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‘It’s time we shifted our perspective of homeless from houselessness to homelessness’

Annabelle Landry 05/18 Society No Comments
‘It’s time we shifted our perspective of homeless from houselessness to homelessness’

In a keynote address he made at the Poverty Challenge event held recently at the University of Ottawa, Trudeau scholar Jesse A. Thistle said that being homeless to an Indigenous person “is about being outside their relationship web of All My

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Semer Ensemble: Reviving Pre-Holocaust Jewish Music Lost During Kristallnacht

Annabelle Landry 11/17 Music No Comments
Semer Ensemble: Reviving Pre-Holocaust Jewish Music Lost During Kristallnacht

On November 9th, 2017, as the Jewish communities around the world commemorated the 79th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Germany’s supergroup, The Semer Ensemble, paid tribute to the lost lives and art of the Jewish people persecuted by Hitler’s Nazis during the

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The 2017 International Pavilion’s First Exhibition is Officially Underway

Annabelle Landry 06/17 Society No Comments
The 2017 International Pavilion’s First Exhibition is Officially Underway

Presented in partnership with the National Capital Commission, the exhibition Canada and Germany: Partners from Immigration to Innovation, was officially launched Monday night at the International Pavilion, 7 Clarence Street, in the heart of Ottawa’s ByWard Market. The exhibition is

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Innovation is the Watchword at Shepherds of Good Hope

Annabelle Landry 03/17 Society No Comments
Innovation is the Watchword at Shepherds of Good Hope

Shepherds of Good Hope has come a long way since its modest beginnings 34 years ago. To better serve its increasingly diverse clientele, the organization has expanded its programs and specialized “to go beyond its strategic plan.” “We’re really trying

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Wolfgang Bierer: A Sailor’s Tale

Annabelle Landry 06/16 Society No Comments
Wolfgang Bierer: A Sailor’s Tale

*An edited version of this article was published in iNTOUCH MAGAZINE on August 1st, 2016. Entrepreneur and sailing aficionado Wolfgang Bierer clearly has the wind in his sails. Four years ago, he joined the Tokyo Sail and Power Squadron (TSPS), an

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‘Womenomics’ author Kathy Matsui talks about her inspirational journey through breast cancer

Annabelle Landry 05/16 Society No Comments
‘Womenomics’ author Kathy Matsui talks about her inspirational journey through breast cancer

Quite fittingly, the common assertion amongst survivors that “cancer was the best thing that ever happened to me” resonated with Kathy Matsui, Vice-Chair, Chief Japan Strategist at Goldman Sachs, and author of Womenomics. A few years ago, she stumbled upon a book

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MINDSET: THE ROOT CAUSE OF GENDER INEQUALITY?

Annabelle Landry 04/16 Society No Comments
MINDSET: THE ROOT CAUSE OF GENDER INEQUALITY?

Dr. Sheena Iyengar is a true believer in mind over matter. And she knows this through personal experience: she is legally blind. She lost her vision permanently due to retinitis pigmentosa – a rare degenerative eye disease – when she was still

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AUW SHAPING NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS

Annabelle Landry 03/16 Society No Comments
AUW SHAPING NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS

Since 2009, the Asian University for Women (AUW) has been shaping Asia’s female leaders through high quality post-secondary education. Based in Chittagong, Bangladesh, the university offers full scholarships to the vast majority of its students. Candidates are carefully selected on the basis

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SUTO HEALING CENTER —Chiropractor Hiroshi Yamada talks about the move that changed his life

Annabelle Landry 02/16 Health No Comments
SUTO HEALING CENTER —Chiropractor Hiroshi Yamada talks about the move that changed his life

Hiroshi Yamada had a dream. After graduating from high school, he studied psychology to become a counsellor. “I wanted to work with people,” he says, “and help them to live healthily.” While in university, he worked at a local shelter

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SIX GREAT WINES TO PAIR WITH ASIAN FOOD

Annabelle Landry 09/15 Gastronomy No Comments
SIX GREAT WINES TO PAIR WITH ASIAN FOOD

You’d like to find the perfect wine to pair with your Asian meal but can’t make heads or tails of the vast selection offered on the market? Fret no more! We have sampled six New World wines for you, all of which were

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Recent Posts

  • ‘It’s time we shifted our perspective of homeless from houselessness to homelessness’ 05/18
  • Semer Ensemble: Reviving Pre-Holocaust Jewish Music Lost During Kristallnacht 11/17
  • The 2017 International Pavilion’s First Exhibition is Officially Underway 06/17
  • Innovation is the Watchword at Shepherds of Good Hope 03/17
  • Wolfgang Bierer: A Sailor’s Tale 06/16

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