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Looking for listings? Cover Image CAMPUS & COMMUNITY LISTINGS AND Hé ho, let's go! "I say, let Vic Toews read my Cropped version of VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES  page 4 "Screaming Bread Festival du Voyageur serves boring emails if he thinks it will MUSIC  page 12 Flees Grain Elevator" up great fun help Canada in the long run." FILM & LIT  page 14 GALLERIES & MUSEUMS  page 14 BY CHRIS REID THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY  page 14 2010, hard pastel on paper arTS  page 16 CULTURE  page 19 AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID  page 18 See story on page 15

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Nathan Cullen sees cooperation, pragmatism as recipe for success Managing Editor Aaron Epp » [email protected] Calls himself a pro-business New Democrat, admires Gary Doer Business Manager Geoffrey Brown » [email protected] Ethan Cabel thinking he pushes, the more peo- News assignment editor ple realize that. I think where this is PRODUCTION MANAGER Ayame Ulrich [email protected] headed is that we have a less partisan » world in front of us. I think it's dif- copy and style editor In an NDP leadership campaign ficult for people who are immersed Britt Embry » [email protected] where disagreement has been rare in party politics to realize, but peo- Photo editor and debate uncharacteristically ple care about issues more than Dylan Hewlett » [email protected] tame, Nathan Cullen is committed they care about parties, generally to shaking things up. speaking. I'm a proud New Dem- news assignment editor The 39-year-old has been a mem- ocrat but I also believe that we're at Ethan Cabel » [email protected] ber of Parliament for the British our best when we work with oth- news production editor Columbia riding of Skeena-Bulkley ers. So why not work with others Matt Preprost » [email protected] Valley since 2004 and prides him- to get something done? self on being the only NDP lead- arts and culture editor Nicholas Friesen [email protected] ership candidate who has beaten a And how would this work on the » Conservative at the riding level. ground, in terms of its structure? comments editor Cullen, who operated a small There's two essential pre-condi- Trevor Graumann » [email protected] business before entering politics, tions. One is that it is a Conser- listings co-ordinator has proposed a controversial coop- vative held seat. The other is that Kent Davies » [email protected] eration strategy with the Liberal local New Democrats agree to hold and Green parties, whereby joint a joint nomination meeting (with CAMPUS BEAT REPORTER nominations will be held to select the Liberals and Greens). It is not Amy Groening » [email protected] only one progressive candidate in a decision made by the party brass, BEAT REPORTER ridings where there is a Conserva- it's made by the people who know Justin Luschinski » [email protected] tive incumbent. the riding best and those are the For the last several weeks, The people on the ground. BEAT REPORTER Carson Hammond [email protected] Uniter has been interviewing NDP Supplied » leadership candidates in the lead- In your interview with the NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen believes in electoral cooperation between the BEAT REPORTER up to the March 23-24 leadership Toronto Star you mentioned NDP, Liberals and the Greens. In it, local candidates agree to hold a joint nomination Jenna Friesen » [email protected] that you admire (former Man- meeting in Conservative-held ridings, as a way to avoid vote-splitting. convention, to be held in Toronto. ARTS REPORTER itoba premier) Gary Doer's Below is the abridged transcript of Kaeleigh Ayre » [email protected] our interview with Nathan Cullen. approach to NDP politics. How said in this race, that taxing the rich you need an economy that is actu- do you square that more mod- is the solution to all our problems. ally working and we are not add- CULTURE REPORTER The Uniter: You're the only can- erate approach with some of the It's not true. We can't pay for all the ing value to our natural resources, Aaron Snider » [email protected] didate running on a platform broader progressive reforms pro- services that we need through that which has been since forever the that includes a measure of elec- posed by the federal party, like vehicle, you actually need a healthy foundation of the Canadian econ- CONTRIBUTORS: toral cooperation with other par- electoral reform and Senate abo- economy and we have plans for a omy. And you see it with these ties. Could you distill your argu- lition? much healthier and greener econ- pipelines, you see it with the raw ments down and describe how Well, the Senate wasn't in Gary's omy and the government can play export of all of our resources. It's Aranda Adams that cooperation will play out? purview and I think what Gary a productive role in that. a road to nowhere. You can't keep Kaitlyn Emslie Farrell I think it would play out very was able to do was establish a lot If the only solution you have is doing it and expect to have a man- Derek Loewen well. I think it would give us a pro- of that common ground that I see a tax cut, then every problem they ufacturing base if all you are is a Erika Miller gressive government in the coun- between people who want to know come to solve with a tax cut. And petro economy. Adam Petrash try that would reflect the major- that their government will create it doesn't actually work. I'm one ity of progressive values. I think the a healthy business environment so of the few candidates who was in To read the unabridged transcript Chloe Ross-Rogerson minority government of Stephen people can create private wealth business before politics and I know, of this interview, featuring more of John Van Laar Harper is not reflective of who we and jobs and balancing that with without a shadow of doubt, that the Cullen's views on federalism and Peyton Veitch are as a nation and the more and the services that Canadians need. primary thing businesses need are his opinion of the other leadership J. Williamez more ideologically conservative You can't simply say, as some have customers. And to have customers candidates, visit www.uniter.ca.

BY JENNA FRIESEN The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Q: What do you think of the expansion of Shoppers Drug Mart Press Inc. Mouseland Press Inc. is a membership in the Osborne Village? based organization in which students and community members are invited to participate. For more information on how to become a member go to www.uniter.ca, or call the office at 786-9790. SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, GRAPHICS AND Josh Teynor, first-year Shayla Fredborg, Bryan Crowley, PHOTOS ARE WELCOME. Articles must be submitted in student, English mythology first-year student, president, Consider the text (.rtf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) format to editor@ Possibilities Inc. uniter.ca, or the relevant section editor. Deadline for “There’s a lot of people English submissions is 6:00 p.m. Thursday, one week before who live downtown near “It doesn’t fit into the “It’s progress and I think publication. Deadline for advertisements is noon Friday, Osborne, right? So it saves Village - the whole it’s a good idea … You six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves them driving to Walmart or atmosphere of it.” gotta go with change. the right to refuse to print submitted material. The somewhere like that if they I’m a big believer in Uniter will not print submissions that are homophobic, misogynistic, racist, or libellous. We also reserve the expand ... it’s convenient, that.” right to edit for length and/or style. more than anything. … I’m all for it. More conve- CONTACT US » nience.” General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 Advertising: 204.786.9790 Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uniter.ca Alex Paterson, CKUW Surafel Kuchel, third- Mary-Anne Lyde, com- LOCATION » volunteer correspondent, year student, Science munity member Room ORM14 “I think it’s a good idea. University of Winnipeg Warning Shots “I think it’s going to be 515 Portage Avenue “The municipal council is more packed, that area, so It might be kind of an Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 clearly a bunch of corporate I won’t support it; I would eyesore at the same time stool pigeons. Shoppers rather it stayed the same. though, ‘cause it’s going Drug Mart is going to bring I don’t think people will to be really big. In a way nothing to that community get benefit with it being it’s not really a good Mouseland Press Board of Directors: that’s useful.” big or small as long as it entranceway to Osborne Michael Rac (chair), Ben Wickstrom, provides the service that Village which is kind of Kelly Ross, Karmen Wells, Peter Ives, unique in its own style, people need, and there Robert Galston, Sara McGregor, Justin is a Safeway beside it, but I guess they must feel there’s a need for it or Leblanc, Lindsey Wiebe and Melissa so I don’t see any point Martin. expanding it.” they wouldn’t do it.” For inquiries e-mail: [email protected] News 03 www.uniter.ca February 23, 2012 The Uniter News Shopper's Drug Mart to expand; critics worried for neighbourhood

Kaitlyn Emslie Farrell A city committee (below) approved a Shopper's Drug Mart application to expand in Osborne Village (above). The futures of Movie Village and Vi-Ann restaurant are up in the air.

Ethan Cabel ported us,” said Bui during a January inter- David Ringer, owner of Movie Village and now for pedestrians to walk, everyone who News assignment editor view, adding that many of his customers are son of landlord Martin Ringer, has yet to goes there knows that it's very hazardous, young professionals and university students. announce what will become of one of Win- there's no clear line of where you're supposed Andrew Jennissen, a 30-year-old business nipeg's last remaining video rental stores. to walk.” On Thursday, Feb. 16, a council commit- analyst consultant and University of Winni- Christopher Leo, city politics professor at The new development involves moving tee resolved a months-long debate over the peg graduate, is one of those customers. the University of Winnipeg, has been a vocal the garbage bins indoors, diverting truck future of Winnipeg's most densely populated “If we're seeing small independent busi- critic of the expansion plan. traffic away from Roslyn Road through the neighbourhood by approving the expansion nesses being absorbed by larger corporations, “Putting the restaurant up on the second relocation of the Shopper's loading zone and of the Osborne Street Shopper's Drug Mart we're losing that entrepreneurial drive (and) I floor is a poor fallback position, it's not a constructing a covered pedestrian walkway, and the demolition of two neighbourhood don't think that's good for the environment, very good option in comparison to having which Gerbasi views as positive. mainstays - Vi-Ann restaurant and Movie I don't think that's good for the Village,” he all those businesses front onto the street and She also takes issue with critics who insist Village. said. what they (city council) should be doing, in the development is a big box store, citing fig- Late last year, it was abruptly announced Jennissen made a presentation in front of fact, is doing everything they can to increase ures from the city planning department stat- that Shopper's intended to expand its current the committee, arguing the Shopper's Drug that diversity,” he said, adding that develop- ing that a big box store has no windows and location by more than 13,000 square feet and Mart proposal violated several sections of the ment should be geared toward multi-story is, on average, 100,000 to 150,000 square feet, had made a purchase offer to Martin Ringer, city's long-term planning document for the buildings with varied businesses at street whereas the total square footage for the new the owner of the two buildings currently area - the Osborne Village Neighbourhood level. Shopper's Drug Mart store is 18,000 square occupied by Movie Village and Vi-Ann. Plan - because the plan explicitly emphasizes Coun. Jenny Gerbasi, whose Fort Rouge feet. On Dec. 21, a City of Winnipeg Board of street-level diversity. ward includes Osborne Village, laments the Additionally, the new development Adjustment, which was required to approve However, he conceded that several changes loss of the two neighbourhood landmarks, includes 5,000 square feet for rent by another an application to exceed the 5,000 maximum made to the proposal between the Board of but believes the expanded Shopper's will commercial business, a separate street-level commercial square footage mandated in the Adjustment hearing and the Feb. 16 appeal improve the Osborne Street block between entrance for the post office and translucent area's zoning bylaw, approved the plan. hearing, caught him off guard. River Avenue and Roslyn Road. windows facing Osborne Street. Among the changes announced by Shop- “There are people on both sides of the It will also have the look of three separate “I want to stay here and per's representatives was that Bui had been issue,” she said. businesses due to three separate designs for its offered 2,000 out of a possible 5,000 square “(But) that parking lot is a schmozzle right roofline, Gerbasi added. serve the customers, feet of leaseable commercial space on the sec- thousands of people came in ond floor of the newly expanded store. and supported us.” Bui was also offered two years rent-free, with gradually phased increases for the next - Bac Bui, owner, Vi-Ann restaurant eight years until reaching “market compara- ble” rental rates, said Tammy Smitham, the Bac Bui, the owner of Vi-Ann restaurant, director of communications and corporate filed an appeal along with other concerned affairs for Shopper's. citizens, which was reviewed by an appeal “It was very difficult to respond (to those committee on Feb. 16. changes),” Jennissen said. The committee, consisting of Couns. Smitham did not know current mar- Jenny Gerbasi (Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry), ket rates, nor would she speculate on future Brian Mayes (St. Vital), Devi Sharma (Old rates. Kildonan) and Dan Vandal (St. Boniface), Bui, who was offered $10,000 for moving rejected the appeal unanimously, effectively expenses by landlord Martin Ringer, will not approving the expansion plan and driving relocate to the second floor of Shopper's, cit- out Bui, whose lease expires in June. ing kitchen installation and other expenses “I'm very sad by this,” said Bui, standing associated with a potential move. outside the council chambers with his wife Bui estimates that, over the course of 11 as well as about a half dozen supporters and years, he has invested $100,000 in Vi Ann, concerned citizens. including most recently by renovating the Bui has operated Vi-Ann restaurant for lights and carpeting under the false assump- over a decade, building up a loyal base of tion his lease would be renewed in June. Osborne Village customers. Although he would like to stay in the Vil- “I want to stay here and serve the custom- lage, his future relocation is uncertain. ers, thousands of people came in and sup- “Right now, I don't know,” he said. Ethan Cabel 04 News The Uniter February 23, 2012 www.Uniter.ca

