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Video and transcript for the CBC and Digital Platforms Panel from the 2021 Communication and Cultural Policy in the Age of the Platform conference.

In the sixth episode of our Below the Radar Conversations Series, we talk with Angela Marie MacDougall, Executive Director of Battered Women's Support Services here in Vancouver, Canada. With our host Am Johal, she discusses how COVID-19 is affecting gender inequality and violence within intimate relationships. Angela Marie MacDougall is the Executive Director of Battered Women's Support Services Society. You can learn more here:https://www.bwss.org/

Co-presented by Indian Summer Festival and SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Lucy Hyslop, Charles Montgomery, John Helliwell and Victor Chan discuss the 'Happy City' at Indian Summer Festival.

Welcome and Introduction Andrew Sixsmith, Director, SFU-GRC; Scientific Co-director, AGE-WELL NCE; William Kearns, President North American Chapter International Society for Gerontechnology; Rosalyn Kaplan, Director, Liberal Arts and Adults 55+ Program, Lifelong Learning, SFU

New Westminster’s most significant cultural, economic and natural asset, the riverfront, is slated for major change. How is the city going to balance history, housing, business and tourism, while creating a vibrant and welcoming space for all? Watch the videos below to see how this discussion took shape at the Urban Challenges Forum on January 17, 2018.

SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement in partnership with the BC Civil Liberties Association and Pivot Legal Society present a talk and panel discussion: The Independent Investigations Office (IIO or Office) was established to conduct criminal investigations into incidents that involve B.C. police officers and result in death or serious harm. It is a civilian-led Office that has been established in accordance with the recommendations made by the Braidwood and the Davies Inquiries. The long term goal is to set a new standard for civilian-led investigation and accountability that will enhance the public’s faith in the dedicated officers working to keep them safe. The Chief Civilian Director Richard Rosenthal has stated that the public can expect an investigative approach that will be transparent, accountable and fair to citizens and to those who may be subject to an IIO investigation.

Funded by Government of Canada and Royal Roads University, the two-part documentary series comprises 27 short stories exploring sites of memory across the country linked with the First and Second World Wars. Dr. Geoffrey Bird directed and produced the documentary. The documentary series explores sites of memory that offer insight into our nation’s past. These stories connect and engage us in a new way, looking at the war not from the perspective of battlefields overseas but from places in Canada that were shaped by war. The history is recounted by ‘guardians of remembrance,’ historians, guides and storytellers who offer insight into what happened and why. The documentary provides a gateway to new insights into the significance of this heritage as well as an opportunity to commemorate this shared national experience. This 16-part series features stories from sites of memory in Canada related to the Second World War. Conversation kits that include discussion questions and activities for students and the public, along with web links and ideas for additional resources are available for each story and accessible online. Please note, each vignette opens with 20 seconds of silence. During the Second World War, Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) created a specialized unit called Bomber Command. The RAF’s mission was to conduct nighttime air attacks on enemy targets in occupied Europe. One-third of RAF Bomber Command pilots were Canadian. In 1942, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) launched its own Bomber Command group, based in England.

A presentation given by Ken Greenberg, principal of Ken Greenberg Consultants (an architecture and urban design firm based in Toronto) that discusses the importance of mixed income housing using Regent Park neighbourhood in Toronto as an example. Includes question and answer session at the end.

Capitalism is a nimble shapeshifter. In this talk Jules Boykoff draws from the history of the Olympic Games to offer a theory of “celebration capitalism,” a form of modern-day economics that complements Naomi Klein’s “disaster capitalism” marked by neoliberalism: privatization, deregulation, and free-market rhetoric.

Tim Louis is a practicing lawyer who has been actively involved in Vancouver civic politics for over forty years. Tim has lived and worked in Vancouver all his adult life. From his early days as a law student at UBC – during which time he co-founded Vancouver’s custom transit service for people with disabilities [HandyDART], through to his terms as an elected official on both Park Board and City Council, Tim has listened to, and advocated on behalf of, communities across Vancouver. Penny Parry was born in Montreal and moved to BC in the late 1970’s. She has worked as a university professor, psychologist and artist, among other things. She is a former Child and Youth Advocate for the City of Vancouver. Pennyhas a BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and a BA and PhD in psychology.