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News A beginner’s UNITER STAFF guide to Managing Editor city politics Stacy Cardigan Smith » [email protected] Joe Kornelsen Business Manager My Winnipeg Beat reporter James D. Patterson » [email protected] PRODUCTION MANAGER The Mayor The Councillors The Administration As part of The Uniter’s in- Melody Morrissette » [email protected] Since 2004 it’s been Sam Katz. Elected by ward, Winnipeg This is the bureaucracy that runs depth look at who’s got the Copy and style editor Unlike the premier and prime min- at one point had 50 coun- the city. From policing to water power, we realized most of Ashley Holmes » [email protected] ister, the mayor is elected by a direct cillors; today it has only 15. and waste, these are the 10,000 us could not tell a city coun- vote from citizens. Councillors do not for- employees of the city. cillor from a porcupine, or Photo Editor Mark Reimer [email protected] The mayor as head of council has mally align themselves Glen Laubenstein is Winnipeg’s know what a by-law is. » the power to appoint from council with parties, but there is current chief administrative of- In the interest of mak- News assignment editor the deputy mayor and the members rough left-right divide in ficer; he runs the administration ing us all more city-savvy, Toban Dyck » [email protected] of the Executive Policy Committee council. and reports to EPC. The Uniter presents its City News production editor (EPC - to be explained). Politics for Dummies guide. Ksenia Prints » [email protected] He or she also has the power to sus- pend a by-law within 48 hours of it Arts and culture editor being enacted by council (it would Aaron Epp » [email protected] Standing Policy Committees then be voted on again on a later Current standing policy committees are: Comments Editor date). Winnipeg’s city hall currently Finance Devin Morrow » [email protected] has five standing committees. Downtown development Sports & fitness editor The chair of each comes from Infrastructure renewal and public works the Executive Policy Committee, Jo Villaverde » [email protected] Property and development with the councillors and mayor There are a lot of committees in city hall; Protection and community service Listings co-ordinator here are some important ones: making up the remaining Curran Faris » [email protected] members. These committees are where pol- Beat reporter Dan Huyghebaert » [email protected] Executive Policy Committee (EPC) icies and by-laws begin: council- lors discuss issues at the monthly Beat reporter With all its members appointed from council by meetings, which are open to the What’s a by-law? Joe Kornelsen » [email protected] the mayor, this committee is generally the most public. They then send recom- Cities in Canada are creations of provincial powerful body in City Hall, similar to the Federal Beat reporter mendations to the EPC. act; as a result, ‘laws’ passed by a city are Sandy Klowak » [email protected] Cabinet. Standing committees also have called by-laws. Its jurisdiction is wide-ranging: aside from super- the power to create ad-hoc com- By-laws are effectively like ‘laws’ except they Beat reporter vising the chief administrative officer and ensuring mittees to discuss more specific are applicable only within city bounds and Andrew McMonagle » [email protected] by-laws are implemented, recommendations from issues. must be within the jurisdiction of the charter all standing committees and all by-law suggestions each province grants a municipality. must receive EPC approval before moving on to council for a vote. CONTRIBUTORS: No more than 50 per cent of council may sit on Steve Currie, Craig Heinrich, the EPC. Including the mayor, the EPC currently Brooke Dmytriw, Carlen George, numbers seven. J. Williamez, Rev. Jack Duckworth, Ethan Cabel, Kenton Smith, Cindy Titus, Courtney Schwegel, Megan Turnbull, Cindy Doyle, Ian Bawa, Brandon Bertram, Jonathan Dyck, A Councillor’s perspective Noni Brynjolson, John Herbert So what’s life like for a councillor? Cunningham, Matt Prepost, Harvey Smith has been the councillor for the Daniel McIntyre City Council Timothy Penner, Chris Hunter, Josh ward most recently since 1998. Boulding, Clayton Winter, Sagan All policies, budgets and by-laws that emerge from the EPC are voted on Morrow, Adam Johnston, Robert He spends a lot of his day reviewing issues brought forth by at council on the last Wednesday of every month. Huynh, Cory Falvo, James Culleton. his constituents. And constituents don’t just call and e-mail. Council has the authority to enact by-laws and pass budgets. “People come to see me; I have about three meetings a day,” During council meetings, issues can be debated and councillors can pres- he said. 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Some children “Just throwing money re Compiled by Craig Heinrich i What is the mer falling through government doing? into the system may Autopac to change not solve all the problems.” its grading system the cracks in The stats Manitoba Public Insurance is  An estimated 200 children –Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk, unveiling changes to the Manitoba FASD diagnostics each year are formally diagnosed University of Winnipeg driving system that will affect over in Manitoba 750,000 Manitoba drivers. The new system, called the Driver Sandy Kowak  FASD affects roughly 9 per Safety Rating, will replace the old Beat reporter 1000 live births, according to merit/demerit system the organization Health Canada has been using for years, reported the Source: Government of Manitoba Winnipeg Free Press. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder But according to him, it’s not Another area of concern for Changes in driver premiums will (FASD) affects many children in A highlight of provincial about pointing fingers, but about Skwarchuk is what becomes of be assessed according to individuals’ Manitoba, but experts say red tape government FASD support what’s best for the child. these children once they reach driving records. and an overwhelmed public health- programs “If they’re not recognized, you adulthood and school-based sup- According to figures released  Stop FASD: community by MPI, the majority of drivers will care system may be keeping some don’t get the right treatment,” ports abruptly end when they may receive either a $15 reduction in driver kids from the supports they need. outreach program helping Chudley said. be needed most. pregnant women involved in premiums, or no change at all. FASD is an umbrella term that A missed diagnosis can lead to “We call the period of adoles- A small percentage will see includes many diagnoses for effects substance abuse the onset of what Chudley calls sec- cence and FASD ‘the great train increases of $10 or less. related to alcohol consumption  FASD Information Manitoba: ondary disabilities: largely prevent- wreck,’” said Brenda Bennett, ex- a toll free phone line provid- during pregnancy. The diagnoses able social consequences including ecutive director of FASD Life’s Katz outlines plans exist in a continuum, depending ing support and information on school drop-out, homelessness and Journey Inc., a government-funded alcohol related disabilities to for new budget on the known facts about a child’s addiction. organization that provides support According to Mayor Sam Katz, fetal development and their mea- Manitobans (1-866-877-0050) Children entering the school systems for people with varying it’s time we try to be proactive and surable symptoms.  Research Scientist Award: system with an FASD diagnosis re- degrees of FASD as they transi- address the potential issues down the But diagnosis of FASD is an im- a new award to encourage re- ceive a personal needs assessment tion into adult life. These programs road—without raising taxes. precise art, said Dr. Albert Chudley, search on how to best provide from a team of parents, teachers include Spectrum Connections In an address made last week, Katz medical director of the Winnipeg supports and services to individ- and community experts. FASD Services, a mobile team pro- pledged to freeze property taxes for Regional Health Authority uals with FASD and their families The Government of Manitoba viding support to people with sub- Winnipeg residents and committed $3  The Coalition on Alcohol and million to aboriginal youth in the city (WRHA) program in genetics provides schools with different tler forms of FASD who would not over the next three years, reported and metabolism and University of Pregnancy: a group of families levels of funding based on these qualify for other programs. and professionals working to cre- CBC news. Manitoba professor. needs, said Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk, “It very much helps those kids The mayor also discussed plans “Attributing it to alcohol when ate educational opportunities for a former school psychologist and who may have fallen into the great to have a team of local experts you don’t know it is alcohol is dan- Manitobans University of Winnipeg special ed- black hole after the age 18.” outline the city’s long-term goals on gerous and imprudent,” Chudley  A pilot program providing ucation professor. This program is the only one of transportation and infrastructure. said. funding to David Livingstone Due to this specialized process, its kind in Canada, Bennett said. Katz also plans to appoint a chief Only those children in whom School to create a special class the system is often straining to ad- For Chudley, the priority is to performance officer in an effort to facial and growth abnormalities are for students with FASD equately help everyone, she said. address current behaviour sur- increase government accountability. observable can be diagnosed with “It just seems that there’s not rounding binge drinking, to pre- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) enough funding to go around.” vent occurrences of FASD in the Media locked out without confirmation that the ernment funding and future school But funding itself isn’t her only first place. The Manitoba government has asked mother drank while pregnant. support. concern. “I think people’s attitudes have to bar the media from the courtroom When the effects are subtler and One reason for these missed di- of a high-profile custody hearing for a “Just throwing money into the to change about alcohol consump- suspected Neo-Nazi family. the history unknown, some chil- agnoses is that many mothers are system may not solve all the prob- tion,” he said. “We’re playing with hesitant to admit alcohol use dur- According to CBC news, the request dren fall through the diagnostic lems,” she said. fire.” was made on the grounds that media cracks. ing pregnancy due to the stigma Skwarchuk would like to see –With files from Laura Kunzelman are not allowed to report on legal Those who are not properly di- surrounding the disorder, Chudley more research into how children proceedings involving children. agnosed miss out on crucial gov- said. with FASD can succeed in school. The case in question is a custody battle between the provincial government and parents believed to be Neo-Nazis, which sparked a national debate last year about Begging the government for dollars whether racist parents should be allowed to raise their children. mark feds for funds. Media outlets had until Feb. 3

Corporations and re Morrison is concerned about the to respond to the motion. More i universities hiring mer CBC, which he said has been in- information was not available at press creasing its non-Canadian content time. lobbyists to get to get more ratings, and, conse- quently, advertising funds. Winnipeggers pass on cash, but is it “The best way to make money atheist bus ads is to buy programs from outside A Toronto-based group received democratic? approval last Wednesday to run bus of Canada and wrap it around ads with an atheist message, but Canadian ads,” Morrison said. Winnipeg isn’t buying. “We’re concerned about what pro- The ads read “There’s Probably No Dan Huyghebaert grams go on the air.” God—Now Stop Worrying And Enjoy Beat reporter The feds are noticing people are Your Life,” reported the Winnipeg Free becoming increasingly weary of lob- Press. byists. Recent changes to the federal The group, the Freethought Lobbyists may get institutions the Lobbying Act include monthly dis- Association of Canada, said the ads are money they need for projects, but closures about any arranged com- made possible by private donations questions of transparency surround munication between the lobbyist to their website (atheistbus.ca). It the practice of hiring advisers to Universities are increasingly hiring outside consultants to lobby the provincial and will run the ads in the cities where it federal governments for funds and a public office holder. This info received the most donations. beg for dollars. can be found at the website for the Thanks to the fine art of lobby- To date, the group has received few quires much co-ordination. wining and dining as examples federal Lobbying Commissioner, donations from Winnipeg. ing, the University of Winnipeg www.ocl-cal.gc.ca. According to a 2001 poll, Canadians received $746,500 last May from “We meet with all levels of gov- where more influence can be at- ernment as much as possible. It’s all tained by people who have more Other changes include a ban on with no religious affiliation make Human Resources and Skills up the third largest ‘religious’ about building relationships and money. payment and activity as a result of Development Canada. This money lobbying and a five-year prohibi- denomination in the country. was used to develop a project to in- holding conversations,” Rattray Ian Morrison, spokesperson for said. Friends of Canadian Broadcasting tion of former public office hold- crease the enrolment of Aboriginal ers on lobbying the Government of Province aids mineral and new students. Aside from government grants (FCB), disagrees slightly. to finance programs, the university “Lobbying is part of democ- Canada. The changes came into ef- exploration One of the results was the fect June 2008. The provincial government is giving Opportunity Fund program, which also lobbies for federal funding for racy, but it should be transparent,” $1.4 million to support over 30 new research grants and infrastructure Morrison said. According to Pierre Ricard- aims to build a $10 million endow- Desjardins, director of operation in mineral projects in the province. ment fund to help students achieve policy, such as the Spence Street The FCB is a volunteer group Science, Technology, Energy and bus corridor. concerned about Canadian identity the Office of the Commissioner of a post-secondary education. Lobbying, there are about 5,000 ac- Mines minister Jim Rondeau justified “Lobbying is an undemo- and culture in the national media. the transaction in a provincial news Jennifer Rattray, the university’s tive federal lobbyists. executive director of government, cratic means of influence,” said They keep track of the Canadian release by stating the importance of Duff Conacher, coordinator for broadcasting industry’s lobbying Ricard-Desjardins said Crown mining sites to northern communities, indigenous and community affairs, corporations are exempted from as well as to the rest of the province. said it is normal for universities to Democracy Watch, a non-partisan efforts on their web sites. While the citizen’s group that advocates dem- Government of Canada lists this the Act. The project is expected to cost over lobby governments. “It would be odd for people $26 million in expenditures, as private “We do it all the time,” Rattray ocratic reform and government information on their website, other mineral companies must spend eight accountability. governments, such as Alberta, do working for the Crown not being said, adding the university usually able to talk with people who are to nine dollars for every dollar spent hires outside consultants to do the “Democracy is supposed to be not. Manitoba passed a lobbyist by the Mineral Exploration Assistance one person, one vote,” Conacher registration act last October. representative of their sharehold- lobbying for them. ers,” he said. Program (MEAP), the government “They [lobbyists] facilitate and said. “No one should have more “CanWest is in bad shape and agency providing the funds. influence than anybody else over a Leonard Asper is popping up all All lobbyists with the federal It is hoped the MEAP will help the help you meet people you need to government are required to register meet.” politician.” over Ottawa,” Morrison said, refer- mining sector through the economic online, which is free of charge. slowdown. Lobbying for universities re- Conacher cites gift giving and ring to the fact Asper is asking the 04 News The Uniter February 5, 2009 www.Uniter.ca Playing with power PEOPLE WORTH READING ABOUT mark Keeping it vocal

