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free VOLUME VOLUME 72 // ISSUE 07 // OCT 26 .W ee KLY. SURVIVING GENTRIF ICATION Co-ops are the next step for the exChange DistriCt Before halloween, St. Vital School why iS BreaSt cancer there waS Samhain p6 getS a new field p11 So Sexualized? p14 The official s TudenT newspaper of The universiTy of winnipeg 2 ThE UnITEr // octobEr 26, 2017 the Uniter // october 26, 2017 3 IT’S 30 TIME! on the cover Whose On nov. 30, we’ll celebrate your favourite people, walls can be decorated by tenants places and things, but first, we need your votes of the a-zone at 91 albert St. to determine the winners! Voting is open for this year’s Uniter 30, where we celebrate so many of the gems that Winnipeg has to offer. The back page of this week’s issue functions as a ballot – just fill it out and drop it in the mail- house? box outside our office (ORM14 in the University of Winnipeg). Or if you’d prefer to submit your vote online, visit uniter.ca/uniter30 to have your say. you may notice some familiar categories and TESIA’S HOUSE many more that are new to this year’s 30. We didn’t want any of these categories to lend them- selves to an obvious shoo-in. instead, we wanted to offer prompts that might get you thinking PhotoS By callie morriS about more of the movers and shakers that make our city so much better every day. 1) BeDroom art taBLe For example, we had a lot of different artists Thomas Pashko lumped into the favourite local visual artist cat- “This is basically where i spend most of my time. egory, so to reflect the breadth and diversity of Originally this was (my housemate’s) room. When Features reporter @thomaspashko our artistic community, we expanded this theme i was talking about moving in here, i told him i’d and added three new categories: favourite local need a bedroom big enough to put this up.” photographer, favourite public art piece and Tesia Rhind is quickly becoming one of Winnipeg’s most-talked-about tattoo favourite local gallery or artist centre. 2) easeL anD Boxing gLoves apprentices. Despite being less than a We also shifted slightly to celebrate the “This pretty much epitomizes me. i just recently year into her craft, local ink enthusiasts people behind the projects with categories like started boxing, and it’s a big part of my life now. are snapping up the opportunity to have favourite local baker/favourite local chef and it’s just what i want to do all the time. art and favourite local social media presence/content cre- Rhind’s work adorn their bodies. 1 4 boxing.” ator. and as a nod to nostalgia and to all our faves Rhind’s path to tattooing was a long that aren’t with us anymore, we added favourite and winding one. 3) BooKsheLves local establishment that no longer exists. “I went to university for a long time,” “These are pretty important to me, to have a So grab your favourite writing utensil or Rhind says. “I have a degree in environ- place to put my books instead of having them ready your fingers over the keypad/screen and mental science and geography. I have a in boxes downstairs. i have my bookshelf full of send us your faves, so we can celebrate them chemical and bioscience diploma from beautiful old books and a shelf with the ones i together! Red River College. I pretty much went through a complete career change.” read regularly.” – anastasia chipelski Rhind says she always made art on the side during her scientific studies, which 4) Basement WorKout spaCe also included research in astrobiology, but “i prefer working out at the gym, because they was hesitant to pursue it seriously. really push you. There’s an environment of “It was the classic ‘there’s no money everyone around you going as hard as i can. in it’ feeling,” Rhind says. “But I went 2 5 at home, i mostly just work on my technique. i through some life changes and decided don’t push myself nearly as hard, but it’s really folloW us to get a job in a café and work on my art satisfying to have a punching bag at home.” while I figured out what I wanted to do.” Rhind found success as a visual art- 5) pete on social media ist, mainly doing commission work and “He’ll do anything for treats.” realistic pet portraiture. It wasn’t until a friend suggested she try tattooing that she decided to become an apprentice at Living 6) Zoe Canvas Tattoo. “Zoe just wants to cuddle all the time. “It’s a huge learning curve,” Rhind She’s offended when you don’t.” @ThEUniter @ThEUniter facebOOk.com/ says of the transition. “My style is pretty Theuniter detailed. I’ve had to make it more mini- malistic and take the detail out of things See more of Rhind’s work to make them tattooable. It was hard, 3 6 on Instagram: @tesiacoil. completely changing the way I do things.” St Boniface library has a wide selection of French materials for all ages. Photo By Keeley BraunStein-BlacK