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For more information, [email protected], or grab an appli- preparation and serving of meals at their international charitable organization that Aqua Books finds new home visit www.womenshealthclinic.org. cation from their office OR( M13) or from children's program on Thursdays from 4 raises marks, money and roofs. SOS is look- Winnipeg’s beloved second-hand the UWSA. p.m. to 5 p.m. Please call Breanne at 204- ing for a set of exceptional university stu- HOPE FOR HAITI BENEFIT DANCE PARTY is at 946-9490 or email [email protected]. dent leaders to launch a chapter on campus. bookstore, Aqua Books, is heading for Mondragon on Friday, March 2. To volunteer for UWSA FOODBANK, email If you are interested in gaining exposure to a change of scenery. After spending [email protected], or grab an applica- RUPERT’S LAND CAREGIVER SERVICES RING A the world of social entrepreneurship please only five years at their Garry Street lo- tion from the UWSA. RIDE program needs drivers to take clients visit www.studentsofferingsupport.ca. cation, and being forced to change its business plan to continue operating, the bookstore is returning to its roots in the Airport screening regulation comes under fire from trans-rights activists Exchange District. Aqua Books will open in a smaller building at 123 Princess St. - only one block from their previous location in the Exchange. Owner Kelly Hughes told the Winnipeg Free Press that the challenge of achieving a simi- lar atmosphere in the smaller space has sparked his creativity. Committee nullifies public consultation Citizens who turned up at City Hall last week to express concern over the fate of Winnipeg’s publicly owned golf courses were turned away by an admin- istrative snafu. The group showed up at council’s property committee meeting Feb. 14, however, the committee struck the report that called for public con- sultations on the matter. Coun. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) said the committee doesn’t have the authority to implement public consultations, the Winnipeg Free Press reported. Recently, after learning several city-owned golf courses had ac- quired reasonably large debts, the city conveyed interest in the possibility of selling or relinquishing the lease to a third party. Dylan Hewlett Ro Mills, director of the UWSA's LGBT centre, says he is baffled by airport screening regulations that discriminate against transgender people. Sinclair inquiry gets green light Protect program, a series of guidelines that Ro Mills, director for the LGBT* Centre The Phoenix Sinclair inquiry will pro- Justin Luschinski is much like the “no-fly” list for American at the University of Winnipeg, discovered ceed as planned. Manitoba Court of Ap- Beat reporter airlines. the issue through Milloy’s blog post that peal judge Martin Freedman dismissed On her blog, Milloy recently interviewed went viral across multiple social media sites. a legal challenge by the government Jennifer McCreath, a female-identified trans- Mills, a transgender student, wanted to union that the Manitoba government A months-old change to airport screening gender person. In the interview, McCreath travel over reading week, but was unsure he didn’t have the authority to call a public regulations discriminates against transgen- details her experience, saying how she had would be able to since his appearance no inquiry into the death of five-year-old der persons, effectively banning them from to go through a second screening and was longer matches the gender on his passport. Sinclair, the Winnipeg Free Press re- boarding an airplane for travel, LGBT activ- forced to supply fingerprints, and have her “It just baffles me that the government ported. Sinclair was killed by her mother ists charge. photo taken “like a common criminal.” would just do something like this without and stepfather in 2005. The inquiry, set According to amendments made to anybody knowing about it,” he said. “The for May, will examine why it took gov- Transport Canada’s Identity Screening Reg- screening regulation was revised in July, I ernment social workers more than nine ulations, “an air carrier shall not transport a “The problem is that this only found out about it now.” months to realize Sinclair was missing, passenger if the passenger does not appear to (regulation) exists. Whether Mills said he brought it up to NDP lead- despite being recently returned to her be of the gender indicated on the identifica- or not this has affected ership candidate Niki Ashton, who dropped birth mother. tion he or she presents.” in at the centre during a recent visit to the someone is irrelevant, the Bomber brass, players tussle The amendments were made last July. university. over free agency losses Ontario-based trans-rights activist and problem is that it could “It comes from good intentions. Every- blogger Christin Milloy has been following affect any trans person.” body wants safety, I understand that in a Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive the controversy since her blog post on the post 9-11 world,” Mills said. “But the fact backs Jonathan Hefney and Deon Bea- issue made its way around the Internet at the - Christin Milloy, trans-rights activist and that you have to out yourself to some ran- sley have taken to Twitter to voice their end of January. blogger dom person is crap. Not everyone can get frustrations with Blue Bomber brass. The She believes the revision is a problem the surgery needed, and I can't see how it team members questioned the team’s merely because it exists. would matter.” failure to resign receiver Gregg Carr, “I know that the response has been 'There A spokesperson for Transport Canada Transitioning from male to female is a offensive lineman Brendon LaBatte and are no cases, that it's not important, that it's said the regulations weren’t intended to be time consuming process. defensive lineman Don Oramasionwu not being enforced,'” said Milloy, who iden- discriminatory. Patients in Manitoba have to travel to the before the CFL free agency. The play- tifies as transgender. “As age, gender, or facial characteris- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health ers were considered by many to be the “And that's supposed to make trans peo- tics could vary from that on the passenger's in Toronto (CAMH) for assessment. The Bombers most important players to lock ple feel better? The problem is that this (reg- identification for a number of reasons, air- CAMH requires that the patient has cross- up. General Manager Joe Mack wasn’t ulation) exists. Whether or not this has lines have discretion to resolve any apparent lived as the preferred gender for two years impressed with the players’ decision to affected someone is irrelevant, the problem discrepancies when comparing passengers before a recommendation for sex-reassign- voice their opinions about the club pub- is that it could affect any trans person.” with their identification,” said Pierre Florea, ment surgery. licly via the social network. Mack found Since the screening regulations are not press secretary for Transport Canada. After that, surgery can be anything from it unprofessional, according to the Win- a piece of legislation, they did not have to “The intent is merely to prevent a person hair removal, hormone implants to gender nipeg Free Press. pass through the House of Commons, Mil- from getting on board an aircraft with iden- reassignment surgery, and not all of these are loy said. These are a part of the Passenger tification that doesn’t belong to them.” available in Manitoba. News 05 www.uniter.ca February 23, 2012 The Uniter Province’s watchdog organization for newspapers closes doors International The Manitoba Press Council shuts down after Winnipeg Free Press decision News Briefs Compiled by Ethan Cabel Greek austerity protests continue GREECE: With a crucial debt repayment deadline less than five weeks away, the government of recently appointed Greek president Lucas Papademos is scram- bling to implement severe austerity mea- sures designed to meet its obligations. In less than five weeks, the government will have to repay $14.5 billion in debt to its “troika” of creditors - the EU, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund - by making deep cuts to everything from entitlement programs, pensions and public sector wages. If Greece fails to implement these cuts, they risk a po- tentially disastrous default, The Guardian reported. However, protesters who have gathered in front of the Greek parliament view the measures as undemocratic im- positions from the EU and other outside bodies. Iran’s nuclear ambitions undeterred by sanctions, according to U.S. WASHINGTON: While U.S. president Barack Obama continues to hope that sanctions work to dissuade Iran from progressing with their nuclear program, his administration continues to maintain that all options are on the table, including military action, to deal with the Iranian threat, the Mail and Guardian reported. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed this week that Iran had loaded its first domestically made fuel rod into a nuclear reactor. He is also threatening to cut off oil supplies to six European coun- tries, which the U.S. views as a sign that Tehran remains unresponsive to, or un- affected by, sanctions. While Obama has stated that the U.S. and Israel are in “lock- step” when it comes to the Iranian threat, they disagree over the significance of the Islamic republic’s claim to have begun en- riching uranium at an underground facil- DYLAN HEWLETT ity near the holy city of Qom. Media watchdog no more: the Manitoba Press Council recently folded, after the Winnipeg Free Press pulled its funding to the organization. “The council saw very limited Libyans celebrate use,” Free Press publisher Bob Cox says. anniversary of revolution, future of country uncertain Carson Hammond “The council saw very limited use,” I think it’s only fair that an organization TRIPOLI: On Feb. 17, Libyans flooded the Beat reporter explained Free Press publisher Bob Cox. examine them too.” streets to celebrate the first anniver- “It did handle some complaints, but it was In an age of online newspapers accompa- sary of a revolution that ousted dictator almost inactive, I’d say.” nied by public comments sections, McMon- Muammar Gaddafi. However, as the Mail After nearly 30 years as the province’s arbi- The council dealt with only two cases in agle argues the importance of press councils and Guardian reported, the feeling of trator for complaints against local newspa- its final year of operation. is as great as ever. many Libyans, while overjoyed by new pers, the Manitoba Press Council has ceased In spite of this, the discontinuation of the “I think there’s more of a need for some freedoms, is increased uncertainty as its operations. MPC has been a cause for concern among kind of mechanism in the online world,” the interim government prepares for free “It was a sad thing to have happen,” said some members of the community. he said, referring to the slanderous tenden- elections while various local, tribal and John Cochrane, the council’s former chair- “I think it’s a shame,” said Duncan cies of many commenters on news web- religious groups jockey for position in person. “It was not something we were McMonagle, a journalism instructor at Red sites. “There needs to be a forum not only the oil-rich state. After 42 years of one- expecting.” River College and former executive editor of for what a paper publishes itself, but also man rule, significant fissures exist in the the Free Press. “It’s an important bit of sym- for what is published (on its website) by the country, with those deemed to be Gadd- “It’s foolish for a newspaper bolism.” community.” afi loyalists held in makeshift jails where “(The MPC) was a good appeal system,” In the wake of the MPC’s discontinua- they are often tortured by militiamen. to try to save such a small he added. “It was a nice safety valve.” tion, no other out-of-house body for news- International human rights groups have amount of money on such According to a report by the Winnipeg paper complaint arbitration currently exists urged the National Transitional Council of an important symbolic Free Press, the paper supplied $14,000 of the in the province. The question of whether or Mustafa Abdel Jalil to do something about council’s $17,000 annual budget at the time not a new organization with the same objec- the jails, but he and the government com- matter.” of its discontinuation. tive will replace it in the future is, as of yet, plain they lack the means to do so. Neither Cochrane nor McMonagle believe unanswered. - Duncan McMonagle, journalism instructor, U.S. to meet with North Korea former Winnipeg Free Press executive editor the Free Press acted for reasons beyond eco- “A national press council is being dis- nomics. cussed by Newspapers Canada,” mentioned over nuclear program “I think (the Free Press’s explanation) is Cochrane. “It’s only something in discus- WASHINGTON: On Feb. 23, the United The council, which was founded collec- true and honest,” McMonagle said. “But I sion, though. It may or may not happen.” States will begin negotiations with North tively by various newspapers in the province think it’s foolish for a newspaper to try to In the meantime, press councils operat- Korea over the possible dismantling of its as a response to the threat of a possible fed- save such a small amount of money on such ing in other provinces similar to the former nuclear program for the first time since eral organization of the same sort, suffered an important symbolic matter.” MPC are showing a steady decline in mem- former dictator Kim Jong-Il’s death in a steady decline in support since its incep- Cochrane expressed that the organization bership, a trend that McMonagle believes December last year. The talks, which will tion in 1985. of which he was a part held a subtle, yet sig- reflects poorly upon the state of the indus- be held in Beijing, China, will be the third The recent withdrawal of the council’s last nificant role. try. since last summer to explore the possibil- remaining major funder and member, the “Newspapers examine things every day at “Newspapers are being foolish by getting ity of North Korea dismantling its nuclear Winnipeg Free Press, effectively signalled the a great benefit to the public,” he said. “But rid of press councils and not at least replac- arsenal or at least engaging in long-term organization’s end. if they themselves do that on a daily basis, ing them with something else,” he said. negotiations to do so. It will also be an opportunity to gauge whether Kim Jong- Il’s successor, his son Kim Il-Sung, is more open to diplomacy. 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Collegiate students in national writing contest a revolution Two students from the University of Winnipeg Collegiate’s Model School program have landed as finalists in Student group pushes a national writing contest. Chelsea revolutionary message, Bannatyne and Marik Beraki are final- ists in the national Polar Expressions but are students listen- Publishing Annual Student Writing Contest. Bannatyne penned a science ing? fiction story called Almost Trapped, while Beraki wrote a comeback story Peyton Veitch called My First NBA Playoff Game. Both Volunteer are Grade 9 students at U of W's Model School. The stories will be published in the Polar Expressions 2012 Student A fledgling group on campus is hoping to Anthology and they also will advance promote student radicalism and raise aware- to the final round of competition held ness about revolutionary politics. in June. In its sixth year, the contest Formed last November by students at receives thousands of entries from the University of Winnipeg and the Univer- across Canada. sity of Manitoba, the Student Revolution- Saudi prof at U of W to ary Federation aims to “...link students and study children’s texts youth to global cultures of resistance and revolution, through building a revolutionary The University of Winnipeg has land- spirit of solidarity on campus,” according to ed an international scholar. Until June, their mission statement. Dr. Sabah Aisawi will serve as a Visit- Alex Paterson, one of the main organiz- ing Research Fellow at U of W’s Centre ers of the collective’s U of W wing, said the for Research in Young People's Texts group was formed because he, along with and Cultures. Aisawi will “research other students active in the local Occupy the representation of disability in chil- movement, were becoming increasingly frus- dren's literature from a cross-cultural trated with the “reformist message of Occupy perspective and cultural diversity in Winnipeg.” children's literature.” An assistant pro- As a result, Paterson balks at the idea that fessor at the College of Arts, University the SRF is an extension of the Occupy move- of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ment on campus. Aisawi will be teaching a new children's “Ninety-nine per cent of the group would literature course at U of D in 2013. Ai- argue some kind of revolution is necessary sawi was the first woman to gain a Ph.D to overthrow capitalism and other oppres- in Saudi Arabia in the field of children's sive structures to create a better world,” said literature. Paterson, an indigenous governance master’s Wesmen end season with a student. pair of losses in Calgary For Paterson and the SRF, the revolution The Wesmen basketball teams both begins at school by engaging students with fell short in their final games of the their message of social transformation. season against the Calgary Dinos on “Students have been at the forefront of Saturday, Feb. 11. The Wesmen women social movements since we’ve had univer- ended their regular season schedule sities,” said Paterson, a former member of with an 88-62 loss, finishing the regu- Winnipeg Copwatch. lar season with a 9-11 record, good for To this end, the group has leafleted, set up Letters fifth place in the Prairie division. Fifth- an information table at this year’s Snoweek year guard Amy Ogidan led the Wes- and participated in the 2012 Student Day of men with 22 points and nine rebounds Action. in her final regular season game. The In addition, they plan to hold a “Disori- Bring the sports section back banners hanging in Duckworth Centre. Wesmen men, meanwhile, fell 94-78 to entation Week” that will mirror Septem- I believe that sports can also provide an the Dinos, ending their season with a ber’s Orientation Week festivities. The goal In 2008 and 2009, I was a volunteer writer avenue and an impetus for social change, 4-16 record. Winnipeg was led by Eric is to bring in speakers that Paterson says will for The Uniter's sports section. Unfortu- a view shared with Jerrad Peters regarding Zimmerman's 25 points, including four “critically engage how the university is tied to nately, in the spring of 2009, The Uniter his article in your Feb. 2 issue (“Passing it three-pointers. Mark McNee finished capitalism and imperialism.” decided to eliminate the sports section off,” page 7). with 14 and Andrew Cunningham added However, the SRF have so far found its entirely in the print edition, an unexpected Sports deserve space in The Uniter as 11. The women’s team will be looking for efforts to build a dialogue with the student blow to my fellow burgeoning sportswrit- much as the arts or campus news. It would the wild card spot in the Canada West body less successful than anticipated. ers, many of whom I consider to be my also be very timely due to the expansion Conference Playoff round which begins Paterson points to how many members of friends. of the Wesmen athletic program as well as in two weeks. the university community are taken aback by As a result, there has been, and still is, both men's and women's volleyball teams the group’s rejection of conventional politi- an apparent lack of sports content in this ranked in the national top ten. Anthropologist on campus cal discourse. newspaper for almost three years. In fact, As an alternative news publication, your for environmental lectures “People are a little shocked that our mes- there hasn't been a new article on The newspaper should not only publish arti- World-renowned anthropologist and sage is a bit outside of the norm,” he said. Uniter website's Sports & Fitness section cles about the Wesmen and other local advocate Dr. Wade Davis will be on “Our banner at the Day of Action was since last September. sports teams, but also sports stories that are campus to deliver a series of two lec- ‘Fuck Tuition’ and that’s not what people are I am writing this letter to urge your ignored by the mainstream press. tures at the university Thursday, Feb. used to.” newspaper to re-establish the sports section. To summarize, I want The Uniter to give 16. Davis is an explorer-in-residence On the other hand, he believes that if peo- I believe that sports are an integral part of current and future students at the U of W for the National Geographic Society. ple are open minded and willing to engage the lives of Winnipeggers, as evidenced by the same opportunity I was given in 2008: His work has taken him to East Africa, in a conversation, they will gain a greater their reaction to the NHL's return to Win- the opportunity to record the many athletic Borneo, Nepal, Peru, Australia, Mongo- understanding of what the group is talking nipeg and the resurgence of the Winnipeg accomplishments and events in Winnipeg lia and beyond. The first lecture, The about. Blue Bombers last summer. and elsewhere. Sacred Headwaters, deals with three David Jacks, a student at the U of W and I believe that sports are an integral part of Canada's most important salmon former president of the UWSA, applauds the of this university and its history, as shown Adam Peleshaty rivers - the Stikine, the Skeena, and SRF for challenging mainstream viewpoints. by the Wesmen's national championship the Nass - and the importance for Ca- “It speaks to a certain audience and nadians to protect them. The lecture should work hard to encourage like-minded takes place from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in students to get involved,” Jacks said of the Convocation Hall. The second will be a group via email, adding later: “The SRF pres- public forum on tar sands and the En- ents very valid, contemporary and thought bridge Northern Gateway Pipeline at 7 provoking perspectives to the discourse com- p.m. in the Richardson College of the munity at the U of W.” Have you got something to say? Environment and Science. The forum As the group is relatively new on the scene, will feature, along with Davis, Gerald a comprehensive statement of principles has Amos, Chief Councillor for the Haisla not yet been agreed upon. Likewise, the SRF First Nation, economist Lynne Fernan- is still in the process of designing a website - dez, economist, Anne Lindsey, former although they do have a social media pres- executive director of the Canadian ence. Centre of Policy Alternatives, and the Visit the SRF online on Facebook under Send your letters to [email protected] Manitoba Eco-Network. Student Revolutionary Federation, on Twit- ter at @SRFUW or via email at srf.uwpg@ gmail.com. Campus 07 www.uniter.ca February 23, 2012 The Uniter Former employees speak out on Global College Sick leaves, clashes with management common, sources say