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mer Local activist shares his tips against Canada’s the high school) so they can learn Andrew McMonagle about food systems and food secu- meddling with rity issues,” he said. Beat reporter Hon’s LFC uses no petroleum- politics in Haiti based fertilizers and pesticides. Everything is organic. British graffiti artist Bansky said The farm started two years ago Dan Huyghebaert we don’t need another hero, we when Hon and others broke away Beat reporter just need someone to take out the from the Wiens Shared Farm in St. recycling. Adolphe, a small town 30 minutes This is how Simon Hon feels south of Winnipeg. Brian Concannon spent eight about activism. His form of activ- Last year, Hon tended a small years in Haiti as a United Nations ism is different from what many plot at Klinic on Broadway, but human rights observer, trying to people think when they hear the Macho Philipovich of the Canada Haiti Action Network thinks Aristide’s anti-capitalist this is the first year his farm will be make the country’s justice system term. agenda may have earned the ex-Haitian president an ousting by Canada. located entirely within Winnipeg. work for the poor. “I’ve shifted to a more conserva- He’s optimistic about the project He left in February 2004 after tive or even capitalistic version of cases of widespread human rights Allegations of violence on both beside the high school, but keeps a the democratically elected gov- activism,” he said, describing him- abuses. sides surfaced and the United realistic view. ernment was allegedly over- self as being “over the hill.” As a result, Aristide left the States suspended its aid to Haiti “Farming is a high risk endea- thrown through a backing of the Far from the typical image of an country, claiming the United States during the summer of 2004, in vour,” he said. “New gardens take American, Canadian and French angry protester throwing rocks at forced him out, escorting him to a which Canada and the European years to cultivate. So many factors governments. police, Hon’s practice is modest. plane while Canadian forces helped Union followed suit. are out of your control... one day of “That kind of work was sim- “I prefer things down to scale,” secure the airport. Concannon said Western capi- hail could finish it.” ply not possible after the coup,” he said. “Building something that’s Haiti has a history of political talist countries, including Canada, Because it is a collective, people Concannon said. a tangible good for the commu- turmoil. The country was formed disliked Aristide’s economic poli- share the risk. The coup saw then-president nity and building relations with out of the only successful slave re- cies, such as maintaining pub- Hon stops short of saying Jean Bertrand Aristide go into people.” volt in the world and has endured lic control over Haitian national Winnipeggers could be self-suffi- exile, while rebel troops invaded the Hon became active while study- an endless amount of dictatorships companies like Teleco, the coun- cient with urban farming, but he country through the Dominican ing environmental design at the and political hardships. try’s telephone company, instead of encourages people to check out Republic. University of Manitoba. Ironically, in 1994 Aristide was privatizing these companies to cor- other ways to be sustainable, like After leaving Haiti, Concannon He graduated in 2001, but returned to power by then-presi- porations from other countries. the 100 mile diet and good food formed the Institute for Democracy doesn’t think university is the only dent Bill Clinton after being over- “He wanted to double the storage. and Justice in Haiti, an organi- path to activism. thrown by a military coup. minimum wage,” said Macho Hon grows enough vegetables zation based out of Oregon that “I’ve always found it strange to The political unrest in Haiti Philipovich of the Winnipeg during the summer to last him fights for the return of justice, have a bunch of university students in 2004 stemmed from a May Chapter of the Canada Haiti about three-quarters of the win- human rights and constitutional studying organizing and union- 2000 general election that the Action Network (CHAN), an ter, he said. He knows people who democracy to Haiti. ism, but there’s no one in the trade Organization of American States activist group working towards don’t buy any vegetables from su- To prove Canada’s involvement schools doing it,” he said. labeled a success. Haitian sovereignty. permarkets, but adds that is really with the coup, many Haitian activ- Today, Hon’s passion is with But the OAS reported an irreg- CHAN is calling for an indepen- hard work. ists point to a 2003 article written the Landless Farmers’ Collective ularity in the calculation of vote dent investigation into Canada’s In addition to the LFC, Hon by Michel Vastel in L’actualite mag- (LFC). LFC is an organization percentages. role since those elections, which works as a bicycle courier for azine. Vastel alleged that Canadian based on an organic, low-mechani- “There always was a huge seems unlikely. Natural Cycle Courier. They use diplomat Denis Paradis met with zation approach to farming. It has amount of blank ballots, thanks Haiti’s last elections were in pedal-power exclusively to deliver other officials from the United four members, and numerous reg- to the illiteracy rate in Haiti,” 2006, when Aristide protégé and packages across Winnipeg, one of States, France and the Organization ular volunteers. said Concannon. “The issue was former president Rene Preval was only two companies to do so. of American States to discuss the On a half-acre plot beside Grant whether or not to count them in declared the winner, again amidst Natural Cycle is also a consen- removal of Aristide. Park High School, Hon works in the overall total of votes.” accusations of ballots being burned sus-based collective. According to “They wanted to under- the summers growing produce and The Convergence Démocratique, and not counted. This time, the Hon, all the workers have a say in mine Haiti from the inside,” said selling it at farmers’ markets. the opposition party, called the blank ballots were counted. how the workplace runs. Concannon. He delivers the products on his election illegal and insisted a provi- Last year, Amnesty International Hon advises people interested in “It’s disappointing, because bicycle. sional government be installed. reported widespread imprisonment activism to keep it simple. Canada greatly helped improve The farm is not just about They boycotted the next election of political activists, child labour, “Don’t get stuck in academia. the justice system before that,” he growing good food, it’s about in November 2000, which Aristide and the threatening of journalists Get your fingernails dirty.” said, adding that since Aristide’s education. removal, there have been alleged won by a landslide. in Haiti.

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Healing through justice International Restorative justice discuss the crime. News Briefs Remorse and a willingness to Sex crimes through tion,” said Sampert. Compiled by Brooke Dmytriw initiatives provide an understand are crucial components the community lens Abuse towards women is a result for restorative justice. of colonization and the residential Naked hikers not welcome alternative to jail “The hardest thing for offenders Restorative justice agencies in schools system, said Sampert. As in the Swiss Alps to do is to face somebody they’ve Winnipeg do not handle sexual or such, it affects entire First Nations ZURICH, Switzerland: Due to an influx of nudists visiting Switzerland, done harm to, look the victim di- domestic abuse cases. communities. Ksenia Prints Yet in First Nations communities “We have to start repairing that a local regional government plans rectly in the eye,” said Veronica to introduce fines for people hiking News production editor Joseph, court co-ordinator and where community justice is often damaged community fabric. In the traditional approach to conflict naked in the Alps. mediator for Mediation Services community justice, we need to The government of the Appenzell Winnipeg. resolution, restorative initiatives start looking at sexual violence as Innerrhoden canton, a mountainous “We bring the parties together for sexual and domestic abuse a residue of the residential schools Swiss area known for its hiking Steve Currie cases also occur. system.” trails, plans to enact a law placing Volunteer to talk about the incident. Through that you may get some new in- The Community Holistic Circle Hollow Water seeks to break the fines on nudists found hiking in the formation and get a better under- Healing model of Hollow Water cyclical patterns of sexual and mountains. standing of what impact it had on reserve in Northern Manitoba is a alcohol abuse in their community Many Germans who subscribe to Amidst overflowing jails and de- prototypical example. through honest communication. the pastime of “free body culture” bates over tougher crimes, one al- the other person, why it happened,” have visited Switzerland in the said Joseph. “We’re mothers and grandmothers “The long-term key to transform- ternative approach to dealing with to all of our children. We don’t give last year during the warm weather ing our community is to educate months. crime stands out from the crowd. up on anyone. No one is consid- our women to their true respon- The restorative justice approach “The hardest Last fall a nude hiker was detained ered incorrigible and not worth sibilities, not only as mothers, but but police could not fine the trekker – often called community justice – thing for offenders bothering with,” said Berma Bushie also as community members,” is an alternative to the traditional due to the lack of legislation. to do is to face with the Community Holistic Bushie said. BBC News reported authorities justice system for those who com- Healing Circle. The community is the integral plan to have the law in effect before mit property and minor assault somebody they’ve The circle deals with sexual abuse actor in this model, providing both the 2009 hiking season begins. crimes. It seeks to involve each of cases through a liaison with Child care and support for the victim the three actors in a crime – perpe- done harm to.” and Family Services, the RCMP, and a place for the offender to Tourist buys iPod, gets trator, victim and community – in –Veronica Joseph, mental health workers and the disclose their actions and work secret military files the resolution. Mediation Services Winnipeg courts. towards rejoining as an active WELLINGTON, New Zealand: A “The community process tends Shannon Sampert, co-president member. second-hand MP3 player containing to be more on how we repair the of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Hollow Water now boasts an 80 per sensitive military information harm and repay the community for on American officers serving in Both parties must agree to a res- Manitoba, welcomes this initiative. cent sobriety rate. The community something that you’ve done,” said “It’s an approach that recognizes Afghanistan and Iraq was returned olution. This often takes as little as held 85 court hearings versus 282 by New Zealand to United States Dave Brickwood, executive direc- the cultural aspects of reintegra- healing circles in 2007. tor of Community and Aboriginal one meeting, said Joseph. officials last week. Justice with Manitoba Justice. Restorative justice is much New Zealander Chris Ogle bought the electronic device from an Manitoba began incorporating cheaper than the court system, said for a more women-friendly justice justice answers the victim’s rights to Brickwood. About 2,000 cases a Oklahoma thrift shop for $10. But community justice programs into system. vindication. after plugging it into his computer, the judicial system in the 1980s. year get diverted to this system, and “The majority of women that “Sometimes they think the other there is a push towards considering Ogle found it contained 60 American Now, Manitoba crown attorneys are in jail aren’t violent, their is- person is just getting a slap on the military files on it. select which clients can participate it as a first option in all eligible first sues are economic issues,” she said. wrist,” said Joseph. In the files were names, telephone in community justice. These are offences. “Restorative justice recognizes “When it goes to court, they’re numbers, equipment and personal most often first time offenders. It is also more conducive towards these issues and has much more of only concerned about the facts; we’re details of officers serving overseas. After being directed towards re- women, said Shannon Sampert, a success in making women not feel concerned about the feelings.” According to Reuters.com, the U.S. storative justice programs, offend- co-president of the Elizabeth Fry shame.” embassy in New Zealand collected ers get diverted to various programs Society of Manitoba and University Of all cases referred to Mediation the MP3 player and provided Ogle “It’s not an extreme with a new device. throughout the city. One of them of Winnipeg politics professor. An punishment.” Services in 2007-2008, 45.5 per cent is Mediation Services, the venue advocacy group for female prison- A main concern with commu- officially ended with a resolution. taken by those clients who wish to ers’ rights, Elizabeth Fry is pushing nity justice is whether restorative IRA families to receive government compensation BELFAST, Ireland: Tension has re- emerged in Northern Ireland after a plan to compensate the families of Power to all the people, even the newbies Irish Republican Army militants was

joe tion does remain elusive, many “I need to see something started suggested in a report released by a

New Canadians kornelsen immigrant groups have organized up now that will be passed on to government-funded commission. associations in Manitoba that are the next generation,” he said. The Consultative Group on the aren’t sufficiently Past recommends giving $25,000 specifically geared towards helping And he may be on to some- per relative for every victim of an represented new arrivals find their way around thing. As generations move by, new IRA violent crime, regardless of a new country and a new culture. Canadians become more familiar their innocence or culpable role. in politics, Marilou McPhedran, princi- with the system and gain represen- Heated protests have erupted pal of the Global College at the tation in the country. in response to the document’s say community University of Winnipeg, said these McPhedran pointed to suggestions. organizations are critical for help- Winnipeg’s large Filipino Canadian The report’s commissioners members ing immigrants get what they need community, which will be celebrat- defended their work, stating a loss when they aren’t sure who to turn ing its 50th year in Canada in 2010. is still a loss for a family no matter what side of the conflict they were Joe Kornelsen to. She said they are now beginning to on. Beat reporter “Without their representation have members of their community The commission spent 18 months you don’t have the resources to elected to governmental positions, travelling Northern Ireland, bring about change for that com- such as Point Douglas city council- recording experiences from IRA Despite shaping Canada’s history, munity,” she said. lor Mike Pagtakhan. attacks and coming up with 30 immigrants have a limited voice in David Atem, immigrant access adviser at Atem is a member of the Sudanese “It takes a lot of time to reach recommendations for the report, Canadian politics, and instead are the Global Welcome Centre, believes that Association of Manitoba (SAM), political representation in gov- reported CBC News. Their overall project is expected represented through local ethnic to be fully integrated into the province, one of 27 different groups operat- ernment,” she said, adding the te- ing within the broader organiza- nacity of these communities will to take four years and cost $500 community organizations. immigrants need to be represented in million. David Atem is the immigrant ac- politics. tion called African Communities eventually help them penetrate the cess adviser at the Global Welcome of Manitoba Inc. system. Centre. A Sudanese immigrant, This group helps connect African Need to go to washroom? grants can also act as a barrier. Buy a ticket Atem made it his mission to help communities and empower people “Economically they [new immi- by maintaining their heritage here VENICE, Italy: The city of Venice other immigrants from Africa inte- grants] are very marginalized,” said will offer online purchase of grate into Canadian culture. in Canada. It also allows groups to washroom tickets in an attempt Terri Proulx. present a unified voice. He believes his community Proulx is the ethno communities Where we come from to facilitate public toilet use by lacks the kind of representation in “If [SAM] weren’t here it would tourists. project co-ordinator for Supporting be a disaster, people would not Winnipeg immigrant population Canada that it deserves. Employment and Economic Tourists will be able to purchase “We have accepted that we are have their language; their culture,” by place of birth, 2006: 10 toilet visits, for use over five Development, an ant-poverty he said. high-season days for 7Є; the same part of Manitoba, but to be fully NGO in Winnipeg. She also Asia and the Middle 40.3% part of the province we need repre- These associations help con- will cost 5Є during the low season. pointed to the education system as East To visit a public toilet in Venice sentation,” he said. nect immigrants who have been in limiting new immigrants’ ability to Canada for a long time with new Europe 39.4% currently costs 1Є per use. According to Atem, govern- defend their rights because the edu- Reuters reported the washroom ment pays little attention to the is- immigrants who are just getting pass became available online Feb. cation in many countries is signifi- their bearings. Central and South 7.5% sues of immigrants who have just cantly worse than Canada’s. America 1. It also allows access to other city arrived in Canada. He would like “They will be able to address all services. Representation in Canadian the challenges that face the com- Manitoba to recognize the educa- culture could be improved, said Africa 5.5% Approximately 20 million people munity,” he said. visit Venice, famous for its canals, tional barriers that stand in the way Proulx, if immigrants could help United States 3.8% of immigrants coming from a com- Atem believes the process to im- annually; tourists often use the new Canadians adapt to Canadian proved representation for any im- canals crossing the city as public pletely different culture. culture. Bermuda and the 3% An improved education cur- migrant community must include Caribbean urinals. Authorities hope the pass “It would be nice to see repre- preserving their original culture. will curb that occurrence. riculum for new Canadians would sentation in [the department of] Oceania and other 0.5% help the African community pres- Yet accessible and specialized edu- Labour and Immigration of peo- cation for immigrant children can ent their issues to politicians, Atem ple that have gone through the Total 121,255 said. also help advance integration into system.” Canadian culture. Source: Statistics Canada The financial situation of immi- Although political representa- 06 The Uniter February 5, 2009 www.Uniter.ca Campus News Campus News Briefs Our funds, our services Compiled by Carlen George Nosaty felt removed from students, common for student associations our money? Despite his criticism, Do UWSA goals literally and figuratively. to make decisions without hearing Nosaty says it is. Green spotlight on U of W During his term in office last out other students. When backlash “I know I’d be willing to still pay An influential Chicago-based trade answer student publication recognized the University year, Nosaty felt the UWSA did ensues, there is little consequence UWSA fees,” he said. “It has good of Winnipeg’s campus expansion in a needs? not make enough effort to reach for executives due to their short- intentions and it does its best to special feature on green schools. the general student body. term positions. help out students.” The U of W was one of the only Current president Vinay Iyer ac- “You need to have systems set Iyer encourages any students in- two Canadian schools within the Sandy Klowak knowledges this disconnect, made up where there is a measure of ac- terested in voicing their opinions 17 universities featured in Design, Beat reporter worse by their remote physical countability in place,” he said. to attend the bi-weekly Board of Develop, Construct Journal. location. But Iyer says the UWSA execu- Directors meetings, for which no- The article focused on the U of “We are trying our best,” he said. tive answers to directors, who di- tices are posted around school. As W’s efforts to foster environmental If asked, few of us could decide “It is very, very hard to get students rectly represent students. No single members, all U of W students can sustainability alongside community right away how 9,000 students development and initiating positive politically involved… They have executive ever calls the shots, he vote on UWSA decisions. direction and influence at a time of should spend over $1.5 million. And school, they have their own stuff to said. For more info on the UWSA and great change. yet that’s roughly what University worry about.” EisBrenner is concerned that The university was also commended of Winnipeg students pay their stu- And while Iyer cites advocacy as while their causes may be noble, what it does, go to www.theuwsa. ca. Read one student’s opinion on on its ability to expand while dents’ association yearly. one of the UWSA’s biggest respon- UWSA arguments lack substance remaining environmentally mindful. So for $1.5 million, what should sibilities, it is no simple matter, ac- and try to enrage students instead the UWSA on page 9. Check out Sandy’s blog at www.uniter.ca to Rethinking our ethics your students’ association do for cording to one former executive. of persuading them. After seven years of consultation, you? When Nosaty expressed dissent- Sensationalism is not the way to share your thoughts on SNO Week, the UWSA’s latest initiative. there are major changes on the rise An elected body representing U ing views on the tuition freeze cam- effectively lobby the government, for research involving humans in of W students, the University of paign, among other issues dear to he said. Canada. Winnipeg Students’ Association the UWSA’s heart, he said things “It depends on your priorities— Where is Named Draft 2nd Edition of the (UWSA) is largely dependent on got ugly in the fishbowl. do you want to be in the papers or your money going? TCPS (Tri-Council Policy Statement on annual student fees. Of their es- “In an ideologically-based orga- do you want to get things done?” Ethical Conduct Involving Humans), timated budget figure of $3.5 mil- UWSA budget: the new policy opens doors for the nization like the UWSA, it tends So if UWSA executives like (April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009) qualitative approach to research that lion, the UWSA has received over to be that if you disagree with what Nosaty disagreed with major $1.7 million in student fees this fis- Total budgeted revenue was placed under the same horizon they believe in, they take it person- UWSA campaigns, how many $3,537,350 as biomedical research when the cal year. ally and you are seen as an enemy,” other students may feel the same? policies were placed. The qualitative “People don’t realize that they’re Total budgeted student fee he said. “It is definitely very important revenue $1,745,000 (49% of total approach is largely used in the social paying that kind of money,” said A part of the larger Canadian what students feel,” said Iyer. sciences. David EisBrenner, a former UWSA revenue) Federation of Students (CFS), the Iyer explained that the UWSA Additional revenue comes from Another new chapter addresses elections commissioner and chair U of W student union may be rep- position on the tuition freeze is responsible community engagement of the Board of Directors. Petrified Sole Bookstore,I nfo with aboriginal communities and test resentative of other associations. based on extensive research done Booth, Soma Café, advertising and The UWSA provides many ser- Andrew Monkhouse, president by the CFS. And while little of this subjects. vices to students, including the interest. The TCPS have been the standard of the Carleton Academic Student research relates to student opinion, guidelines used by research ethics UWSA health plan, Soma Café, Government at Carleton University he feels confident that it represents Info booth, UWSA daycare, A highlight of budgeted boards in Canada since 1998. in Ottawa, noticed a similar trend students’ best interests. expenses 2008 to 2009: Petrified Sole Bookstore and stu- during a recent controversy. While every student can’t be di- Science for life dent service groups. But their rel- Health Plan charges $1,015,000 Amidst talk of disappearing jobs, Last fall, Carleton University rectly involved with their union, Wages $593,000 the U of W is holding a conference ative invisibility may be damaging Students’ Union (CUSA) passed it’s the association’s job to represent their reputation. Donations $30,000 showcasing science as a career a hasty motion to end support of every student, said James Pepler, option in a variety of areas. “There needs to be a public face Shinerama, a popular national former president of the University Science for Life will be held free of to the UWSA... There are definitely Did you know? fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis. of Saskatchewan Students’ Union Any student can apply to have charge on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the things that they do that we don’t see CUSA felt the disease was not (USSU). Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall. that are good,” EisBrenner said. their student funds returned by inclusive enough, affecting pre- “You have to listen to the criti- submitting a letter to the Board of The conference will open with a Tucked away in the Bulman dominantly white males. cism and figure out what your panel discussion with outstanding Centre, in the glass-encased offices Directors. If accepted, the scientists and include two guest The motion inspired public out- body, your students are saying— student can no longer use any referred to as ‘the fishbowl,’ former rage and was retracted. and not just the loudest people.” speakers. Suzanne Fortier will talk UWSA vice president internal Scott UWSA services. of Images and Imagination at 12:30 Monkhouse said it’s not un- So is a student association worth p.m. and Mitchell Joachim will speak about The Future Carborexic City at 7:30 p.m. Student association gets Education as a treaty right ahead, leaves students behind The Scarborough Campus Students’ Union (SCSU) at the University of that if there were, the issue might population growth or the rise in Toronto has voted ‘yes’ on a more Access to education not be as major. tuition.” than 30 per cent pay increase for hindered for If the treaties were respected, She said lifting the cap would its executives, despite poor budget funding for education would re- be an important step towards en- balancing and financial difficulties in aboriginals main in the hands of the Aboriginal hanced self-governance. According this academic year. Peoples, not the Canadian govern- to Boroditsky, education should be The raise was passed under the ment, Chartrand said. free for everybody, but the aborigi- claim that executives are unable to Andrew McMonagle sustain themselves on a salary of The new federal budget does not nal population has already made its $20,000 a year, reported Maclean’s Beat reporter meet the needs. investment. OnCampus. “There’s a blind spot.” “We’ve already paid for it when The McMaster Students’ Union “Treaties can be looked at as the the treaties were signed,” she said. (MSU) also received a 22 per cent raise Access to education is a treaty right, foundation for a new normative For Chartrand, control over edu- recently. It is over $41,000 in debt and but the government of Canada world,” Chartrand said. cation funding is a primary human cuts are being made elsewhere across doesn’t act like it is. A recent move campus. mark The issue is a conflicted one. right for Aboriginal Peoples, in- from funding through bands and Indian and Northern Affairs cluded in self-determination. Get ready to rumble re

