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Pink Triangle Day at Douglas

February 14 is pink triangle they face.
day on college and university cam- The pink triangle was a sym-
puses across Canada. bol used by the Nazis during World

Have you ever seen anyone
where a pink triangle? Have you
ever wondered whatitmeans? Well,
if you don’t know, it has become a
symbol used by the gay, lesbian and
bisexual communities to proclaim
their liberation from the oppression

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tration camps because they did not
fit the Nazi’s norms of ion.

Thissymbolofo; ionhas
been reclaimed not only as a symbol
of liberation but also of the struggle
that continues today.

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Formany people, the triangle
has become a symbol of their strug-
gleto”come out.” Thatis to say their
struggle with not only themselves,

but with the rest of society. It has

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Although there has been a
greater degree of acceptance of differ-
ent sexualities over the years, there is
still a long way to go before there is
widespread ac ce. The laws of
our mets fone ntcharget toaccept
same sex relationships. While Canadi-
ans from coast to coast to coast talk
about amending our constitution to
include, distinct society, First Nations
rights, a social charter, pro rights,
there is no mention of gay rights.
Sexual orientation is not recognized in

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theCharter of Rightsand Freedoms.
Same sex common law relation-
— are not recognized by Cana-
dian Law.

On top of this systemic de-
nial of the expression of love, there
is a constant barrage of
heterosexismand homophobia. To
combat this, a pink triangle cam-

paign has been mn biatched this year.
Pink Pink Triangle day is a part of that
campaign, and is a day of solidar-
ity for gay liberation.

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BCEADS

February 28 29 & March 1,
1992, the British Columbia Educa-
tional Association of Disabled Stu-
dents celebrates 5 years of success-
fullyrepresenting British Columbia’s
post-secondary students with dis-
abilities at their annual conference.

Students with Disabilities
from across the province will gather
together tolearnand gain experience
in the role of advocacy.

This conference promises to
bean event that will shape the future
of our organization and the quality
of education that students with dis-
abilities receive in BC. The main
focus of the conference will be creat-
ing independent advocates.

Not only improving
personal skills butconcentrating on
group advocacy. Workshop topics
will range from employment eq-

uity to the status of the Vocational
Rehabilitation system in the prov-
ince.

Registration feesare$75 dol-
lars for students, which includes a
one year membership in the asso-
ciation, and $125 for professionals
and associate members.

If you would like registra-
tion information please write to
BCEADS at BC Educational Asso-
ciation of Disabled Students, 12666
72nd Ave., Surrey,BC +V3W 2M8,
or call 582-1843 or 291-1455.

Richard Marion
Vice President External DCSS

Multiculturalism Week Schedule

Monday February 27.
11:00 a.m. Film “Potlach” Room 1614
This video documents the practice of
the potlach, acustom of the Kwakiutl
Indians of coastal B.C. (55 min.)

12:00 p.m. Music.” Salvador Ferreras”
Jack Duncan and Robin Reid. Thea-

tre.
Well known musicians in the style of
_ Afro Caribean Music.

1:00p.m. Music.&Dance “Sabor
Latino”, Theatre

2:00p.m Film “Picture conflict” .Room
1614

A film on an art exhibition held in
Cologne, with over 1000 works by
Europeanand American Artists,such
as Georg Baselitz and Markus
Luepertz,and Donald Judd.(30 min.)

6:00p.m. Film “Developing images”.
Room 1614

Mediacreated stereotypes of the third
world.(60 min.)

Tuesday February 25
9:00a.m.Workshop. “Teaching in the
Multicultural classroom”. Room 1640
How toappreciate cultural diversity
in your class. By Heather Luk-Chan.

11:00a.m.Film. “Who speaks for the
earth?” Room 1614

A Carl Sagan program about human
civilization on our planet.

2:00p.m. Film “Developing images”
-Room 1614

Mediacreated stereotypes of thethird
world.(60 min.)