Amy Groening McPhedran. “This is not actually unusual, Campus beat reporter this is not necessarily negative.” McPhedran could recall only one extended sick leave during Sibanda’s time at The University of Winnipeg Global College the college. promotes human rights abroad, however, She added that Garcia’s experience is not former employees say treatment of its local the norm, and the institute is respectful of staff leaves something to be desired. its staff. Alex Garcia, who worked as a student “This is the first time that I have known assistant at Global College from November Alex Garcia had any issues,” McPhedran 2010 to April 2011, said ambiguous work- said. “I’ve had student assistants tell me that loads, lack of direction and clashes with it’s been a really fantastic work experience.” management made it a difficult environ- Current student assistants could not be ment to work in. reached for comment by press time. “Working at the Global College and College changes location being part of the Human Rights Program has made me question its validity,” Garcia Meanwhile, Global College recently told The Uniter in an interview. moved from the Rice Building to Centen- With many projects on the go and little nial Hall this fall. time for training, work crises were common Bill Balan, vice-president of finance and during his time at the college, said Garcia. administration, said this move helps to clus- “The thing is that there is no real leader- ter departments with similar functions. ship demonstrated. There’s lot of crisis man- “They are very much an academic organi- agement. There is no long-term planning, zation. I think it’s much more synergistic to no time,” said Garcia. have them there in that milieu than (in the Garcia said that the work atmosphere Rice Building),” Balan said. made it difficult to voice concerns, and lead- Administrative offices have replaced the ership was intimidating. space Global College occupied in the Rice “There’s this expectation that students Building, said Balan. will rise and meet challenges. You get pissed The university is avoiding paying out rent on when you fail to meet those really high to other institutions by utilizing space in its standards,” said Garcia. Dylan Hewlett own facilities. However, the university has Eliakim Sibanda, who was director for Former employees of the U of W's Global College say a lack of direction and clashes with management made 25 per cent ownership of the Rice Building. the Institute of Human Rights and Global the college a difficult environment to work in, subsequently leading to high turnover in the organization. “We do get some of the money back that Studies at the college until summer 2010, we pay in rent in the form of profit sharing. said he noticed a large number of staff left connected to the college say that in the past permanent and short-term contract posi- As long as we need space we’d do it here over the college during his time there. few years, the atmosphere has become much tions, the shortest of which is three months any other,” said Balan. “The only thing I can say - it was an less welcoming, and several staff members long, McPhedran said. McPhedran said the move has given stu- alarming turnover,” Sibanda said. had to take extended sick leaves or have Many of the staff that have left the college dents and staff a sense of space. Several staff members went on extended left the college due to working conditions were contract staff seeking more permanent “It’s integrated with other classes, other sick leaves as well, Sibanda added. there. work, she said. locations that (students) are going to. Four former staff members of the college Dr. Marilou McPhedran, principal of the “When you start something new, you Increasingly, there’s a sense that this is a would not speak on the record when con- college, could not speculate as to why staff go through different ways of trying to fig- Global College space,” she said. tacted by The Uniter. members have left the college. ure out what is the administration model or However, anonymous sources formerly The college operates on a basis of both leadership model that’s going to work,” said With files from Ethan Cabel. Wesmen take it to the next level Soccer teams excited to be added to CIS for the upcoming season