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mer Canada (INAC) provides fund- “There’s no room for debate The University of Winnipeg’s gram has many people upset. ing for aboriginal students through on this issue,” Chartrand said. own student union announced its Chief Donovan Fontaine of the their Post-Secondary Student “Indigenous people should have upcoming election dates, and all Sagkeeng First Nation has been in- Chief Donovan Fontaine thinks funding Support Program (PSSSP). The control over their education.” students are welcome to participate. cluded in some discussions on the for aboriginal education is the key to program has a two per cent cap on The five-week cycle will begin Feb. 9. topic. self-governance and therefore should not annual funding raises. What’s in a treaty? The University of Winnipeg Students’ “We don’t want a loan program,” Association (UWSA) will hold an be restrained by loans. In 2007, an INAC formative  A treaty is a formal agree- he said. “Education is our future. information session for potential evaluation said the two per cent cap ment between two parties. candidates on Friday, Feb. 13. It’s our way out.” wouldn’t be enough for the grow-  In Canada, treaties were used Nominations are open starting Sagkeeng First Nation, also we don’t have a say in it.” ing aboriginal population. to create a relationship between Monday, Feb. 23; nominations for known as Fort Alexander, is about He feels that a treaty is a sacred INAC could not be reached for the First Nations people and the referendums are due at the end of two hours north-east of Winnipeg. agreement that cannot be ignored comment before press time. Crown, where the expectations that week. Fontaine notes that in his or changed. The Canadian Federation of of both parties were expressed. An all candidates’ meeting will take community of 7,000 people, “Treaties were made in the pres- Students considers this to be a place on Friday, Mar. 6. Nominations  Treaties were written pre and for candidates are due that week. there is only one post-secondary ence of our creator,” he said. “They major roadblock. They organized post-confederation (1867). counsellor. were made and then they were an emergency conference Jan. 22 The campaigning will commence  Treaties that are numbered Mar. 9 and run until the 13, with polling “There are no resources” for shelved, so they need to be followed at the University of Winnipeg, affect Manitoba and Western people who have questions about stations open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from up on and implemented.” where Fontaine was a speaker and Canada. Ex: Treaty 1 (1871). Mar. 16 to 20. post-secondary schooling, Fontaine Others feel government bureau- Chartrand attended.  Treaties have also been The votes will be counted on said. cracy makes it easier to ignore the Seraph-Eden Boroditsky, co- signed recently. Thursday, Mar. 19. Dennis White Bird, treaty com- treaty right to education. president of the Aboriginal Students  James Bay and Northern missioner for Manitoba, is certain “There is no specific judicial au- Association at the University of Quebec Agreement – 1975 the issue is already closed, without thority on aboriginal education,” Manitoba, feels this issue cannot be  The Nisga’a Treaty - 1999 ever getting the response of those it said Paul Chartrand, director of the ignored. Source: Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba, affects most. aboriginal governance program at “The cap is slightly archaic,” she Indian and Northern Affairs Canada “It’s an old issue already (in that) the University of Winnipeg, noting said. “It doesn’t cover inflation, the 07 www.uniter.ca February 5, 2009 The Uniter

Comments Picking up where we left off to put up with anymore. The decision of Governor Prorogation is Despite all of these petty con- over: Parliament’s cerns, there was something greater General Michaelle Jean to at stake for Canada’s democracy. prorogue Parliament was back, but lax The problem was not whether Stephen Harper had the confi- irresponsible, undemocratic, dence of the House to remain in and a gross misuse of power power, but rather the nature of Devin Morrow how he managed to get out of Comments editor doing his job. and bother of another election The decision of Governor (how dare they ask us to draw an- james General Michaelle Jean to pro- other “x” on a scrap of paper!) than

Parliament finally reopened last culleton rogue Parliament was irrespon- the integrity of our leaders. week, just in time for the new sible, undemocratic, and a gross The fact that Stephen Harper American president to meet our misuse of power. Her blatant disre- could slither over to Michaelle beleaguered and on-the-verge-of- gard of the mechanisms in place to Jean and instruct her on the way disgrace prime minister. Despite maintain the protection of the do- in which the country must be run getting what amounts to over a minion proves she is unfit to hold only serves to show us the useless- month of vacation for Christmas her office. ness of that particular office. The thanks to the prorogation, it looks Our Parliament is a carefully crown representative could not like Stephen Harper will continue structured institution, and it has have been declared more unneces- to be prime minister, or at least been blessed with a variety of de- sary and irrelevant than if we had until Michael Ignatieff gets bored vices to ensure that when civil soci- taken that damn throne out of the and decides it is his turn. ety loses confidence in government, House and burned it in the middle Since we cast ballots on Oct. there are options to ensure good of Ottawa’s streets. 14, Parliament has spent about governance continues to exist. This Parliament’s back. But delaying three weeks actually working in helps us maintain the right to le- an issue that can shake this coun- session – give or take the week or gitimacy, something half the world try’s political system to the very core so prior to the prorogation when can only dream of in their domes- does not mean it has disappeared, we can assume nothing actually tic political power machines. and sooner or later we will have to got done as our power-hungry But this time, it looks like deal with it. Stephen Harper and representatives bickered amongst Canada no longer cares about the Michaelle Jean have failed in their themselves. whether a coalition would give Jack precise thing that sets it apart as ability to effectively hold the re- And while we watched the self- and Gilles enough of the power and a strong, fair and just nation. We sponsibility their offices represent. destructing downward spiral of bragging rights they have coveted were more worried about the cost Canada can do better than that. We Stephane Dion, Canadians debated for years to become too obnoxious have to. We’ve run out of options. 08 comments The Uniter February 5, 2009 www.Uniter.ca Good Editorial & Evil Pushing for power she was receiving due to her writ- racy - what works, what doesn’t, justice should be more widely Compared to ing; she now lives in the United what needs to change. This year, used (page 5). We have an inter- States. She was the keynote we decided to expand this topic view with Propagandhi - and we countries like speaker of Menno Simons’ Social and examine the ways in which find out whether the socially con- Justice Fair. people challenge and change so- scious band has their own agenda Iraq, we’ve got it Mikhail explained that the ex- ciety’s power structures, and the (page 11). We’ve also written some with J.Williamez good — but that plicit censorship in Iraq forced ways they can affect change. It lighter pieces looking at counter- her to use symbols and layers in also looks at the ways that govern- cultures through the ages (page doesn’t mean it her writing so authorities would ment and corporations control us. 13), schemes and scams that have You’re either rich not detect the true meaning of Although many of the same ideas taken us all for a ride (page 16), can’t get better her words. as last year are presented, they’ve and sports teams that have sold and powerful or She touched on the fact writ- been expanded. And let’s face it, out (page 21). We even find out ers have been imprisoned, exiled they’re packaged in a much sex- how you can more easily exert naked at the mall Stacy Cardigan Smith or killed for their writing, but she ier theme: POWER. In the west, your power as an artist and get Managing editor also spoke of how government’s we too often have the privilege funds for your projects (page 17). So my editor told me that this week’s issue fear of the written word speaks to of acquainting democracy with And there’s much more. of The Uniter (the one you are currently its power. something those long dead had to Compared to countries like Iraq reading, or wrapping fish with) is all about All texts are censored to some ex- “The published word has a worry about, and not something and stories like Dunya Mikhail’s, power. So I’ve decided to follow suit and tent because of the language in leading role in the life of the peo- that’s here and now. it’s easy for us as Canadians to be- address the morality of power. My article which they are written; I can only ple in Iraq,” she said in an inter- In this special issue, we have come complacent - we’ve got it this week might be a little more serious than express my ideas within the con- view after her presentation. stories examining power within good by comparison. However, some of you have come to expect from me, straints of my language and within As a result, the safer life she different levels of government - it’s part of our role to question but in my defense, I don’t give a shit about that of society’s comprehension. is now able to lead as a writer in like our own city hall (page 2); we what we are told, and to every what you think, so you can suck my butt. Of course, if this were the only the U.S. has its advantages and look at the power, or lack there once and awhile bite the hand Money is power: type of censorship we had to disadvantages. of, that new immigrant com- that feeds. After all, it wasn’t very We’ve all heard the old adage “money is worry about, we’d live in a very “On one hand, you are re- munities have in Canada (page long ago that Emory Douglas’ power,” but unless you’ve ever sat down different world. lieved. On the other, you don’t 5) and how policies within gov- Black Panther posters spoke of to really think about it, the true aptness of On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Dunya feel that important.” ernment can quash the care that the very real disparities between this statement is easy to miss. Of course Mikhail spoke about the censor- This is The Uniter’s special issue some people deserve (page 3); we black and white people in North it’s true in the figurative sense, but it’s ship she experienced while work- examining power in society. This examine how corporations and America (page 15), and Barack also very true in a literal sense as well. ing as a journalist in Iraq. Mikhail issue represents the maturation organizations can control govern- Obama’s only been in power for What is money, if not an arbitrary symbol was forced to leave Baghdad in of a themed issue we produced ments through lobbyists (page 3) a few weeks. for pure power over those around us? It’s the 1990s because of the threats last year focused on democ- and discuss whether restorative the power to have others serve you, the power to travel, the power to obtain goods and services and even the power to have someone strip naked and sing show tunes in a mall (if you have enough money, and he or she is desperate enough). As true as this statement has proven to be, however, it makes absolutely no normative claim about money; that is to say, is this power ethically justified or morally repugnant or neither? Might makes right: Another common phrase, “might makes right,” refers to the fact that those in power often have a large hand in deciding what is right and wrong. Consider the fact that in any society, laws are made by those with the most power. This is especially true in the United States, where those with political power are essentially puppets for those with financial power (due to campaign contributions, corruption and various lobbies). So power enables individuals to shape laws. In some cases however, even religion has been modified by those in power. Consider the King James Bible. It certainly wasn’t named after him because he liked it so much. Therefore, to at least some extent, power does let those who posses it control or shape morality. So if money is power, and might makes right, why do we waste our time with moral deliberation at all? Why not just call the richest person we know and ask him or her what the morally correct action is in any given situation?

