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Done with the sickness Madchild returns with Dope Sick What big business arts page 9 is doing to North American society: An interview with Joel Bakan News page 2 02 The Uniter September 13, 2012 www.Uniter.ca
Looking for listings? Cover Image How is construction on CAMPUS & COMMUNITY LISTINGS AND CHELSEA NEUFELD What it’s like walking through VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES page 4 Spence Street impacting Photo by Dylan Hewlett the West End at night MUSIC page 10 the community? FILM & LIT page 15 Local fashion maven Chelsea Neufeld GALLERIES & MUSEUMS page 15 is set to launch WAISTED, her second campus page 5 comments page 7 THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY page 15 online vintage clothing store. AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID page 15 See story on page 13.
Big business too big? UNITER STAFF Joel Bakan talks corporations and their unique status in Western society Managing Editor Aaron Epp » [email protected] Harrison Samphir Business Manager Online editor Geoffrey Brown » [email protected] PRODUCTION MANAGER Ayame Ulrich [email protected] To Joel Bakan, corporations are the economic » and social trademarks of contemporary North copy and style editor American society— and they’re occupying a Britt Embry » [email protected] very powerful role. Photo editor Ahead of his talk at a Uniter Speaker Series Dylan Hewlett » [email protected] event on Wednesday, Sept. 19, the UBC law pro- fessor, author, filmmaker and oft jazz musician news assignment editor discussed his recent works and what led him to Ethan Cabel » [email protected] the critical examination of big business. news production editor “I got the idea back in the late 1990s,” he Matt Preprost » [email protected] recalls. It was a time when a “number of things were converging globally... the corporation (has) arts editor Nicholas Friesen [email protected] now become a key institution in North Amer- » ica.” CULTURE editor In Bakan’s 2004 work The Corporation: The Dunja Kovacevic » [email protected] Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power , the comments editor author took on the task of investigating large- Katerina Tefft » [email protected] scale enterprise as extra judicial, meaning it functions in such a way that constantly serves its listings co-ordinator own interests— and those of its shareholders— Ken Prue » [email protected] Supplied ahead of ethical and legal concerns. CAMPUS BEAT REPORTER Children under siege: Children are simply pawns in the corporate machine and ways to creating wealth, says UBC law Amy Groening » [email protected] professor and author Joel Bakan. “Thirty years ago, it BEAT REPORTER Carson Hammond [email protected] was rare to find mental for corporations and their actual institutional wealth,” he says. “They are targets for consumer » disorders among children and makeup.” goods, video gaming, social media... (and) also BEAT REPORTER Alex Paterson [email protected] psychotropic drugs to treat Bakan’s first book received critical praise, was an opportunity for pharmaceutical companies. » translated into multiple languages and became “Thirty years ago, it was rare to find men- ARTS REPORTER them. How did we get there? an award-winning documentary that appeared tal disorders among children and psychotropic Kaeleigh Ayre » [email protected] Part of the answer is that at the Sundance Film Festival. drugs to treat them. How did we get there? Part Yet, among the text’s heavier subject mat- of the answer is that pharmaceutical companies online editor pharmaceutical companies ter lay conclusions that point to a future with have made a major push in terms of their mar- Harrison Samphir » [email protected] have made a major push in greater regulation and accountability, buttressed keting and science to tap into the potential of terms of their marketing by the solidarity of democratic citizens. selling drugs to kids.” CONTRIBUTORS: “I grant people the agency to be informed Such alarming circumstances may rattle the and science to tap into the about the world around them, in the context of proverbial cage of mainstream economic ortho- potential of selling drugs to a large propaganda machine to disinform them. doxy, but Bakan sees cooperation and collective Clara Buelow, Danelle Cloutier, kids.” My work is driven by a hope for citizens to cre- participation as the keys to change. John Herbert Cunningham, ate a fair and just society. “There are no magic bullets and no easy Matthew Dyck, Caroline Fisher, — Joel Bakan, law professor, author, filmmaker “The conclusions in (The Corporation) are: we routes, but we have different paths and they are can change this.” the responsibility of social critics to flesh out. John Gaudes, Thomas Guenther, “Health, worker safety and other provisions These themes— ones that are markedly anti- “Part of my goal is to reveal how to move Chantel Henderson, Laina are incidental to its operation,” says Bakan. globalization— persist in Bakan’s latest book, forward,” he concludes, and to pass on a very Hughes, Alex Needham, Jesse “One of the things that always struck me was Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets important lesson: “citizenship is an obligation.” Rodgers, Chloe Ross-Rogerson, what a bizarre institution corporations actually Children, published in August 2011. Wayne Vernon, Michael Welch are. They are deemed ‘persons’ with the same In it, Bakan demystifies the popular belief Hear Joel Bakan speak on Wednesday, Sept. 19 natural rights, but the owners have limited lia- that corporations are entirely beneficial job cre- in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall at the University of bility. ators, and suggests that only one force, the profit Winnipeg (515 Portage Ave.) at 7:30 p.m. The lec- “There is a disconnect,” he continues, motive, truly guides them. ture, sponsored by The Uniter Speaker Series, is The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the “between the public face that has been created “Children are an opportunity for creating free and open to the public. University of Winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press Inc. Mouseland Press Inc. is a membership based organization in which students and community members are invited to participate. For more information on how to become a member go to www. BY Alex Paterson uniter.ca, or call the office at 786-9790. 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The Albert closed in May 2011 after a water-line break flooded the base- ment. Because the break was located on private property, city crews could help control the leak but the owners of the Albert were left responsible for the repairs. The owners claimed the city broke a valve on an aban- doned pipe. Rent control guidelines updated Rent increases will be limited to one per cent for most units in 2013, the province announced. The guideline applies to most apartments, single rooms, houses and duplexes, person- al-care homes, non-profit housing with subsidized rent and buildings that are less than 20 years old. Land- lords may apply for a larger increase if they can show the increase will not cover their property costs. Tenants must receive a written notice of a rent increase at least three months before the increase takes effect. Ten- ants who object any rent increase whether it is below, at or above the guideline must do so at least 60 days before the rent increase is set to take effect. Mild winter costs Hydro $6M The Public Utilities Board has granted Manitoba Hydro a 2.5 per cent increase in electricity rates as Wayne Glowack/Winnipeg Free Press the Crown corporation’s net income After five years of being chief of police, Keith McCaskill admits the force has a long way to go in reaching objectives like building better relationships between police and is down nearly $90 million compared the public. “There’s lots more to be done, still—and there always will be,” he says. to last year, the Winnipeg Sun report- ed. Hydro claims its drop in earnings, than what we’re used to,” he said. “I’ll cer- unlawful camera seizures and received no from $150 million last year to $61 mil- Carson Hammond tainly be watching with a lot of interest.” response. lion this year, is due to lower rates in Beat reporter McCaskill, however, is not without his Spence said that in her experience, changes export markets and reduced sales of critics. in higher-level leadership tend to have only natural gas because of an unusually James Jewell, a former WPS homicide unit a “minimal effect” upon systemic policing- mild winter. Hydro lost $6 million on As Keith McCaskill prepares to leave his leader, became involved in a highly public related issues. natural gas last year, but expects lo- post as Chief of the Winnipeg Police Ser- confrontation with the service in 2011, after When asked if, in hindsight, he would cal demand to grow by 1.6 per cent vice, the time has come for citizens and offi- he was abruptly transferred and replaced. have made different choices during his ten- per year over the next decade. cers alike— as well as McCaskill himself— to Days before, Jewell had raised concerns ure, McCaskill was clear in expressing he Pallister wins leadership, assess the top cop’s five-year legacy. with McCaskill about the force’s transfer made his share of mistakes. shuffles SHADOW cabinet McCaskill, who has served on the city’s policy and its effect on the homicide unit, “You do the best you can with the informa- police force since 1976, began his term as according to media reports. tion that you have, and sometimes it doesn’t Newly elected Progressive Conser- chief in 2007 and announced his retirement work out the way you wanted it to, unfortu- vative leader Brian Pallister won the byelection in Fort Whyte last week, in March of this year. “I think we’ve gone a long nately,” he said. He will officially leave office on Dec. McCaskill has received recent criticism securing him a seat in the legisla- 9, when his replacement— still to be way toward reaching our over Project Devote— a joint task force ini- ture. Pallister, who took over the announced— will assume his or her leader- goals, but I think there’s tiative involving both the WPS and RCMP leadership from Hugh McFadyen, is reassigning critic responsibilities. ship duties. lots more to be done, still— assigned to investigate eight disappearances “Have we accomplished everything (we set and 20 homicide cases involving aboriginal The changes will see justice critic out to do)? No,” McCaskill said. and there always will be.” victims, most of them women— as “too lit- Kelvin Goertzen move to education, health critic Myrna Dreidger move “I think we’ve gone a long way toward — Keith McCaskill, outgoing Chief of Police tle, too late.” reaching our goals, but I think there’s lots Project Devote is meant to be “a second to finance, and finance criticH eather more to be done, still— and there always will look with new, fresh eyes” at cases that were Stefanson move to aboriginal and be.” Jewell filed a grievance with the Manitoba already being investigated by police, McCa- northern affairs. Several other mem- According to McCaskill, these objectives Labour Board, which ruled the transfer was skill explained. bers will also see their duties shift. included more efficient deployment of police made in “bad faith” and violated the collec- “We don’t know if (Project Devote) is Pallister will soon reveal