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Arts briefs
Manitoba Podcast Festival // Flash Photographic Festival // Free admission at the WAG (and Nuit Blanche)! // Ingmar Bergman retrospective // Prairie Nurse at Prairie Theatre Exchange // Lights of the North
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Whose House? Jeanne’s House!
Psychiatrist, cultural theorist, author and performance artist Jeanne Randolph lives in an updated heritage building in Winnipeg’s Exchange District.
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Visions of Winnipeg
This week’s feature story fits neatly into the somewhat nebulous goal we’re always striving for here at The Uniter - which is to tell stories about this city, of those who love it and who are working to make it better.
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Mythologizing Winnipeg
Which of the following statements about Winnipeg are true?
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Head held high
Weed. Jazz cabbage. The devil’s lettuce. Whatever you choose to call it, cannabis is becoming more socially accepted.
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Wesmen Soccer Vs. Fraser Valley Cascades
On Sept. 14, 2018, the Winnipeg Wesmen women's team hosted the Fraser Valley Cascades.
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Poor grade on sexual assault policy spurs change
In October of last year, national student group Our Turn gave the University of Winnipeg (U of W) a D grade – 54/100 – in their study on how sexual assault was dealt with on campuses.
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A Sports League for everyone
University of Winnipeg (U of W) student group Inexperienced Sports League (ISL) is interested in bringing new and old sports and games to fun-loving students who don’t have time to join a sports team but are down to get some physical exercise.
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Policy talk: pains, gains and automobiles
Winnipeg is the centre of many debates about transportation, from Portage and Main’s pedestrian predicament to bike accessibility to the unanswered question of what will replace Greyhound in rural communities. Luckily, Winnipeggers have plenty of opportunity to get involved and make their voices heard.
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News Briefs
Sounding the Drum // Star Blanket Project // Transit and Transportation Town Hall // Drag Brunch // #MeToo after Avital Ronell // Langside Learning Garden
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Crystal Clear
A child born with a physical condition like Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) may have the typical childhood dreams of being a firefighter, doctor or astronaut. As they grow, they realize that being in a wheelchair and having a condition that weakens their muscles means they have limitations to what they can do.
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Thin Air Writers Festival set to fly at high altitudes
As the Thin Air Winnipeg International Writers Festival enters its 23rd year, director Charlene Diehl is searching for new ideas, new voices and new experiences.
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Ex Ømerta - Sink In
Since emerging on the local scene in 2017, Winnipeg’s self-proclaimed bastard rock trio has been making waves, despite not ever having released a major project.
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ArtsJunktion provides accessible arts supplies and education
Walking into ArtsJunktion for the first time tends to change people.
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CRITIPEG: Manitoba Chamber Orchestra featuring cellist Colin Carr
The first concert from Winnipeg’s classical music institutions this season was served by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (MCO) at Westminster United Church on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
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Arts briefs
Aretha Franklin tribute // Fringe fundraiser // Madeleine Roger album release // The Lytics CD release party // Winnipeg Design Festival // Winnipeg Crankie Festival
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Whose House? Alex’s House!
Having lived and worked all over the world, Chilean-born artist/curator Alex Keim just can’t get enough of Winnipeg.
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Into the swing of things
I hesitate to make sweeping generalizations, but I think that by this, our third issue, we’re really getting a good momentum going at The Uniter.
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Pockets have no gender
Pockets in clothing has been a topic discussed since the suffragette movement and has most recently come back to being a trending topic.
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(Abuse of) power is a many-splendoured thing
When news broke that NYU professor Avital Ronell and prominent Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento had been accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault, respectively, many questioned whether their implication or culpability delegitimized the #metoo movement.
University of Winnipeg and downtown community newspaper