking and cycling infrastructure.
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‘A poet’s novelist’
Zoe Whittall is an acclaimed novelist, poet, screenwriter and this semester’s Carol Shields writer-in-residence at the University of Winnipeg.
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Critipeg: Archangel
Plays at the Dave Barber Cinematheque on March 22 and 23
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Arts briefs
Lubomyr Melnyk is back in town// Get on board// Trio SR9 at CCFM// Somewhere between figurative and abstract// Don’t be negative, bring your negatives// Solidarity forever
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Critipeg: Space Girl
Runs at Prairie Theatre Exchange until April 2
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Global soul supremacy
The phrase “soul supreme” may conjure imagery of beehive hairdos and a certain doe-eyed songstress from Detroit.