Stories
Stories, interviews, insights and reflections from SFU Public Square and our community and university partners. For summaries of past events, explore our topics section.
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Ready for 2024 with SFU Ready Fairs!
2024-02-08
By Silvana Martinez and Athena Samonte
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Sustainable Housing: Achieving a Future for Everyone
2024-02-07
Victoria Barclay, MA, UBC Department of Sociology
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Redistributing Power: Drug Use and Safe Supply
2023-12-11
Ina Pace, Research and Communications Assistant, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Sofia Sokic
2023-10-03
Gabrielle Parent, Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Ina Pace
2023-09-18
Gabrielle Parent, Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Gabriel Alegbeleye
2023-05-24
Gabrielle Parent, Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Silvana Martinez
2023-05-08
Gabrielle Parent, Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Squaring Off with Tesicca Truong
2023-04-24
Gabrielle Parent, Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Squaring Off with Patricia Massy
2023-03-27
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Former Communications Manager, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Sherry Stevenson
2023-03-27
Gabrielle Parent, Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Nola Mellon
2023-03-13
Gabrielle Parent, Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Squaring Off with Am Johal
2023-03-03
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Former Communications Manager, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Gabrielle Parent
2023-02-22
Yeow Beng Ng, Communications Assistant, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Yeow Beng Ng
2023-02-06
Gabrielle Parent, Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Job Opportunity | Communications Lead
2022-12-14
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Squaring Off with Marissa Lawrence
2022-12-08
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Communications Manager
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VIDEO: September 2022 In Review
2022-11-29
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Job Opportunity | Design Coordinator
2022-10-20
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Squaring Off with Kady Wong
2022-10-13
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Communications Manager
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A decade of community engagement
2022-07-28
Janet Webber, Executive Director
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Canada Summer Jobs | Special Events Coordinator
2022-06-16
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Thank you and farewell to Chloe and Kim
2022-05-31
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Communications Manager
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Pressing Pause for Mental Wellness: Reflections from Peer Educators
2022-04-29
Charlene Aviles, Nikita Banga, Punit Garg and Elena Le, 2021/2022 Peer Educators, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Des'ree Isibor
2022-02-10
Kim Regala, Communications and Events Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Chris Louie
2022-01-20
Sakshi Taneja, Program Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet SFU Public Square’s 2021-22 Peer Educators!
2022-01-18
Meet our latest cohort of Peer Educators! Four SFU students joined our team this fall to create space for crucial dialogue, inspire action and learn more about the student experience.
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On Equity: An interview with Naisha Khan
2021-11-22
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Melina Laboucan-Massimo
2021-11-16
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Ruth Mojeed Ramirez
2021-10-20
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Recommended Resources from Chief Leanne Joe
2021-09-28
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On Equity: An interview with Sxwpilemaát Siyám (Chief Leanne Joe)
2021-09-28
Kim Regala, Communications & Events Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Chuka Ejeckam
2021-09-15
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Alexander Dirksen
2021-08-31
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Tina Strehlke
2021-08-10
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Meenakshi Mannoe
2021-07-19
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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"Learn to walk with your head up and smile": A conversation with Elder Margaret George
2021-06-17
Kim Regala, Communications & Events Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Cassandra Graves
2021-06-09
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Dennis Limbo
2021-06-08
Kim Regala, Communications & Events Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Pandemonium Series Takeaways
2021-05-07
Meg Holden and Aphrodite Bouikidis, SFU Urban Studies
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On Equity: Interview Series
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A time to keep our distance while strengthening our connections
2020-03-24
Andrew Petter, President and Vice-Chancellor, Simon Fraser University
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Community-driven research supports seniors with technology
2020-04-01
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Research & Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Designing Inclusively: Creating accessible digital spaces
2020-04-01
Eliza Lim, Office Volunteer, SFU Public Square
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National Indigenous Peoples Day
2020-06-19
Chloe Sjuberg Assistant, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Reflecting on Black history, racism and slavery in Canada
2020-06-19
Chloe Sjuberg, Assistant Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Kim Regala
2020-09-21
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Rachel Dee
2020-10-06
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Michael Alexander retires as Director of City Conversations
2020-10-13
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A conversation with the 2020 Sterling Prize Committee
2020-10-26
Kim Regala, Communications & Marketing Assistant, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Hân Phạm
2020-11-06
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the Peer Ambassadors!