a detailed resources, increased safety for officers on the tive agreement. going to yield any fruit, but it’s important platform after he consults party street and better relationships between police Jewell said though intelligent and we do it,” he continued. “Homicide— that’s members and others in order to and the public. approachable, McCaskill drifted from his just something we should never, ever skirt build up the party and attract new “We needed to build more bridges with front-line roots. resources on. It’s a tragedy when anybody supporters. the community— all communities, but par- “After a five-year reign, I have to confess dies or is the victim of an offence.” ticularly the aboriginal community,” he said. that the overall sense I get from the officers According to McCaskill, the real solu- McCaskill also noted a number of signif- I previously supervised and associate with is tion to the larger issues that Devote reveals is icant “exciting” changes to policing legisla- that Chief McCaskill has been somewhat of a work at the “front end,” where certain socio- tion that have occurred over the course of the disappointment,” Jewell said in an email. economic groups, aboriginal and otherwise, past half-decade, including the launch of a “In many circles, officers believe that, find themselves in disadvantaged positions. provincial police commission, the passing of somewhere along the road, Chief McCaskill As for becoming a politician: “It really is a the Police Act (which will mandate a civilian completely lost touch with the front lines. very political position,” he said. “That’s just oversight body for complaints against police “He became a politician.” the nature of the job.” like us on facebook in place of the current in-house investigative Alex Spence, a member of Winnipeg Cop- While the city has yet to name the next process), and the appointment of a police Watch— a collectively run organization that Chief of Police, McCaskill expressed that, www.tinyurl.com board, which he says will incorporate greater aims to raise awareness of issues such as police though he has no official knowledge, rumours /TheUniter civilian input into the service’s decision-mak- brutality— said the group has not taken issue within the police service indicate the selec- ing process than the current system. with McCaskill specifically, aside from one tion process is likely complete and its out- “This is a very different governance model instance when they brought him reports of come will be announced shortly. 04 News The Uniter September 13, 2012 www.Uniter.ca Robberies at Y-Not: nothing to worry about? International West End convenience store robbed three times in four months; experts, community News Briefs members remain loyal to the area Compiled by Chloe Ross-Rogerson Amy Groening Al-Shabab presents slain Campus beat reporter enemies to local Somalis SOMALIA: Al-Shabab, the Somalia- based cell of al-Qaeda, launched an When his Ellice Avenue store was robbed attack in the town of Afmadow on Fri- this July, manager Jay Baik Na was alone day, Aug. 31, Africa’s Mail & Guardian behind the counter. reported. The militants transported On July 17, Na watched helplessly as two four of their slain enemies to display thieves entered Y-Not Foods armed with to locals in the town of Kismayo, lo- knives and made off with more than $800 in cated some 120 kilometres away. A cash and merchandise. local man, Hassan Abdi Mohamud, It was the third time he had been robbed identified the slain as two men who since April. were Somalis “fighting for the tran- “I couldn’t do anything. There was no one sition federal government and the there to help. I think that (the thieves) knew other two were Kenyan soldiers.” Last that,” Na said. fall, the Kenyan army entered Soma- Na reported the incident to the police, but lia with the intent of quelling the Al- has not heard from them. Na still does not Shabab militants. That assault has yet know who was responsible, or whether any
to come to fruition. of the stolen merchandise will be returned. Dylan Hewlett Na began managing at Y-Not in Septem- Y-Not Foods has been robbed three times since April. The store recently changed ownership. Hong Kong scraps ber 2011. mandatory classes While he had worked in convenience after protests stores before, he was not expecting to be While the event was shocking, Aruljothi dangerous place, is part of the biggest prob- HONG KONG: Protests in Hong Kong faced with so much crime at Y-Not, he says. says it is not the scariest event he has wit- lem that we battle here,” she said. “You just have led Chinese officials to abandon He left his job in mid-August, and is cur- nessed in the area, nor has it deterred him need to look at the headlines to notice that plans of implementing new manda- rently seeking employment. from living, working and shopping in the crime knows no boundaries.” tory courses identified as “Moral and Winnipeg Police Service spokesperson neighbourhood. Fear of the West End is largely due to National Education,” according to CNN. Const. Jason Michalyshen said while Na has “I think downtown has its own culture, misinformation, she added. This fear causes com. Protesters claimed the courses, not heard from them in a while, the WPS are and if we don’t come down here, who else many people to avoid the area, when what purportedly meant to educate and still putting in every effort to find suspects will?” he said. the West End really needs is more attention. enhance national identity across the and make an arrest. Aruljothi considers his neighbourhood to “You never help an area by staying away country, were pro-mainland Chinese “Members of our major crime unit have be a vibrant and eclectic space that does not from it. You help an area by committing to propaganda intended to brainwash been assigned to this case and are continu- deserve the reputation it holds. it, believing in it and taking ownership of it,” young citizens. The protests included ing to investigate,” Michalyshen said. “I can “Since I’ve lived here I’ve made some cool Cardwell-Hoeppner said. a 10-day hunger strike on the steps assure you there’s a lot going on behind the friends, I’ve met people from different socio- In order to ensure workers in the West of government headquarters and a scenes.” economic statuses, people from reserves, End are as safe as possible, the BIZ produces crowd of an estimated 100,000. On the night of the latest robbery, Vassan war-torn refugees. Where would I get such a crime prevention guide, in partnership Aruljothi, who lives in the neighbourhood, great stories living in the suburbs?” with the Winnipeg Police Service. Cameron shuffles cabinet was about to enter Y-Not with a friend when While robberies like the one at Y-Not may It has proven to be a very helpful tool, said LONDON: This past Tuesday, U.K. the thieves made their escape. make the West End sound like a dangerous Cardwell-Hoeppner, who encourages busi- Prime Minister David Cameron ushered “I was about to open the door and a so- place, Gloria Cardwell-Hoeppner, executive ness owners to give the pamphlets to their change with his first cabinet shuffle called thief was running out with a big director of the West End Business Improve- front-line staff. since his government came to power, knife,” Aruljothi said. “We thought he was ment Zone (BIZ), maintains crimes like “It’s so popular it’s been copied by other the Globe and Mail reported. Culture going to stab my friend, but he just bolted these are common to all areas of Winnipeg. business improvement zones,” she said. Minister Jeremy Hunt was promoted towards traffic.” “That perception, that the West End is a to health minister. Transport Minister Justine Greening was removed from LISTINGS her portfolio and moved to interna- tional development, with chief whip COMMUNITY EVENTS rial Boulevard for the 100-YEAR SKIP-OFF at hour to spare each week? If so, consider English as an Additional Language (EAL) Patrick McLoughlin taking her place. 3 p.m. and see 100 people with 100 ropes becoming a language partner as a part classes and childcare to newcomer families Paul Deighton, chief executive of the The MAIN STREET FARMERS’ MARKET’s final do 100 skips all at the same time. of the University of Winnipeg’s LANGUAGE living at IRCOM and in the broader neigh- PARTNER PROGRAM. Contact Julie McKirdy bourhood. Olympic organizing committee, was market of the season is happening from 2 LEAF MANITOBA’s 22nd annual PERSONS at 204-982-1151 or visit uwinnipeg.ca/index/ appointed minister for infrastructure p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Neechi Commons park- DAY BREAKFAST will be held Friday, Oct. 19 Volunteers generally help us one day per ing lot at Euclid and Main on Friday, Sept. elp-partner for more information. and economic delivery in treasury. from 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the WINNIPEG week for two and a half hours each shift. 14. The market highlights produce, crafts, CONVENTION CENTRE. This year’s topic is THE WRENCH, a non-profit organization NLI Volunteers are expected to be fluent baked goods and buskers from around Win- EQUALITY DELAYED. Tickets are available at that strives to make bikes and knowl- in English, open to learning about differ- Japan investing nipeg and the North End. in new land McNally Robinson for $25. edge of bicycle repair and maintenance ent cultures and very supportive of adult accessible to the public, is looking for bike learners. Volunteers should also be patient, PLUG IN ICA ART BOOK SHOP is offering a THE MANITOBA CRAFTS MUSEUM & LIBRARY SEOUL: Japan’s government has mechanics and all-around bike enthusiasts. open-minded and flexible. chance to distribute your artist catalogues are holding their third annual fundraiser, recently closed a deal to purchase No experience required. Come out to a vol- or one-of-a-kind, limited edition artist book MADE BY YOU, on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 1 If you are interested in volunteering, con- unteer orientation and learn how you can uninhabited islands in the East China to a wider audience. If you are a profes- p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Canadian Mennonite tact Wade Parke at [email protected] or give get involved. Contact the WRENCH at pro- Sea, which is privately owned by a sional writer, artist, curator or publisher University, 600 Shaftesbury Blvd. Partici- him a call at 204-943-8765, extension 23. [email protected] or 204-296-3389. Japanese family, reports the Wash- consider submitting an application before pate in mini craft workshops, browse the To volunteer for the UNIVERSITY OF WIN- ington Post. However, a government Saturday, Sept. 15 to have your book on silent auction and enjoy the company of The UWSA BIKE LAB has launched a new NIPEG STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION fill out an consignment in the store. Visit plugin.org other craftspeople. Tickets are $20, or $10 website. On the new site, users can find spokesperson declined to validate application on their website, theuwsa.ca, or for more details. for children. Contact 204-487-6117 or info@ information on current programming, com- these claims. The purchase comes grab an application from their office in the mcml.ca for more information. munity links, how to get involved, shop THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOOK MARKET Bulman Centre. amid increasing tension as the is- drop-in hours and contact information. PAPERBACK SALE is being held from Thurs- THE WOLSELEY FARMERS’ MARKET is open lands were also claimed by China Visit uwsabikelab.ca. To volunteer for the UWSA FOOD BANK day, Sept. 20 to Saturday, Sept. 22 at St. to the public every Tuesday and Thursday and Taiwan. Taiwan was outbid by email [email protected], or grab an Vital Centre during regular mall hours. All from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the R.A. Steen Com- The CIBC RUN FOR THE CURE is looking for Japan, and a Chinese Foreign Minis- application from the UWSA office in the sales support the Children’s Hospital Foun- munity Centre until Thursday, Nov. 1. The volunteers. Please contact Donna-Lynn Gua- Bulman Centre. try spokesperson declared the lands dation of Manitoba, which funds kids pro- market offers fresh produce, artisan food gliardo at [email protected], 204-231- grams and equipment at the Children’s as “China’s inherent territory since and local crafts. 