2:00p.m. Lecture. “What causes rac-
ism?” Room 3820

B.C. Organizationagainstracism will
discuss a lecture on theories of rac-
ism

6:00p.m. Film. “Picture conflict” Room
1614

7:00p.m. Dance. Famee Furlane Ital-

ian Dancing. Theatre

8:00p.m. Dance&Singing. Ukrainian
folk singers and dancers. Theatre

9:00p.m. Dance. Croatian dancers.
Theatre

Wednesday February 26
11:00a.m.. Film “Favorable exchange” .
Room 1614
The rewards and obstacles facing

Multiculturalism
WEEK

February 24 - 29

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Films, Music, Dances, Drama, Panel Discussion, Essay Contest...and more
For more information call 527-5410

young people from abroad whocame
toCanada for post-secondary educa-
tion. The film portrays the enormous
benefits their presencebrings notonly
to Canada, but to the larger area of
international understanding. (28min)
12:00p.m. Upper Cafeteria will be
holding an international food fair,
offering a rich menu from Italy,
ee ee Mexicoand

2:00p.m. Film. “The land is the cul-
ture” Room 1614.
This Film shows how B.C. Indians
have suffered from the loss of their
lands, and therefore their way of life,
over the past 100 years, and how they
struggle to cling to their heritage.
7:00p.m. Theatre play .”Little white
nS Theatre

oF lay performed by 5 women of
color and different ethnic back-

grounds. They will focus ondiscrimi-
nation against women of color in the
arts and everyday life.

8:00p.m. Dance. Rosario Ancer Fla-
menco group. Theatre.

Spanish guitar, singing and dancing.

9:00p.m.Dance. Grupo Axede
Brazilian night. A transcendental
voyage combining native instru-

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mental music with high energtic
dancing to ethnic rythms.

10:00p.m. Dance. Hungarian folkdanc-
ers. Theatre.

Thursday February 27
11:00a.m. Film “Brighter moon”.Room
1614.

A Film about Hong Kong interna-
tional students in Canada.

2:00p.m. Film. “Song for Quebec”.
Room 1614

Thisis a film about love and passion,
abouta couple whose life is bound to
the emergence of the world . Itis also
auniquestory of the Quebecnatinalist

movement.(60 min.)

2:00p.m. Lecture. “Prejudice & dis-

crimination” . Room 3820

This lecture will be given by Mr. Sid
Bentley, representing the teachers
federation of B.C.

6:00p.m.Film. “Growing upnext door”.
Room 1614

This film about growing up in the
thrid world prob! three teenagers.
They talk cee their goals, aspira-
tions, and hopes for the future ,

pate

dreams which are not so different
from those teenagers in North
America.

Friday February 28
11:00a.m. Lecture. “Constitutional
reform and Multiculturalism”.Room
3410
Lecture will be held by Dr. Bernardo
Berdeschewsky, representantive of
the Canadian ethno- cultural -coun-
cil.

11:00a.m. Lecture. “Religious thought
of India”. Room 3408

This lecture will be held by Mr. Sid
Bentley, representing the teachers
federation of B.C.

12:00p.m. Westcoast poetry , by Robert.
Room 1614

1:30p.m. .New views on your body in
space, by Dean Fogal, director of
Corporeal Mime Studio
Vancouver..Room1313.sand sel-con-
fidence as you move through space.

2:00p.m. Film. “Meeting place” .Room
1614.

Does Multiculturalism work?

This film shows the hopes and strug-
gles of some of the thousands of
peopleimmigrating toCanada every
year. (53 min.)

3:00p.m. Lecture. “Origins ofdiscrimi-
nation”. Room 3820.

Held by the B.C. Human Rights
Coaliton.

Saturday, February 29

11:00a.m. Film. “Priorities & perspec-
tives”, Room 1614.
Women from various traditions, in-
cluding Buddhists, Sikhs, Moslems,
Hindus, Jews ,and Christians iden-
tify issues of particular concern to
their communities. (60 min.)

12:00p.m. Dance. “International Folk
Dancers” Concourse.

2:00p.m. Film. “Through ignorance or
design: a discussion of stereotypes”.
Room 1614.

How are we affected by often un-
knowingly held misenterpretations
of others customs and beliefs? The
discussion challenges the false, dam-
aging images caused by ignorance or
oe histone colvaral "Gad media
stereotypes.(60 min.)

6:00p.m. “Canadian portraits” .Room

1614.

Do immigrants contribute to our

present Canadian society? This film
represents a tribute to Canadian cul-

tural diversity, focusing on immi-

grant’ssuccessand the problems they

face as minority groups. (29 min.)

8:30p.m. Party time. Great dance at
the upper cafeteria .Dance tothe beat
of Multiculturalism.