2020-11-24
Kim Regala, Communications & Marketing Assistant, SFU Public Square
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Confronting the Disinformation Age
2019-05-15
Asmita Lawrence, SFU Community Ambassador
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Sentiment Manipulation Through False Information
2019-04-18
Jessie Strongitharm, Student, SFU CMNS 253
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Big Data... Bad Data? How Can We Stop the Latter From Occurring
2019-04-13
Karugi Gathumbi, Student, SFU CMNS 353
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In-faux-mation: John Gray
2019-04-12
John F. Gray, CEO/co-founder Mentionmapp Analytics Inc.
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Who Needs Vaccinations When You Have Healing Crystals?
2019-04-04
Jasmine Kaur, Student, SFU CMNS 353
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Introducing the SFU Public Square Peer Ambassador Program!
2019-02-13
Kady Wong, Program Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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The Post-Truth Era — Should We Be Worried?
2019-01-07
Luis Fischer, International Program Intern, SFU Public Square
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Vancouverites—We Don’t Have to Be Amsterdam to Be a Cycling City.
2018-11-20
Renee McMillen
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Truth and Democracy
2018-10-24
Fergus Linley-Mota
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How Can Youth Be Engaged in Civic Happenings?
2018-10-18
Serena Yang
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The Road to Leadership
2018-09-17
Kady Wong
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The Well-Tempered Volunteer (with apologies to Johann Sebastian Bach*)
2018-08-08
Karen Dar Woon
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The Role of Public Space in Civic Life
2018-07-24
Landon Hoyt
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accessCITY: Creating safe pathways and social connections for all!
2018-06-25
Laura Lam, Alex Yallouz, Naina Varshney and Shazeen Tejani
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The Devil Plays With Five-Year Plans
2018-05-31
Janet Webber
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Who Do We Think We Are?
2018-05-23
Jillian Stirk
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Exploring the Future of Work After Graduation
2018-04-12
Sarah Duggan
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My International Experience at SFU Public Square
2018-04-03
Emily Blixt
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My Job Now: Alexander Dirksen
2018-02-20
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What About Me? Older Adults in the Workforce
2018-01-31
Karen Dar Woon
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My Job Now: Charles Gauthier
2018-01-15
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My Job Now: Mohammed Alsaleh
2018-01-08
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Canada's World Survey 2018 Report and Findings
SFU Public Square
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My Job Now: Matt Kump
2017-12-12
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Waste in Vancouver
2017-12-05
Asim Waqif
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The Rise of Solar Power
2017-11-23
Henry Tran
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My Job Now: Kevin Quinlan
2017-10-24
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My Job Now: Lizzy Karp
2017-10-02
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Why Eat Local?
2017-09-19
Iulia Sincraian
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My Job Now: Nathan Nunn
2017-09-12
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Becoming Canadian
2017-07-02
Kady Wong
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What Makes Canada so Unique
2017-06-30
Alyn Engelhardt
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DiverCity Games
2017-06-21
Joey Zhang
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Student or Citizen
2017-05-31
Isabel Cullather
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My Experience with 6 Degrees YVR: Are you Home?
2017-05-15
Alyn Engelhardt
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Interview: The Environment Needs Canada
2017-03-27
Sandra Hipsz
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Happy International Women's Day!
2017-03-08
Parvin Doroudian
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What is Cultural Diplomacy and Why Does it Matter?
2017-02-28
Kevin Cherney
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From 2011 to 2036 - Canada: A Look at Ethnocultural Diversity and Immigration
2017-02-23
Aishwarya Singh
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From Simon Fraser University to the World
2017-02-22
Alexis Chan
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Intolerance for Islamophobia: Love Over Hate, a Rally Against Bigotry
2017-02-15
Annita Bhuiyan
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Who Needs Canada? Immigrants Need Canada: My Personal Immigration Story
2017-02-15
Tynan van Wyk
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SFU Public Square 2017 Community Summit asks, Who Needs Canada?
