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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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Gabriel Alegbeleye
May 24, 2023
Gabrielle Parent Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Silvana Martinez
May 8, 2023
Gabrielle Parent Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Squaring Off with Tesicca Truong
Apr 24, 2023
Gabrielle Parent, Communications Lead at SFU Public Square
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Squaring Off with Patricia Massy
Mar 27, 2023
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Former Communications Manager, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Sherry Stevenson
Mar 27, 2023
Gabrielle Parent Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Nola Mellon
Mar 13, 2023
Gabrielle Parent Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Squaring Off with Am Johal
Mar 3, 2023
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Former Communications Manager
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Gabrielle Parent
Feb 22, 2023
Yeow Beng Ng Communications Assistant, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Yeow Beng Ng
Feb 6, 2023
Gabrielle Parent Communications Lead, SFU Public Square
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Job Opportunity | Communications Lead
Dec 14, 2022
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Squaring Off with Marissa Lawrence
Dec 8, 2022
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Communications Manager
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VIDEO: September 2022 In Review
Nov 29, 2022
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Job Opportunity | Design Coordinator
Oct 20, 2022
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Squaring Off with Kady Wong
Oct 13, 2022
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Communications Manager
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A decade of community engagement
Jul 28, 2022
Janet Webber, Executive Director
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Canada Summer Jobs | Special Events Coordinator
Jun 16, 2022
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Thank you and farewell to Chloe and Kim
May 31, 2022
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Communications Manager
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Pressing Pause for Mental Wellness: Reflections from Peer Educators
Apr 29, 2022
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
Feb 10, 2022
Kim Regala, Communications and Events Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Chris Louie
Jan 20, 2022
Sakshi Taneja, Program Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet SFU Public Square’s 2021-22 Peer Educators!
Jan 18, 2022
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
Nov 22, 2021
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Melina Laboucan-Massimo
Nov 16, 2021
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Ruth Mojeed Ramirez
Oct 20, 2021
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Recommended Resources from Chief Leanne Joe
Sep 28, 2021
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On Equity: An interview with Sxwpilemaát Siyám (Chief Leanne Joe)
Sep 28, 2021
Kim Regala, Communications & Events Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Chuka Ejeckam
Sep 15, 2021
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Alexander Dirksen
Aug 31, 2021
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Tina Strehlke
Aug 10, 2021
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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On Equity: An interview with Meenakshi Mannoe
Jul 19, 2021
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
Jun 17, 2021
Kim Regala, Communications & Events Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Cassandra Graves
Jun 9, 2021
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Dennis Limbo
Jun 8, 2021
Kim Regala, Communications & Events Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Pandemonium Series Takeaways
May 7, 2021
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
Mar 24, 2020
Andrew Petter, President and Vice-Chancellor, Simon Fraser University
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Community-driven research supports seniors with technology
Apr 1, 2020
Doug Hamilton-Evans, Research & Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Designing Inclusively: Creating accessible digital spaces
Apr 1, 2020
Eliza Lim, Office Volunteer, SFU Public Square
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National Indigenous Peoples Day
Jun 19, 2020
Chloe Sjuberg Assistant, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Reflecting on Black history, racism and slavery in Canada
Jun 19, 2020
Chloe Sjuberg, Assistant Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Kim Regala
Sep 21, 2020
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Rachel Dee
Oct 6, 2020
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Michael Alexander retires as Director of City Conversations
Oct 13, 2020
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A conversation with the 2020 Sterling Prize Committee
Oct 26, 2020
Kim Regala, Communications & Marketing Assistant, SFU Public Square
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Meet the SFU Public Square Team: Hân Phạm
Nov 6, 2020
Chloe Sjuberg, Communications Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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Meet the Peer Ambassadors!
Nov 24, 2020
Kim Regala, Communications & Marketing Assistant, SFU Public Square
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Confronting the Disinformation Age
May 15, 2019
Asmita Lawrence, SFU Community Ambassador
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Sentiment Manipulation Through False Information
Apr 18, 2019
Jessie Strongitharm, Student, SFU CMNS 253
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Big Data... Bad Data? How Can We Stop the Latter From Occurring
Apr 13, 2019
Karugi Gathumbi, Student, SFU CMNS 353
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In-faux-mation: John Gray
Apr 12, 2019
John F. Gray, CEO/co-founder Mentionmapp Analytics Inc.
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Who Needs Vaccinations When You Have Healing Crystals?
Apr 4, 2019
Jasmine Kaur, Student, SFU CMNS 353
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Introducing the SFU Public Square Peer Ambassador Program!
Feb 13, 2019
Kady Wong, Program Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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The Post-Truth Era — Should We Be Worried?
Jan 7, 2019
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.
Nov 20, 2018
Renee McMillen
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Truth and Democracy
Oct 24, 2018
Fergus Linley-Mota
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How Can Youth Be Engaged in Civic Happenings?
Oct 18, 2018
Serena Yang
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The Road to Leadership
Sep 17, 2018
Kady Wong
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The Well-Tempered Volunteer (with apologies to Johann Sebastian Bach*)
Aug 8, 2018
Karen Dar Woon
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The Role of Public Space in Civic Life
Jul 24, 2018
Landon Hoyt
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accessCITY: Creating safe pathways and social connections for all!
Jun 25, 2018
Laura Lam, Alex Yallouz, Naina Varshney and Shazeen Tejani
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The Devil Plays With Five-Year Plans
May 31, 2018
Janet Webber
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Who Do We Think We Are?