4885 or register to volunteer at cbcf.org. THE UNITER, the weekly rag you are hold- Hospital and life-saving pediatric research ancient times.” The lands were origi- The run takes place on Sunday, Sept. 30. ing right now, is looking for contributors. through the Manitoba Institute of Child ON CAMPUS See your words in print or your photos and nally incorporated by Japan until the Health. WAYFINDERS is an in-school and after- drawings on the page. Email Aaron at edi- United States attained the land after Author, filmmaker and law professor JOEL school mentorship program that provides Head to Osborne on Thursdays for THE [email protected]. the Second World War. The land was BAKAN will speak in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall high school students, who come from GAS STATION VILLAGE FARMERS’ MARKET. returned to Japan in 1971. at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19 as part diverse backgrounds and reside in the CKUW 95.9 FM is seeking volunteers for the Open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Village Mar- of THE UNITER SPEAKERS SERIES. Bakan will Maples, with the support and encourage- music and news departments, and as hosts ket showcases 100-mile food options, local U.S. sanctions hurting deliver a lecture titled, Childhood Under ment needed to graduate high school, and for programs. Email [email protected]. artisans, food vendors, live music and a Siege: How Big Business Targets Children. make a successful transition to post-sec- Iranian healthcare Half Pints beer garden. The market runs THE WEST BROADWAY YOUTH OUTREACH Visit uniter.ca/speakers-series for details. ondary training or education. Wayfinders TEHRAN: Increased security around until Thursday, Sept. 27. is looking for individuals who would like to CENTRE is always looking for volunteers Student tickets for HIGH HOLIDAY services to help with a variety of programs includ- U.S. banking sanctions due to Iran’s THE RIVER HEIGHTS FARMERS’ MARKET hap- use their educational and/or professional at CONGREGATION SHIR TIKVAH, held at the ing sports, tutoring and other programs to nuclear program has had adverse ef- pens on Fridays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the training to tutor high school students in Viscount Gort Hotel, are available by email- benefit inner-city youth.C all 204-774-0451 fects on Iran’s health sector, accord- River Heights Community Centre and fea- social studies, history, math, physics, geog- ing [email protected] or or stop by 222 Furby St. to offer your skills. tures vegetables, fruit, bison and crafts. raphy and other high school subjects. If ing to medical experts in Iran. 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Also try and make it down to Memo- learn about a new culture? Do you have an program. The NLI is a program that offers Campus 05 www.uniter.ca September 13, 2012 The Uniter Campus Sportsplex sod turning the beginning of uncertain era Demolition and construction for the new RecPlex brings optimism, apprehension in Spence community Amy Groening Campus beat reporter
The University of Winnipeg’s UNITED Health & RecPlex sounds like a dream come true. But will it live up to its promises? Community members are pondering this question as buildings come down along Langside and Spence streets to make way for construction of the $40-million project. On Thursday, Sept. 6, the university, flanked by city officials, hosted a symbolic sod turning for its project next to McNa- mara Hall, which is being torn down to make room for the complex. Demolition should be complete by Sept. 14, according to university president Lloyd Axworthy. What remains in question is 373 Lang- side, an abandoned house the university purchased near the site of the Green Cor- ridor, a green space project the university began work on last year. Wayne Vernon Currently, plans for the dwelling remain The future of 373 Langside remains unclear as the university plows ahead with the latest project of its aggressive expansion campaign. On Sept. 6, the university broke unclear. Rumours circulate that this and ground on the $40-million UNITED Health & Recplex. other Langside dwellings will be torn down. ally moved,” Axworthy said. the construction, while the city gave $2 mil- When the Magnus Eliason Recreation Don Miedima, housing coordinator for Construction crews will be driving piles lion. Centre opened on Langside, Adamski saw the Spence Neighbourhood Association, for the centre’s foundation by this fall, and Helen Adamski has lived on Langside for an influx of gangs and drug-related activity. called 373 Langside an “eyesore” and is glad the new facility will be ready by spring eight years, and is skeptical of what the new Her children are afraid to go to the centre, to see it go. 2014. RecPlex means for her and her eight chil- and Adamski fears this new facility will be However, with affordable housing in There will be ongoing renovations to the dren. no different. short supply, he notes it is important that Duckworth Centre to make room for addi- “There’s always a hidden cost some- “When more people come in, there’s the loss of this dwelling means construction tions of a pharmacy and a yoga centre. where,” she said. always some sort of hullabaloo, poor losers of a new one. Plans for the RecPlex include a dance stu- Adamski suspects there will be surprise at sporting events, rivalries,” she said. “We can’t have a net loss of housing here,” dio, a health, wellness and healing centre, fees for both students and community mem- Craig Fraser, who has lived on Lang- Miedima said. and an indoor soccer field. bers hoping to use the new facility, regard- side for seven years, views the RecPlex as an The SNA is still in discussion with the A community charter will ensure that at less of promises the university has made. overall improvement to the area, but worries university and the city over how to ensure least one-third of the facility’s operations are “They’ve built so many buildings and it will mean less parking. there is still adequate housing, he said. reserved for community use. they’re taking down so many buildings, The Green Corridor has already absorbed Axworthy maintains the university’s The facility will be “revenue-generat- where is the money coming from?” she two parking lots, and crowds drawn to the plans will not result in a loss of housing to ing,” supported by a mix of user fees, park- said. RecPlex are likely to choose Langside as a the area. ing fees and the annual $60 athletic levy stu- Adamski, who is also a member of a convenient place to park. “We don’t knock the houses down. dents approved in a referendum last Octo- neighbourhood citizen’s patrol, worries the “I’m glad they’re upgrading the neigh- When we built the Richardson Building ber, according to the university. RecPlex will result in more partying and bourhood, but where are we going to park?” and McFeetors Hall, several houses we actu- The province kicked in $15 million for more dangerous, unwanted activity. he said. Kicked to the mat, but not down for the count KICK-FM lives online in two streams
John Gaudes for me, it came out of left field. Volunteer “KICK was a great place for people to learn and hone their skills, really the only station of its kind in Winnipeg where you The airwaves of Winnipeg’s 92.9 KICK-FM could tune in and the content would change have gone dead, but buzz around the sta- from hour to hour.” tion’s rebirth keeps getting stronger. Cawson is unsure as to how produc- The Red River College-based community tion for the podcasts would work though, outlet, touted as “Winnipeg’s indie station,” since the talent will not have access to the shut down July 4 after the college did not old KICK-FM studio at Red River’s Roblin renew its licence with the CRTC. Centre downtown. Rising from the ashes, though, are a pair Occupying that space now is the other of online stations— with old and new faces online station, Red River Radio, a student- alike taking to the web to keep their voices only 24-hour instructional station launched heard. on Aug. 27 at radio.rrc.ca and run by the The first is a revival of sorts for KICK- college. FM’s most listened-to community talent. Red River Radio picks up where KICK- FM left off, playing local rock and folk bands while training Red River College’s “We have the opportunity Creative Communications students in radio now to start from scratch, broadcast and production. rebrand, and get all our This time, though, there will be no alumni or community involvement. students involved.” “We have the opportunity now to start Dylan Hewlett — Dan Vadeboncoeur, radio instructor, Red from scratch, rebrand and get all our students John Conklin (right), a second-year creative communications student, says changes to the way Red River River College involved,” said Red River radio instructor College produces radio programming will give students more freedom. “Now it’s all about the students, giving and station manager Dan Vadeboncoeur. them the tools and equipment to pursue a career in radio,” Conklin says. “Everyone has their fingers in the station to Shows like Just for Kicks, Indie Studio help make it what it’ll become.” three years ago. Stations like KICK that Rob Schmidt, station manager of the and Retro-Evolution are on the shortlist to John Conklin, a second-year creative allowed community members and alumni community-based CKUW at the Univer- have new podcasts streamed on the KICK- communications student, co-hosted a sports on air were forced to apply for a new com- sity of Winnipeg, presented at the CRTC FM website, www.kick.fm, which has been comedy show on KICK-FM last year. This munity campus licence. proceedings and has followed the KICK- idle since the station’s demise. year, he’s got a weekday morning show on Lacking funding as Red River looked to FM saga closely. Chadd Cawson, a Red River College Red River Radio, and isn’t deterred at all by change its focus to teaching students only, “CKUW is under the same regulations graduate, hosted Soundtrack on KICK-FM moving to the web. a controversial decision for some, KICK- that KICK-FM would have had to adjust until the music went to static. He is part of “It allows us a lot more freedom. ... Now FM withdrew an initial application for the to,” said Schmidt. the group interested in moving to the pod- it’s all about the students, giving them the licence. “Part of the changes would have included cast format. tools and equipment to pursue a career in This ultimately led to the station’s dead changing their policy on community access, “I was surprised when I was told KICK radio,” said Conklin. airwaves and the split seen today— one and I guess they felt that an online stu- was going off air,” said Cawson. “I had been That’s something KICK-FM offered as community-based online station and one dent-only format would fill their needs just offered other shows for this coming fall and, well, but the CRTC changed its regulations teaching students at Red River College. fine.” 06 Campus The Uniter September 13, 2012 www.Uniter.ca ‘For the love of the game’ Players, coach looking forward to another inning of Wesmen baseball