Amy Groening Campus beat reporter

After years of waiting to be admitted to the highest level of university soccer, the Wes- men men’s and women’s soccer teams were voted into the Canada West faction of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) league. Doran Reid, athletic director of the uni- versity, said this is an opportunity for the Wesmen teams to prove themselves by com- peting with teams across Canada. “This is the pinnacle, this is the highest level that a student athlete can compete at,” said Reid. “For us, it means working 10 times harder than we have been.” - Serafina Trunzo, Wesmen women’s soccer

For the past two years, the Wesmen have played in the lower-level Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) league, but, according to Reid, they always intended to play at a higher level. Kelly Morton The Wesmen men’s and women’s soccer teams were recently voted into the Canada West faction of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) league. Competing at CIS level will offer play- ers more performance visibility, as well as offer an opportunity for Winnipeg to make was bumped up to February in a move that Travel costs will be covered by fundrais- “For us, it means working 10 times harder a name for itself. Reid views as a show of support for the Wes- ing, sponsorships and the university, Reid than we have been. The university should “Part of the reason we’re doing this is for men. noted. The amount the university will be feel proud to finally get more teams in CIS,” bringing notoriety and publicity to our cam- “They knew it was going to be favour- contributing is not currently available, as it Trunzo said. pus and the inner city and the whole city of able, everyone made the consensus that this depends on the amount that can be secured For the women’s team, fundraising has Winnipeg,” Reid said. was going to happen so let’s get it done in from other sources, he said. never been an issue, said Trunzo. Last year, the Wesmen met with frustra- February,” he said. Serafina Trunzo, who plays on the wom- Tyson Farago, from the men’s soccer tion when their bid to be included in the Competing at a higher level is not with- en’s team, said performing at the CIS level team, found out only last week the Wesmen CIS was overturned by one vote. out its expenses. The projected travel budget will help her and other players’ chances of had officially been accepted into the CIS. “Speculation for me is it wasn’t good for for the 2012 season has been increased from continuing their soccer careers. “It’s certainly an achievement,” he said. those schools in terms of cost and schedul- $5,000 to $40,000, Reid said. According to Trunzo, the under-23 Can- “There’s a lot of difference between MCAC ing, us moving in so quickly,” said Reid. “There’s absolutely more travel costs. ada coaching officials are more likely to to CIS. I think the guys are really excited, The vote to include the Wesmen in the Instead of going to Red River College, we’re choose players from the CIS level for their really trying to work hard and upgrade their CIS roster was to take place in May, but it going to Victoria, B.C.,” he said. Olympic teams. game and put more effort into it.” SUNDAY PANTAGES PLAYHOUSE FEB 26 THEATRE 180 MARKET AVENUE EAST

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Erika Miller Volunteer

If you've been hearing the unsettling sound of trumpets or bugles in the sky, or the Earth groaning freakishly when you've been out- side, you’re not the first person to be flushed with a mix of curiosity and anxiety. People all over the world have heard these strange noises, and lately YouTube has been flooded with videos capturing the creepy instrument-like sounds echoing across the city that will send shivers up your spine. But don’t sweat my pets, as there may be a scientific explanation for it after all, so you don't have to buy into the 2012 Mayan Apocalypse theory or build a bomb shelter in your backyard just yet. I first heard about this bizarre bugle-in- the-sky phenomenon when my brother came home from a snowboarding trip at Springhill, where he witnessed the sounds firsthand. Armed with his ever-present iPhone, he captured everything on video and although the sound quality is not particularly high, the scary noise is still discernable in the background. He encouraged me to watch some higher quality videos on YouTube like the ones filmed in Conklin, Alta., which decidedly cemented my sick fascination with these occurrences. A semi-translated clip from a Spanish news station said Twitter and Facebook exploded with comments when people in Costa Rica Aranda Adams heard the groaning, and jumped to the con- parameters “north pole shift 2012,” I came a C+ in dumb kids Biology, I strongly believe no one could say when it would happen. clusion that these were the sounds that indi- across a pretty interesting, and kind of tech- these things may be somewhat related. Maybe they should have consulted the cated the Mayan’s prediction of apocalypse nical, diagram-laden article from NASA I also learned some other pretty rad space Mayan math formulas. in 2012 was true. published 11 years ago. The article essentially junk from the NASA article. If we were to have a friendly bet, I’d put If the Mayans did predict that bugle sums up the fact that the most majestic star Besides enlightening me on the Sun’s my money on the possibility that Mother sounds would erupt across the sky in a warn- in our solar system, the Sun, is PMS-ing. magnetic menstrual cycle, I also learned that Earth’s magnetic pole shift is happening ing to humanity that the end is nigh, that’s a See, Mrs. Golden Sun has an 11-year cycle the Earth’s magnetic poles can shift, too, and today, and that the freaky groaning noises genuinely weird coincidence for sure, since I wherein it flips its magnetic poles. that this business happens anywhere between we’re hearing echoing across the sky are her don’t think bugles existed yet. That’s pretty amazing in and of itself, but 5,000 to 50 million years apart. complaining of cramps. But I like science so I don’t buy into it. there’s a double whammy here: we're also That's some legit Bill Nye the Science Does anyone have a giant cosmic choco- I heard the North Pole may be shift- in the midst of the biggest solar storm since Guy shit right there. late bar we can give her? ing, and because I’m university educated, I 2005, and we just got bombarded by electro- But the NASA geeks went on to report in extrapolated this thought. magnetic radiation. that very same article that the Earth is over- Erika Miller is a student at the University of So using a simple Google search with the Although I’m an English major and I got due for another magnetic pole shift, although Manitoba. Garbology, twittology It’s important to use social media like Twitter to make sense of things

Fatemah Al Helal social media more credit than it deserves. Volunteer staff However, social media is nothing if not an online interaction about specific issues, in a space where the impact of state, society and Sociologists use many ways to collect infor- cultural norms are decreased. mation about societies, in order to gain a In fact, Twitter gave me the chance as a better understanding of certain behaviours. curious person who loves to watch peo- One of those ways is garbology, which ple (with only innocent intentions), to fol- means the study of a society or culture by low people's reactions over one story that examining or analyzing its refuse. recently happened in Saudi Arabia. If we can look at what people have left in The story in question happened on Feb. their dump and call it a scientific way to col- 15. About 50 religious fanatics stormed lect data, why not look at the 140 letters they into the location of Al-Janadrya Festival in wrote on a social networking site and call it Riyadh, claiming that there are sins commit- "twittology"? ted between men and women there. They Some people may argue that I’m giving had come up with this conclusion based on Internet “Fatwa” (religious opinion), and decided to fix this immoral situation with Position: Freelance Writer verbal assaults. Al-Janadrya culture festival is an annual Company: The Gradzette Salary: 10c per word national heritage and folk cultural festival. Ayame Ulrich About the Position: The Gradzette is the official Traditional activities, including folk dances, student newspaper of the graduate students of the camel races, arts and crafts exhibits as well as story similar to this one comes up. people experience in everyday life, the taboos University of Manitoba. The magazine is distributed poetry readings are showcased for the entire Another group wants these fanatical peo- or restrictions imposed on people. digitally to all 3,400 grad students monthly. Freelanc- duration of the festival. It lasts for two weeks ple to generally continue doing what they It’s important to use social media such as ers write about current projects and events relevant to and is organized by the National Guard. do, claiming that what happened in this Twitter to make sense of things and find out grad students. During the time this story was happening, story was just a mistake of few individuals. what people think, especially for those who Qualifications: The ideal candidate has previous writ- I followed some people’s reactions on Twit- A third group was totally okay with what have it as the only way to use their right to ing experience through education or work experience. ter. I can summarize the reactions thusly: happened, believing that this is the way it freedom of expression. They enjoy writing and have a good understanding of One group was upset with what they should be. This was not a significantly large the English language and Canadian Press writing style. called “religious police.” They argued that group of people. Fatemah Al Helal is an international student How to apply: Email [email protected] for this group shouldn’t even exist, and cer- My point is that Twitter gives me the who was awarded her first degree in food and more information. tainly shouldn’t be able to tell us how to be opportunity to see ordinary people’s reaction nutritional science. She is currently majoring responsible and moral – we’re old enough to to certain issues, as opposed to the images in sociology at the University of Winnipeg. do that. I noticed that the number of people from the media, which are far from real life; More of Fatemah’s writings can be found at in this outraged group increase every time a I get to do this without the limitations that http://daughterofarabia.blogspot.com. 10 Comments The Uniter February 23, 2012 www.Uniter.ca

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Dylan Hewlett Arts & Culture 11 www.uniter.ca February 23, 2012 The Uniter Arts & Culture Hit the lights! Suffocation, Into Eternity headline as eleventh annual Manitoba Metalfest takes over the Zoo