2017-01-31
Ian Bryce
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ReThink Food Follow-up: Spartan Gardens
2016-10-28
Marie Louka, Program Intern, SFU Public Square
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Downtown Vancouver Re-Imagined
2015-11-13
Downtown Vancouver BIA (DVBIA)
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Vancity Guest Post: 2015 Community Summit
2015-10-29
William Azaroff, Vice President, Community Investment, Vancity
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We the City Poem
2015-10-29
Andrew Petter, President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University
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Event Recap: Politics & Planning – Vancouver's Next Planning Director
2015-10-20
Christine Ackerley
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The Future of St. Paul’s Hospital
2015-09-22
Katelyn McDougall
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Re-imagining Our Downtown Together
2015-09-01
Sarah Beley
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Is it time to remove Vancouver's viaducts?
2015-08-12
Harleen Khangura
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How public engagement can help find the right questions
2015-08-04
Mark Beaty
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How the living wage policy could impact post-secondary students in BC
2015-07-20
Harleen Khangura
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New Hires: Introducing Tesicca and Mark
2015-06-25
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Community Engagement Begins with You!
2015-04-16
Cherie Wee
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Vancouver Commits to Shift to 100% Renewable Energy
2015-03-30
Yuri Artibise
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Reflections on the 2015 SFU Surrey Open House
2015-03-18
Yuri Artibise
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Strategic volunteering: Lessons from a mature student
2014-10-22
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Inspiring the youth vote with Elections Canada
2014-06-10
Katelyn McDougall
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"Viable diplomacy" in Taiwan
2014-01-10
Mark Friesen
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An Eye to the Future: A Look at BC Jobs Plan
2013-10-21
Linda Watt, Writer, Film and Television, Environmental Sector; Volunteer, SFU Public Square
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Participants at Our Future, Our Voice are eager for change
2013-10-09
Jackie Pichette, Research and Communications Officer, SFU Public Square
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Youth Employment Stressors
2013-09-27
Dan Ward, Research Assistant, SFU Public Square; Political Science degree, Concordia University
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Our Future, Our Voice: A message to my fellow youth
2013-09-19
Jackie Pichette, Research and Communications Officer, SFU Public Square
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100 Community Conversations Provincial Tour
2013-08-29
Marissa Lawrence and Mark Friesen, Provincial Outreach Coordinator and Outreach Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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We Are BC
2013-07-25
Sarah Van Borek, Director, We Are BC
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How far should public decision-making go?
2013-06-27
Mark Friesen
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What Dialogue in a Public Square Looks Like
2013-06-01
Mark Friesen
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Innovator Profile: Stephanie Wiriahardja
Michaela Klassen, Volunteer, SFU Public Square
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Innovator Profile: Andrea Creamer
Jackie Pichette, Research and Communications Officer, SFU Public Square
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Innovator Profile: Mike Yeung
Dan Ward, Research Assistant, SFU Public Square
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Innovator Profile: Julien F. Thomas
Kate Affleck, Volunteer Outreach Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Innovator Profile: Sharon Manson Singer
Jackie Pichette, Research and Communications Officer, SFU Public Square
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Innovator Profile: Sarah Van Borek
Connor Curson, Community Outreach and Research Assistant, SFU Public Square
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Innovator Profile: Tara Mahoney
Jackie Pichette, Research and Communications Officer, SFU Public Square
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Innovator Profile: David Sadler
Mark Friesen, Community Outreach Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Innovator Profile: Michael Alexander
Jackie Pichette, Research and Communications Officer, SFU Public Square
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Why Do We Stay Unconnected?
2013-10-21
Novia Shih-Shan Chen, PhD Candidate, Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, Simon Fraser University; Assistant Festival Director, SFU Public Square Alone Together Film Festival
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Regional Transportation is Vital to Provincial Economic Growth - Are we Moving Forward or Backwards?
2012-12-19
Claire Havens
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Seeking and sharing the intercultural histories of Vancouver; view to the past, guide for the future
2012-11-30
Naveen Girn
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Rethinking Justice New Perspectives on Old Challenges
2012-11-21
Brenda Morrison, Ph.D
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The role of business in creating resilient cities: Why community relationships are worth it
2012-11-14
James Yang
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Facebook: The social capital network?
2012-10-11
Jackie Pichette
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Connecting a City with One Voice
2012-09-18
Sarah Van Borek
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The search for the modern “third place".
2012-08-25
Bob Ransford