John Gaudes There are many players, including star Volunteer catcher Nick Drews from Ericksdale, Man., who don’t want to settle for getting their degree at a small American college in order Baseball is America’s pastime, but after tak- to play the game they love. ing a good crack in their first season, the They would rather stay here in Canada. Wesmen men have established themselves “Honestly, I wanted the option to play firmly as Manitoba’s university team. junior hockey. I was coming from playing Taking the field in fall 2011, the prov- baseball in the States, and I chose the Univer- ince’s first and only university baseball team sity of Winnipeg because they offered base- fought cancellations, American schools and ball and I could stay home to play hockey as even the Winnipeg Goldeyes in their first well,” said Drews. season. Josh Loewen, a pitcher from Neepawa, “There was quite a bit of fanfare in our Man., pointed out by his coach as a return- first year,” said head coach Mike Kryke- ing player to watch this season, made a sim- wich. “Especially our exposure playing the ilar decision. Goldeyes in May— that got a lot of positive “We play against U.S. teams, the compe- response within the community.” tition is as good as anywhere you could go On the field, though, it was a rocky start. … the convenience of it is nice,” said Loe- The team went 8–16, losing 10 of their first wen. 11 games. With a quickly growing recruiting class The squad was scheduled to play 39 games of local talent, the Wesmen depend on the against American teams in the National community for more than just players. They Association of Intercollegiate Athletics play home games at Shaw Park, but prac- (NAIA), National Collegiate Athletic Asso- tice at Koskie Field, near Elmwood High ciation (NCAA) and National Junior Col- School. leges Athletic Association (NJCAA). Unlike many Wesmen programs, the team However, 15 games were cancelled due to also runs without funding from the univer- rain, snowstorms and travel circumstances. sity, so the players and volunteer coaches “Since we weren’t playing conference throw fundraisers throughout the season— games yet, when there’s rain or the American including the “Marathon Game” event. teams have a league commitment, the games “We’re truly doing this for the love of the aren’t rescheduled,” said Krykewich. game,” said Krykewich. The Wesmen hope to become a full com- Last year the team raised $13,000 as they peting member of the NAIA in the next few played 100 straight innings over eight gru- seasons. eling hours. This year they’ll do the same— Regardless of the roller coaster first sea- fans and potential boosters are invited to son, momentum around the team contin- attend for free from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on ues to build. Saturday, Sept. 22 at Shaw Park. KELLY MORTON/KELLYMORTONPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
On Friday, Sept. 7, the team hosted Brett Levis opened the scoring with a the University of Manitoba Bisons at Men end weekend kick just out of Wesmen goalkeeper the Winnipeg Soccer Complex in what with disappointing Tyson Farago’s formidable reach. At the Wesmen Briefs turned out to be a highly defensive 0–1–1 record 72nd minute, the Wesmen answered match-up, with both teams vying for back with a punt by Yiannis Tsalat- Compiled by Ethan Cabel field position. The only goal scored Sept. 7: Wesmen 2, sidis that found the back of the net. Ten came in the 54th minute of play, with Saskatchewan 2 minutes later, Brett Levis scored his a punt by first-year Bison midfielder second goal of the match. And finally, Kaylan Strang. On Saturday, Sept. 8, Sept. 9: Wesmen 0, in extra time, the Wesmen ended the Women struggle in the team played the University of Saskatchewan 1 match with a rebound off a free kick regular season openers Northern British Columbia Timber- from Kenny Sacramento. On Sept. 9, the Follow us on Twitter wolves, which ended in a 0–0 draw. Ac- The Wesmen men's soccer team began Wesmen travelled to Saskatoon to face Sept. 7: Wesmen 0, Manitoba 1 cording to the Wesmen Athletics page, their regular season with two games off against the Huskies yet again, this @TheUniter windy conditions played a significant against the University of Saskatchewan time coming back to Winnipeg with a Sept. 8: Wesmen 0, UNBC 0 role in the outcome. This weekend, the Huskies, failing to rack up a victory over loss on their record. Rookie midfielder Wesmen go on the road to take on the the weekend. On Friday, Sept. 7, the two Wilson Ntigne scored the lone goal of The Wesmen women's soccer team University of Saskatchewan Huskies teams played a heavily offensive game, the match for Saskatchewan. The Wes- wrapped up its first regular season home and the Regina Cougars. with several scoring chances in the first men will be on the road this weekend in stand with a disappointing 0–1–1 record. half and a raft of goals in the second. Calgary for a pair of matches against At the 64 minute mark, Huskie striker the Mount Royal Cougars.
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Chantel Henderson get used to. I quicken my pace and clutch my back- isn’t exactly the best and kind of dim in some Volunteer Nevertheless it happens, and as an aborig- pack, and hope he turns the corner or crosses places. Not exactly a safe scenario for resi- inal woman walking in this neighbourhood, the street away from me. After four blocks dents such as myself. I must learn to deal with it. he’s still behind me, so I pretend to tie the Not long after, I see a man walk towards On a cold January evening, after missing I begin to walk from the Banning and laces on my boot and wait for him to pass. me but he keeps his head down and doesn’t my bus on my way to class, I decide to walk Ellice bus stop. The tables are turned and I follow him. make eye contact. There are not many peo- through my West End neighbourhood. My sense of safety is higher because I’m My fear isn’t completely alleviated until I ple walking around here. At 5 p.m. it’s already dark outside, so I closer to home but this diminishes as I walk see him go into a building and out of sight. However, a couple of cars do slow down keep a close eye on my surroundings. further west down Ellice. I let out a huge sigh of relief as I continue and assume I will approach. I flip them the In this neighbourhood there’s no telling my walk. bird and ignore their advances. I finally make what could happen to me. I could be robbed, The whole time I was thinking, “Am I it to Maryland and Ellice where the local 7-11 mistaken for a prostitute, kidnapped, beaten In this neighbourhood prepared to use my self-defence karate skills? store is located. up, or looked upon as a suspect by the police there’s no telling what could Will anybody come to my rescue if I’m The amount of people, lighting and traf- because of my skin colour. happen to me. attacked? What if I am robbed— should I fic increases. My sense of safety goes back up As an aboriginal woman walking alone at just let them take my bag or fight to keep it? again as I get closer to my destination. night, many “Johns” seem to think it’s their What if they have a knife or a gun?” It looks like I’ll make it to my class on right to try and pick up women like me every Once I cross Arlington Street, I go into Thoughts and scenarios like these go time and live to walk another day. chance they get. defence mode. I keep an eye out for any- through my head every time I take a walk It doesn’t matter what time of the day it one walking towards me, or behind me— at night. I try to stay positive and remind Chantel Henderson is a single mother of is, what the weather is like or what I’m wear- including any cars that slow down. myself that nothing bad will happen to me, one, a full-time University of Winnipeg stu- ing, a car will always slow down and expect I’m feeling OK until I walk past Chicken that I just have to be aware of my surround- dent, board member of the Daniel McIntyre/ me to approach. Delight and a man starts walking close ings and be prepared to react. St. Matthews Community Association and a It is something I cannot and should not behind me. I must admit the street lighting in the area community volunteer. Walking together against victim-blaming Second annual SlutWalk demands accountability for victims
The Winnipeg SlutWalk Oddly, despite all the attention victim- ment and objectification rather than sex. ing the word “slut,” though it certainly can Organizing Committee blaming has been getting, many of us still Even clichés we use can be blaming in be. Volunteers don’t know what it is and why it should nature: “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool More importantly, it’s about accountabil- stop. me twice, shame on me.” ity: accountability in the judicial system, What is victim-blaming? Basically, it’s the Why should we take responsibility for police services, and in each and every one of By now, most of us are familiar with Slut- belief that anything the victim of a crime did someone who gains our trust, only to exploit us. Walk, the global movement triggered last or didn’t do could have somehow contrib- it later? It’s about working accountability into the year after Toronto police constable Michael uted to his or her own victimization. “He won’t be able to keep his hands off language we use when we describe victims Sanguinetti told a group at York Univer- you,” we say as a compliment, not realizing of sexual assault and their choices— choices sity that women should avoid dressing like SlutWalk isn’t necessarily we may be impacting future disclosure of a that have nothing to do with their victimiza- “sluts” in order to not be victimized. rape with a touch of pre-emptive blame. tion, and nothing to do with how we choose Organized through social media, a far about reclaiming the word Victim-blaming has many faces, includ- to live our lives. greater crowd than expected showed up, “slut,” though it certainly ing denying the existence of the rapist: At noon on Saturday, Sept. 15, we will inspiring similar protests in over 150 coun- can be. More importantly, “Kobe doesn’t have to rape anyone.” walk together demanding and pledging tries. “What was she expecting going to his room accountability. Quick on the heels of Sanguinetti’s com- it’s about accountability. at 2 a.m. anyway?” Participants will walk from the Law ment came a protest at the Manitoba Law “Those accusations against Julian Assange Courts at 408 York Ave., to the Legislative Courts after Queen's Bench Justice Robert It’s ubiquitous and a part of our lan- sure seem to have been made at a convenient Building, 450 Broadway, in a united demon- Dewar’s remarks during a sexual assault sen- guage. time...” stration against victim-blaming. tencing. Dewar said that “sex was in the air” Though we might say, “A woman is never