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The Lens: May 8, 2014

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May 8, 2014May 7, 2014
Klara Woldenga

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Kwakwaka'wakw and Nuu-chah-nulth graffiti artist P Kwakwaka'wakw and Nuu-chah-nulth graffiti artist PNDN has been bringing Indigenous art to the streets of Victoria since 2017. In response to what he sees a a critical lack of Indigenous public art, this is PNDN's attempt to "decolonize the streets." Full story at the link in our bio.
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🗞️ The Martlet's Top Photos of 2020 🗞️ F 🗞️ The Martlet's Top Photos of 2020 🗞️ Find more photos + links to the articles that accompanied them on our website. 1. Former UVic President Jamie Cassels leads the Board of Governors through a crowd of Divest protestors in January, at the meeting where they passed the responsible investment policy. Photo by Josh Ngenda. 2. On March 5, five Indigenous Youth for Wet'suwet'en were arrested at the legislature. In this photo, some of the Indigenous Youth and their supporters are surrounding a police car. Photo by Mike Graeme. 3. A playground in summer 2020. Photo by Josh Ngenda. 4. 9 000 people gathered in Centennial Square for a Black Lives Matter Peace Rally. Photo by Michael John Lo. 5. Saanich Police shut down a gathering on campus during the first week of classes. Photo by Michael John Lo. 6. A protestor at a Moms Stop the Harm rally in October calls for more government action as overdose deaths spiked. Photo by Kiley Verbowski.
🗞️ full story at the link in our bio 🗞️# 🗞️ full story at the link in our bio 🗞️#uvic #victoriabc According to UVic, "the health authority has reached out to us about the availability of freezers to be moved to an off-campus location and we’re working with Island Health on this request."
Here's a sample from EP 4 - Laura sits down to tal Here's a sample from EP 4 - Laura sits down to talk with Mary, who recently collaborated with Alec on an article about how UVic students and proffesors have handled the online semester. 🎙️ listen to the latest episode of the Martlet Pod available wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️ As always, thanks to @cfuv for making this project possible.
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