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2018 Starfields Festival offers hope in time of challenges

2018 Starfields Festival offers hope in time of challenges

April 13-15 Victoria, B.C.

Holocaust Remembrance Day - Our Stories

On behalf of the Victoria Shoah Project, we would like to invite you to the annual remembrance of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). Sunday, April 15, 11 a.m. 鈥 noon, at the Victoria Jewish Cemetery on Cedar Hill Road.
Walk unites us to tackle poverty worldwide

Walk unites us to tackle poverty worldwide

In a pivotal scene in the movie Victoria and Abdul, Queen Victoria laments her life to her munshi (teacher) Abdul: 鈥 I have had 9 children, all vain, jealous and at loggerheads with each other....
The Real Cost of Homelessness

The Real Cost of Homelessness

He turned up outside the church a year ago February. Unlike most homeless sleepers, he wasn鈥檛 eager to move when we activated the back door for the day鈥檚 visitors.
Observing Palm Sunday as a time of balance

Observing Palm Sunday as a time of balance

A seminal date in Christian observance, Palm Sunday is observed this year on Sunday, March 25th. It marks the day Jesus of Nazareth rode into Jerusalem, carried on prophecy鈥檚 donkey.
What is worth giving a lifetime of effort to?

What is worth giving a lifetime of effort to?

Some of the best teachers I ever had were instructors in art history. I had always enjoyed trips to the museum, but these two teachers I had鈥攐ne in high school and one in university鈥攖ook my interest to a whole new level.
Switching from 鈥淚鈥 to 鈥淲e鈥 requires a cultural change

Switching from 鈥淚鈥 to 鈥淲e鈥 requires a cultural change

I used to believe, perhaps somewhat naively, that the purpose and outcome of involvement in a spiritual community was obvious.
The First Bodhisattva Vow: Liberation in an Age of Criminalization

The First Bodhisattva Vow: Liberation in an Age of Criminalization

Daily news stories amping up fear about perceived threat, and calling for more money to go into policing, prisons, border security, surveillance, constant vigilance.
Mindfulness provides understanding of silent racism

Mindfulness provides understanding of silent racism

As public opinion is focusing on the racism inherent in 91原创 institutions, it may be useful to take a closer look at how one person, practising Zen meditation, is investigating her own inherited racist attitudes.
Using mindfulness to investigate racism

Using mindfulness to investigate racism

As public opinion is focusing on the racism inherent in 91原创 institutions, it may be useful to take a closer look at how one person, practising Zen meditation, is investigating her own inherited racist attitudes.