And then there’s the institutional variety, Once at the Legislative Building, speakers the night of the assault, and noted the vic- to blame for sexual assault,” there is often a carried out by those in authority; Todd Akin will address sexual assault, victim-blaming, tim wore a tube-top, no bra, high heels and big, fat “but” to follow. denied the existence of many victims with rape apologia and, ultimately, survival. "plenty of makeup" when he handed down “But she should dress conservatively,” his term, “legitimate rape.” After the event, TheBestDefenseProgram. a light sentence to her now-convicted rapist. even though there is no evidence of a causal Is there another kind? Imagine a woman com will conduct a trauma-aware, victim- Only a week ago, Krista Ford, niece of relationship between victim attire and sex- being re-victimized through mandatory dis- blaming-free self-defence and counter-vio- Toronto mayor Rob Ford, sent out this tweet ual assault. closure should she be denied an abortion lence workshop for the cost of a donation to following a briefing regarding a number of “But she shouldn’t go out alone after without a formal complaint of rape. Osborne House. Toronto sexual assaults: "Stay alert, walk dark,” even though she’s more likely to be Only the victim should decide whether or tall, carry mace, take self-defence classes & attacked in a home than on the street. not to disclose, and to suggest otherwise is To learn more, visit slutwalkwinnipeg.word- don’t dress like a whore. #DontBeAVictim “But she shouldn't flirt," even though sex- victim-blaming. press.com. You can also email the Winnipeg #StreetSmart." ual assault is about power, control, entitle- SlutWalk isn’t necessarily about reclaim- SlutWalk team at [email protected]. 08 Comments The Uniter September 13, 2012 www.Uniter.ca A timeless system of ethics Modern society still benefits from spontaneous acts of kindness
Thomas Guenther I know that I require assistance a lot: at Volunteer work, at home, with my friends. Perhaps I call on a coworker to help me with a proj- ect because I'm already too busy to handle I believe in chivalry. it alone, or I need a friend to give me a ride Knights today are defined simply by because my own car is in the shop. respect and courtesy. I greatly appreciate the support of other There's something about the idea of chiv- people and I'm very willing to offer my alrous action that separates the mature from own. the immature in my mind. Selfless consid- Modern chivalry is needed in every situa- eration is maybe the best way to term mod- tion of every day. ern chivalry since we currently have a lack of It can be simple. dragons and jousting. Opening a door for someone is a popular It’s also important to note that mod- example. When someone does it for me I feel ern chivalry is not only for men. Everyone appreciated and I know that person consid- requires saving every now and then and it ered me as worth the effort. takes just as much courage for a man or a The same is true when I, for example, hold woman to come to the rescue. the door for someone. I'm saying, “You are Since we don't have much use for the valuable and I want to do this for you for no medieval specifics such as armour and valiant other reason.” steeds, we can focus on living out the goals Maybe you've heard about the spontane- chivalry was meant to accomplish: develop- ous, contagious generosity occasionally pres- ing maturity, kindness, honesty, loyalty and ent at the Tim Horton's drive-thru window: selflessness. people decide to pay for the person behind Thus, I see chivalry as a code of ethics and them in line and that person chooses to do a road to solid character centered on respect the same. This kind of rampant kindness is, I and consideration. find, heart-warming. In the medieval era, many young boys of I believe chivalry is more than impor- nobility were sent to live with knights as part tant— it is vital. of their training to become squires. Squires Kindness, selflessness and charity are part served the knights by accompanying them Matthew Dyck of what it means to be human. Men and to battle and tournaments, and maintaining knight. He was also charged to defend the courage and humility? women who live with this type of attitude will their armour and weapons. weak, avoid treachery, lechery and arrogance I believe a world in which everyone is be like fresh air to those who meet them. To be dubbed a knight was a great hon- in his rank and power. like this would be a great world to live in; You get what you give; chivalry spreads our, one that only other knights and nobles The point of becoming a knight was to do the alternative, on the other hand, would be goodwill. could do, and it was something of a rite for right. There was nothing selfish or vain about disastrous. I, for one, am encouraged when I witness these young noblemen. They were passing it. Imagine walking down the street and a bit of gallantry: opening a door, helping out from boyhood into manhood and agreeing to In the 21st century, we cannot adopt a total ignoring an old man who spilled his grocer- on the highway, defending a friend— fill in live by a creed toward God, king and coun- medieval notion of chivalry with all its rituals ies on the ground, or driving past a car that the blank yourself. try. Their new position and creed determined and regalia. It is rather the action, emerging needs assistance by the side of the road. Keep an eye out and be someone's knight. every aspect of their lives and it was to their from exceptional character, of which I believe Foreign aid wouldn't exist and neither duty to honour it. we are capable. would any social programs. Thomas Guenther is a freelance writer who Generosity, courage and humility were Why should people live with a selfless pos- How would you feel if you needed help lives and works in Winnipeg. among the required character traits for a ture, aspiring to help people and live with and there was no one to give it? Human rights hypocrisy Fundraiser for Eritrean government on Canadian soil suspicious
Information about Yohannes is readily “ALQUDOS HTL JED,” a hotel in Jeddah. sanction the use of information obtained Michael Welch available through a simple Google search. This was a major red flag as it suggested he was through torture. Volunteer Moreover, a visa to his colleague, Eri- not well rooted in Saudi Arabia and therefore If such draconian measures are to be trean Foreign Affairs Minister Osman Saleh more likely to attempt to stay in the U.S. sanctioned by Canadians, either overtly or Mohammed, had been denied in 2008 on the But he received his visa nonetheless, and through their silence, then surely a thorough I received the call around the middle of same grounds. on Sept. 11, 2001, successfully crashed a plane examination of how and why unqualified August, during a week I had planned to take David Matas, a Winnipeg human rights into the North Tower of the World Trade persons from inadmissible groups are being away from my news duties at CKUW. lawyer of international repute, has added his Centre. awarded entry into this country is in order. Apparently, a group of Eritrean nation- voice to that of the Eritrean-Canadian pro- Public Safety Minister and University of als were in Winnipeg, following similar visits testers. Winnipeg honourary graduate Vic Toews has Michael Welch is a science student at the to Calgary and Toronto, principally to raise In an interview, which aired on CKUW recently commented that his government is University of Manitoba and news director for funds for the Eritrean regime. Aug. 20, he explained that Yohannes must so committed to protecting Canadians from CKUW 95.9FM. According to my contact, Ghezae Hagos of have misrepresented himself to officials at terrorism and other threats that he would the Eritrean-Canadian Human Rights Group the visa office in Nairobi. Matas posited that of Manitoba, the planned fundraiser would huge waiting lists and backlogs, and limited have been a violation of Canadian law. resources may have been to blame for the The visitors consisted of the “Walta” band mistake. and an Eritrean government official named He still seemed perplexed that such a mis- Zemhret Yohannes. take could have been made given Yohannes’s Hagos pointed out that these entities rep- profile. resented the Eritrean ruling party, the Eri- One wonders if this kind of mistake could trean Peoples Liberation Front (EPLF) that have just as easily been made if the fundraiser is under a UN sanctioned arms embargo was for a group like Al-Quaeda. upheld by Canada. There is a disturbing historical parallel to Representatives of the EPLF, and fundrais- this narrative. ing on their behalf, are banned in this coun- A special report from the Oct. 28, 2002 try on the grounds that EPLF has supplied edition of National Review obtained the visa support for the Somali militant group known records for the Saudi Arabian nationals who as Al-Shabab, a militia associated with terror- hijacked airplanes on Sept. 11, 2001. ism in the region. A panel of six separate experts, upon exam- The fundraiser was apparently held on Aug. ining the visa application forms of the 15 18 at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. hijackers, found that all of these applications Protesters chanted and waved placards should have been rejected on their face. outside. Dozens of participants made their In just one case for example, the form of way inside. an applicant for a temporary resident visa, When a Winnipeg Free Press reporter carry- Abdulaziz Alomari, showed him claiming to ing a ticket for the event identified herself as be a student but not mentioning the name media she was disallowed from entering the and address of the school he was to attend in church premises by security for the event. the appropriate box. It seemed odd to me that Canadian offi- He indicated he would self-finance a two- cials have been so lackadaisical about respond- month stay at the "JKK Whyndham Hotel" ing to warnings from citizens and press alike without supplying the legally necessary proof about suspicious foreigners apparently stag- he had the financial means to do so. ing a fundraiser for a group linked with ter- He indicated he was married but did rorism. not mention the name of his spouse when For that matter, how could they have got- prompted. ten into the country in the first place? He also listed his home address as Arts 09 www.uniter.ca September 13, 2012 The Uniter Arts Madchild: Done with the sickness