Rich people have far better things to do than to ease the minds of simple peasants like us

Well, I’ll tell you why: it’s certainly not because the rich person would (or possibly could) be wrong, but rather that it would be unethical for any of us to waste the time of someone richer than us. Rich people have far better things to do than to ease the minds of simple peasants like us. If someone is richer than you, then they are more powerful, and therefore more important than you are. Take me, for example: I have no money at all. In fact I am in so much debt that I’m beginning to consider having kids, just so I’ll have someone to leave it to. Given that (presumably) some of you readers have at least a little money, it is morally reprehensible for me to have wasted your precious time with this shitty article. I sincerely apologize. If anyone needs me, I’ll be naked at the mall, waiting for work. J. Williamez is a local musician. You can find him at Shannon’s Irish Pub every Monday and since there’s no cover, he cannot logically waste your time. Co m m e n t s Ed i t o r : De v i n Mo r r o w E-m a i l : Co m m e n t s @u n i t e r .c a comments 09 Ph o n e : 786-9497 Fa x : 783-7080 www.uniter.ca February 5, 2009 The Uniter

Since the 1940s Canada has wit- ber of dialogues he was holding here nessed a significant decline in the at the university. number of people who attend reli- In response, a variety of guest and Pushing for power gious institutions. Specifically, it is regular Uniter writers tried to show young people who are pulling far- the wide ranging and passionate ther away from traditional religious opinions that arise when questions behaviours. of faith are brought to the table. What has led us to question our We want to know how you feel faith? And should we be concerned about the social implications of reli- by this disillusionment? gion. Are we losing something inte- Do we need God? For the past two weeks, Rev. Jack gral to our culture by pulling away? Duckworth has argued the case for Do we need God? E-mail your ideas to Reverend Jack thinks so. Do Uniter readers agree? Christianity, coinciding with a num- [email protected].

reformation. Externally, like the respondents with the Molnar case, a rescue acts to rein- The non-Christian to these articles, there are valid challenges. Human responsibility force our optimism. We often forget – and Christian The centrality of the person of Jesus and versus divine intervention religion compels us to forget – that nature clear Biblical understanding could be better does not play by our rules. focused. Regardless, attitudes towards Jesus Similarly, God is used to explain the end Rev. Jack Duckworth Christ have to be viewed as credible inside Ethan Cabel of cause-and-effect in the material world. He University of Winnipeg volunteer and outside the church building. Volunteer staff is offered as the uncaused cause: the creator chaplain I am troubled that the Church is increas- of the universe. But, granted that all things ingly withdrawn and marginalized in the are caused, who created God? face of growing need in our world. Instead Religious ideology, despite its strong rhetoric, There was a moment in my youth where In last week’s issue of The Uniter Joe Kornelsen of looking closely at Jesus, people inside and is fundamentally weak if viewed as a combi- I realized this sort of disjointed logic can be raised valid points. First, poor study and ap- outside the church easily find fault then look nation of sentimental appeal and intellectual found nearly everywhere an altar or a robed plication of the Bible is troubling. However, to secondary ideas. The Apostle Paul states understanding. man in a pulpit is regarded with adoration scholars do not rely upon the Vulgate or the that in the face of struggle the focus is the Traveling through Arkansas from Little or respect. King James versions – they turn to the ear- Grace of Christ (2 Cor. 12:8-10). Rock Airport to attend a debate in April I went to a Catholic high school and at- liest Greek and Hebrew texts to engage the We screw up. So do all people in relation 2007, noted atheist/journalist Christopher tended monthly, mandatory church services. translation process. to their worldview. The best way not to ac- Hitchens was greeted by the Little Rock On one such occasion our school chap- Second, the inherent values within faithful. lain told a story about our gym instructor. Christianity benefit our world even if billions I am troubled that On the roadside was a large billboard em- Allegedly, “Mr. Williams” had lost his office have little idea of these principles. The real the Church is blazoned with a single word: “JESUS.” At the keys and came, oddly, to the school priest for issue still remains: faith in Jesus. debate Hitchens remarked, to the chagrin of advice. Our good chaplain advised him to Third, I agree that one can choose or re- increasingly withdrawn a predominantly secular audience, that the pray to Saint Anthony of Padua, a saint par- ject religion based upon reason and logic. and marginalized in sign said both too much and, somehow, too ticularly skilled at locating lost items. However this offers an easy way out either little. The moral of the chaplain’s story? That way. Further investigation suggests a com- the face of growing Hitchens’ sentiment can be extended to Mr. Williams, by praying to St. Anthony, mon theme. The post-reformation era offers need in our world the very heart of religious dogma. The sign found his keys. I wondered aloud in my pew, grounds for a new reformation to begin from makes an appeal to the good feeling associ- “If Saint Anthony is responsible for locating within the community of Jesus’ followers. ated with the name of the Christian prophet items who is responsible for losing them?” Growing up in the church, as I have done, but this appeal means nothing when reason- Although these logical shortcomings seem our view of faith can be discoloured if we commodate 21st century religiosity is to ably evaluated. benign, I think it is important to remem- take it for granted. follow Jesus. It makes sense. He repeatedly Take, for instance, the lack of restraint ber that, by ignoring human responsibility “Churchianity” reflects a microcosm of frustrated the hair splitting accusations of his given the word “miracle.” for the good in our lives, religion propagates cultural norms. Instead, let’s think about liv- accusers by answering with truth. Jesus dis- On Dec. 23, 2008, 55-year-old Donna the guilt and shame it desperately wants to ing for Christ as non-religious people. Jesus mantled a convoluted process-ridden religion Molnar was found near her Ancaster, Ontario escape from. By denying individual respon- crushed the religious norms of his day and by teaching two points – Love God with ev- home after being buried for three days in 23 sibility and the cold, amoral nature of the ours. erything you are and love your neighbour as inches of snow. Molnar survived (incredibly) material world, religions deny what it is to A new reformation carries the weight of yourself (Mt 22:36-40). Love. How logical is but was in danger of losing some extremities be human. the voice and teachings of Jesus, as well as that? “The kind of love we are talking about to frostbite. A family friend reacted, saying: Through religious criticism, in the words his disciples, Paul, Augustine, the reformers, (is) not that we once upon a time loved God, “That’s the miracle. That’s a Christmas mira- of Karl Marx, secularists are attempting to, Kierkegaard, Bonhoeffer, and today, Driscoll but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sac- cle. Sometimes the good don’t die young...” “Pluck the flowers from the chain, not in (Mars Hill - Seattle) and Cavey (The Meeting rifice to clear away our sins and the damage At once, optimism and good faith are sat- order that man shall wear the chain with- Place - Hamilton) among others. These voices they’ve done to our relationship with God (1 isfied but the intellect is left starving. out consolation but so that he may break the ask us to step outside the pattern pleasing re- John 4:10 The Message).” We must assume God played no role in chain and cull the living flower.” administering the horrendous weather, the Canadians, whether it results in empty ligious institution and be Jesus’ people. Rev. Jack Duckworth is the pastor of First Regrettably the hostility towards church frostbite, or the three day rescue delay. God, chapels or lonesome clergymen, should con- Presbyterian Church Winnipeg and is avail- apparently, is capable of getting us out of a tinue to pluck. empires, flashy faith and TV image-makers able as volunteer chaplain at the U of W will not go away easily. So like it or dislike jam, but not capable of preventing it to begin Thursdays from 12 to 3:30 p.m. He will be with. Ethan Cabel is a University of Winnipeg it, but the call to faith in Christ is unsettling conducting the last of a series of dialogues on student. because we are to do something with our A natural disaster or near-death rescue are Christianity during the free period from 12:30 seen as God’s judgment because, morally, di- convictions. to 1:30 p.m. on Wed. Feb. 11 in room 3M58. Internally, the Church is called to a new sasters contradict our ideas of fairness and,

Failing UWSA needs its own Obama as a term of inefficiency and of mismanage- that students can feel involved in. This posi- Lack of involvement ment – quite rightly. You would have to look Are we going to sit tively reeks of a lack of accountability and I affects us all long and hard to find many worse national around and allow this don’t want to put up with it anymore. leaders today, especially in Western liberal I am tired of seeing our executive act in democratic nations. However, in an ironic group of people another this way. This is how things went in the Breanna Walls twist, you don’t need to look any farther than term in office? White House for the past eight years, and Volunteer our own University of Winnipeg Students’ the American people opted for change. Are Association’s (UWSA) executive to find ex- we going to sit around and allow this group amples of these qualities. of people another term in office? This cam- Watching Barack Obama’s inauguration Over the past year we have witnessed our to pass ideas by them. The only way we can pus needs a Barack Obama to come in and speech on campus, I was infected with that elected representatives wade into a quagmire see our representatives is to go down to the change this Students’ Association for the bet- spirit of hope that has rocked America and of bad decisions and unaccountability. In UWSA offices ourselves, where we’re sure to ter. We need someone to come in and fix the the world. Obama has a massive task ahead fact, Vinay Iyer and Co. have much in com- find them talking with each other. problems of the previous administration. I of him: pulling America out of some of the mon with former president George W. Bush They may argue that they have a lot of work can only hope that the people who read this darkest days of its history and putting it on and his nefarious sidekick, Dick Cheney. to do that stops them from trying to engage article will join me in condemning the cur- the right path for the sake of itself as a nation Since their election, we have seen minimal the students they represent, but I have barely rent UWSA executive for their actions (or and for the world. That leadership is sorely consultation with the student population, seen any of the executive on campus this lack thereof) this year. It’s time to replace needed in the United States and I wait with even though they continue to recite the year at all (for example, the frequently empty them. Yes we can. hopeful anticipation to see how he will fix mantra that they are acting in, “the best in- UWSA table during Sno Week). This year, I the problems that face our neighbours to the terest of students.” It is this lack of commu- have seen no classroom presentations, hardly Breanna Walls is a University of Winnipeg south. nication that I find especially disturbing. We any events (outside of parties), and outside student. The world talks of the Bush-Cheney years never see them on campus or have a chance of the tuition freeze rally, no new campaigns 10 The Uniter February 5, 2009 www.Uniter.ca

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what makes the title character tick. can’t look the homeless in the eye. and I bet Van Rooy does too. I’m BOOK REVIEW And it’s that kind of crystalline il- More cuttingly, it is illustrated by glad he decided to listen carefully lustration of the criminal world- Van Rooy’s juxtaposition of dispa- when they talked. view that makes the novel such a rate Winnipeg locations, such as The other thing you read this Your Friendly fine example of its type. when Monty has to make a sojourn stuff for is the arcane knowledge. Neighbourhood Criminal This is, essentially, classic hard- into a crime-ridden neighbourhood The novel is chock full with details By Michael Van Rooy boiled pulp fiction updated to a near the University of Winnipeg. of criminal technique and under- Turnstone Press, 2008 21st century ‘Peg City.’ It’s not sim- And wouldn’t you know that the world lore, and it unfailingly fas- 324 Pages, $16.0 ply that there are stylistic echoes of landlords of a North End crack- cinates and disturbs. Perhaps the Raymond Chandler and film noir, house have digs in River Heights. most memorable detail, however, Kenton Smith Van Rooy goes deeper than that, Like James “Demon Dog” Ellroy, is an inventory run-down Monty Volunteer staff grasping what’s at the heart of the Van Rooy reveals the skull beneath gives of the kind of arsenal at police best noir fiction: the bitter recogni- the skin of polite society. disposal. You’d think it’d make you tion of the world as a mostly rotten I haven’t even begun to discuss feel more comfortable, but some- “Now I’m gonna tell you a secret place. It’s as narrator Monty at one the plot, but never mind, because how it doesn’t. about the real world. Ready?...The point describes the music blasting plots aren’t really what you read this And Monty makes for a beguil- citizens out there, they all want to from a crackhouse: “Songs about kind of book for (Chandler didn’t ing protagonist. He’s flawed for make a million dollars and they fucking and fighting and hurting even care if his made sense). What sure, but so are the best charac- are not honest because no one ever and being hurt and truth and lies you read it for is the sad poetry and ters in fiction. What’s important is made a million dollars honestly.” and rage, but nothing about love the style. The characters in Your that he’s likeable and still basically OK, so “Monty” Haaviko, the at all.” Friendly Neighbourhood Criminal sympathetic; he’s a crook, but he’s anti-hero of Michael Van Rooy’s The other bitter pill? There is are great banterers, and although not without his principles. Which Your Friendly Neighbourhood but a tenuous thread separating the their speech is also evocative of noir, makes him only slightly better Criminal, is basically full of shit. high from the low. This sentiment Van Rooy is still able to make it feel than some of those he squares off But this passage nonetheless re- is expressed explicitly at one point like its uniquely their own. Indeed, against, but then, that is almost the mains perhaps the key insight into when Monty theorizes why people I know people who talk like this, whole point right there. Ar t s Ed i t o r : Aa r o n Epp arts & culture 11 E-m a i l : Ar t s @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 www.uniter.ca February 5, 2009 The Uniter Fa x : 783-7080 How to win fans and influence people

“…We’re not throwing [our music] out there just to be part of some political scene. It is coming from the M and heart for all of us.” y M ala z –Jord Samolesky, Propagandhi drew i ch

The members of Propagandhi pose for a picture shortly after raiding Bill Cosby’s closet.

wing conservatives to non-vegans says about veganism, racism and ence Hannah, Samolesky, bassist The socially with pointed cynicism and razor class struggle. The inclusion of this Todd Kowalski and guitarist David conscious punks sharp wit. The band’s latest record, material, said Hannah, was inspired “The Beaver” Guillas have on their Supporting Caste, sees the band by ‘80s hardcore bands like M.D.C. audience, they remain surprisingly in Propagandhi continuing to evolve in their sound and Corrosion of Conformity. humble and honest. While their whilst maintaining their unavoid- “We want to repay that debt by music has the power to encour- don’t have an able socio-political stance. passing on the same experience to age music fans young and old to Over a couple veggie burg- other people who may not have had doubt society’s prevailing orders, agenda — they just ers at Cousin’s, singer-guitarist an opportunity to see the world in Hannah said that Propagandhi is Chris Hannah and drummer Jord different ways at all. I imagine kids a fairly small voice when compared write about what Samolesky reflected on the inspira- living in Portage la Prairie or on to mainstream media and that the tion for their lyrics and their degree military bases who never get to hear lyrics are first-and-foremost satisfy- they know of influence over their fans. different perspectives until some ing to the band. “I don’t think we’re ever conceiv- weird band comes along,” Hannah “The lyrics don’t come from an Curran Faris ing of things, rubbing our hands said. agenda the band has where it’s like, Listings co-ordinator together thinking about our influ- Samolesky agrees. ‘We must address these issues,’ they ence over the kids or anything…I “In terms of listing books and evolve from conversations amongst think that the stuff that we’re doing films and that kind of stuff, I think ourselves, really,” he said. Remember when punk-rock was with the band is very real and we’re [we’re] also acknowledging people “It’s pretty honest. It’s what challenging? When kids would not throwing it out there just to who spend their lives working on we’d be doing if no one listened to cram into dark, sweaty basements be part of some political scene,” stuff that means a lot to them and the band, if we just played in the to hear bands scream about real is- Samolesky said. “It is coming from isn’t culturally palatable…that in- basement.” sues and radical ideas? Winnipeg the heart for all of us.” formation and the topics that these legends Propagandhi do, and In many ways a Propagandhi people are working on is vital to Supporting Caste is out Mar. 10 they’ve returned to make the rest of record is like a beginner’s guide to break through the reams of illusion on G7 Welcoming Committee/ us take our medicine. social activism and leftist perspec- that are misleading us and expose Smallman Records. Propagandhi For the past 15 years the band tives. All of their albums feature the truth and certain opinions to plays two CD release shows Mar. 20 has had front row seats in soci- suggested readings and links to people that are otherwise not really and 21 at The Garrick. Visit www. ety’s peanut-gallery, criticizing and organizations such as Democracy going to hear alternative voices.” propagandhi.com. challenging everything from right- Now! and Zmag.org, as well as es- Despite the amount of influ-

