Author: Andrew Munroe
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Yellow Vests Protests
Veronique de Viguerie brings a war photographer’s eye to the battle raging in France over economic disparity.
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GRP pilot program brings global students together
The GRC is launching a pilot program, which will bring students around the world together to produce major works of journalism.
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Yemen and the Responsibility to Protect
Journalist and former UN official Patricia Leidl on how the world has failed in its responsibility to protect the people of Yemen.
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International Justice in the Age of Populism: A Talk with Dr. Payam Akhavan
At this talk, hosted by the Global Reporting Centre, Dr. Akhavan discusses the challenge the rise of populism poses to the international justice system. The United Nations and International Criminal Court are increasingly viewed as elitist and a threat to national sovereignty. Are these concerns legitimate? How can they be addressed?
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This American Life Host Ira Glass Holds Master Class for Global Reporting Centre
Ira Glass, the voice and journalist behind  This American Life, held a private master class with staff, fellows and friends of the Global Reporting Centre.
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Town Hall on Rare Diseases: Developing a Canadian Strategy for Rare Disease Treatments
Town Hall on Rare Diseases brings together a diverse panel of speakers to discuss the challenges of providing costly drugs for Canadians suffering from rare diseases. The public town hall, hosted by Paul Kennedy of CBC Ideas, will take place on October 23rd, 2018, at the BMO Theatre in Vancouver’s Olympic Village at 6:30 p.m.…
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Niranjan Takle: Journalist on the Fascist Trail
Investigative journalist Niranjan Takle will be in Vancouver to discuss his seminal investigation of the murder of a judge, which highlighted corruption and the country’s political decline.
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On a Greek Island, Refugees’ Hopes Are Put on Hold
Refugees are landing on the island of Samos in staggering numbers. Once there, they face grim living conditions, local hostility, and futures of endless waiting.
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Climate Change and Problem Solving Amongst Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers: A case study from Lake Baikal
Speaker: Professor Andrzej Weber, Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta Dr. Weber is the director of the Baikal-Hokkaido Archaeology Project, an international multidisciplinary team of scholars focusing on the bio-archaeology of individual life histories to understand hunter-gatherer cultural, biological and ecological interactions, as well as evolutionary trajectories in Northeast Asia. His research interests include archaeology of…
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The Art of the Cello: Recital and lecture
Dr. Santa J. Ono is the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Dr. Ono, an avid cello player, studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. Dr. Ono will be accompanied this evening by Mr. Oskar Falta on the cello and Ms. Emily Logan on the piano.