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Laurier and Neruda Arts launch the Kindness Project to bring messages of hope to vulnerable communities
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s Community Music Program partnered with Neruda Arts to launch the Kindness Project, an initiative that is bringing music and messages of hope and kindness to communities across Waterloo region. Isabel Cisterna, manager of Cultural Programming and Community Engagement at Laurier and Co-founder of Neruda Arts, sparked the idea for this initiative during…
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Shawarma Royale: There’s a new Shawarma in town!
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It wasn’t long ago that shawarma barely existed in the public consciousness — it was a rarity, divergent from the fast-food culinary staples of Subway and McDonalds. In the 2012 film The Avengers, a protagonist humorously admitted he had no idea what shawarma was — a then fairly common conception that set up for an…
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Province enhances culture to celebrate 150 years
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Ontario’s 150th anniversary will be celebrated through investments made by the provincial government to cultural programs and infrastructure within the Kitchener area. Under the Ontario150 Community Celebration program, MPP Kitchener-Centre Daiene Vernile announced that four cultural events will receive funding. The Coalition of Muslim Women of K-W will receive $10,000 to create an art exhibit…
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