A look at five key tracks Dear Coach’s Corner tracks on the record. The group show off Last Will and Testament from Propagandhi’s new album One of the meanest Propagandhi riffs ever their ‘80s hardcore and thrash metal roots A lengthy intro of driving bass, beautiful and some of Hannah’s most incredible lead in a cavalcade of riff after unstoppable riff. arpeggiated guitars and mournful chord Tertium Non Datur work yet. Framed as a letter to Ron McLean, progressions give way to some of the most With organized religion and the attack on Hannah addresses the role media plays in Humane Meat (The Flensing of inspiring lyrics on the record. Addressing reason in their crosshairs, the band careens upholding the status quo in children, while Sandor Katz) the all-too-common attitude that the in- through one of their most dynamic songs suggesting that it’s OK to be patriotic and Sandor Katz is a somewhat renowned or- dividual is powerless to change the world, to date. The interplay between the guitar to like hockey while wishing for a drastically ganic food enthusiast and the author of Propagandhi challenges the audience to styles of Chris Hannah and David Guillas is different Canada. The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved. stop preaching about how things should be most felt as the track moves from classic Here Hannah takes Katz’s idea of “friendly and instead encourages listeners to actually Propagandhi thrash to slower, melodic pas- This Is Your Life meat consumption” to task by making head change things. sages that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Classic Propagandhi. Sung by bassist Todd cheese out of the author and eating him. Giant Sons record. Kowalski and clocking in at just over a min- Non-vegans, watch out. ute, this is easily one of the most ferocious 12 Arts & Culture The Uniter February 5, 2009 www.Uniter.ca

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Courtney Schwegel Volunteer staff

The societal dynamics of a generation produces a distinct group of individuals whose goal is to challenge the status quo. Here’s a look at some of the counter-cultural groups who have made a mark over the past 60 years.

Anarchists (1800s – today) The Beatniks (1950s) Commonly thought of as flag These post-World War II non- burners or cop abusers, an- conformists basically snubbed archists claim to reject orga- mainstream America. More nized government institutions than just black turtlenecks, and authority. They empha- bongos and berets, the beats size community cooperation, challenged the passive accep- and believe the working class tance of authority, and opposed that produces the wealth of a the conformist sentiment and country should decide where traditional Leave it to Beaver it goes. Unfortunately (or for- family structure that existed tunately), anarchists can’t get after the war. The beats were their act together long enough big on experimenting with any- to successfully overthrow gov- thing: from sexuality, to drugs ernment. Rather, many “rebel” and eastern religions. They by expressing their beliefs in also prided themselves on their anarchist publications, spread- spontaneous creativity. But se- ing propaganda and engaging riously, what made them think in rowdy demonstrations. they were so damn creative? I If I may pass judgment here can make a mean pair of gog- – who do these folks think they gles out of egg cartons without are? They encourage the re- the help of psychedelic drugs. jection of authority, but what Take that, beatniks. gives them the authority to tell us what to do? And what gives them the authority to over- throw authority? Oh, the irony.

Hippies (1960s) Metalheads (1980s) Imagine a beatnik who stopped Metalheads worshipped heavy showering, stopped going to metal bands and had pretty the barber, upped their in- rigid standards as to who was take of marijuana and incor- worthy of their praise (and porated the words “love” and their t-shirt). Metalheads were “peace” into every sentence big on musical integrity and they spoke; behold, the hippie. were therefore disgusted by Now, the hippie isn’t just the bands that gained commercial go-to Halloween costume for success. Thus, metalheads only the entire western world, they respected the bands that stayed actually stood for something. true to their music and didn’t They openly protested the let fame get the best of them. Vietnam War while preaching Some say the decline of the sub- peace and civil rights. They also culture began when such bands had a thing for tree humping – gained widespread popularity. I mean hugging – and health There are still some authentic food. The influence of the hip- metalheads around today, but pie still remains in today’s cul- they are not to be mistaken ture. Check it out for yourself with poser metalheads who re- in Winnipeg’s Wolseley area. semble homely looking emo variants.

Generation X (1990s) Hipsters (2009) Born between the mid-1960s They have their image down – and 1980, the people in this American Apparel t-shirts, un- subculture saw the creation of washed, matted hair and Andy the inaugural personal com- Warhol paraphernalia, worn puter. Their family dynamics while chomping organic foods were unique as well, as they and sipping local brews – but I were the first to grow up in honestly couldn’t tell you what households with two working hipsters are rebelling against. parents. Also, a large number of Although seemingly under the Xers were children of divorce. shifting guise of countering Perhaps all of these characteris- conservatism, global warming tics contributed to Generation and striving for the decrimi- X’s general political disengage- nalization of marijuana, it’s ment. It seems these guys didn’t difficult to pinpoint a cause. have a rebellious streak. They Perhaps it’s all the radiation were too busy plunkin’ away from cell phones or the exces- on their giant computers and sive pampering they received keeping their parents from kill- from their parents resulting in ing each other. Poor Generation a preoccupation with self. So go X. One can hardly blame them out, find a skinny-jeans wear- for being so apathetic. ing, fair trade coffee drinking, independent film watching hip- ster and ask them yourself what they’re rebelling against. If you find out, be sure to let me know. illustrations by megan turnbull 14 arts & culture The Uniter February 5, 2009 www.Uniter.ca More than just a CD REVIEWS MR. PINE Rewilding Whiskey Lad Recordings simple hobby It’s appropriate that this Winnipeg band has an honourific in its name, because it certainly deserves respect. Started Grass Music, affords Senft the opportunity to in 2003 as a collaboration between Matt McLennan and Local lawyer do whatever she wants. Kevin Scott, Mr. Pine released its debut CD, The Gift of “This is my music. I’m not a product you Wolves, in 2006. This follow-up was released last Septem- Darcia Senft is just as ber. Like its predecessor, the 11-track disc is a combination can market like someone just starting their of English folk, rock, prog, pop and baroque. Standout passionate about music career.” tracks include the opening ballad Ace of Cups I (“I probably love you,” could very well be For Senft and Hickerson, the music is a la- one of the best lines of 2008); Glass Petals, in which Scott’s acoustic guitar picking gives as she is about the law bour of love they don’t like to distract from. way to McLennan’s crushing, distorted power chords and a dual violin/guitar solo; and Anyone planning to attend their show at The Sleep of Ondine, which features guest vocals by Alison O’Donnell of ‘70s Irish band Mel- Folk Exchange on Feb. 6 should come pre- low Candle. Unlike many, Mr. Pine is a band that can truly claim to have a unique sound. Cindy Doyle pared to hear stripped-down music showcasing —Aaron Epp Volunteer thoughtful lyrics. Senft started her university career as an English major before making the WAB KINEW switch into law school two years later with Live By The Drum the intent of following a more practical career StrongFront/Indie Ends Aaron Epp path. Why law? According to Senft, one of her Local rapper and ex-Dead Indian Wabanakwut Kinew Arts and culture editor friends was taking the LSAT so she decided to sounds fresh, fierce and confident on his debut full-length. try it as well. Kinew’s strength ultimately lies in his lyrics, which jockey Twenty years later, she loves her day job, and between hip-hop bravado, personal struggle and issues Darcia Senft is a busy woman. her love of writing and poetry has remained, that affect Canada’s aboriginal communities, all the while When she’s not fighting for justice in her working its way into Senft’s songwriting. maintaining a positive outlook – setting Kinew apart from full-time job as a lawyer or kicking some seri- “I won’t call it my hobby - playing cards is a the majority of rappers out there today. The beats here ous butt boxing at the Pan Am Boxing Club hobby,” she said. are solid, too. Alternating between all-out club bangers in Winnipeg’s Exchange District, the 44-year Music is more to her than that, and some- and live instrumentation gives each track a diverse flavour, suiting perfectly Kinew’s Storms in the complex rhymes and original subject matter. Breezy is a stand out track for sure: Kinew old is promoting her new CD, thing she feels she has little control over. Cellar rhymes over snapping live drums, funky bass, slinky keys and a bold horn section. One . “Music has always been a part of my life. It was right before a boxing workout that of the most well-rounded and original hip-hop records to come out of ‘Peg City in a long After you start singing and songwriting, it’s like time. Senft sat down at The Fyxx to discuss the you can’t stop.” album, her upcoming show and the interest- —Curran Faris ing, busy life she leads. Senft describes her sound as “Gillian Welch THESET and David Rawlings having a potluck with “Music has always been Never Odd or Even Johnny Cash and Carole King in a dirt floor Upper Management house where specialties are combined and the a part of my life. After Visiting Winnipeg this Saturday, Feb. 7 to play a show at The Church Basement, Victoria rockers Theset and their result is soul-satisfying.” you start singing and debut CD Never Odd or Even are best described as the She said that if she were to attend such a songwriting, it’s like you alternative rock that is being touted by most radio sta- potluck, she’d bring chili and perogies - chili tions these days as the new fad for young people. With a because it’s comfort food, and perogies as a can’t stop.” sound that’s similar to a happier/faster version of bands nod to her Ukrainian roots. But after talking –Darcia Senft, musician such as Blue October and Chevelle, Theset doesn’t have to Senft, it’s clear that she, like many other art- anything that is uniquely different from your everyday ists, hates being pigeonholed. Top 20. Although the band does offer some talented guitar riffs within some of their “You put your heart and soul into something songs, such as in No Such Thing as Stars, there is still nothing memorable about Theset, and you hope people like it,” she said. and worse, nothing stopping them from being another case of white noise that is played Storms in the Cellar is Senft’s third CD and on your drive home. her third collaboration with guitarist James See Darcia Senft and James Hickerson —Ian Bawa Hickerson. The duo perform in two-part har- Friday, Feb. 6 at The Folk Exchange mony with acoustic guitar and banjo, their Advance tickets are $10 at the BON IVER influences ranging from roots ballads to tra- Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store (211 Blood Bank ditional dirt floor country to blues and blue Bannatyne Ave.) Jagjaguar grass. Cost at the door: $12 On last year’s For Emma, Forever Ago, Bon Iver (a “It’s the kind of music you’d hear played Visit www.tallgrassmusic.com deliberate misspelling of the French, bon hiver, meaning on the porch of a house,” she said, adding she “good winter”) created a mood that was deeply sad and Hickerson wanted to keep the recording and utterly beautiful, and a sound that was strikingly sparse. original. On the first two tracks of their new four-song EP, Blood Bank, they don’t venture too far from that Recording exclusively on her own label, Tall first sound. The third track,Babys , falters slightly with a monophonic piano intro which gets to be bothersome after a while, but then regains its composure with singer Justin Vernon’s ghost-like vocals entering in. The fourth track, Woods, differs the most from For Emma. Vernon repeats one lyric over and over for the entire song with eerie electronic vocal effects that’ll give you chills. Blood Bank is a foray into new territory for Bon Iver and I look forward to what the next good winter will bring. —Brandon Bertram

ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS The Crying Light Local musicians Darcia Senft and James Secretly Canadian Hickerson. One of them is a boxer. Can you Since releasing their breakthrough second album, guess which one? 2005’s I Am a Bird Now, Antony and the Johnsons have been swimming in a pool of critical adoration. Any misstep at this stage in Antony’s career would indeed be a surprise. With a weird infusion of pastoral imagery and the macabre, The Crying Light is a significant and complex step forward. Antony has found a kindred spirit in the legendary Butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno, whose haunting portrait spans the album cover. Antony’s warbling presence is so vulnerable, so personal that it has an almost alien quality, not unlike Ohno’s own staggered movements. “Let’s take our power back,” Antony belts on Aeon, one of a handful of deceptively up- beat, almost celebratory tracks scattered throughout this haunting collection. The Crying Light is undoubtedly challenging, but it’s even more absorbing because of its otherworld- liness. And that’s where it’s power lies. —Jonathan Dyck arts & culture 15 www.uniter.ca February 5, 2009 The Uniter Looking at revolution Mumia Abu-Jamal, a journalist and Black All Power to the People! A Graphic Black Panther posters by Panther Party activist, was sentenced to death History of the Black Panther Emory Douglas continue in 1981 for the murder of a white police of- Party USA is at Aceartinc. (290 ficer. Since then, witnesses have recanted McDermot Ave.) until Feb. 28. to inspire activism their testimony and jurors have been ex- Visit www.aceart.org. posed as racists. Mumia continues to claim his innocence, and 28 years later, continues Noni Brynjolson to fight for a fair trial while on death row in Volunteer staff Pennsylvania. Is there a risk involved in displaying these posters with little context? Is it possible that Are Americans finally on the right track? Was they might lose some of their original inten- Barack Obama’s inauguration a sign that ra- sity, in a gallery visited by predominantly ed- cial harmony is at last a reality for our neigh- ucated and middle class white people? bours to the south? Martha Street Studio and aceartinc. have A new exhibition of posters and news organized a program in which members of pages at Aceartinc. takes viewers back to a the community will participate in a screen- time when the outlook on race was not so printing workshop to raise awareness of their optimistic. group or cause. All Power to the People! A Graphic History of It’s an “ideal opportunity to get involved the Black Panther Party USA includes artwork with the community and connect political art from 1966 to 1974 by Emory Douglas, minis- and activism,” Godfrey said, adding that pro- ter of culture for the Black Panther Party and moting community activism is important. art designer for their newspaper. In this way, the social justice fought for by Circulated by the Toronto Free Gallery and the Panthers, and the revolutionary art cre- consisting of posters from the Center for the ated by Douglas, is reinterpreted by a new Right and above: posters from All Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles, generation and connected to present and fu- Power to the People! at Aceartinc. the show at Aceartinc. made it to Winnipeg ture activism. just in time for Black History Month. “The show places social activism in a cul- tural and historical context, and is very pre- scient now with the outcome of the recent election. It shows how so much has hap- pened in 50 years, and how the Panthers were key in black consciousness raising,” Hannah Godfrey of aceartinc said in a phone interview. Douglas’s technique involves bold, strik- ing colours, collages of photos and draw- ings, and an eye-catching aesthetic that helped the newspaper attract a readership that numbered in the hundreds of thou- sands during the 1970s. The posters highlight the radical begin- nings of the Black Panther Party in 1966, which possessed very different tactics than those of pacifists like Martin Luther King, Jr. Douglas’s belief in the necessity of armed resistance to oppression is apparent in “We Shall Overcome,” which illustrates a black couple moving from passive victimization to militancy. While many of Douglas’s posters illus- trate the use of weapons, they also empha- size the idea that words and images can be used as weapons of change. Many of the works advertise the social nature of the party, calling attention to free breakfasts, drug rehabilitation and medical programs. Douglas’s “Free Mumia” poster provides a connection between past and present, his- tory and activism, reminding viewers that the American justice system still works against black people. 16 arts & culture The Uniter February 5, 2009 www.Uniter.ca