Aaron Epp Managing Editor

No life til leather - they’re gonna kick some ass this weekend. Brutal death metal pioneers Suffocation, progressive thrash metal five-piece Into Eter- nity and a host of other fast-riffin’, head- bangin’ metal acts will take over the Zoo on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 as part of the eleventh annual Manitoba Metalfest. “I love the music,” Winnipeg metal pro- moter, festival co-founder and Putrescence drummer Cory Thomas says of why he keeps organizing the festival year after year. “I like seeing the crowd all happy (when we) bring in bands that they never really get to see that don’t tour that much out here,” the 31-year-old continues, citing Sacrifice and Razor as examples. This year, Suffocation is one of those bands. “This is an exclusive fly-in - they’re not touring,” Thomas says. “We try to make the festival special each year … to keep our scene thriving, and to get (Winnipeg) bands more exposure.” For Thomas, booking Suffocation is a dream come true. “They’re pioneers of death metal - I love that band. I’ve always wanted to do a show for Suffocation. They’ve been a huge influ- ence on me and a lot of the bands that are Supplied playing.” Formed in 1989 in Long Island, New York, Suffocation is known for laying the groundwork for death metal in the '90s. "They've been a huge influence on me and a lot of Into Eternity’s appearance at the festi- the bands that are playing (Manitoba Metalfest)," says festival organizer Cory Thomas. val this year is also special, as it will be the acclaimed Regina band’s first show with new singer, Amanda Kiernan (see article below). “They’ve got a huge buzz going and Metal madness But Thomas is just as excited about the they’re young kids,” Thomas says of Abho- other bands playing the festival as he is about rupt. “They’re 18 and they’re already shred- The lineup for Manitoba Metalfest 2012 the big-name headliners. ders. I couldn’t play like that when I was 18! Friday, Feb. 24 Saturday, Feb. 25 “Untimely Demise is from Saskatoon and “It’s a really well-rounded line-up. I they’re a hardworking band. They’ve really like that we have a lot of new bands from Into Eternity Suffocation got a buzz going. I’ve done a few shows for the scene, and some bands that have been Legion of Liquor Untimely Demise them over the past couple years, and I knew around for a few years that already seem like Seventh Sin Dissolution if I slapped them on the fest in front of a veterans because they work so hard and play huge crowd, they’re just going to steal the all the time.” Abhorupt Hoarfrost show so hard. Their album just got mixed So if you’ve got the metal madness, head Annex Theory Alphakill by Glen Drover from Megadeth, so there are to the Zoo this weekend. really good things on the horizon for those “It’s insane - it’s come so far,” Thomas says Both shows take place at the Zoo (160 Osborne St.) and you must be at least 18 years old with ID guys.” of Winnipeg’s metal community. “We have to attend. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets available for $25 per night at www.ticketworkshop.com, Local bands on the bill include Legion of one of the best scenes in Canada. I’ve toured Into the Music, War on Music and Music Trader. Liquor, Annex Theory, Dissolution, Alphak- across Canada with a bunch of bands, and Visit www.tinyurl.com/MBMetalfest. ill, Hoarfrost and Abhorupt, who won their we’re super fortunate in Winnipeg that we spot in the festival during a battle of the have the support we have, the diversity we bands contest. have and the quality of metal that we have.” Regina metal band Into Eternity to debut new lead singer at Manitoba Metalfest

Aaron Epp was released in 2008 by Century Media. Managing Editor “We’ve actually already recorded five new songs - Stu recorded all those demos as well with all the harmonies and vocals, and we Acclaimed progressive thrash metal band have everything all worked out, but now he’s Into Eternity will play its first show with on tour with Iced Earth. So, it will have to new lead singer Amanda Kiernan at the be on hold until he gets back in April and Manitoba Metalfest this weekend. then can lay down his parts, if he’s still will- The Regina-based five-piece will per- ing to do it. I guess that’s more of a (ques- form at the Zoo on Friday, Feb. 24. Kier- tion for) Stu Block, but we want him to fin- nan joined the band after its lead singer, Stu ish (recording with us).” Block, was recruited to handle vocal duties Fukushima is a six-minute tour de force in Iced Earth. that recounts the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear Block is still a part of Into Eternity, but disaster that followed the Tohoku earthquake Kiernan will handle lead vocals at live shows and tsunami in Japan in March 2011. while Block is on tour with Iced Earth. According to Roth, it’s a hopeful song “Things are going really smooth (with about overcoming tragedy. Amanda),” Into Eternity co-founder and “I think it’s best just to stay away from guitarist Tim Roth says by phone before a our usual (themes of) death and despair,” band practice. “She (has) overtones to her says Roth, who often has the TV on when he voice and a bit of a rasp, but she can hit all of writes music and was inundated with Fuku- the high notes.” shima footage on CNN after the disaster. “She’s a great girl,” Roth adds. “A lot of “This is something that really happened, and fun.” I saw it (on TV) every day, so I just wrote Rounded out by guitarist Justin Bender, about what I saw.” Supplied bassist Troy Bleich and drummer Bryan Even though Block appears on the new The first picture of Into Eternity featuring new lead singer Amanda Kiernan of Edmonton. Left to right, the band Newbury, Into Eternity released a new sin- song, Roth thinks it would be great to have is Tim Roth, Justin Bender, Kiernan, Bryan Newbury and Troy Bleich. gle, Fukushima, on Feb. 15. Block sings on Kiernan contribute background vocals or the track, which was recorded before Kier- the occasional verse to future Into Eternity three of Into Eternity’s albums on vinyl. The going to be great.” nan joined the band. recordings. band is also excited to perform at the Mani- Roth says he’s still not sure when the But only time will tell how the band’s next toba Metalfest. For ticket information, see sidebar above. band’s next full-length will come out. Into record takes shape. In the meantime, local “We can’t wait to get back to Winnipeg,” Visit www.intoeternity.net and Eternity’s last album, The Incurable Tragedy, record label War on Music will be releasing Roth says. “I love playing Manitoba. It’s www.facebook.com/intoeternityweb. 12 Arts & Culture The Uniter February 23, 2012 www.Uniter.ca

Music Listings Rudolf Rocker, 91 Albert St. BIG DAVE MCLEAN does his weekly jam at the Singer-songwriters SHELDON BIRNIE, BEN Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club. WYTINCK and MATT COLPITTS play the Stan- MONDAY, FEB. 27 dard. CHRIS CARMICHAEL plays Shannon's Irish Pub. REPUBLIC OF CHAMPIONS, SORITES PARADOX, DEAD RANCH and HALF DEAD HUSKY play the Rap artist RAEKWON performs with CON- Crescent Fort Rouge United Church. SCIENCE and JD ERA at the Marquee Lounge & Event Centre. SIT DOWN TRACY plays Pop Soda’s. RAGE cover band THE CHRIST PUNCHERS play TUESDAY, FEB. 28 alongside a BLACK KEYS TRIBUTE at the Cav- It's soul night at the Cavern! Come check out ern. the SOLUTIONS. SATURDAY, FEB. 25 HEY OCEAN are back in town with JACK STRAIGHT at the Park Theatre Café. FESTIVAL DU VOYAGEUR hosts the likes of JENNILEE MARTINEAU, MELISSA PLETT, OH WEDNESDAY, FEB. 29 MY DARLING, BOG RIVER, DON AMERO, FIRE & SMOKE, RED MOON ROAD and many more folk JANN ARDEN performs at the Pantages Play- artists all day starting at 10:30 a.m. at Voya- house with openers KEITH AND RENÉE. geur Park. ANDREW NEVILLE AND THE POOR CHOICES plays The Festival continues with OH SO POPULAR the Standard. playing the King's Head Pub. NEW MUSIC WEDNESDAYS continue at Ozzy's The mayhem of MANITOBA METALFEST contin- with art-folkies JUPITER STORM, DUST ADAM ues with SUFFOCATION, UNTIMELY DEMISE, DIS- DUST and TWIN. SOLUTION, HOARFROST and ALPHAKILL. UPCOMING EVENTS ROMI MAYES is back from a long tour with Folk-punk solo act GREG REKUS holds his Euro BOBBY DESJARLAIS and JAY NOWICKI at the tour kick off party at the Lo Pub on Thursday, Inspired by the lake, campfires, outdoor living and kitchen party jams, Winnipeg roots trio Red Moon Road (Daniel Peloquin- Park Theatre. Hopfner, Sheena Rattai and Daniel Jordan) will perform at the King's Head on Thursday, Feb. 23 as part of Festival du Voyageur. March 1 along with KRIS RENDINA, MARSHALL BOATS 3rd Album Fundraiser is at the Lo Pub BIRCH and TWIN. Visit www.redmoonroad.com. with DEPARTURES and SALINAS. LIL’ ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS are always a Sk8-surf-punks THE THRASHERS rock the Cav- party at the Times Change(d) High and Lone- ern with ACID SCAR. some Club on Friday, March 2. THURSDAY, FEB. 23 with the DIRTY CATFISH BRASS BAND. you can catch RED MOON ROAD, THE F-HOLES Celebrate JOHNNY CASH'S B-DAY at the Times HUGH CORNWELL of the STRANGLERS and GLEN Change(d) with a local roots-rocker all-star SCOTT NOLAN plays the Standard. and BON DEBARRAS starting at 6 p.m. MATLOCK of the SEX PISTOLS play the Pyramid FESTIVAL DU VOYAGEUR music series continues jam. on Saturday, March 3. with RED MOON ROAD at the King’s Head Pub CHRIS CARMICHAEL plays Shannon's. ENJOY YOUR PUMAS, SONS OF YORK and Chicago blues band MAGIC SLIM & THE TEAR- and PINK SOCKS playing Le Garage Café. ORANGE ORANGE perform at the Rivière-Rouge Indie rock act ISLANDS perform at the West End FRIDAY, FEB. 24 Tent in Voyageur Park starting at 6 p.m. DROPS play the Pyramid Cabaret. Cultural Centre on Saturday, March 3. At the FESTIVAL DU VOYAGEUR site, THE JUS- Indie pop rockers BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB play TIN LACROIX BAND, LES DALES HAWERCHUCK, MANITOBA METALFEST kicks off at the Zoo with Hip-hop artist, reporter, activist and all-around ELECTRIC SIX return on Tuesday, March 13 at the West End Cultural Centre with English song- MAINE and NIK MYO & FUNK LION play the Sugar INTO ETERNITY, THE LEGION OF LIQUOR, SEV- good guy WAB KINEW performs with LAZY RICH the Pyramid. You have been warned. stress LUCY ROSE and Toronto act THE DARCYS. Shack at 7 p.m. ENTH SIN, ABHORUPT and ANNEX THEORY. at the Pyramid. Ex-Can front man DAMO SUZUKI is at the WECC Hoot hoot! THE HOOTS play Pop Soda’s. HAUNTER and THE FIGHT play the Lo Pub. FESTIVAL DU VOYAGEUR continues with THE RAMBLING DAN FRECHETTE releases his new on Thursday, March 22. DUST RHINOS, OH MY DARLING and BON album at the Folk Exchange. DON AMERO performs at the Pyramid Cabaret SUNDAY, FEB. 26 Folk fest favourite THE CAT EMPIRE plays the DEBARRAS playing Centre Culturel Franco-Man- alongside SEGWEH. RAE SPOON plays Gio's. Garrick Centre on Wednesday, April 4. itobain. Boot scoot to see BAD COUNTRY at the Stan- AMANDA DAVID’s EP release is at the Orbit Hudson Fedun a.k.a. FMSEA's EP release is at dard. JOEL PLASKETT and FRANK TURNER play the ANDREW NEVILLE & THE POOR CHOICES put Room. the Lo Pub. Garrick Centre on Saturday, April 21. some country twang into FESTIVAL DU VOYA- THE EMPTY STANDARDS play the Snow Bar as The FANCY PANTS WEEN TRIBUTE is at the Times SOCIAL DISTORTION plays the Burt on Mon- DIERKS BENTLEY plays the Burton Cummings GEUR at the Snow Bar at Voyageur Park at 7 part of FESTIVAL DU VOYAGEUR at 2 p.m. Change(d) High and Lonesome Club. day, April 23. Theatre. p.m. ALL THE KINGS MEN continue the Festival fes- ABSENT SOUND, THE BLISTERS and SAUNLUST THE GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS are back at the Celebrate Mardi Gras at the Times Change(d) Across the Voyageur Park at the Sugar Shack tivities at the King’s Head. are blowing minds and taking names at the WECC on Friday, May 4. MORE MUSIC THIS week

