Culture
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Overdose training sessions assist in harm reduction
"We all know and love people that use drugs,” Veda Koncan, project coordinator at the Manitoba Harm Reduction Network (MHRN), says.
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Embodying truth in photography
Winnipeg boudoir photographer Teri Hofford and local business owner JT believe that a greater variance of images in media would lead to a positive shift in perceptions of what women actually look like. They promote this concept through their work.
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Trivia nights celebrate knowledge
Trivia nights are an opportunity for fans to gather and show their knowledge of their favourite show, movie or book.
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Arts Briefs
Half Moon Market // Cold Specks // Pitaloosie Saila at the WAG // Holiday movies at the Park // Terra Botanica // New Constellations at WECC
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Whose house? Sonya’s House!
Sonya Ballantyne is at the forefront of Winnipeg’s new wave of Indigenous cinema.
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Sex workers are not illegal
Since a law change in 2013, sex work in Canada is not illegal. Currently, sex work falls under the category of asymmetrical criminalization, meaning the purchase - not the sale - of sex is illegal.
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Fashion Streeter
I think I look like a marshmallow
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Reconsidering Black Friday
The Friday following American Thanksgiving is widely known as Black Friday. But to some, it is celebrated as Black Friday’s antithesis, Buy Nothing Day.
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The New Customs - All Walls Fall
A neo-folk duo from our very own city, The New Customs is made up of locals Emma Cloney and Dale Brown.
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CRITIPEG: Accumulation of Moments Spent Under Water with the Sun and Moon
Charlene Vickers’ Accumulation of Moments Spent Under Water with the Sun and Moon is an art show with the future on its mind.
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Workshops show that improv is for everyone
Improv is a life skill, according to Riva Billows, executive director of Common Crow Improv Co.
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Arts Briefs
B-Zone yoga // Minipeg Art Party // FLESH + MACHINE // Leanne Betasamosake Simpson // Keith Price Double Quartet
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Whose House? James and Jessica’s House!
James Korba and Jessica Nagy have only been living together since August, but the couple says that a theme to their home has quickly emerged.
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Un-Supermarket
A comic by Sari Habiluk.
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Queering sex toys
According to Jack Lamon, sex is fundamental to everyone. The worker-owner at Come As You Are (CAYA), a co-operatively-run sex shop in Toronto, explains that to express one’s sexuality in today’s society is radical.
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More women stand up to the mic
Women and non-binary folks are often underrepresented in many domains, including comedy.
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Whose House? Ashley’s House!
Ashley Burdett spends her days as a hairstylist and her nights as a stand-up comedian.
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Un-Supermarket
A comic by Sari Habiluk
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Building mechanical skills with Sister Cycle
The Bike Dump is hosting a six-week series of workshops for women, trans*, femme and non-binary people. The series, called Sister Cycle, aims to empower these folks by teaching bicycle mechanics skills.
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#MeToo campaign misses the mark
Messages haven’t stopped pouring in to Aly Raposo’s inbox since #MeToo began trending on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram earlier this month.