Author: Andrew Munroe

  • Shooting the messenger

    Help us investigate how journalists are defamed and harassed globally by taking part in our anonymous survey. In collaboration with the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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  • PUTIN’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE

    Dr. Serhy Yekelchyk is a prolific scholar with expertise in the social and political history of Russia, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union. Media outlets such as The Washington Post, Politico, and The New York Times have published his political analysis.

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  • In the fight against Russia, Ukrainian citizens turn to an old recipe

    Irem Ozturan on how Ukrainian citizens are mobilizing to build Molotov cocktails to defend their country against the Russian invasion.

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  • Turning Points wins Silver Anthem Award

    This project was awarded a Silver Medal at the inaugural Anthem Awards in the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion category.

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  • Bearing witness to war crimes

    A conversation with photojournalist Ali Arkady about the ethics, risks and costs of bearing witness to war crimes. Moderated by Andrea Crossan. Free and online via Zoom.

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  • THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS GOVERNED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER ADULT LEARNING IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE RECOVERY

    Dr. Jeannette Armstrong is Syilx Okanagan. As an award-winning writer and activist, novelist, and poet, she is committed to address deeply biased misconceptions relating to Indigenous people. Her research in Indigenous philosophies and Okanagan Syilx thought and environmental ethics coded into Syilx oral literatures has been recognized locally and globally.

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  • THE FUTURE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT IN CANADA

    Four-time Olympian and Olympic rowing silver medalist, Ms. Tricia Smith, O.C., O.B.C., has been the president of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) since 2015 and was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2016. A practicing lawyer and UBC alumna, Ms. Smith is also a member of the Canadian Olympic Hall…

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  • BACK TO THE FUTURE: REVISITING THE CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS A DECADE LATER

    Dr. Andrew Weaver, O.B.C., has served on numerous national and international committees, including being a Lead Author in the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Dr. Weaver is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, the American Geophysical Union, the American Meteorological Society and the American Association…

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  • WHAT TO DO ABOUT OCEAN CLEARCUTTING & ANNIHILATION FISHING

    Dr. Amanda Vincent was the first person to study seahorses underwater, to document the extensive trade in these fishes, and to initiate a seahorse conservation project. She is very active in marine management and policy issues.

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  • LETTERS, CONNECTIONS, AND CURES

    Ivan Coyote performing spoken word has contributed to depicting the complexities of gender, sexuality, and identity in the representation of queerness in Canadian literature, collaborating with musicians to combine storytelling and music. They have written eleven books that have been awarded or shortlisted for literary awards.

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