Bombay Bicycle Club

London’s hottest indie band, Bombay Bicycle Club, is a remarkably productive group - they’ve made three albums in the past three years. The young four-member band has Rae Spoon been working with Jim Abbiss, the same producer who Hey Ocean worked with Britain’s biggest indie band, The Arctic Mon- Rae Spoon isn’t quite a household name, but Calgary’s transgen- keys. After a pair of critically acclaimed discs - 2008’s It’s Easier to be der alt-country songwriter-gone-dance pop crooner is definitely Flaws, released in 2010, was their breakout album. Somebody Else and 2010’s Stop Looking Like Music - Vancou- making waves. The shift began in 2008 when Spoon released the However, with its cool acoustics and intense yearnings, ver trio Hey Ocean is about to release its third album Is this genre bending superioryouareinferior, which was then long listed the record has given them a soft-sided edge that normally March. for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize. would not come out of a band until much later - when Consisting of vocalist/flautist Ashleigh Ball, vocalist/guitar- Spoon’s sixth release, the Young Galaxy-esque I Can’t Keep All of experience and being on the road would define their sound ist David Beckingham and vocalist/bassist Dave Vertesi, this Our Secrets is a dance-rock affair inspired by the loss of a friend. in more musical detail. pop group started out as a casual affair but quickly became a “I wanted to write about grief, about the phases of grief,” BBC’s latest album, A Different Kind of Fix was finally prominent project in each of their lives. Spoon recently told Outwords. “It's kind of an upbeat dance tune released in North America on Feb. 15. It’s a disc full of Touring Canada three times on the strength of its first disc, about grief.” soothing sounds and hypnotic beats while occasionally Hey Ocean then enlisted indie rock guru Jose Contreras (By Crash Landing is a punchy New Order popper, while the knocking on the door of house or trance. Divine Right) to produce the follow-up. The result got them moody Ghost of a Boy and Are You Jealous of the Dead? fall into the Lead singer and guitarist Jack Steadman’s haunting voice opening tour slots for the likes of Shad, Sarah Harmer, Xavier more fragile category. Despite all of this variety, the disc is incredi- and Ed Nash’s bass hooks give Bombay Bicycle Club an Rudd and Bedouin Soundclash. These discs were all released bly cohesive. It largely plays into the fact that Spoon’s songwriting incredibly unique sound. Adding in piano pieces and eclec- independently on the trio’s own Pop Machine label, started transcends genre and categorization. tic sounds, the band’s reverberation is one of a kind. with friends and Juno winners Said the Whale. Despite a 14 year career, people are still curious about the sing- Songs such as Shuffle and How Can You Swallow So To preface the Is LP, the band released the Vertesi produced er’s gender, even though this has been addressed in nearly every Much Sleep, are emerging signatures of a band with so Big Blue Wave EP last fall after signing to Universal Music Can- article ever written about Spoon. “I identify as gender retired,” much promise. The tunes don’t initially seem brilliant, but ada. Despite having the tune Islands featured on a recent epi- Spoon says. “I've tried being a woman and a man and I wasn't as you listen to them again, you can hear depth. I cannot sode of American adults-as-teens drama One Tree Hill, the good at either of them.” help but hear mixes that are reminiscent of U2. band’s visas were denied for the West Coast U.S. tour that was What Rae Spoon is good at is performing, and you can catch Riding on its success in the U.K., Bombay Bicycle planned for February. Spoon and the Super Fun Queer Dance Party at Gio’s Friday, Feb- Club has been nominated for a 2012 NME award for Best Thankfully, this doesn’t affect Winnipeg fans who will be ruary 24 at 10 p.m. Admission at the door is a unique sliding scale Emerging Band. Check out this buzz-worthy band at the checking the band out at the Park Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. of $5 to $10 (though no one will be turned away), and all funds go West End Cultural Centre on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. 28 at 7:30 p.m. with opener Jack Straight. Tickets are $13 in directly to fund Spoon's tour. Tickets are $18.25 at Ticketmaster. advance and $18 at the door. Visit www.raespoon.com. - John Van Laar - Nicholas Friesen - Nicholas Friesen

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MUSIC PREVIEW It’s all la la la and no da da da for this trio Montreal’s Trio 86 will challenge your classical tastes

supplied Montreal-based music act Trio 86 will perform a handful of classical and new music concerts in Winnipeg over the next few weeks.

Thiessen and Wieser both knew Matthews scene here,” she says. “You can live here and says. “With classical you have the cham- Nicholas Friesen as the composition professor during their make your life in music. That's a pretty rare ber music societies and it appeals to a cer- Arts and culture editor stints at the University of Manitoba, but it blessing. For people I know in Winnipeg, tain group of people. When it's new music, I wasn’t until a chance meeting at last year’s for classical musicians, you need a job in the think it's even more of a niche. I don't know Cluster Festival that a creative partnership symphony. In other kinds of music, the peo- if it makes booking easier or harder. Talk- Montreal’s Trio 86 holds two ex-Winnipeg- formed. ple I know often have other jobs to pay the ing to friends who are booking their bands gers among its ranks in Jennifer Thiessen “He wasn't directly involved (in the festi- rent and work their butts off to play music. around the country it doesn't sound that dif- (viola) and Marc Wieser (piano). Rounded val) but he was at all the concerts,” Thiessen I came to Montreal to make music my full ferent. out by clarinet player Krista Martynes, the says. “We got to talking and later during the time work.” “In Montreal there's so much great stuff new-music-meets-classical outfit is set to year he approached us about writing a piece happening here but there's more music hap- deliver a slew of performances all over Win- for us.” pening than there are people to go see it. Try- nipeg and Brandon with a program it’s call- Thiessen is no stranger to touring. Her day “In Montreal there's so ing to make an artistic venture work on a ing the Kegelstatt Legacy. job is in the musical/dance project La La La much great stuff happening business level and make ends meet and just “The very first piece that was written for Human Steps where she is currently well into here but there's more music trying to make your project take off and be this combination of instruments was by a two-year touring contract that included a self-sustainable is a lot of work and it can be Mozart, so that's kind of the starting point,” stop at Winnipeg’s recent New Music Festi- happening than there are really rewarding.” says Thiessen over the phone from Montreal. val. people to go see it.” The piece in question is the Kegestatt Trio, “That was really great to be able to stop - Jennifer Thiessen, musician See Trio 86 on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. at so it’s fitting. “We're gonna play that piece at home with my work that usually takes me Providence College; Thursday, March 1 at and then move into the romantic period and everywhere but home,” she laughs. “In Mon- 11:30 a.m. at the Canadian Mennonite Uni- then the 1970s and play this Kourtag piece treal, Trio 86 has become more a part of my Touring a rock ‘n’ roll trio across Canada versity; Friday, March 2 at 12:30 p.m. at the and conclude the program with the Michael musical life.” is hard enough, but when you’re involved in University of Manitoba’s Eva Clare Hall; or Matthews' piece.” Thiessen first moved to Ottawa for school a classical or new music trio, there’s definitely as part of the Cluster New Music and Inte- The piece from Groundswell veteran Mat- and wound up in Montreal to work on her a niche audience. grated Arts Festival Friday, March 9 at 8 p.m. thews is still untitled, but was written in Jan- master’s. “It is a niche, which also means there are at Eckhardt Hall (Winnipeg Art Gallery). uary. “I stayed because there's a great music fewer people aware or interested in it,” she Visit www.trio86.com.

CD REVIEWS

FEDERAL LIGHTS SALINAS MICRODOT Carbon All These Choices Lamps Not Amps Independent Independent Dub Ditch Picnic

Carbon, by Winnipeg's Federal Lights, is a solid EP. The songs This EP sees Winnipeg’s Salinas branch out from its previous In these days when the majority of bands are all taking a feature an eclectic mix of instrumentation and emotionality, work to reveal a more mature sound and an atmospheric drag from the same hypothetical cigarette, noise-pop outfit making it a great listen. approach musically. Opener Paralyzing Lows sounds like Microdot is smoking something else entirely - and for the I Woke Up kicks things off with a great round of raucous vocalist Matt Austman’s heart ripped itself out of his chest better, I might add. Made up of members who’ve played “na-na-nas.” What seems like an ode to the morning after a to sing the song itself, his vocals are so raw and believable. with the likes of the Angry Dragons, Atomic Don and the night of debauchery has Jean-Guy Roy exclaiming he’s “done The song ends with a fantastic meld of Austman’s beauti- Black Sunrise, F.P. Tranquilizer, The Gorgon and Pop Crimes, it again,” with a chorus of “I’m not alright” and lamenting fully drawn out bellows, haunting "whoas" and a hypnotizing Microdot successfully blends the recorded-live-off-the-floor- a headache. I’m a sucker for glockenspiel, so the use of the screaming guitar that pleads for closure. Mantra consists of in-your-basement-type music with catchy vocal melodies elementary school favourite throughout the EP is music to dreamy pop arrangements best served as accompaniment into a record that’s distinctly all its own. This is showcased my ears. Just like we fought over who got to play this instru- for one who gets lost in one’s own head - whereas the closer, best on the standout Teepee in a Forest and the head bop- ment in music class, my ears are fighting over which track is Insufferable, is the darkest of the three thanks to bassist ping Electrical Currents. My only complaint is that on some my favourite. I really dig I Don’t Mind’s powerful chorus with Darcy Penner’s low, growling bass during the bridge. Granted, tracks I wish the vocals were at the forefront a little more Roy’s perfectly gravelly voice and punch of organ. Weight Of it’s only three songs but it’s enough to introduce and secure as they can get lost amongst the noise. Regardless, if you’re Us Both has some beautiful piano that moves into a great listeners to the band’s new sound. Also, it successfully leaves seeking unpretentious, raw and organic music you should build, and the song continues as an emotional instrumental you eager to hear its follow-up, tentatively scheduled for an most definitely check these guys (and gal) out - they’re the for the rest of the track, which may just make it my favourite August release. Personally, I can’t wait. real deal. from the EP. - Adam Petrash - Adam Petrash - Kaeleigh Ayre 14 Arts & Culture The Uniter February 23, 2012 www.Uniter.ca