We all get duped, but sometimes Not always what it Work at home schemes: Earning big money from the comfort of an appreciation become a sucker. We’ve also your own home. If it sounds too for a good scam looked at some of the swindlers good to be true, it probably is. The who’ve been able to take a sur- Competition Bureau lists is necessary prising number of people for a seems assembling jewelry, clipping ride. newspaper advertisements, Scams and fraud: Anyone can Internet scammers stuffing envelopes or Stacy Cardigan Smith fall victim to a scam. Depending processing worksheets as Managing editor on the type of scam, some peo- possible work from home ple are more likely to be duped The word phishing comes from the idea that options, and selling knives if they are dishonest or greedy – use e-mails to fish for passwords and financial info from the sea seems to be a local favourite. that’s why the phrase ‘You can’t melody morrissette of users. Phony e-mails and websites are made to look like legit Often, these scams require cheat an honest man’ is some- sites asking for people to confirm their personal info, at which people to spend money production manager times used. Scams and frauds time the phishers wipe out credit cards, bank accounts and so ccording to the Winnipeg police, if you want to avoid being to make money vary, from get-rich-quick forth. A – a big no-no. schemes, to romance and phished, don’t reply to e-mails with your personal info – banks and Aww grifters, the romanti- gambling tricks, to legit organizations will never ask for this info via e-mail. cized con artists who rely on blue and white-collar human nature to make a quick crime. The Internet buck; also the topic of a classic For those of you has also given rise Pyramid Simpson’s episode. to a plethora Ponzi looking for that special someone, But while some might day- schemes schemes think twice about looking online for of scams and Pyramid schemes dream about taking advantage fraud. Ponzi schemes are love. Con artists are masters of emo- identifyING of our fellow citizens, others ac- are a favourite. similar to pyramid tional manipulation, so beware if your tually do it. And thanks to the The RCMP describe Internet lover asks for you to pay for fraudulent schemes. Investors’ funds e-mails: Internet, there are more ways pyramid scams as ones are returned not from earnings, anything – even if you’ve had that people can be taken advan- in which the person “intimate” online experiences. but from subsequent investors  Look for misspellings tage of today. Since this is The participating earns more  Don’t trust headers Uniter’s special issue question- cash then they originally – there are no legit investments and – they can easily be ing power in society, invested by recruiting more the money from the later investors is forged we have compiled a people – the trick is that the used to pay off the earlier obligations.  Protect your com- list of some classic product or service being sold (Read about the man that started it all, puter with up to date cons to ensure has no real value and the Charles Ponzi, below). anti-virus software you don’t money is made by recruitment.

Bernard Madoff (1938) is the most recent con Kevin Trudeau artist kingpin. In a case still before courts, This young author wrote Natural Cures Madoff is accused of swindling investors out ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About, a of up to $50 billion; many are calling it the Charles Ponzi book which accused the FDA, drug com- biggest Ponzi scheme of all time. Apparently, panies and the food industry of trying to returns weren’t coming from investment keep natural disease cures away from the Charles Ponzi (1882-1949) is known as one gains but rather from new clients, and when general public and which was a New York clients wanted to pull back their investments of the greatest swindlers in American his- Times bestseller in 2005. Before becom- tory. Using discounted stamps purchased thanks to the current economic crisis, Madoff ing a bestselling author, Trudeau (1963) was forced to admit there was no money. in other countries and redeemed at face spent two years in a federal prison in value in the United States, he promised the ’90s and was accused by the Illinois investors profits of 50 per cent in 45 attorney general of running a pyramid Bernard Madoff days and 100 per cent in 90 days; close to scheme while working at a health products 20,000 bought into the scam. Ponzi was company. The Federal Trade Commission Check out the RCMP’s caught and charged in 1920. also accused him of making false claims in Your Social Insurance Number, birth certificate, passport tips to fight scams and infomercials in 1998. Take that, health nuts! Tip: and driver’s license are the prime information targeted fraud at http://tinyurl. by criminals. The RCMP recommends you never carry com/rcmptips. the first three documents with you - unless you require them for a specific purpose that same day. All she wants to do is dance, dance, dance creates a unique form of inequal- Local dance troupe ity within the dance community,” looking forward Torres-Garner wrote in an e-mail interview. “Any man entering that to upcoming community, if a hard worker and dedicated artist, will have a much performance, easier time finding a job than a fe- male dancer.” but don’t expect In an earlier telephone conver- sation, she indicated “the cultural to see any male problem is due to homophobia, that young males fear being la- performers belled homosexual if they take up dance. This, however, is not the same in the hip-hop culture where John Herbert Cunningham male dancers are well accepted.” Volunteer staff She added that, for some reason, there does not appear to be a cul- turally enforced phobia in Quebec. “Where have all the young men The upcoming weekend will gone?” was a line in a ‘60s folk- see performances, either as cho- song by Peter, Paul and Mary, but reographers or dancers or both, the line is even more applicable to by Alison Robson, Johanna Riley, the Winnipeg professional dance Tanja Woloshen, Renee Vandale, scene. Branwyn Bundon, Johanna A scene from Young Lungs Dance Exchange’s upcoming No Idling show. Not that anyone could com- Bundon, and Ming Hon. plain about seeing choreography by For those familiar with the an- seven talented female dancers. Still, Torres-Garner said. e-mail that “she was part of a group they are moving through different orexic culture of ballet, contempo- “The aesthetic in contemporary of dancers who wanted to come to- parts of the body, like the veins.” why is there no male dancer con- rary dance may be a culture shock. nected with the group? dance is based on the individual gether to help ourselves and each No Idling promises to be a varied “The aesthetics are quite dif- who is featured, not for their ability other to create and perform dance and entertaining show. Tickets are Natasha Torres-Garner is a co- ferent. Ballet is based on a classi- founder of Young Lungs Dance to inhabit a preconceived idea, but works.” $12.00 and will be available at the cal aesthetic, which means a form for their ability to create a new one. This was the motivation behind door. See you there. Particularly the Exchange and co-producer of the and an image had already been cre- 2009 edition of No Idling, one of Also, contemporary dance focuses the creation of Young Lungs in young male dancers of Winnipeg. ated in which the dancer had to on a sense of grounding: the use of 2004. Your absence has been noted. Have the group’s annual events. fit. Also, so much of ballet is based “Something in our Canadian the floor and your relationship to Riley’s piece is a duet titled “In you been idling? on a clear sensation of weightless- the floor is a constant element of Sight.” Inspired by “the circulatory culture denies males enjoyment of ness. Beauty, elegance and magic See No Idling at the Gas Station expression and movement of their the training.” system and cellular structures and are found in seeing a woman float Johanna Riley, another co- functions,” Riley wants “the danc- Theatre Feb. 6-7 at 8 p.m. Visit bodies, the idea of finding and ex- through space as if weightless,” www.younglungs.ca. pressing beauty through dance. This founder and co-producer, said in an ers to be seen as cells or as though arts & culture 17 www.uniter.ca February 5, 2009 The Uniter

Arts Briefs Arts grants for dummies Compiled by Jonathan Dyck SUPER BOWL HAS SUPER MORALS? Spouses feeling frisky and unfulfilled with their partner The world of free money didn’t find any new avenues for intercourse during Super Bowl advertising. According to CBC.ca, might not always be easy a website called AshleyMadison. com, which seeks to match attached men and women for to wade through, but casual encounters, has had its commercial rejected by CTV, Canada’s Super Bowl broadcaster. there are resources “The Super Bowl attracts a broad audience composed of families, men and women, young Matt Preprost specific categories and availability,” and old. An advertisement for a Volunteer staff Sedun said. “I am always looking to website promoting adultery does expand my base of jurors.” not meet the standards for the Grants are competitive by na- quality brands associated with If you’re a musician or painter in ture, and several organizations in this premiere television property Manitoba, there’s no shortage of the city exist to help artists learn and major social event,” said Scott the skills necessary to write effec- Henderson, CTV’s vice-president grants available for you. The world of communications. of arts grants is a complicated one tive grant proposals, and get them through the gatekeepers - a diverse So it’s really about branding, though, and it can often be difficult then. I was expecting to hear to navigate. panel of jurors. something about football and Artists in the city can obtain Sean McManus, training co-or- family values, but CTV’s really out grants from several organizations, dinator for Manitoba Music, said to protect their other (wealthier) such as the Winnipeg Arts Council he works with artists through a se- advertisers, like beer companies. (WAC). The council provides ries of workshops and one-on-one Anyone who’s seen beer ads knows mark funding to artists and non-profit consultations to help them find they definitely don’t objectify

re grants applicable to their goals. women or glamorize promiscuity.

arts organizations through a variety i of programs, said Tamara Biebrich, mer “We help them understand what program officer for WAC. the jury process is like. When peo- AUTHOR JOHN UPDIKE DIES AT 76 The Individual Artist Grant Manitoba Music’s Sean McManus works with artists to help them find grants. ple understand the system, it helps program supports the creation of them to better prepare their appli- The great American author John new work in any art form, or de- cation,” McManus said. “We show Updike died Jan. 27 at a hospice near his home in Beverly Farms, velopment, curation, exhibition them how to submit the right in- formation in the right format Massachusetts after a battle with or presentation of works of art by “A lot of art lung cancer. Winnipeg artists. The organization graduates learn that the jury will respond to most Along with two Pulitzer Prize also provides ongoing annual sup- By the numbers positively.” wins for his well-known “Rabbit” port to well-established arts orga- creative skills but Arts-related highlights from the Other organizations, like the Arts series, Updike’s 50-year career nizations and project funding to 2009 federal budget and Cultural Industries Association explored everyday post-war new and developing arts organiza- don’t learn the of Manitoba (ACI), organize fo- American life in many written tions for a broad range of activities business side of rums for artists and organizations forms, including children’s books, reflecting different cultural tradi- $200 million to interact with each other. poems, memoirs and criticism. tions, art forms and practices. the arts and how Funding over the next two “In fine arts, they don’t teach According to the BBC, fellow years for the Canadian you the business aspect of the arts Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Roth Applications for grants usually to write a grant.” described Updike as “our time’s have to meet guidelines, including Television Fund world,” said Jaimie Isaac, Aboriginal –Jaimie Isaac, Arts and Culture greatest man of letters, as brilliant detailed proposals and a relevant programs manager for ACI. “A lot a literary critic and essayist as portfolio of work. Artists and other Industries Association of of art graduates learn creative skills he was a novelist and short story $30 million but don’t learn the business side of professionals working in the arts are Manitoba Funding over the next two writer.” in turn invited to form a panel to the arts and how to write a grant. Updike suffered health ailments assess applications against specific years to support continued It’s hard to immerse yourself when such as asthma and psoriasis criteria related to the grant, advise in the province for over a year. access to Canadian you don’t know about the resources during much of his childhood, on priorities, and make recommen- “As a government funding magazines and community that are available.” which freed up time to develop a love for reading and writing. After dations to WAC on the awarding agency, we encourage music re- newspapers Isaac, who graduated from the University of Winnipeg in 2005 leaving Harvard University with of grants. cording artists and songwriters in an English degree, he traveled to “Through peer assessment, the province to develop and pro- with degrees in art history and the- England to study graphic art. But mote their skills through [our] $28.6 million atre, said that she works with artists [WAC] involves the arts commu- Funding over the next two it was at The New Yorker, for which nity directly in its operations,” programs,” Barbara Sedun, music to provide professional develop- Updike wrote reviews, where he Biebrich said. “Applicants can be programs manager, wrote in an years to the Canada New ment training and network oppor- began his journey to the forefront confident that they have been as- e-mail. Media Fund tunities through consultations and of American literature. sessed by people with the knowl- Like the Winnipeg Arts forums. Updike is survived by his second edge and expertise to make sound Council, grant applications are vet- “We’re connecting the arts com- wife, Martha, four children and $25 million grandchildren. qualitative judgments in the arts.” ted and awarded by those in the To support the creation munity with the funding com- Other organizations work on community. of international awards munity and putting a face to the the same principle. One example is “We have a random selection of organization,” Isaac said. “We want CONSERVATIVE BUDGET SEES Manitoba Film and Sound, which jurors that changes every time as to recognize excellence to keep the lines of communication INCREASE IN ARTS FUNDING offers sound recording, market- much as possible based on quali- in dance, music, art and open between the two.” All that whining finally paid fications [such as] current indus- dramatic arts off. According to Globeandmail. ing assistance and touring support com, the federal government’s grants for musicians who have lived try involvement and knowledge of new budget contains $276 million in new funds for arts and culture that will be spread over the next few years. There is speculation that the unfortunate cuts made Don’t take grants for granted basis, and arts organizations undertaking support is available up to a maximum of by the conservatives last fall are A quick look at some of the funding available to local a special, one-time initiative. It supports a $7,500. the reason they failed to gain a artists and musicians range of activities and art forms, reflecting Level 3 Encourages the production of full- majority government. different cultural traditions and art prac- length CD projects for commercial release “Generally speaking, it’s good news. Not as good as one would Winnipeg Arts Council tices. Maximum grant offers financial assis- by offering support of up to $20,000. tance up to $15,000. have hoped for, but good in that Individual Artist Grant Program Music Video Fund the government has turned its Individual artist grants are intended to sup- Designed to encourage the production of back on slashing arts and culture music videos by the Manitoba recording in- and has seen the importance port the creation of new work in any art Manitoba Film & Sound of maintaining and increasing form, or development, curation, exhibition dustry in order to aid in the promotion and marketing of album projects. Grant offers investments,” said Alain Pineau, or presentation of works of art by Winnipeg Sound Recording Production Fund executive director of the Canadian artists. Two types of grants are awarded: Level I Encourages the production of demo financial assistance up to $10,000. Conference of the Arts. recordings of two or more songs to be used up to $5,000 for mid-career and estab- Tour Support Program Let’s hope this trend continues lished artists; and up to $2,000 for emerging for calling card purposes. Financial support for the Stephen Harper’s is available for up to $2,000. Designed to help Manitoba recording artists artists. promote their music to national and inter- conservatives, but not so much Level 2 Encourages the production of record- that we actually begin to like Project Grant Program ings of three or more songs to be used for national audiences. Grant offers financial them. This program is for established and develop- promotional purposes or released for sale assistance up to a maximum of $7,500 per ing arts organizations that work on a project through any and all mediums. Production tour, to a maximum of $10,000 per year. 18 arts & culture The Uniter February 5, 2009 www.Uniter.ca

