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Webinar: Introduction to British Columbia’s Indigenous History, Culture and Issues

April 14, 2014 – 9:18 am | 3,883 views

Diversity Clues supporting SIETAR BC:
SIETAR BC and Young SIETAR is presenting a webinar on April 29, 2014 @ 4 p.m.
To commemorate the Year of Reconciliation, this webinar examines the history of Indigenous people in British …

Cycling4Diversity group encourages people to form social connections outside their culture

March 16, 2014 – 7:00 pm | 3,429 views

I am a huge fan of using un-orthodox methods of engaging people from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds and you can imagine how excited I was when I recently learnt about an awesome group of …

Dancing stirs community spirit: building welcoming neighbourhoods key to engaged communities

February 26, 2014 – 12:56 pm | 4,014 views

Instead of finding the right words to successfully belong within a community, a local group is using the art of dance to bridge the gap between newcomers and local politicians.
While many used the time to …

The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra – the only one in Canada

April 10, 2013 – 5:04 am | 2,061 views

I was browsing internet to find some interesting information about inter-cultural groups in BC and came across this wonderful group/organization that is called the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra which brings together 24 musicians, some of whom …

Valentine’s Day – Do all cultures have a tradition to celebrate the day of LOVE?

February 14, 2013 – 3:17 pm | 1,571 views

According to Huffington Post, love day is under attack among the conservative circles in Pakistan:
“Conservatives in Pakistan tacked up posters urging people to boycott Valentine’s Day on Thursday, saying it’s a western-inspired event that’s spreading …