FILM THEATRE PREVIEW PAUL GOODMAN CHANGED MY LIFE shows at Cinema- theque from Friday, Feb. 24 until Thursday, March 1. Using a treasure trove of archival multimedia, direc- tor Jonathan Lee paints a thought-provoking pic- Equal rights still worth fighting for ture of brilliant radical thinker and critic Paul Good- man. Fighting Days to shed light on Manitoba as suffrage hub THE UNDERGROUND CINEMA OF CRAIG BALDWIN is presented at Cinematheque with TRIBULATION 99: ALIEN ANOMALIES UNDER AMERICA on Friday, Derek Loewen Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. Underground San Francisco film- maker Craig Baldwin is a pioneering found-foot- Volunteer staff age artist working in the field of collage and appro- priated imagery. Using scenes from mass media, pop culture and educational films he creates fan- Although it’s been almost 100 years since tastic satirical gems that break down the barrier of women won the right to vote, people still her- traditional cinema. Counterculture classic Tribula- tion 99 is a mélange of satire, political fantasy and ald Nellie McClung as one of Canada’s most black comedy. important historical figures - with good rea- son. The Dude abides in Winnipeg on Saturday, Feb. 25 when cult movie THE BIG LEBOWSKI shows at the What most forget is that she did not do it Garrick Centre at 6 p.m. for LEBOWSKIPALOOZA 2012, alone. a fundraiser in support of the Alzheimer Society of Wendy Lill’s play The Fighting Days is being Manitoba. The event will include a film screening, produced now by the Royal Manitoba Theatre movie trivia, games and lots of White Russians. Centre until Saturday, March 3. It gives interest- ing insight into the suffrage movement, includ- LITERATURE ing information on the women who were not GEM MUNRO will be doing a book signing for his lat- remembered. est work, SOUTH ASIAN ADVENTURES WITH THE Sarah Constible, 35, has worked on numer- ACTIVE POOR, on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 11 a.m. at McNally ous projects for the stage as well as the screen. Robinson. She was part of MTC’s After Miss Julie and is DR. ALISON R. MARSHALL launches THE WAY OF THE also on the hit Space Channel show Todd and BACHELOR: EARLY CHINESE SETTLEMENT IN MANI- the Book of Pure Evil. Bruce Monk TOBA on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at McNally Rob- In The Fighting Days she plays journalist Sarah Constible (far right) gets her feminist on in MTC's Fighting Days. inson. The lives of early Japanese and Chinese set- tlers in British Columbia have come to define the Francis Beynon, a woman who fought valiantly Asian experience in Canada. However, many Chinese alongside McClung, but was left behind in the pidity of gender inequality. The production with your hand or your posture.” men did not seek their destiny in British Columbia, history books because of her anti-war views. was a huge success and led the Liberal Party to The play is set in the mid 1910s, an era that but followed the railway east, settling in small Prai- “The thing about Francis is that there isn’t promise electoral reform if they were elected. might be difficult for some. This is not the case rie towns and cities. much on her,” says Constible the day of the The play depicts the relationship between for Constible and company. IN DIALOGUE continues with ERIN MOURE at the Win- show's opening. “She’s known as the forgotten McClung, Beynon and her sister Lily, played by “We all had to resist the urge to cross our nipeg Free Press News Café on Monday, March 5 at suffragist.” Daria Puttaert. The fictional George McNair is legs, but it was pretty easy” she says. “We also 7:30 p.m. The only picture found of Benyon by the played by Richard Clarkin. have to avoid certain modernisms.” GALLERIES & MUSEUMS artistic team is a blurry one of her in a garden. The piece is directed by Robb Paterson, who The themes that are prevalent in the play are On the other hand, Marina Stephenson has been a part of MTC for many productions not lost in the time period. Semai Gallery presents INTROSPECTIVE, works by Kerr has the daunting task of portraying Nel- as a director and as an actor. “It’s a play about human rights, war ver- TOM LOVATT, until Saturday, Feb. 25. lie McClung. McClung wrote numerous books He has directed the play as a naturalistic sus peace,” says Constible. “These are all still Platform Gallery presents ANDREW HARWOOD's lat- and there are many recordings of her that have piece, a style that Constible understands very incredibly timely topics, unfortunately.” est exhibition SÉANCÉ until Saturday, Feb. 25. Infa- surfaced since her day. well. mous in Toronto’s Queen West scene as an artist Interestingly, McClung did a bit of theatre “You want to make sure that you’re able MTC presents The Fighting Days at the John and performer, Harwood crafts a new body of work herself. to convey the right feeling or the right story Hirsch Theatre at the MTC Mainstage until confusing the internationally renowned history of Winnipeg séance photography circa 1900, and the On June 28, 1914 she staged a mock parlia- equally in the back row and the front row,” Saturday, March 3. Tickets are $27 to $65. Con- contemporary queer bar dance circuit. ment at the Walker Theatre (now known as the she says. "They’re not going to see the subtle tact 204-942-6537 for advance tickets. Visit mtc. Burton Cummings Theatre) to show the stu- change in your face. You have to do something mb.ca. The Winnipeg Art Gallery shows SCULPTURAL INSTALLATION FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION until Sunday, Feb. 26. DANCE PREVIEW Wayne Arthur Gallery presents THE COLOUR OF OUR SEEING: TWO VIEWS OF THE PRAIRIE AND THE CANA- DIAN SHIELD, paintings by LUBA OLESKY and RUTH KAMENEV, showing until Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 186 Between two lungs Provencher Blvd. SOS, new works by LIZ GARLICKI, is a site-specific Young Lungs annual No Idling dance showcase switches gears light project installed in various empty buildings in and around downtown Winnipeg. You can see the works at Tumble Contemporary Art, 748 Sargent Kaeleigh Ayre Ave., and 618 Arlington St. until Saturday, March 3. Arts reporter UNTITLED by MARIGOLD SANTOS shows at aceartinc., 290 McDermot Ave., from Friday, March 2 to Thurs- day, April 5. Young lungs have more endurance. They don’t The WAG is showing AMERICAN CHRONICLES: THE tire easily. ART OF NORMAN ROCKWELL from Friday, March 2 They also easily transfer, or exchange, oxy- until Sunday, May 20. gen from the air we breathe into our blood- YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM, I'M NOT A RACIST by DIVYA stream. That is why this is such an appropri- MEHRA shows at Gurevich Fine Art, 62 Albert St., ate name for the equally tireless Young Lungs until Thursday, March 8. Dance Exchange. Urban Shaman Main Gallery presents ELK DREAM- Young Lungs began breathing new life into ER’S DREAM by LINUS WOODS. The exhibition goes the local arts and dance scene in 2003. until Saturday, March 10. Its website states that the group “is a net- NOWSCAPES, paintings and photographs by ALERRY work of support for Winnipeg artists. Young LAVITT, shows at the Gas Station Arts Centre until Lungs is an invitation to join forces and unite Friday, March 23. the Winnipeg arts community.” PLUG IN ICA presents A MOON OR A BUTTON, LIKE- Dancer and choreographer Alexandra MINDED and AND ALL WATCHED OVER BY MACHINES Elliott, who has been a part of Young Lungs OF LOVING GRACE. All three exhibitions show until since 2006, explains the reasoning behind the Sunday, March 25. choice of “dance exchange” rather than “com- Mandy Malezdrewich Breathe in the Young Lungs annual show this weekend at the Gas Station Arts Centre. The Manitoba Museum presents CIRCUS! SCIENCE pany” or “troupe,” as are often used by other UNDER THE BIG TOP. The exhibition demystifies the artistic groups. daring and death-defying feats of the greatest show “Since the beginning there has been an absence and memory.” says. on earth and puts you in the centre of the action. effort to collaborate with interdisciplinary art- Mozdzen speaks highly of working with In past years, five to seven short pieces had The exhibition runs until Monday, April 9. ists,” says Elliott, 29. Elliot. been showcased. OUR CANADA by MARY VALENTINE and DAVID OWEN This includes working with different musi- “We laugh a lot. So much laughing,” he says. “The show is also less of an interdisciplinary LUCAS shows at the Buhler Gallery at the St. Boni- cians, poets and video artists from within the “Usually we are trying something very serious, collaboration than our other show and is pre- face Hospital until Sunday, May 20. arts community. like a lift or sculpture, and we are examining dominantly dance.” THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY “There is always an undercurrent of dance. it very seriously, and then there will be some Staying true to artistic form, there is always There is a strong feeling of wanting to learn strange mishap, and it'll just crack us up. But some form of collaboration, which Elliott says LORD OF THE DANCE comes to Centennial Concert about different fields and disciplines.” after all this, it leads to movement that we have was also new to her this year. Hall on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. The group’s yearly No Idling show will see a ‘history’ with, even more so because she is “I collaborated with a costume designer Manitoba Chamber Orchestra performs with ASIER Elliott not only choreographing, but also per- both dancing and choreographing. So I am named Andrea Pelletier. This was a new ele- POLO at Westminster United Church on Tuesday, Feb. forming in her piece. there with her as she is choreographing, both ment, to explain the qualities of the dance 28 at 7 p.m. “It’s exciting to dance in my own work. It’s physically and collaboratively, trying to make and have the emotions of the story come out COMEDY ON THE CORNER is at the Times Change(d) the first time I’ve taken on the challenge.” the images and movements that are coming to through the costume.” on Saturday, March 3. Entitled Drawn, Elliott says the duet between her happen in the space.” COMEDY OPEN MIC NIGHTS in the ‘Peg are Sundays her and partner Ian Mozdzen is about the path Drawn is very physically demanding, with No Idling runs Friday, Feb. 24 and Satur- at The Cavern with JOHN B. DUFF, Tuesdays at The a relationship takes between two beings. the pair performing on stage for 25 minutes. day, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m., with a 3 p.m. matinee King’s Head Pub and Mondragon, and Thursdays at “It’s about the journey of emotion, start- Elliott explains that this year’s No Idling is on Feb. 25, at the Gas Station Theatre. Tickets the Standard Tavern. ing from safe and calm and comforting, and different than the show in previous years. are $15. Reserve tickets by emailing younglungs. Shaw TV’s WEEK THUS FAR tapes in front of a live then we explore the more darker side, with “The specific show goal was to give two [email protected], or buy them at the door. Visit studio audience at The King’s Head Pub every Mon- abandonment, betrayal. We also explore loss, established artists more time to create,” she www.younglungs.ca. day at 7:30 p.m. Arts & Culture 15 www.uniter.ca February 23, 2012 The Uniter

ART PREVIEW You’ll like it, and that’s the truth New exhibition comes to Gallery 1C03, sense of humour included

Carson Hammond Beat reporter

What do dead-eyed feline humanoids, vis- ibly enraged flying bread slices and (other- wise) idyllic prairie landscapes have in com- mon? For the first time in recorded history, sur- prisingly, something. These oddities and more feature promi- nently in Brandon, Man. visual artist Chris Reid’s exhibition I like to believe I am tell- ing the truth at the University of Winnipeg’s Gallery 1C03. The exhibition, which consists primarily of pastel drawings (though it also features one large three-dimensional mixed-media piece), immediately captures the attention of the viewer with its playful charm. “I have a kind of dark sense of humour,” says Reid, whose other work has been exhib- ited in multiple cities across Canada. “What I like about dark humour is that it allows people in - it lets them spend some time with the work in a less ‘hitting them over the head’ kind of way.” Reid draws on an eclectic range of inspira- tional sources in her featured work, includ- ing Slavic and West African folklore, Ukrai- nian culture and Canadian geography.