Aaron Epp me.’ I made with renewed passion. He went from working hard on his Managing editor my own Creating Dope Sick music to staying in all day, getting high bed, I gotta over the course of the and watching movies. Bunting says that sleep in it, last year-and-a-half was part of his recovery included forcing a If you’re anything like this writer, when and it’s up cathartic. The album’s positive addiction into his life— an addic- you think of Canadian hip-hop art- to me to 16 tracks chroni- tion to work. In order to avoid going out ist Shane Bunting, a.k.a. Madchild, you change cle Bunting’s rise, where he might be tempted to use, Bun- think of him the way he appeared in the the bed fall and recovery in ting forced himself to hunker down in his video for Steppin’ Thru, the 2002 hit sin- now, gritty detail. studio and create. gle by his acclaimed group Swollen Mem- right?” The sixth song in “I stayed in the studio every day— I’d bers: standing poolside in the summer- Part particular, Wake Up, fall asleep at the computer— but I just time, tufts of blonde hair spilling out from of tells the story of how kept my butt there, working,” he says. under his ball cap, the sun shining down changing Bunting went from “Now I work on music all the time and on him as he spits rhymes without a care the bed has experimenting with Perco- I love it. If I go too long without it, I get in the world. included Bunting cets one night to regularly the craving to get back in the studio. It’s an Ten years later, Madchild’s image in throwing him- consuming over $500 awesome thing, and my work ethic is back photos and music videos is decidedly self into his of oxycodone a where it should be.” darker, more somber— the result of a work day. The hard work has paid off.Dope Sick is four-year addiction to the painkiller oxy- a solid, compelling disc that debuted at #3 codone that consumed nearly $3 mil- on Billboard’s Canadian Albums chart. lion of his finances and left him 55 “I can’t tell you how many times peo- pounds overweight, his left arm ple have come up to me and said how numb and his lips purple. me sharing my story has helped Now sober for nearly two them get on the right track, or years, Bunting raps about want to get on the right track, all of it on Dope Sick, the or help them stay on the right debut solo album he track,” Bunting says. released at the end of Being sober has reminded August. He performs him of what’s important in Winnipeg this Sun- in life— his family, his day, Sept. 16 at the friends, his three dogs Park Theatre as part and his music. of the cross-Canada “The things I tour he’s on to pro- thought were impor- mote the album. tant (when I was Speaking by on drugs), I realize phone from now are a bunch his tour van in of bullshit,” he between shows, says. “That’s Bunting says probably the he became best way to addicted to put it.” drugs when Swollen Members See Madchild perform took a year off and his at the Park Theatre on partying lifestyle got Sunday, Sept. 16 the best of him. Tech N9ne and Winni- “You could say I peg’s Most will also was escaping from real- perform ity or I just wanted to Doors open at 7 p.m. find another source of hap- At press time, a handful of piness,” he says, before stop- advance tickets were still on sale ping himself: “I want to make it at The Urban Bakery clear: I’m not ever saying, ‘Oh poor Visit www.madchild57.com me, boo hoo, look what happened to
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Local singer-songwriter Renée Lamoureux goes solo with I Fall for You
Alex Paterson humble and quintessentially Manitoban. Beat reporter She grew up in Île-Des-Chênes, Man., a small French town 20 minutes south of Win- nipeg. Her father is a farmer and truck driver, Renée Lamoureux’s first solo disc, the very and her mother is a schoolteacher. personal I Fall for You, is the result of a five- “The first song I (ever) wrote was an assign- year journey to build confidence in her per- ment from a teacher. Songwriting quickly sonal sound. became a way of journal writing for me.” While still committed to her primary proj- As a child, Lamoureux began singing in ect, Keith and Renée, Lamoureux has been French and performed as part of the French putting aside music for five years that she festival scene. wanted to develop on her own. Although she now performs professionally “I needed a new outlet for the material I in English, Lamoureux still speaks French was producing that didn’t fit the sound or with her family. style of Keith and Renée,” she says. “Speaking French and being francophone Lamoureux decided to develop a solo proj- is really important to me,” she says. “I pro- ect after her first attempt at skydiving with duced one song in French on this album, but her sister during a Keith and Renée tour stop my aspirations as an artist are to eventually in Nashville, Tennessee. be able to release a full album in French. It “After I got back, I realized if I can jump will be hard and I need to get better, but it is out of a plane, I can finish this album.” something I hope to eventually to be ready Within a week of returning home from for.” that tour she was working on putting the album together with Murray Pulver (Doc Renée Lamoureux releases her CD with a show at Walker). Supplied the Park Theatre on Friday, Sept. 14 Country roads, take her home: Renée Lamoureux grew up in Île-Des-Chênes, Manitoba. Four months later, it was done. Doors at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Lamoureux notes that her development Tickets $12 in advance at McNally Robinson, Music as an artist has been about her finding confi- “Even going back to starting Keith and son. But I’m a really persistent person, so I Trader and TicketBreak.com, or $15 at the door dence in herself and recognizing she can mas- Renée, it took me a while to believe in get it done.” Visit www.reneelamoureux.ca ter her craft. myself,” she says. “I’m a really cautious per- Lamoureux’s musical roots are simple, 10 Arts The Uniter September 13, 2012 www.Uniter.ca
Music Listings THE FOREPLAY are at the West End Cultural Sept. 28. Centre. Local heavyweights MAHOGANY FROG invite UPCOMING EVENTS you, your friends, your family and everyone else you might know out on Friday, Sept. 28 to JOHN FOGERTY is at the MTS Centre on Thurs- Frame Arts Warehouse (318 Ross) for the offi- day, Sept. 20. cial release of their new CD, Senna. ULTRA MEGA On Sept. 20, SLOAN play The Pyramid Caba- and ANIMAL TEETH will start the night off right. ret— like they’ve been doing since before you Come out to the Park Theatre Sept. 28 and were born. help THEY SAY promote their debut album Dis- THE THRASHERS, THE VIBRATING BEDS and THE guises with JICAH, THE SECRETS and ENJOY UPSIDES are rocking the boat under The Toad YOUR PUMAS. on Friday, Sept. 21. Country darling KATHLEEN EDWARDS plays The Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang bring the blues to GARRICK Saturday, Sept. 29. the MTS Centre on Sept. 21. Head down to The Centennial Concert hall for an evening with JANN ARDEN on Monday, Oct. 1. Local garage rock trio THE VIBRATING BEDS will perform two sets at the Red River Co-op Speedway (5236 Portage Ave.) on Saturday, Sept. 15 as part Come down to the GraffitiA rt Gallery and see of DarkCross 2012. The first set is at 7:30 p.m. DarkCross is the largest cyclocross race in Manitoba and the only one to take place in the dark. In other the OVERTONES featuring THE HUMS on Satur- On Oct. 1, head down to Alive nightclub for words, it’s the biggest cycling-themed part in the province. Come for bike races, concessions, a beer garden and great rock ‘n’ roll. Admission is free. day, Sept. 22. ECHOCITY and FMSEA also per- ATOMIC CANDY and get ready to salsa like a form. high school cheerleader before homecoming. THURSDAY, SEPT. 13 Zimbabwe’s BONGO LOVE is at the West End SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 POP CRIMES, EX MODERN TEENS, THE HOOTS Gourd prices are going to hit an all-time high Cultural Centre. and THE UNBELIEVABLE BARGAINS are gettin’ long before anyone actually needs them. On Don’t forget it’s THURSDAY NIGHT GROOVE TECH N9NE plays the Park Theatre with MAD- ready to melt your brains, blow your eardrums Tuesday, Oct. 2, the SMASHING PUMPKINS are TIMES at the Neighbourhood Café in Wolseley. K.D. LANG is doing what she does best with THE CHILD. and turn all your senses into goo on Sept. 22 coming to town to kick off October the only SISS BOOM BANG at Pantages Playhouse. at the Zoo. BLUE NOISE BLUES and JAZZ JAM OPEN MIC If you’re looking for something to fill your Sun- way they know how— like a bald man play- bring it to ya at Juss Jazz. LUDACRIS and K’NAAN are ending this year’s day that doesn’t include your grandmother’s If a brain melt isn’t want you’re looking for, try ing music your older brother, for some reason, orientation week at the University of Manito- meatloaf, head down to Times Change(d) High an open-faced tomato CHRISTPUNCHER at The still loves. Your dad’s favourite English beat pop band, ba’s Max Bell Field House. & Lonesome Club for BIG DAVE MCLEAN’S SUN- Cavern Sept. 22 with ALL ON RED. HERMAN’S HERMITS, is playing at the McPhillips His looks are gone but Victoria still asked him DAY NIGHT JAM NIGHT for your weekly dose. Station Casino. LAVA GOAT, DEAD RANCH and HALF DEAD HUSKY Your high school best friend’s favourite indie to dance— BOB DYLAN is back in town doing play at 555 Osborne under Sawatdee Thai. If Big Dave isn’t for you, check out MICAH EREN- band, BLOC PARTY, are playing the Burton Cum- that wonderful thing he does at the MTS Centre Indie electro rockers PURITY RING and EVIAN BERG and friends at the Rose ‘n’ Bee Pub. mings Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 23. on Friday, Oct. 5. CHRIST have decided you are worth playing to SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 COOLIO is at The Pyramid Cabaret Monday, at the West End Cultural Centre. HEADACHES is MONDAY, SEPT. 17 Ask your dad if you don’t know who ROY CLARK also on the bill. THE BOB WATTS TRIO play McNally Robinson to is because he is bringing your country favou- Oct. 8. smooth out your wrinkled soul with jazz. The Cavern’s weekly VINYL DRIP is keeping you rites to McPhillips Station Casino on Monday, Disintegration Records presents SLOW DANC- WEIRD AL YANKOVICH is at the MTS Centre on regular again this week. Sept. 24. ERS at Negative Space. DJs KING CABARET and MOD PARTY pay tribute Oct. 8. It’s good thing, too, because I hear by to Scientologists’ favourite musical, Grease, at TUESDAY, SEPT. 18 Canada’s R&B poster boy THE WEEKND plays December he’s going serious and changing his FRIDAY, SEPT. 14 Juss Jazz this Saturday. The Burt Sept. 24. name to Allen Yanky Lion. It’s SOUL NIGHT with DR. HOTBOTTOM AND THE BASS INVADERS and BIG BASS are pumpin’ out THE BILLS are at the West End Cultural Centre. SOUL RX at the Cavern for a dance-your-pants- Long-time thrash kings ANTHRAX are coming ROYAL WOOD plays the West End Cultural Centre the jams for you at the Zoo. Monday, Oct. 15... said the actress to the bishop. As if THE VIBRATING BEDS weren’t enough by off kind of night. to Winnipeg to tour their new album Worship BIG DAVE MCLEAN is at Highway 75 Blues and themselves! Head down to the Red River Co-op Music on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at The Burt with BIEBER fever punches Winnipeg in the preteen Sports Bar. Speedway to see them play with the largest WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19 TESTAMENT and DEATH ANGEL. Headbangers I face Thursday, Oct. 18 at The MTS Centre. Manitoba Cyclocross race as a backdrop. The Cavern brings you TRIVAOKE every choose you! VILIFY with TURTILLIAN and the hardest work- MAYWORKS presents the musical version of Wednesday. ing openers in Winnipeg, FMSEA, are at the Zoo. Making up for lost time after a cancelled RUSH belts out all your favourites at octaves Democracy Now— DAVID ROVICS. The peace spring tour, Australian band ARCANE SAINTS OBITUARY with BROKEN HOPE, DECREPIT BIRTH even your canine comrade can’t hear at the poet and troubadour of our time will be playing If you didn’t get enough of RENEE LAMOREUX are smashing their way through Winnipeg with and JUNGLE ROT are at the Zoo. MTS Centre on Wednesday, Sept. 26. The Winnipeg Irish Club on Saturday, Nov. 10. in Keith and Renee head down to the Park The- SONS OF YORK at The Cavern. Amy Goodman likes him, so why wouldn’t you? atre and help her officially release her debut ABANDON ALL SHIPS, FALL CITY FALL and SKIP Roaming blues musician and poet RAY BONN- solo album I Fall For You. EVILLE plays the West End Cultural Centre She’s a little bit country, she’s a little bit rock ‘n’ roll Lindi Ortega’s down to Earth aesthetic helps her span genres Kaeleigh Ayre Arts reporter
