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Safe spaces, histories and the intersectionality of it all Jasmin Linton (she/her) // Contributor Parnit Kaur (she/her) // Illustrator An artist’s experiences and pasts are their biggest arsenal for ideas, […]

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Student Abroad: But This Time it’s Sean, Again.

Sean Finan

Cheeky pessimism, music, and fag addiction. Sean Finan (any) // Crew Writer Sol Yoon (she/her) // Illustrator It has been a month since you and I have last spoken. I […]

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Creation For Creation’s Sake

Jasmine Garcha

$LOTHBOI talks growing up Sikh, battling the sin of stagnation and shedding the mundane Jasmine Garcha (she/her) // Arts and Culture Editor Jasmine Garcha (she/her) // Illustrator Sloth*, professionally known […]

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Love All, Feed All

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Why Guru Nanak’s Free Kitchen, a Surrey-based NPO, feeds the Downtown Eastside every weekend Amandeep Kaur (she/her) // Contributor Scarlet Side (she/her) // Illustrator Guru Nanak’s Free Kitchen (GNFK) is […]

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Forgotten Stories of the Bunkhouse

Jasmine Garcha

A story of Sikh migrants throughout B.C.’s historic settlement ਜੈਸਮੀਨ ਕੌਰ ਗਰਚਾ | Jasmine Garcha (she/her) // Arts and Culture Editor Meharveen Manchanda (she/her) // Illustrator From Instagram comment sections […]

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From the Streets of Our Unfair City

Kate Henderson

Elevating a discussion about homelessness: Outsiders and Others’ platform for Vancouver’s homeless artists Kate Henderson (she/they) // Crew Writer Kit Vega (they/them) // Illustrator Since the Courier last spoke to […]

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Black-Owned Businesses in Vancouver

Jasmin Linton

Community among the neon lights Jasmin Linton (she/her) // Contributor Jasmin Linton (she/her) // Illustrator Black-owned businesses make up a good portion of go-to spots in Vancouver. Organizing and curating […]

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Surrey Jazz Nights and All Femme Fronted

Kate Henderson

How the projects of former music students Harmeet Kaur and Amanda Mulder have tilled musical gardens for emerging women and gender-diverse musicians Kate Henderson (she/they) // Crew Writer Ava Shahres […]

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Don’t F**k With Rats

Jasmine Garcha

Hunting a killer (and stuffer) Jasmine Garcha (she/her) // Arts and Culture Editor Kyla Seguiban (she/her) // Illustrator Brodie Khan* describes taxidermy as, “the ultimate form of recycling,” and a […]

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An End-Of-Year Recap as a Western-Born Punjabi

Jasmine Garcha

A collection of stories outlining the liminal space of trying to be both “Indian” and “Canadian” enough during the holidays inspired by Edward Said’s postcolonialism. ਜੈਸਮੀਨ ਕੌਰ ਗਰਚਾ | Jasmine […]

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Foreign Foreigner: How Sikhs in B.C. Create to Commemorate