Indeed, Reid’s aforementioned dark sense CHRIS REID of humour comes into play uniquely in every "Screaming Bread Flees Grain Elevator" by Brandon artist Chris Reid. one of her exhibition’s pieces, with the jux- taposition of bright, cartoonish settings and various creepy characters recurring through- of Reid’s work - but the uninformed viewer “It’s personal on a certain level, so to reach and also those interested in dancing houses out. is perhaps equally as likely to take something a broader audience, I think that humour and off-putting, syringe-harbouring bunny The pleasant bizarreness of Reid’s work is away from the experience. is important. If I’m trying to open discus- rabbits. attractive in that it provokes deeper consid- Reid’s humble approach to her art is prob- sion, I think that it’s a good way to get things eration, despite its lack of an obvious “mes- ably to blame. started.” See “I like to believe I am telling the truth” sage.” “Having an exhibition is a little bit of a If you’d like to get your own discussion for free at Gallery 1C03 until Saturday, April Keen observers who decide to read up on conceit, because you’re assuming that other started, don’t miss I like to believe I am tell- 14. The gallery is open Monday to Friday such elements as the traditional West Afri- people are interested in what you have to ing the truth. from 12 noon to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from can “trickster” figure Anansi, or Baba Yaga, say,” she says, reflecting upon certain less- Reid’s peculiar imagination and oddball 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Visit http://gallery1c03.blog- a cannibal witch pulled from Slavic folk- successful ventures in her creative past which comedic instinct are sure to delight viewers spot.com. lore, may gain access to an extra dimension she labels as potentially too melodramatic. who enjoy art that’s beyond the ordinary -

FILM PREVIEW Defying copyright Underground filmmaker teaches the art of found footage at Cinematheque

Jenna Friesen Act (SOPA) posed a threat to groups and Beat reporter individuals who value collage art. “I’m not sitting here and telling you all copyright’s bad,” Baldwin says. “I’m just say- You can’t copyright the word “word,” because ing that copyright has to be rethought. that wouldn’t make sense. When you speak, “It’s just gotten increasingly problematic you’re rearranging words that already exist, and pretentious.” and presenting them in a new way. The workshop will be an opportunity for This is how Craig Baldwin, experimental participants to try their hand at found foot- filmmaker from San Francisco, looks at the age filmmaking. They will receive 16mm cel- art of found footage. luloid film material and create their own “A lot of people want to take images and scene or collage. use (them) in a way to organize and construct Baldwin says he loves the workshop for- thought and feeling,” Baldwin says. mat, because it’s a way for people to create This can present difficulties with the law, without needing to spend hours or weeks he admits, although he isn’t too concerned learning to use cameras, editing software and with that. He is more interested in the cre- other equipment. ation of the art. “It’s really a filmmaking class,” he says. “I He has created several films cut from old want them to get their hands on film ... to 16-mm film, by putting pieces of different learn how to make a cut, learn what the head reels together in a new way. and the tail of a shot is.” Baldwin is coming to the Winnipeg Film His desire for the workshop? Group’s Cinematheque to lead a workshop “That people will have fun. That’s num- Saturday, Feb. 25 and Sunday, Feb. 26. ber one of my list,” he says. “Number two As part of the workshop, he will screen is that they learn some of the basic skills of Sonic Outlaws, his found-film piece about filmmaking.” the copyright issues faced by Negativland, Dave Barber, programming coordina- a group that issued a single in the early ‘90s tor for Cinematheque, is looking forward to called “U2” that parodied the popular Irish Baldwin’s visit to Winnipeg. rock band and used illegal samples of the Supplied “He’s been here before a couple of times,” group’s music. Experimental filmmaker Craig Baldwin will be at Cinematheque Feb. 25 and Feb. 26 to lead a workshop on he says. “He’s an incredibly creative artist.” Baldwin describes Negativland as a col- making films using found footage. Barber hopes that the workshop will spark lage group that wanted to use the art around creativity in participants. them. It took already existing work and rear- bols that have already been created and recy- “I hope it will inspire people to come up There were other films about the issues ranged it into something new, a process cle them, giving them fresh meaning. with their own ideas, come up with new Negativland faced, but Sonic Outlaws referred to as collage art, or in the case of “We take the stuff that we receive and give interpretations.” received attention because it uses the same film, found-footage filmmaking. it a new use - find something that’s kind of style that got Negativland into trouble in the Baldwin says there are many groups and beautiful and strange about it,” he says. For more information about Baldwin’s work- first place. individuals that want to take art and sym- The recently proposed Stop Online Piracy shop, visit http://bit.ly/A3WwZE. 16 Arts & Culture The Uniter February 23, 2012 www.Uniter.ca

FESTIVAL PREVIEW Hé ho, let’s go! Festival du Voyageur serves up great fun for Reading Week

DAN HARPER Above: The 43rd annual Festival du Voyageur is on now until Sunday, Feb. 26. Below: Students from Nellie McClung Collegiate in Manitou, Man. participate in Festival activities earlier this week.

Kaeleigh Ayre “It certainly is different for the franco- fact that it falls in the study break has really “We’ve added a walk-through maple taffy Arts reporter phone community than it is for the rest helped us.” station this year so people don’t have to line of our visitors, because it started off as a Money and weather are no obstacles up to get into the Sugar Shack,” says Belle- Franco-Manitoban celebration,” Emili Belle- for Festival, with the extremely mild win- fleur. The only hill this francophone festival has fleur, director of marketing and communi- ter forcing the festival to create snow rather The Molson Coors Snow Bar is also back, gone over is the toboggan hill. cations for Festival, says of the longevity of than plow it, and ticket prices setting you providing a refuge from the screaming snow- The 43rd annual Festival du Voyageur the fest and the fondness the francophone back very little. suits. program is bigger and better than ever, with community has for it. “It was a place where An adult festival pass good for all 10 days Saturday night (Feb. 25) features one of the this year seeing an emphasis on music. they could all get together, and we grew it to is worth $22 for the main site at Fort Gibral- more popular sets for the student crowd. This year’s lineup features 235 shows, with much more than that. tar, and gets you into many off-site events “Two years ago we introduced a DJ night over 300 hours of music, and while the beard “But I think what did stick throughout (and some at a discounted admission). Cash in Voyageur Park, our main site. From the growing and Riel look-alike contest win- the years was that it’s a winter staple. It’s at the door is also an option. get-go it was always very popular, especially ners have already been crowned (or ceinture one of the big celebrations after Christmas, Do, however, save your coin, because two with the young adults, so we decided to add fléchée’d?) and the canoe-shaped ceremonial where people have had time to save up a lit- crowd favourites are back and bigger than a second night,” notes Bellefleur. fire lit, there is still a lot to catch in the final tle bit of money and are starting to get out, ever to whet your whistles and sate your The festival wraps up on Sunday, Feb. 26. days of this winter tradition. they’ve been really hard at work, and the sweet tooth. Visit www.heho.ca for details.

Uniter picks Festival du Voyageur events you need to check out Thursday, Feb. 23 Orange Orange Rivière-Rouge Tent, 8:15 p.m., $13 or Festi- val Pass. French electro-rock-pop. Stay in the tent for the stylings of DJ RPG. Red Moon Road King’s Head, 10 p.m., free admission. Friday, Feb. 24 Andrew Neville & the Poor Choices Molson Coors Snow Bar, 7 p.m., $13 or Fes- tival Pass Enjoy Your Pumas, Orange Orange, Sons of York, George Belliveau Rivière-Rouge Tent, 6 p.m., $13 or Festi- val Pass Oh My Darling and the Dust Rhinos Voyageur Trading Post (CCCM), 7:30 p.m., $10 or Festival Pass Saturday, Feb. 25 Fire & Smoke and Bog River Rivière-Rouge Tent, 1:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 Check out the closing ceremonies and then head over to the King’s Head to cap off the fest with All the Kings Men and a pint at 10 p.m. Free admission. Dylan Hewlett Arts & Culture 17 www.uniter.ca February 23, 2012 The Uniter

CULTURE TODAY The elephant that will never leave the room Numbers and analysis in the unending struggle for sexual and reproductive health in Manitoba

DYLAN HEWLETT Aaron Snider Since people no longer had to endure a ment. tions that have greater health challenges for Culture reporter genital swab and could instead pee in a cup, Overall, between 1997 and 2007, teen a number of different reasons,” Routledge and since the tests were more accurate, the pregnancies per 1000 females aged 15 to 19 says. “Whether it’s things like teen preg- rates became a more accurate indicator of in Manitoba dropped from 60 to 47. This nancy or all sorts of other health issues, we At this point, promoting safe sex and warn- the actual prevalence of those STIs. is at least in part a reflection that youths are tend to see those cluster in different parts of ing of the dangers of sexually transmitted Sané Dube, membership coordinator at waiting until a later age to become sexually the city.” infections (STIs) may seem like flogging a Nine Circles, an HIV/AIDS testing clinic, active. But he emphasizes that sexual and repro- dead horse. Kids should know this stuff by says that HIV rates are also on the rise in “There’s been a trending up of the age of ductive health are not only an important now, right? Manitoba, including in youth. sexual debut, which I think is also a sign that issue in these more troubled communities. However, according to Dr. Michael While only four per cent of new HIV some of the messaging and education have “At the end of the day, we know that Routledge, a medical officer of health with infections were in people under the age of been effective,” Routledge says. STIs and teen pregnancy and sexual health the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority 21, Dube says the numbers reflect an inade- Despite ad campaigns and some improve- in general always have been and always will (WRHA), every new generation needs to quate public awareness in Manitoba. ments, Manitoba as a whole ranks poorly be important public health issues to talk hear the safe sex gospel. among Canadian provinces in terms of both about,” Routledge says. “It’s an issue across “That kind of education is something “There’s been a trending up STI and teen pregnancy rates. More shock- the city.” that we have to do ongoing because you’ve ing, however, are the drastic variations in Erica Doty, a youth educator at Teen Talk, always got new people coming into those of the age of sexual debut, rates both within the province and within a program based out of Klinic Community age groups,” Routledge says. which I think is also a sign the city. Health Centre, says that the kind of educa- The WRHA recently wrapped up an ad that some of the messaging In 2007, the most recent year for which tion that youth receive about sexual health campaign around the city promoting the use statistics are available, the neighbourhood of can also make all the difference. of condoms, with a distinct appeal to the and education have been Point Douglas registered 145 teen pregnan- “In schools where youth are offered com- youth demographic. effective.” cies in every 1000 females aged 15 to 19 while prehensive, accurate, non-judgmental sexual Perhaps you saw the signs. the number for Fort Garry was 20. health education either directly from teach- - Dr. Michael Routledge, medical officer of Everyday looking kids on bus shelter walls Dube refers to social determinants of ers or from an organization like Teen Talk, with speech bubbles saying things such as health, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority health to explain how these rates are so dif- youth are more likely to be well informed gonorrhea and chlamydia. Many of the signs ferent. The determinants include things like and make healthier decisions,” Doty says in included the cringe-worthy and ambigu- “Sexual health is discussed too little and education, housing, socio-economic status an email. ously punctuated title, “Heads up?! Use a many people, youth in particular, do not and ethnicity, among others. Ian Bauer Scott, another youth health condom.” have the tools to negotiate safer sex or pos- “A young person who grows up in a com- educator with Teen Talk, says that the youth The campaign was a response to an itive sexual health. This can be seen in our munity where education about sexual health who benefit from education are glad some- alarming trend a few years ago in which the statistics,” Dube says. is limited and where resources such as con- one brought it up. WRHA saw rates of chlamydia and gonor- In 2010, a mere six per cent of those aged doms are unavailable or expensive makes “We can say that when we do workshops rhea rise significantly in the province. 16 to 64 were tested for HIV, a number that very different decisions from someone who and trainings on issues around sexual and Routledge says that he and other doc- Dube says should be closer to 30 per cent. is in a community with access to education reproductive health, we often receive feed- tors eventually concluded that the rates for However, the news is not all bad. Another and free or inexpensive resources,” Dube back that thanks us for talking about an these specific STIs rose at least in part due to important indicator of youth sexual health, says. important topic that is sometimes awkward improved diagnostics. teen pregnancy, shows clear signs of improve- “We know that there are certain popula- to talk about,” he says.

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