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SUMMARY:Susan Aglukark and PIQSIQ
DESCRIPTION:The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts presents an electric double bill of Inuit artistry with legendary singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark and acclaimed throat-singing duo PIQSIQ on April 12\, 2026\, at 7:30pm on the Chan Shun Concert Hall stage. The powerful concert of haunting northern beauty and mesmerizing arctic sounds will feature two separate programs\, blending Aglukark’s mix of Inuit folk\, country\, and pop with PIQSIQ’s modern twist on traditional throat singing. \nFor tickets and further information\, visit: chancentre.com \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/susan-aglukark-and-piqsiq/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a timely and unflinching conversation with Maria Ressa\, one of the most courageous journalists of our time. \nNamed one of TIME’s Most Influential People and one of its Women of the Century\, Ressa has spent her career on the front lines of the global fight for truth and democracy. As co-founder and CEO of Rappler\, the top digital-only news site leading the fight for press freedom in the Philippines\, she has endured relentless political harassment under the Duterte government. Faced with 11 arrest warrants in just over a year\, Ressa has become one of the world’s most powerful advocates for press freedom and the integrity of our information ecosystems. In 2021\, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. \nRessa’s most recent bestselling book\, How to Stand Up to a Dictator\, charts the global battle over digital truth and the future of democracies everywhere. The Financial Times called it a “highly personal\, powerful and important book” while The Guardian praised Ressa as a “moral giant.” \nIn 2022\, Ressa was appointed by the UN Secretary-General to the Leadership Panel of the Internet Governance Forum and serves as its Vice-Chair. She is also a Professor of Practice at Columbia University where she leads projects within the Institute of Global Politics related to artificial intelligence and democracy. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/an-evening-with-nobel-peace-prize-laureate-maria-ressa/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Empire of AI: Karen Hao in Conversation with Naomi Klein
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this timely talk where acclaimed author and journalist Karen Hao lays out the stakes of the most consequential tech arms race in history—and the role we all can play to ensure that AI benefits everyone. \nAI is transforming the world at breakneck speed and concentrating extraordinary power in the hands of a few. In the New York Times bestseller Empire of AI\, Silicon Valley engineer-turned-journalist Karen Hao draws from years of rare insider access to OpenAI and reporting across five continents. She offers a gripping look at how the accelerating AI revolution is reshaping society and concentrating economic and political power in the hands of a few companies. “The way we develop technology is now fundamentally broken\,” Hao says. “But I truly believe that we can fix it.” \nNamed one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in AI for “fundamentally shaping many people’s perceptions and understanding of the company at the center of the AI revolution\,” Hao’s work is a brilliant and deeply necessary look at the industry defining our era and what the future holds. \nFor this urgent conversation\, Hao will be joined by Naomi Klein\, the award-winning author of international bestsellers including This Changes Everything\, The Shock Doctrine\, No Logo\, and Doppelganger. Klein is an associate professor in UBC’s department of geography\, founding codirector of the Centre for Climate Justice\, and a columnist for The Guardian. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/empire-of-ai-karen-hao-in-conversation-with-naomi-klein/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Indian Summer Festival: PARADOX
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 14th year\, the Indian Summer Festival in Vancouver\, running from July 4-14\, 2024\, promises an extraordinary exploration of arts and culture under this year’s evocative theme\, PARADOX. This year’s programming considers spaces of diverse truths\, where simple binaries fall short of understanding the world around us. This July\, we’ve curated 13 joyful gatherings\, spotlighting over 80 artists\, and events that span music\, dance\, visual arts\, XR adventures\, cultural dialogues and artsy parties. Our distinguished curators include the host of CBC’s Reclaimed Jarrett Martineau\, Juno-nominated Ruby Singh\, and Queer Art Exchange Founder Nhylar. These curators have brought together a world of talent to grace Vancouver stages and parks. This year’s festival will take place on Granville Island\, and at venues across the city including The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and SFU Woodwards. \nTo see the full festival calendar\, visit the ISF website. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/indian-summer-festival-paradox/
LOCATION:Performance Works\, 1218 Cartwright Street\, Vancouver
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SUMMARY:The Phil Lind Initiative Speaker Series presents Sasha Velour
