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The Lens: August 14

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August 14, 2014August 13, 2014
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Evo Car Share is coming to Victoria. Starting Au Evo Car Share is coming to Victoria. Starting August 1, BCAA’s subsidiary Evo is launching 80 of their Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles in downtown Victoria and Vic West, giving Victoria residents a new way to get around town. Read the full story online on the Martlet website. Photo provided.
The workers' strike has been met with an outpourin The workers' strike has been met with an outpouring of community support, including new job offers for all of them. Full story on our website.
Books have the power to foster empathy by immersin Books have the power to foster empathy by immersing readers in someone else’s point of view. With the Black Lives Matter movement last summer and the rise in anti-Asian hate globally, it’s important that we read and elevate stories written from the perspectives of different races, cultures, and beliefs other than our own. This year, let’s take the opportunity to diversify our reading lists with books written by BIPOC authors. Read the full article by Lily Davies live on the Martlet website. Cover photo provided by Lily Davies.
Join our team! We are looking for an organized and Join our team! We are looking for an organized and dedicated individual to be our next ED. Head to our website for the full posting + details on how to apply. #yyjbusiness #yyjjobs #victoriabc #uvic
Starting this summer, UVic will be home to a new h Starting this summer, UVic will be home to a new harm reduction club — @uvicharmreduction . According to its founders Sydney Elarid and Erin Franz, the club aims to bring awareness to the overdose crisis and reduce stigma around drug use. “There’s a lot of myths around harm reduction and a lot of misconceptions,” Franz told the Martlet. “All the stigma is only further contributing to the harm and it motivated me to want to debunk some of that and actually create some awareness so that people can be a bit more educated.” As fifth year Psychology students, Elarid and Franz say the idea to start the club came from learning about the principles of harm reduction in their classes as well as online during their spare time. It very quickly became a passion project. Full story on our website in the lifestyle section. Link in bio! Article by Alec Lazenby, graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish @siemingly #uvic #victoriabc #harmreduction #decriminalizedruguse #yyj
Approximately 3 170 students were impacted. Head t Approximately 3 170 students were impacted. Head to the link in our bio for the full story. #uvic
We are going LIVE for an interview with @uvicssd ! We are going LIVE for an interview with @uvicssd ! Tuesday at 4pm on our IG. We'll be talking all things accessibility and UVic and getting an update on their campaign's progress so far. #uvic #victoriabc #universitylife #studyincanada #disabilitypridemonth #disabilitypride #disabilityawareness #yyj
Heard UVic students are struggle to find housing t Heard UVic students are struggle to find housing this September!! Have you all tried just manifesting affordable housing?!?! In all seriousness, we are looking for students to speak with us about their search for September housing for a Martlet article! Swipe to the last slide for more info. UPDATE - we have enough people! 🌟Memes by @siemingly 🌟 #uvic #lawofattraction #yyj #beautifulbc #housingcrisis #uviclife #victoriabc
In this month's editorial, our staff are calling f In this month's editorial, our staff are calling for climate action after B.C. experienced an extreme heat wave. Editorials are collectively written opinion articles. They are written by the Martlet staff and do not reflect the opinion of any one staff member. For the full article, head to the link in our bio. #uvic #victoriabc #climatecrisis #climatestrike #climateaction

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