It’s not quite a truck stop, but Lindi Ortega is hanging out in a hotel room in Nashville, Tennessee, waiting for the phone to ring. “It’s my phone interview day,” she says. “It’s exciting because ever since the first record, people want to call and talk, and peo- ple still want to talk about it, so it’s great.” It’s been just over a year since Ortega released her debut full-length with Last Gang Records, Little Red Boots, and the boots are already making an appearance on the cover of her second album, Cigarettes and Truck- stops, set to drop Tuesday, Oct. 2. “Touring with Social Distortion the first time taught me a lot about punk music fans. They appreciate artists that are raw, and real, and honest, and have conviction, and stand by what they’re doing.” — Lindi Ortega
“I’m very proud of it,” Ortega says. “The album takes its name from one of the songs Supplied off of it, the first song, which is a song I wrote about reminiscing about a tour romance I Lindi Ortega strikes a pose as the girl with the big voice that can tour with punks and poets. once had. “I thought the title was fitting to the tour- more I listened, the more it influenced my fan (of Lang). She’s one of the best vocalists me a lot about punk music fans, and that it’s ing lifestyle that I’ve been living for a while music. out there for me. She’s inspiring to watch, more of a mentality. They appreciate artists now. Truck stops are the thing you do when “(Canadian blues musician and producer) and I hope to learn from her and apply it to that are raw, and real, and honest, and have you’re touring in a van or a bus. You fill up Colin Linden came in with his extensive my own show.” conviction, and stand by what they’re doing. on gas, any smokers in the band take a break, blues background and brought that to the Not to be pigeonholed, Ortega also has “(Social Distortion lead singer) Mike Ness and it reminds me of that.” production of my album. He did an excel- another tour lined up beginning in October is a country fan himself, and he ends his show Cigarettes and Truckstops is physical evi- lent job.” in support of one of punk’s most influential with a cover of Ring of Fire. I end my show dence of the evolution Ortega has undergone Ortega is in the midst of a cross-Canada groups, Social Distortion. with Folsom Prison Blues, so I think it fits per- since the release of Boots. tour in support of k.d. lang, with a stop in “Touring with Social Distortion just goes fectly.” “I learned more about country and went Winnipeg Friday, Sept. 14 at the Pantages to show that music can span genres. You don’t back to the early beginnings, which I was Playhouse. have to be part of just one genre to ‘get it.’” See Lindi Ortega perform at the Pantages Play- inspired to do after reading a Hank Williams The pairing is fitting— Lang is a prolific Ortega has toured in support of Mike Ness house on Friday, Sept. 14 biography,” she says. “I realized the connec- Canadian singer-songwriter who has her and the gang before, and says that punk audi- k.d. lang will also perform tion between the blues and early country, and roots in country music. ences are very accepting. Tickets available through Ticketmaster I listened deeply to blues and country. The “It’s amazing,” Ortega says. “I’m a huge “Touring with them the first time taught Visit www.lindiortega.ca Arts 11 www.uniter.ca September 13, 2012 The Uniter Sharing his passion for Lake Winnipeg Local artist Louis C. Bakó explores the lake in new photography exhibit
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opposed the regime for political reasons. tunity to be nude and many of his Polaroids He described how the bands have been Alex Paterson Bakó first encountered the lake at 14 years capture this common experience. getting larger since the 1980s as algal blooms Beat reporter old and was immediately struck by its size. Bakó reflected that nudity was his actual have become more of a problem. “I remember the sheer vastness of it, and experience of the lake, his chance to be pri- “The algal bloom is far more serious now. the part I remember the most was the stars vate and free. Especially at the bottom of the lake. I don’t Since the 1960s Louis Bakó has been travel- at night over what I see as an inland ocean,” All of the subjects are either close friends know what they are doing to save it.” ing to, and marveling at the sheer vastness he says. or partners. Bakó’s exhibition is an homage to the and beauty of, Lake Winnipeg. Bakó’s favourite memories are of exploring “There was no one around, so it was just a SX-70 Polaroid camera and part of the exhi- The lake has been the site of his studio, his the isolated eastern shores by zodiac. Bakó beautiful way to be (nude). We used to spend bition is about recontextualizing the Pola- subject, his object and his passion. Whether loves the seemingly pristine, untouched wil- our time on beautiful islands and I got to roid. using paint, pictures or sculpture, Lake Win- derness on eastern Lake Winnipeg. take beautiful pictures.” The majority of the ink jet linen prints in nipeg has been part of Bakó’s artistic experi- “It seemed like no one had ever stepped Despite concern about the health of Lake the exhibition were produced in the Mar- ences. there. When you get to those beaches they Winnipeg due to algal blooms, Bakó is also tha Street Studio, where the exhibition takes It was his place of retreat and his scene for have huge walls of interlocking driftwood able to see beauty in this phenomenon. place. adventure, a place for passion of nature and a that were as tall as I was. The winds push One of the Polaroids in the exhibition place of passion for particular people. everything to the east side of the lake, so you shows the algal blooms that leave beautiful Louis C. Bakó’s exhibition, The Lake: Love Bakó came to Canada in 1958 after his fam- get them.” turquoise bands on the granite rocks that sur- and Passion: Prints, Painting and Polaroids ily fled the communist takeover of Hungary As a result of the isolated nature of these round the lake; in the photo, the bands resem- 1968-2005, is at the Martha Street Studio at 11 in 1956. His father was a military man and areas, Bakó and his friends took the oppor- ble jewel bracelets on each large boulder. Martha St. until Friday, Oct. 19. A decade of FemFest The 2012 festival promises to be the best yet
John Herbert Cunningham rink, a cake, a surprise visitor and a slap.” Volunteer As this is a contest, there has to be a prize for the eagerly awaited winner. “The winner will continue to develop their Winnipeg’s theatre scene changed in 2000 script over the course of the next year and, when Hope McIntyre moved to this city. depending on where they are in the writing McIntyre brought her Sarasvati Produc- process, will have a public reading or a full tions from Toronto where she had been sta- production in FemFest 2013,” Moore says. tioned and where, in 1998, the Sarasvati con- Samantha Walters, one of the actors in cept had originated. this year’s FemFest, is a recent graduate of the The company’s website describes Saras- U of W’s theatre department who has, even vati as “a place where artists can develop and at her young age, established an impressive showcase their skills while celebrating their artistic resume. creativity and pushing the boundaries of the Walters got her start working as the pro- theatrical medium,” and it has proven to be duction assistant for Sarasvati during the that and more. summer of 2009 and she helped launch their Under the auspices of Sarasvati, FemFest season of FemFest that year. began in 2003 as a small, grassroots festival “I remember it was my first full-time sum- showcasing women playwrights. Now, in its mer job, and my first glimpse into the world 10th year, FemFest is a 10-day festival that fea- of what it takes to run a theatre company and tures local playwrights as well as female talent Janet Shum launch a continuously growing week-long from around the world. It started yesterday Sylvia Kuzyk and Elena Anciro in Empty. festival every year,” Walters says. “That sum- (Sept. 12) and runs until Saturday, Sept. 22. mer, I fell in love with their work and have McIntyre, the artistic director, has two in the stories of the other women. We have she says. “I’ve chosen to work in indepen- been a continuous supporter of FemFest and plays in this year’s offerings— Immigration added two actors to the mix to cover all the dent theatre so that I can do work that tack- of Sarasvati Productions ever since.” Stories and Empty. other roles.” les issues that need to be addressed.” However, FemFest is not limited to local “I was approached by the Immigrant Empty is also a community-driven produc- McIntyre teaches in the University of talent. There is a host of out-of-town guests Women’s Association of Manitoba to work tion. Winnipeg’s department of theatre and film, coming to make this annual event a success, with senior immigrant women to create a “I applied to work through the Winnipeg as does Cairn Moore who has been tasked including Rosemary Georgeson and Renée play and also provide them with some drama Art Council’s WithArt program and through with the creation of the first Bake Off— a Iaci from Vancouver, and Johanna Nutter workshops,” McIntyre says of the first play. this program was matched with a local food new initiative that provides selected play- from Montreal. The end result? bank which is located at the First Unitarian wrights a list of ingredients that they must The special guest this year is Governor “A lot of humour, as well as struggle, Universalist Church,” she says. use to create a script. General Award-winning playwright Judith and ultimately the journey (of immigrant Empty is, according to McIntyre, “theatre Moore has been involved with FemFest Thompson who is one of Canada’s most cel- women) over several decades demonstrating to help educate about food bank usage, dis- almost since its inception as an actor, a direc- ebrated and well-known writers and will be how far they have come since arriving in this pel the myths around who needs a food bank tor and a playwright. giving the playwright’s master class. country. and explore poverty issues.” “Hope picked five playwrights,” she says of This promises to be a very good year. “What is really unique about the proj- McIntyre’s plays tend to focus on the this first ever Bake Off. “These five women ect is that six of the women chose to also try underdog and the underclass. will have to write a play in two weeks. Each For more information about FemFest, visit their hand as actors and will be performing “I went in to the arts to satisfy both my cre- of the five writers must somehow weave into www.sarasvati.ca. their own stories as well as playing characters ative passion and my desire to effect change,” their scripts the following ingredients: an ice 12 Culture The Uniter September 13, 2012 www.Uniter.ca Culture Paper, ink and glue Self-publishing a viable option in the Internet age Laina Hughes Volunteer