DESCRIPTION:Sasha Velour\, renowned as the winner of the 9th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race\, brings her unique perspective to the forefront in a captivating talk titled “The Big Reveal: Why Drag Matters.” Exploring the intersections of politics and pop culture\, Velour will delve into the profound roots of drag\, its historical significance in queer culture\, and its evolution into a politically-charged art form that delights and disrupts. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/the-phil-lind-initiative-speaker-series-presents-sasha-velour/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The 2024 Phil Lind Initiative continues with X Martinez
DESCRIPTION:On March 21\, climate activist and hip-hop artist with Indigenous Mexica roots X Martinez will take to the Phil Lind Initiative stage with a discussion moderated by author and co-director of UBC’s Centre for Climate Justice Naomi Klein. Now 23 years old\, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (first name pronounced Shoe-Tez-Caht) has been on the frontlines of the climate and environmental movement since the young age of 6 and is widely recognized for his passionate and unwavering fight for climate justice. Named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s “25 under 25” and one of Time Magazine’s “TIMES Next 100\,” he has been involved as a plaintiff in multiple legal proceedings—calling out the U.S. government and giants of the fossil fuel industry for failing to take necessary action on climate change. Xiuhtezcatl has spoken multiple times at the UN\, addressing the General Assembly and has also spoken on panels with the likes of Bernie Sanders\, Van Jones\, Shailene Woodley\, Bill McKibben\, and Pharrell Williams. Xiuhtezcatl is also an artist at his core\, using his music as a yet another platform to share urgent messages of Indigenous solidarity and care for the planet. Collaborating with musicians including Atlanta rapper Raury and Grammy nominated musician and actor Jaden Smith\, his quick-witted lyrics challenge systems of injustice to envision a better future. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/the-2024-phil-lind-initiative-continues-with-x-martinez/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Phil Lind Inniative":MAILTO:chan.tickets@ubc.ca
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SUMMARY:2024 Phil Lind Initiative continues with Viet Thanh Nguyen
DESCRIPTION:On March 14\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author\, MacArthur Genius and refugee advocate Viet Thank Nguyen dives into his talk Speaking for an Other moderated by Dr. Christopher B. Patterson. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s writing is bold\, elegant\, and fiercely honest. His remarkable debut novel\, The Sympathizer\, won the Pulitzer Prize\, was a Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner\, and made the finalist list for the PEN/Faulkner award. Coming to the US as refugees during the Vietnam War in 1975\, he was driven by lack of representation to write about the war from a Vietnamese perspective—globally reimagining what we thought we knew about the conflict. Now\, almost a decade since his groundbreaking novel was published\, Viet revisits the developing conversations on the polemic and polarizing narratives facing migrants in the US today with his Phil Lind Initiative talk titled Speaking for an Other. As displaced individuals contend with the physical perils of war\, we consider a different conflict that has emerged within the global imaginary: how has storytelling been used by some to build a new sense of community within the United States\, while being leveraged by other segments of American society to efface them? With time and memory dislocated\, how do narratives have the potential to be wielded as both refuge and subterfuge in the United States of both today and tomorrow? \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/2024-phil-lind-initiative-continues-with-viet-thanh-nguyen/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The UBC Phil Lind Initiative Speaker Series: Pop Politics
DESCRIPTION:The Phil Lind Initiative returns to UBC in 2024 with Pop Politics: Pop Culture and Political Life in the United States— a novel and nuanced exploration of how pop culture has influenced and shaped how we understand\, experience\, and practice politics in the United States. \nFebruary 15: Suleika Jaouad & Jon Batiste\nGrammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Jon Batiste and Emmy Award-winning journalist Suleika Jaouad discuss art and creative expression as an act of survival and connection. Celebrated artists and life partners\, the talk will touch on their recent 2023 Netflix documentary American Symphony\, the deeply personal writing and health struggles of Jaouad\, and the foundational philosophy behind Batiste’s latest album World Music Radio\, which challenges the borders we draw between musical genres\, artistic disciplines\, and communities of people themselves. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/the-ubc-phil-lind-initiative-speaker-series-pop-politics/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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