Five films you never would have thought were so political Movies like Semi- 4. Semi-Pro (2008) 2. On the Waterfront (1954) Will Ferrell struck comic gold when The ‘50s were difficult for left- Pro and Knocked he was cast as the go-to George leaning liberals in Hollywood. The Bush imitator during his tenure House on Un-American Activities Up may seem on Saturday Night Live. Since then Committee (HUAC) and Senator his entire persona has been built Joseph McCarthy were hunting like innocent around the arrogant buffoon who commies in the entertainment in- comedies, but is far too self-involved to see how dustry with a brand of bullying detrimental his actions are. rarely seen outside of a schoolyard. there’s more going Semi-Pro is far from Ferrell’s best In the midst of this, Elia Kazan, movie, but one sequence is so remi- who named names for HUAC, on than niscent of the befuddled Bush ad- decided to fight back against his ministration it almost becomes detractors by making this movie you’d expect hard to laugh at. Ferrell’s failing about a heroic mob informer to basketball team needs to fill seats. prove that sometimes you do have Timothy Penner Though practice would ultimately to rat on your friends. Volunteer staff improve the team and bring in pa- Marlon Brando’s performance trons, the headstrong Ferrell sticks saves this film from being stodgy with his original disastrous plan right-wing propaganda, but even 5. Duck Soup (1933) and wrestles a bear. he couldn’t save both Kazan You can practically hear “Stay and McCarthy from history’s If the decided political ideology of the course!” echoing through the condemnation. the Marx Brothers is anarchy, than cavernous, collapsing arena. Duck Soup is their manifesto. 1. Knocked Up (2007) This film is a direct result of the 3. Raising Arizona (1987) times during which it was made. Speaking of right-wing propaganda, America was in the throes of the The middle-class of America Judd Apatow and his cronies have Depression, and belief in leadership was realizing the short falls of become quite popular with their was at an all-time low. The brothers Reaganomics by the late ‘80s when crass and juvenile humour based provide a pertinent satire by having Joel and Ethan Coen powerfully mostly around shocking jokes. Groucho appointed the ruler over a and hilariously commented on the What’s so interesting, however, is country, which he sends to war. distance between the haves and the that these seemingly liberal films The battle provides the funni- have-nots in this film. are driven forward by an unabash- est and most biting commentary H.I. and Ed, a lower class couple edly conservative message. as well as an ethos that perfectly who cannot have children, indus- In Knocked Up, for example, ev- captures the relationship between triously decide to take one from a erything is being done to uphold nation and soldier when Groucho privileged family who has more ba- the ideal of the nuclear family, no tells his troops: “While you’re out bies than it needs. However, once matter how dysfunctional that unit there risking your life and limb they act on their plan, they unleash may be. through shot and shell, we’ll be in the darkest parts of themselves and Seth Rogen and Katherine here thinking what a sucker you we watch as their misguided form Heigl? Really? Timothy Penner is are.” of capitalism comes close to de- I’d like to see a sequel to this a graduate student stroying their world. movie in about five years called in English and film Weekend Daddy, because that’s ex- at the University of actly where that “family” is headed. Manitoba.

MOVIE REVIEW Take that, Pixar! C

ourtes sound like unsettling concepts, but New stop motion Selick presents them in the friend- y movie from the A of liest manner possible. The movie is

ll littered with quirky jokes that play i director of The Fi ance off the dark themes and remind you that what you are watching is Nightmare Before lms supposed to be fun. It’s clear that Selick paid close at- Christmas gives tention to every detail of the figu- rines and scenery. Two hundred and computer graphics fifty people worked on the Coraline dolls alone. The 3D visuals exist to a run for its enhance the textures and colour of money the film, rather than to have things jump out from the screen at the CORALINE audience. Coraline is by no means Directed by Henry Selick a landmark in animation, but the 101 minutes fact that something interesting is In theatres Friday, Feb. 6. Check local listings. always happening on screen makes 4 stars out of 5 it a constant joy to watch. The story concepts are simple but executed well, leaving Coraline Chris Hunter with a fairy tale feel. Selick and Volunteer Gaiman both do a great job of pre- senting supernatural ideas without Other Mother’s creepy true nature is revealed to Coraline in Henry Selick’s stop motion animated 3D adventure Coraline. the need for reasoning. In fact, the Coraline is an adaptation of Neil lack of explanation brings an added Gaiman’s award-winning novel. One day she discovers the entrance ful, tasty and fun. People have but- Coraline is a fantasy adventure wonder and mystery to the movie. Directed by Henry Selick (The to a parallel universe. Inhabited by tons instead of eyes, cats talk and with slight undertones of black With stunning animation, a Nightmare Before Christmas), it’s the Coraline’s “Other Mother” (Terri mice perform carefully choreo- comedy and horror. It’s scary, but unique soundtrack and marvellous first stop motion film shot in 3D. Hatcher), the parallel dimen- graphed circus acts. As you can any child capable of sitting through story telling, Coraline proves that Young Coraline Jones (Dakota sion is a hyper-sensual version of probably guess, however, Coraline The Nightmare Before Christmas will stop motion animation is capable Fanning) lives a dull, unsatisfying Coraline’s home. Everything in soon finds out that not everything be able to enjoy it. Buttons stitched of giving computer graphics a run life with her overworked parents. “Other Mother’s” world is colour- is as it seems. to eyes and mouths sewn shut for its money. Listings Co-o r d i na t o r : Cu r r an Fa r i s Concert? Art show? Volunteer opportunity? Community event? Want to see your event in The Uniter? LISTINGS 19 E-m a i l : Listings@u n i t e r .c a E-mail your listing to [email protected]. The deadline for all listings is Wednesday. The Uniter is published every Thursday, February 5, 2009 The Uniter Ph o n e : 786-9497 so send your listings 8 days prior to the issue you want your listing to appear in. It’s free. It’s easy. Fa x : 783-7080

treatment for your hands. Feb. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Fort Bulman Student Centre; Feb. 6: Drag/Gender Performance, Garry Women’s Resource Centre 1150-A Waverley Street. Space 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. in the Bulman Student Centre, Justice and CONCERTS is limited. Participants must pre-register by calling 477-1123. Gender Coffeehouse 7 to 10 p.m. at Mondragon; Feb. 7: Gender GALLERIES This is a women only event Expression Workshop, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., meet at the LGBT* MANITOBA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Cellist Yegor Dyachkov centre. To register please contact Reece at dragkingwork- playing Michael Osterie’s CBC-commissioned Ironman piece GALLERY 1C03 University of Winnipeg. Colonizing Oort, new FREE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CLASS A free class for [email protected]. with Alain Trudel conducting, Feb. 10 at Westminster Church. works by Winnipeg/Montreal-based artist Kevin Kelly. The international students will be held Sundays from noon to Tickets are $7.50 for students, $24.50 for seniors and $26.50 exhibit will be open until Feb. 21. 1:30 p.m. at Elim Chapel. The class is an opportunity to meet OPEN HOUSE The University of Winnipeg is hosting its annual for adults. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. fellow students and to learn English and the Bible. For more open house Feb. 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. HI-WINNIPEG DOWNTOWNER 330 Kennedy. Our World: Peoples, information contact Val and Veda Chacko at 257-1670 or to 8:00 p.m. in Riddell Hall, 515 Portage Avenue. High school CKUW FUNDRIVE The 10th annual CKUW Fundrive kicks off Feb. Places, Cultures, an Exhibit, installation by Winnipeg-based [email protected]. students, adult/mature students and the public are welcome 6 with performances from Novillero, Old Folks Home and Greg photographer Keith Levit. The exhibit celebrates Hostelling and admission is free. The Open House offers prospective stu- MacPherson. Advance tickets are $8 from Into The Music, Kus- International’s 100-year anniversary and Levit’s work will be DINOSAURS! The Manitoba Museum is hosting Dinosaur Dy- dents the opportunity to chat with professors, students and tom Kulture, Hungover Empire Clothing and Grace Hair Salon. on display until Feb. 20. nasty: Discoveries from China, an massive exhibit featuring staff. There are information sessions on degree programs, 20 full-size dinosaur skeletons, fossilized eggs and a dino dig registration, student housing, career exploration, campus GOB With High Five Drive and No More Heroes. Tickets $17.50 PAVILLION GALLERY MUSEUM Assiniboine Park. Tides & pit for kids. The exhibit is open until Apr. 19. tours and more. For more information contact Naniece Ibra- at Into the Music, Music Trader, www.ticketworkshop.com and Totems: Phillips in the West, watercolours and woodcuts by him at 988-7130 or [email protected]. the doors open at 9 p.m. Walter J.Phillips. The exhibit is on display until May 3. POLITICS TALK The Politics Department is hosting a panel dis- THE SET With Making Waves, Crisis Jane, The Fall & Assault and WAYNE ARTHUR GALLERY 186 Provencher. Through Two Fixed LITERARY cussion titled, The Federal Budget: A Political Round-Up Feb. Aurora Creek, Feb. 7 at The Church Basement, 230 Provencher. Eyes: The Photography of Dan Harper, on display until Feb. 6, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in room 3M71. The talk will feature Advance tickets are $8 from Mixtape and the doors open at 25. Fletcher Baragar, chair of Board of Directors for the Canadian 7 p.m. DON MCKAY On Feb. 5, poet Don McKay will deliver the 2008 WINNIPEG ART GALLERY 300 Memorial. Cabinet and Ornamen- Anne Szumigalski lecture titled, “Ediacaran and Anthropo- Centre for Policy Alternatives; Michael Benarroch, dean of KARL KOHUT TRIO Feb. 8 at The Park Theatre. Tickets are $10 tal Wares: Painted Porcelain of the 19th and 20th centuries, cene: poetry as a reader of deep time.” This event will take the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of at the door and the show starts at 8 p.m. open from Jan. 24 until June 28. Also open is The Painter as place at the University of Winnipeg in Eckhart-Gramatte Hall Winnipeg; Jim Carr, president and CEO of the Business Council Printmaker, which features a series Impressionist prints from at 4 p.m. Admission is free and open to everyone. of Manitoba and Joan Grace, associate professor of Politics at KRAM RAN Tour Kick-off with The Gorgon and The Electric artists such as Van Gogh and Renoir. the University of Winnipeg. The event is free and open to all. Candles, Feb. 6 at The Albert. Tickets are available at the door MILLENIUM LIBRARY Tech Tuesdays: Lecture-style presenta- and the show starts at 10 p.m. URBAN SHAMAN GALLERY 203-290 McDermot. Urban Shaman tions that cover the basics in using new technology at home SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS The University of Winnipeg has is currently calling for submissions to be displayed in the and in the workplace. Sessions are held in the Buchwald Room established the Campus Sustainability Recognition Award for WSO NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Main Gallery, Marvin Francis Memorial Gallery and the Virtual from noon to 1 p.m. Pre-registration is preferred at 986-6450. meritorious contributions to campus sustainability. Nominees is hosting the 2009 New Music Festival from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6. Gallery. Submissions should be mailed to: Director, Urban Sha- can be named from among students, student organizations, Tickets are available for single shows as well as passes for man Gallery, 203-290 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, THE PRAIRIE GARDEN Launch of The 2009 Prairie Garden Fea- support staff, faculty or organizations of the university. The the entire festival from Ticketmaster. For more information R3B 0T2. Scout’s Honour, exhibit by Michael Belmore and turing Deciduous Shrubs with Guest Editor Dr. Philip Ronald, nomination deadline is March 1. For more information and visit www.wso.mb.ca. Frank Shebageget, on display until Feb. 21. Feb. 5, 8 p.m., at McNally Robinson Grant Park. to download nomination forms, visit the Campus Sustain- ability Office website, www.uwinnipeg.ca, click on C “ ampus THE GALILEO TRIO Feb. 8 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Tickets SHARING CRAFT Feb. 9 at McNally Robinson Polo Park. Hosted Services” then click “Campus Sustainability Office,” then click are $20 at the door or in advance from McNally Robinson by the MCML this event promotes the understanding and pro- “Awards.” Booksellers or $5 for students at the door only. The concert motion of craft work and craft artists. Crafters of all abilities begins at 2 p.m. This concert is presented by the Women’s FOOD NOT BOMBS Food Not Bombs is looking for volunteers to Musical Club of Winnipeg. help on Sunday afternoons between 1 and 4 p.m. Volunteers are needed to pick up and deliver food to the M.E.R.C. on Langside and/or to help cook and clean up at the M.E.R.C. For more information contact 296-8946. MUSIC £ The Uniter’s Top 5 events • BIKE DUMP The Bike Dump is always looking for volunteers. POP, ROCK & INDIE by curran faris Orientation session takes place on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. ACADEMY FOOD DRINKS MUSIC 437 Stradbrook. Feb. 5: Broken Halo; Feb. 6: Star Syndicate; Feb. 7: Katelyn Dawn, Star Syndi-  GOB With High Five Drive and No More Heroes. Remember that song “Soda” FORT GARRY WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTRE The Fort Garry cate; Feb. 10: Open Mic with Melissa Plett. Women’s Resource Centre (FGWRC) is looking for volunteers from Grade 9? Of course you do. Tickets $17.50 at Into the Music, Music Trader, www. to sit on the Board of Directors and to work as Community LO PUB 330 Kennedy. Feb. 5: Goodform; Feb. 6: Ian Larue, Les ticketworkshop.com and the doors open at 9 p.m. Volunteers. For more information, contact [email protected]. Jupes and Flesh Auger; Feb. 7: Half Pints Presents: The Hostel Takeover; Feb. 10: CKUW Fundrive Karaoke; Feb. 11: Arts and  DAN HARPER The Wayne Arthur Gallery is hosting Through Two Fixed Eyes: Crafts Night. The Photography of Dan Harper. Harper’s work is both vivid and distinct - check it KING’S HEAD PUB & EATERY 120 King. Sundays: All The King’s out. The exhibit on display until Feb. 25. Men; Mondays: The Magician; Tuesdays: Comedy Night; Wednesdays: Little Boy Boom; Thursdays: Joey Landreth Band.  KRAM RAN Tour Kick-off with The Gorgon and The Electric Candles, Feb. 6 at The Albert. Treat your ears to an evening of outsider electronics and noisy, psych- NOIR WINE BAR & EATERY 470 River. Mondays: Jeff Barkman. tinged rock. Tickets are available at the door and the show starts at 10 p.m. PYRAMID CABARET 176 Fort. Feb. 6: CKUW Fund Raiser with Novillero, Greg McPherson and guests; Feb. 7: 92.9 KICK FM  CKUW FUNDRIVE Help the folks at CKUW kick off their 10th annual Fundrive Feb. CD release. 6 with performances from Novillero, Old Folks Home and Greg MacPherson. COUNTRY, FOLK & JAZZ Advance tickets are $8 from Into The Music, Kustom Kulture, Hungover Empire Clothing and Grace Hair Salon. GORDIE’S COFFEE HOUSE 127 Coburg. Feb. 5: Tim Braun. MCNALLY ROBINSON GRANT PARK Feb. 7: Katie Murphy.  ‘80s NIGHT The Hifi Club presents the original ‘80s DJs, Jungle and Brian Sinclair, Feb. 7. MCNALLY ROBINSON POLO PARK Feb. 6: Paul & Susan; Feb. 7: Me & Mr. Jones; TIMES CHANGE(d) HIGH & LONESOME CLUB Main & St. Mary. Feb. 5: Crooked Brothers; Feb. 6 – 7: Righteous Ike, Hot Butter Revue. DANCE & HIP HOP