May 23, 2018
Jillian Stirk
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Exploring the Future of Work After Graduation
Apr 12, 2018
Sarah Duggan
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My International Experience at SFU Public Square
Apr 3, 2018
Emily Blixt
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My Job Now: Alexander Dirksen
Feb 20, 2018
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What About Me? Older Adults in the Workforce
Jan 31, 2018
Karen Dar Woon
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My Job Now: Charles Gauthier
Jan 15, 2018
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My Job Now: Mohammed Alsaleh
Jan 8, 2018
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Canada's World Survey 2018 Report and Findings
SFU Public Square
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My Job Now: Matt Kump
Dec 12, 2017
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Waste in Vancouver
Dec 5, 2017
Asim Waqif
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The Rise of Solar Power
Nov 23, 2017
Henry Tran
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My Job Now: Kevin Quinlan
Oct 24, 2017
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My Job Now: Lizzy Karp
Oct 2, 2017
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Why Eat Local?
Sep 19, 2017
Iulia Sincraian
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My Job Now: Nathan Nunn
Sep 12, 2017
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Becoming Canadian
Jul 2, 2017
Kady Wong
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What Makes Canada so Unique
Jun 30, 2017
Alyn Engelhardt
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DiverCity Games
Jun 21, 2017
Joey Zhang
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Student or Citizen
May 31, 2017
Isabel Cullather
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My Experience with 6 Degrees YVR: Are you Home?
May 15, 2017
Alyn Engelhardt
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Interview: The Environment Needs Canada
Mar 27, 2017
Sandra Hipsz
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Happy International Women's Day!
Mar 8, 2017
Parvin Doroudian
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What is Cultural Diplomacy and Why Does it Matter?
Feb 28, 2017
Kevin Cherney
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From 2011 to 2036 - Canada: A Look at Ethnocultural Diversity and Immigration
Feb 23, 2017
Aishwarya Singh
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From Simon Fraser University to the World
Feb 22, 2017
Alexis Chan
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Intolerance for Islamophobia: Love Over Hate, a Rally Against Bigotry
Feb 15, 2017
Annita Bhuiyan
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Who Needs Canada? Immigrants Need Canada: My Personal Immigration Story
Feb 15, 2017
Tynan van Wyk
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SFU Public Square 2017 Community Summit asks, Who Needs Canada?
Jan 31, 2017
Ian Bryce
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ReThink Food Follow-up: Spartan Gardens
Oct 28, 2016
Marie Louka, Program Intern, SFU Public Square
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Downtown Vancouver Re-Imagined
Nov 13, 2015
Downtown Vancouver BIA (DVBIA)
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Vancity Guest Post: 2015 Community Summit
Oct 29, 2015
William Azaroff, Vice President, Community Investment, Vancity
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We the City Poem
Oct 29, 2015
Andrew Petter, President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University
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Event Recap: Politics & Planning – Vancouver's Next Planning Director
Oct 20, 2015
Christine Ackerley
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The Future of St. Paul’s Hospital
Sep 22, 2015
Katelyn McDougall
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Re-imagining Our Downtown Together
Sep 1, 2015
Sarah Beley
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Is it time to remove Vancouver's viaducts?
Aug 12, 2015
Harleen Khangura
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How public engagement can help find the right questions
Aug 4, 2015
Mark Beaty
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How the living wage policy could impact post-secondary students in BC
Jul 20, 2015
Harleen Khangura
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New Hires: Introducing Tesicca and Mark
Jun 25, 2015
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Community Engagement Begins with You!
Apr 16, 2015
Cherie Wee
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Vancouver Commits to Shift to 100% Renewable Energy
Mar 30, 2015
Yuri Artibise
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Reflections on the 2015 SFU Surrey Open House
Mar 18, 2015
Yuri Artibise
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Strategic volunteering: Lessons from a mature student
Oct 22, 2014
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Inspiring the youth vote with Elections Canada
Jun 10, 2014
Katelyn McDougall
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"Viable diplomacy" in Taiwan
Jan 10, 2014
Mark Friesen
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An Eye to the Future: A Look at BC Jobs Plan
Oct 21, 2013
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
Oct 9, 2013
Jackie Pichette, Research and Communications Officer, SFU Public Square
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Youth Employment Stressors
Sep 27, 2013
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
Sep 19, 2013
Jackie Pichette, Research and Communications Officer, SFU Public Square
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100 Community Conversations Provincial Tour
Aug 29, 2013
Marissa Lawrence and Mark Friesen, Provincial Outreach Coordinator and Outreach Coordinator, SFU Public Square
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We Are BC
Jul 25, 2013
Sarah Van Borek, Director, We Are BC
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How far should public decision-making go?
Jun 27, 2013
Mark Friesen
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What Dialogue in a Public Square Looks Like
Jun 1, 2013
Mark Friesen
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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: 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: Andrea Creamer
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: Mike Yeung
Dan Ward, Research Assistant, SFU Public Square
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Innovator Profile: Stephanie Wiriahardja
Michaela Klassen, Volunteer, 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?
Oct 21, 2013
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?
Dec 19, 2012
Claire Havens
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Seeking and sharing the intercultural histories of Vancouver; view to the past, guide for the future
Nov 30, 2012
Naveen Girn
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Rethinking Justice New Perspectives on Old Challenges
Nov 21, 2012
Brenda Morrison, Ph.D
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The role of business in creating resilient cities: Why community relationships are worth it
Nov 14, 2012
James Yang
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Facebook: The social capital network?
Oct 11, 2012
Jackie Pichette
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Connecting a City with One Voice
Sep 18, 2012
Sarah Van Borek
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The search for the modern “third place".
Aug 25, 2012
Bob Ransford