arTS and culturE briefS Jaz papadopoulos // arts and culture editor @culture_uniter UNITER STAFF conTrIbutorS conTact us SUbmissionS Red Rising: Two Spirit anarchist bookfair Bodegoes closing a Wholesome life alex cuba returns Managing eDitor STaFF PHOTOgRaPHeR WRiTeRS geneRal inqUiRieS Submissions of articles, letters, graphics anastasia chipelski » [email protected] callie morris » [email protected] Jenna anderson 204.988.7579 and photos are encouraged, however local indigenous publication Red The annual Winnipeg anarchist Bookfair On Oct. 27, Bodegoes will say farewell Jordan Stranger of Peguis First to Winnipeg BUSiness ManageR STaFF PHOTOgRaPHeR Jen doerksen [email protected] all new contributors (with the exception mandalyn grace www.uniter.ca of letters to the editor) must attend Rising Magazine released their seventh takes place on Oct. 28 from 12-6 p.m. at to the exchange District after over 17 nation will have his debut art show at charmagne de Veer » [email protected] Keeley Braunstein-Black » [email protected] alex cuba, a cuban-canadian musician frances Koncan a 45-minute volunteer orientation issue on Oct. 21 at the Winnipeg art the Millennium library. The event is in years of operations. This follows an The edge gallery (622 Main St.). The cReaTiVe DiRector STaFF illustrator AdvertiSing workshop to ensure that the volunteer illustrators who recently performed at the 2017 Bryce creasy » [email protected] gabrielle funk » [email protected] 204.786.9790 understands all of the publication’s basic gallery, alongside the INSURGENCE/ collaboration with canzine: a festival of april ruling placing the building at 98 exhibition, entitled a Wholesome life, Kait evinger canada games in Winnipeg, is returning guidelines. Volunteer workshops take place zines and underground culture and will albert St. on the city’s “commemorative aRTS & cUlTURe eDiTOR FeatureS RePORTeR Bram Keast Room ORM14 ReSURGENCE exhibition. The theme seeks to share Stranger’s experiences Wednesdays from 12:30-1:20 in room ORM14. to play the Park Theatre (698 Osborne Jaz Papadopoulos » [email protected] thomas Pashko » [email protected] Justin ladia University of Winnipeg of the issue is Two-Spirit. The day feature many publications. Panel and list,” rather than marking it as an growing up First nations in today’s 515 Portage avenue Please email [email protected] for more St.) on nov. 1. cuba is a latin grammy/ ciTy eDiTOR Arts ReporteR details. Deadline for advertisements is prior, Red Rising also released a workshop titles include: Zine Machine historical building. Some locals fear modern society. The opening on Oct. danelle granger» [email protected] charlotte morin » [email protected] Winnipeg, Manitoba Juno winner who recently released R3B 2e9 noon Friday, six days prior to publication. special edition magazine called for Kids and Teens; Resistance in demolition. The cityplace location will 27 will feature food and music, and the The Uniter reserves the right to refuse to a new album, lo Unico constante. cOMMenTS eDiTOR ciTy ReporteR Treaty One Territory education, which is designed for Winnipeg Treaty 1 Territory; and Reading remain open, and catering, delivery, art will be up at the gallery until nov. 1. Sam Swanson » [email protected] dylon martin » [email protected] Homeland of the Metis nation print material submitted by volunteers. according to his bio, cuba has The Uniter will not print submissions that middle-years learners and up. Visit with queens. admission is free. and SkipTheDishes services will remain cOPy & STyle eDiTOR CAmpus RePORTeR “sugarcane-sweet melodies” and “pop- danielle doiron » [email protected] Vacant are homophobic, misogynistic, racist or redrisingmagazine.ca for a copy. available. libellous. We also reserve the right to edit soul hooks.” advance tickets are $25. PHOTO eDiTOR VOlUnTeeR cOORDinaTOR MOUSelanD PRess BOaRD OF DiRectors: Kristin annable (chair), anifat olawoyin, Jack for length/style. daniel crump » [email protected] danielle doiron » [email protected] walker, dylan chyz-lund, Victoria King and nikki riffel » For inquiries email: [email protected] 4 the Uniter // october 26, 2017 the Uniter // october 26, 2017 5 criTipeg ARTS CKUW TOP 20 October 16-22, 2017 VIVID THEATRE PIECE TW = This Week // lW = last Week // ! = local content // * = canadian content TW LW C Artist Album Label NEEDS NO VISUALS 1 3 ! Ghost Twin Plastic Heart Head in The Sand 2 1 ! Slow leaves enough about Me Self-Released Tomorrow’s child brings audio-only 3 5 * The O Voids Data Sounds escaping 4 4 * Whitney Rose Rule 62 Six Shooter experience to the WECC 5 7 ! Propagandhi Victory lap epitaph 6 14 ! The Vangoras The Vangoras Self-Released Jenna anderson 7 10 ! Mmmeats Mac n' Me Transistor 66 Supplied artworK volunteer @reallyJenna 8 8 ! 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