HIFI CLUB 108 Osborne. Feb. 5: Day Old Donuts with DJ Hun- are welcome. The event runs from 7 till 9 p.m. nicut and DJ Co-op; Feb. 7: Original ‘80s Night DJs Jungle and Brian Sinclair. COMMUNITY EVENTS BERNIE LUCHT Talk and signing of Ideas for a New Century, Feb. 11, 7 p.m., at McNally Robinson Grant Park. OZZY’S 160 Osborne. Wednesdays: Soho Trash DJs: Punk, Glam, ACUPUNCTURE The Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre New Wave, Power Pop; Thursdays: Readymix Dance Party: presents an auricular (ear) acupuncture clinic for women, Indie-Dance, Electro, Brit-Pop, New Wave, Mash-Ups, ‘80s/’90s, Thursday mornings from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Sessions and more; Saturdays: Modernized. begin Feb. 5 and continue until March 2. All treatments are FILM free and donations are welcome. The sessions will be held PUNK & METAL at the Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre, 1150 A Waverley Street. Please call 477-1123 for more information. CINEMATHEQUE 100 Arthur. Feb. 5: MillerFest: Focus (7 p.m.), THE ROYAL ALBERT 91 Albert. Feb. 5: Gob, High Five Drive, No Flicker (9 p.m.); Feb. 6: MillerFest: The Crucible (7 p.m.), Flicker More Heroes; Feb. 6: Kram Ran, The Electric Candles. LIVING LIBRARY The Wolseley Family Place is hosting their Liv- (9:30 p.m.); Feb. 7: MillerFest: The Crucible (4 p.m.), Under ing Library event titled, ‘Under the Covers’ on Feb. 11 from 3 Rich Earth (7:30 p.m.), Ficker (9 p.m.); Feb. 8: Cabin Fever: The THE ZOO 160 Osborne. Feb. 5: Hammered Incorporated Pres- to 8 p.m. The event gives participants the opportunity to talk Jungle Book (2 p.m.), Under Rich Earth (7 p.m.); Feb. 11: Best ents: Into the Pit 2009 featuring Nailbrick, Both Legs Broken with someone you may never have talked with before: learn of ImagineNATIVE. (Debut), Discovenant, Quagmire, Human Garbage; Feb. 7: The the story of a residential school survivor, ask questions of a Ball. Canada’s longest running Pansexual event. Fetish Dress gay high school teacher. The goal of Living Library is to create Code in Effect. $15 in advance $20 at the door. Info at www. understanding, tolerance and harmony through dialogue. The theball.ca. event is held in the upper lounge at 691 Wolseley. For more ON CAMPUS information, call 788-8056. ECOECLECTICA The University of Winnipeg’s EcoPIA is hosting DANCE & THEATRE VIRTUOSI CONCERTS FUNDRAISER Virtuosi Concerts is holding their annual fundraising event Feb. 12 at The Pyramid Cabaret. its annual fundraiser Feb. 7 at the Manitoba Museum. The The night will feature performances from Perse, Amity Splash, fundraiser will feature a selection of wines, chocolate mar- Entre Parentheses, Sir Grooves-a-lot and his Soul Crusaders, tinis, appetizers, hand-made chocolates and music courtesy NO IDLING 2009 Presented by Young Lungs Dance Exchange, and The Playing Cards. Tickets are $8 in advance and are of the Janice Finlay Quintet. Tickets are $75 and are available Dan Harper’s ‘Catherdral,’ on display at Wayne Feb. 6 and 7 at the Gas Station Theatre. No Idling features available from band members, EcoPIA members and the from McNally Robinson. For more information contact Harry Arthur Gallery. new dance works by Alison Robson, Johanna Riley, Tanja Infobooth. Doors open at 8 and the show starts at 9. Strub at [email protected]. Woloshen, Renee Vandale, Branwyn Bundan, Johanna Bundan LGBT* WEEK The LGBT* Centre and the UWSA present a series and Ming Hon. Tickets are $12 and the show begins at 8 p.m. lostbo SECRET POSTCARDS Wolseley Family Place is hosting a secret of events, activities and workshops from until Feb. 7. Feb. 5: postcard event called Insight Out. You are invited to submit Screening of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 12 to 2 p.m. in the MILLERFEST The MTC presents Miller Fest 2009 as part of the yi

your secret to Wolseley Family Place on a homemade or mages 9th annual Master Playwright Festival from Jan. 22 to Feb. 8. reconstructed postcard. One secret per postcard, each post- Millerpasses are $69 and are available at the MTC box office. card must be anonymous and creativity is welcomed. Your CLASSIFIEDS . com For more information and a list of festival productions, visit secret will be shared with the public at our community art www.masterplaywrightfestival.com. event that takes place on April 14 to 19 at Artbeat studio. All “Bikes and Beyond now hiring part THE PRICE By Arthur Miller, Directed by Marcia Kash, Jan. 22 secrets can be sent to Wolseley Family Place, Lower Level 691 time bicycle assemblers, sales, and until Feb. 8 at the MTC Warehouse, a part of MillerFest 2009. Wolseley Ave., R3G 1C3. website support staff. Customer Tickets are available from www.mtc.mb.ca. SELF CARE The Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre presents service, ability to multi-task, and a Self Care Workshop, a relaxing evening on how to be your mechanical skills are an asset. Email own massage therapist with guest Dawn Steliga, Certified resume to [email protected]” Massage Therapist. Warm up, relax your body and decrease stress. There will also be an opportunity to get a paraffin wax Old Folks Home is at the Pyramid Feb. 6 Concert? Art show? Volunteer opportunity? Community event? Want to see your event in The Uniter? 20 LISTINGS Listings Co-o r d i na t o r : Cu r r an Fa r i s E-mail your listing to [email protected]. The deadline for all listings is Wednesday. The Uniter is published every Thursday, E-m a i l : Listings@u n i t e r .c a The Uniter February 5, 2009 so send your listings 8 days prior to the issue you want your listing to appear in. It’s free. It’s easy. Ph o n e : 786-9497 Fa x : 783-7080 AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID The Awards and Financial Aid staff of the University of Winnipeg provides our student body with current information on award opportunities. This information is updated weekly.

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What is at the end of the leagues, teams and players. Businesses aren’t the only ones Gatorade hockey helmet the money trail? Players aren’t left out of the with something at stake, either. Is it in you? It is in the money circle, selling spaces on their Sport in general is largely divided National Hockey League, as body for big money. Tiger Woods by dollars. Amateur and minor are 17 other sponsors across grossed the highest estimated earn- league athletes don’t have access Canada and the United States Josh Boulding ings for endorsements at $100 mil- to the kinds of resources (or sala- Volunteer staff lion in 2007. Basketball’s LeBron ries) that major sports and leagues James pulled in an estimated $25 can offer their players and support million that year, only a little less staff. Coors Light football shoulder pads than Woods’ fellow golfer Phil People want to be like their idols Anyone sick of the Coors Light press Jo Villaverde conference commercials? Well, too Sports editor Mickelson, who earned an esti- and businesses know that. If to be mated $47 million. like their idols means people have bad so long as the National Football James said almost two years ago to buy something their idols en- League continues to get paid by their official beer sponsor AC/DC sang that “money talks” that his goal was to become the first dorse, then that product will fly off and when it comes to professional billionaire athlete. Getting drafted the shelves. sports, money talks big. In Canada straight out of high school and and the United States, the NHL signing a cool $90 million contract Viagra Baseball glove Purolator football alone has 17 major corporate part- with Nike wasn’t a bad start, and What does this spon- This sponsor is de- ners. That’s just for the league, not neither was the $80 million con- sor say about Major livering the cash to to mention the individual advertis- tract extension with the Cleveland League Baseball play- the Canadian Football ing contracts that the teams and Cavaliers in 2006. ers? Nothing. They play League but at least their players have signed. After taking notes from the with plenty of balls. “tackle hunger” pro- Just look at the Super Bowl, the wealth guru Warren Buffett, James Baseballs. NFL’s crown event, which was es- has made significant financial deci- gram has supplied food timated to have over 160 million sions, including releasing his agent banks across Canada viewers. That accounts for over a and forming several companies to third of America’s estimated adult handle his financial affairs; all man- consumer base. aged by Maverick Carter, a child- Many of those viewers (26.9 per hood friend of James. cent) responded to a BIGresearch But when tracing the money Rona football pants survey for the Retail Advertising back to its source, we always end up The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Marketing Association, saying at the company. 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Home and Garden which supports they gain publicity, tax write-offs what to do. the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. and a classier image. But compa- The Bombers alone have 15 nies need to be wary, too. major sponsors (who in return re- They don’t like to gain nega- ceive logos on their website), and tive publicity if they can help it Coca-cola soccer ball an additional 506 sponsors at all – whether it’s because of an un- Apparently, Coca-cola isn’t a sponsor other levels. favourable sports incident (how of the Federation Internationale de many Michael Vick sponsors still Football Association, it is a FIFA “part- Advertising is a powerful ad- ILLUSTRATION by CORY FALVO vantage for both the teams and hang around him?) or a losing ner,” along with Sony, Visa, and a few the companies. The exchange of season. Other things, like season- others. Clearly all these partners help ad space gets messages out to con- ending injuries can have bad im- people bend it like Beckham. sumers about the benefits of using ages, too (where are Tom Brady’s Now is the time to win “I think we just wanted to make The next point was a long rally Wesmen end sure we stay positive,” said mid- that went in favour of UBC, but losing streak with dle Danny Andres. “We know we the Wesmen stayed focused to hold could play well as a team.” on to win the set 25-23 and ulti- split against In Friday’s game, the Wesmen mately finish them off 25-20 in the showed that confidence right out fourth. Thunderbirds of the gate earning the first three It took the mental toughness points and keeping the lead the the Wesmen earned in their recent Sports editor whole set. Winnipeg ran away with losses. the first set 25-18. “I think it was looking back on Jo Villaverde However, the T-Birds were not the previous two encounters we had going to give in easily as they came with Alberta and Calgary. We had a Winning heals all wounds. The storming back in the second set. lot of long rallies that we did lose. lowly Winnipeg Wesmen (8-8) UBC kept the lead all the way up Just building off of that and just men’s volleyball team lost five of until the second technical timeout knowing if we hang in there we will their last six games and needed a at 12-16. come out on top,” said Andres. win over the University of British The Wesmen then made the In other Wesmen action, the Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds right adjustments and were able to women’s volleyball team lost both (9-7) for their confidence. score six points in a row to lead at games in straight sets to UBC, the They earned the win they needed 18-16. Unfortunately for the fans in women’s basketball team swept on Friday, Jan. 30, 3-1 (25-18, 21-25, the Duckworth Centre, UBC went Brandon 70-56 and 78-60, while 25-23, 25-20), but lost the next day on their own six point run to take the men’s basketball team lost twice 1-3 (25-23, 23-25, 26-24, 25-20). the lead back at 18-22. The Wesmen 75-85 and 64-68. Coming into the game the went on to lose the set 21-25. Before the playoffs, Winnipeg team lacked some confidence. The “They just kept playing hard. I has the Duckworth Challenge Wesmen were on a four game los- don’t think they played any differ- against the Manitoba Bison start- ing streak after playing the Calgary ent throughout the whole set,” said ing at the University of Manitoba Dinos and the Alberta Golden Andres. “We struggled a little bit on Thursday, Feb. 5 and then com- Bears. throughout the set too.” ing back home to the Duckworth “The problem lately has been The third was another tough set. Centre on Sunday, Feb. 8. UBC led for the majority of the set confidence. We told ourselves this cla

until Winnipeg jumped in front y game that no matter what happens ton 20-18. At that point, the T-Birds’ we’re going to win these sets, we’re w

Friday night kill leaders (l-r) Justin Duff i head coach, Richard Schick, called nter going to finish them,” said the fifth- (10 kills) and Andrew Town (21 kills). year veteran Alan Ahow. a timeout. 22 sports & fitness The Uniter February 5, 2009 www.Uniter.ca Living well

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The newest contact sport: Cheerleading? The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that cheerleading is now a contact sport. Therefore, cheerleaders cannot sue others for accidental injuries. According to SI.com, this was done so that a former high school cheerleader could not sue a teammate who failed to stop her fall while she was practicing a stunt. The court also stated the injured cheerleader cannot sue her school district. The ruling now makes the statement, “Cheerleading is a contact sport, football is a collision sport,” officially true.

Football greats receive honours Defensive end Bruce Smith, defensive back Rod Woodson, former Bills owner Ralph Wilson, the late linebacker Derrick Thomas, guard Randall McDaniel, and late wide receiver Bob Hayes are all going to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8 in Canton, Ohio. “I am blessed right now to be standing in front of you. I cry because I am not less than a man but because I am a man,” said an emotional Smith, as reported on ESPN. com. Receiving the snub this year once again is former commissioner of the NFL Paul Tagliabue, despite his 17-year tenure and often being regarded as the best commissioner the league has ever had.

Boxing great dies at 76 Former heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson has died at the age of 76 in a nursing home in Kungsbacka, Sweden. The man known as “Ingo” was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease over a decade ago. Johansson’s career highlight was on June 26, 1959 when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in the third round at Yankee Stadium. The fight shocked the entire boxing world, earned him the heavyweight championship title, and he was named sportsman of the year by Sports Illustrated. sports & fitness 23 www.uniter.ca February 5, 2009 The Uniter Television: The one-million pound sporting gorilla The influence of NBC has been known for trying television in sport to get the International Adam Johnston Volunteer staff Olympic Committee to Sports and television are like an old include “edgier” married couple. Early on in their sports into the relationship they were dependent on each other and lived together Olympic games in harmony and ran through fields of roses (well, maybe not the last NBC had lost the market part). share of that age group in the However, the relationship be- 2000 Sydney Olympics, the same tween sports and television, namely market that extreme sports were in the past 20 years, has been more geared to. one-sided as television has wielded At the 2002 Winter Olympics, its big knife in terms of what can be NBC saw a 31 per cent increase shown, and at what time. amongst this demographic, The first case is the X-Games, compared to the 1998 Winter or the extreme sports (now called Olympics. “action sports” in many media This was due to the marketing outlets) version of the Olympic of snowboarding in the Olympics. games. These events feature sports NBC also did well with the 2008 like motocross and skateboarding. Beijing Olympics, consistently What many people do not know is ranking number one amongst all that there is no governing body of robert huynh age groups, including the 18 to any extreme sport that created the 34-year-olds. event. It was actually ESPN, the This is perhaps a mere sign of United States’ version of TSN. like downhill mountain biking, The popularity of the X-Games, for trying to get the International things to come, as according to In the early ‘90s, executives at street luge and aggressive in-line thanks to ESPN, was the catalyst Olympic Committee to include SportsBusinessDaily.com, sports ESPN were looking to maximize skating. According to Time.com, for such extreme sports like snow- “edgier” sports into the Olympic and properties C.E.O. Hill Carrow their market share of the 18 to ESPN pumped $10 million into the boarding and BMX racing which games. said: “If NBC continues long 34-years-old age group. To get peo- first event. It was such a huge gam- were included in the 1998 win- “One of the most important les- term as the games broadcaster in ple in this age group that were not ble and a huge success for ESPN, ter and 2008 summer Olympics, sons to be learned from Sydney was the U.S., the IOC [International watching normal sports, they cre- that the network spun off a Winter respectively. that we had to get back a fair share Olympic Committee] will pay even ated the “Extreme” Games in the X Games in 1997 that featured There is also the gorilla known of the lost 18 to 34-year-olds,” said more heed to NBC’s recommenda- summer of 1995, which was held on events like snow mountain biking as NBC and its meddling in the NBC sports executive Dick Ebersol tions and request.” Rhode Island. and snowboarding. Olympics. NBC has been known Time.com. The first event featured sports