These days, everyone and their mom has a blog. Thanks to Twitter and Facebook, more people know what a casual acquaintance had for breakfast than how War & Peace ends. In the so-called Internet age, does any- one out there still read books? Like, paper, ink and glue books? Does anyone still pub- lish them? As the print industry holds on for dear life, traditional publishing companies are becom- ing less common. But that doesn’t necessar- ily make it harder for aspiring authors to get their stuff out there— it just forces them to take matters into their own hands. Amanda Hope graduated from Red River College’s Creative Communications program in 2011. In order to complete the program, students must produce an independent pro- fessional project— it’s sort of like the Cre- Comm version of a thesis. Hope knew from the beginning she wanted to write a book. “I’m thoroughly old school,” she says. “I love books. I love going to the library, taking them out, smelling them. It’s a passion that I’ve always had.” The 26-year-old knew she wanted to write about her great aunt, a sassy-sounding lady who stars in the finished product, a 300-page historical fiction novel called Pieces: Some Journeys Take a Lifetime. Having under a year to complete her proj- Laina Hughes ect, Hope decided to self-publish. Nikki Kuentzle of McNally Robinson helps local authors self-publish their work. “Self-publishing is way quicker than going through an actual publishing company, by Kuentzle says a lot of people come in spe- years,” she says. cifically to print a copy of their blog in book- Hope had originally planned to write form, but she’s helped publish everything a series of short stories to be posted on her from scientific journals to self-help books, blog, but she attributes part of the book’s suc- and science fiction to poetry. cess to the tactile nature of books. The cost is similar to going to a publish- “I think that part of the appeal of my book ing company, she says, but taking your book is that it is someone’s life story. Someone can to McNally is more cost-effective for those sit down and have it in their hands and read looking to print a smaller number of books. it all at one time, all together in one spot,” “Self-publishers generally want to do she says. “They can experience someone’s his- larger quantities; here you can print as many tory.” or as few as you want,” says Kuentzle. “There Hope has printed two editions of the are people who only choose to print for their book— both through Winnipeg self-pub- immediate family, because they’re doing their lishing company Art Bookbindery. own memoirs. A lot of people write for their “You don’t do it to get rich,” she says with grandkids because they want to pass on the a laugh. story of their life.” She had 150 copies printed for the first edi- Kuentzle credits the decline of the tradi- tion, which cost her around $1,200. After get- tional printing press for the popularity in ting a second printing at a reduced price and self-publishing. selling the books for $15 a pop, Hope figures “There’s less opportunity to publish. Pub- she’s just about broken even. lishers are looking for high-quality work, so But it was never about making money. not just anyone can go in and publish.” When asked about the book’s reception, But self-publishing at McNally is not as she responds without hesitation. easy as stopping in and dropping off a draft. “It’s the craziest thing— it’s been in Kuentzle stresses the book must be format- McNally Robinson since May 2011, and peo- ted properly before being ready to print, and ple are still buying. I’m still getting cheques that it’s best to make an appointment instead in the mail... I get random emails every once of just showing up. in awhile from people— I have no idea how It only takes about five minutes to print a they find me— telling me that they love the book, but a lot of prep work has to be done book.” before it’s ready to go. She’s had book clubs read it, seen a stranger That being said, the store goes all out on the bus pull it out of her purse, and had when it comes to supporting their self-pub- people approach her at the bookstore, recog- lished authors. Kuentzle and the rest of the nizing her from the picture on the back of McNally staff help writers through every step the book. of the publication process— production, It is hard to imagine that kind of a response promotion and distribution. to a blog or eBook. “If the authors want to have a book launch Nikki Kuentzle, self-publishing coordi- with us, we help them,” says Kuentzle. “They nator at McNally Robinson, is on the same can also sell their books on consignment, page. which would mean we would keep three “I think people are able to express them- copies of their book on the shelf at all time, selves through social media and stuff like that replenish them as they sell, and it will also now, in so many ways, so they actually want show up on our website.” to see it in a book form as opposed to just Self-publishing a book is not easy. It online,” she says. “It doesn’t seem as valid requires planning, patience and money. when it’s just floating around out there.” It might sound like a masochistic under- McNally Robinson acquired the Espresso taking, but isn’t the physical copy of some- Book Machines, a self-publishing printer thing you’ve poured your heart into, had that sort of looks like a giant photocopier, in complete control over, worth it? November 2011. Worth it for the smell of freshly printed The machine, which has clear sides so you publication? For the look of your words can witness the book coming together, has inked black against the clean, white page? been so popular the store had to create Kue- For book lovers, it doesn’t get much bet- ntzle’s position just to meet the demand. ter than that. Culture 13 www.uniter.ca September 13, 2012 The Uniter
FASHION FOOD Elegantly WAISTED A new twist on Local fashionista Chelsea Neufeld shares her fashion dictionary and talks about an old favourite her new online vintage shop Peachy-keen summer salsa is delicious and simple Caroline Fisher Volunteer
Dylan Hewlett Combine these ingredients to create a simple salsa recipe that’s spicy and sweet.
It’s that time again. You’ve spent four months squatting in the
Alex Needham soil, weeding, watering and delicately touching each and every leaf of each and every plant in Alex Needham You heard me. schoolgirl skirts, band (t-shirts), and oxford your garden. You’ve been waiting patiently for Volunteer “Steeze.” booties. I’ve stuck to a specific silhouette so it to produce something, anything and then— Basically a person’s style. Someone that shoppers know what they are getting SHAZAM!— it all ripens at once. with good style is confident, has their shit and can expect consistency in all their pur- You have so much that you’re not sure how “I’m drunk off the ‘90s,” Chelsea Neufeld together and looks chic. Steeze is your atti- chases. With WAISTED, it’s about the fit. best to use it all. laughs, throwing her head back. tude. You’re badass if you got steeze. Do you plan for it to grow into a phys- Well, here’s a salsa recipe for you that’s spicy In reality though, the 23-year-old Uni- “Trend.” ical store? and sweet, chunky and smooth, delicious and versity of Winnipeg film major is buzzed A wave of style that people ride. I prefer online. What’s cool about Etsy simple. off an “exotic berry” flavoured vodka “Fashionably late.” is it’s accessible internationally. The fact cooler, and the year is 2012. When you breeze in looking good, but that I don’t have to put in an eight-hour Neufeld is a teen dream— a woman are, in fact, late for a party. workday at a physical store is a bonus. Serve with your go-to brand who balances the effortless babe factor of “Fashionably drunk.” You’re known to do local styling gigs of nacho chips, and wait D.J. Tanner with the sincere wackiness of When you breeze into a party, late, look- as well. Tell us about that. while your taste buds process Kimmy Gibbler. She has built a reputation ing good, and are clearly intoxicated. I started styling with Sandbox magazine as a fashion force to watch, due partly to “Wasted.” and recently teamed up with them again the pandemonium of flavour the success of Shop Limbs, her first online Technically it’s W-A-I-S-T-E-D, like for an editorial that was featured in the happening in your mouth. vintage store, and for her devotion to crop high-waisted. It’s (the name of) my online first issue of Downtown Winnipeg, a new tops and high-waisted everything. Etsy shop that caters to the minimalist girl magazine produced by the Downtown who moonlights as a Ghostbuster. BIZ. The latest shoot I did was for ThisIs- Ingredients: Did you come up with the name when “Shop Limbs was a rookie Poster.com. It was minimalist theme, lots 1 kilogram of tomatoes (a few big ones), cut you were fashionably drunk? store. I had no concept of blacks, and navys. There was this super in half No, it was one of those 4 a.m. ideas. beautiful model that looked like a 15-year- of how to run a store or Describe the WAISTED girl. old Jessica Rabbit. I also work as a makeup 1 peach, cut in half and pitted how to make it successful. She’s confident, yet introverted like a artist at Edward Carriere and do freelance 1 green pepper, seeded and diced With WAISTED I’ve taken wallflower. An introvert does their own makeup for photo shoots. 1/2 large onion, diced thing. I love those people. They’re day- Is there a must-have article of cloth- the most care conceptually dreamers and get lost in their heads. They ing that everyone should include in their 1 or 2 hot peppers, seeded and diced in building a store for can hop on a bike and create an adventure wardrobe? 1 clove garlic, chopped shoppers to identify with.” with no one else around. A black leather backpack brings an out- handful of cilantro leaves, chopped You used to run another store, Shop fit together. Mini backpacks are fresh. 1/2 teaspoon salt — Chelsea Neufeld, owner, WAISTED Limbs. I have a black leather fanny pack. Shop Limbs came about as the online Does that count? 2 tablespoon lemon or lime juice After being scolded by an elderly women equivalent of a garage sale, just a way of There’s an Adidas fanny pack in dash of cumin to the tune of “I can’t finish my meal cleaning out my closet. I love vintage WAISTED. It’s a slice of coolness. 1 tablespoon olive oil because I can see your ass crack,” Neufeld shopping and accumulated a lot of clothes. What is a Neufeld staple item? traded in her low-rise jeans for the prac- I would buy things that were beautiful Charcoal long sleeve crop tops. Directions: ticality of high-waisted pants, found only but I’d never wear them, so why not sell What’s your favorite city for retail? in thrift stores. The move would mark the them? The majority of items were ‘80s and Vintage shopping in Winnipeg is the On medium-high heat, place tomatoes and beginning of her love affair with vintage. ‘90s in flavor, with exceptions here and best. About four years ago I found a pair peach, along with a few cups of water in a skil- As Neufeld prepares to launch there. The stock wasn’t as tailored as it is of black, high-waisted Dolce and Gab- let. When softened (a few minutes), strain toma- WAISTED, her second online vintage in WAISTED. bana jeans from the ‘90s, like supermodel toes and peach and run under cold water. Dis- store, The Uniter spoke with her about What does WAISTED offer that your ‘90s. They made your ass look on fire. That card skins. Chop the tomatoes and peach into fashion, wallflowers and Jessica Rabbit. first store, Shop Limbs, didn’t? summer I was freaking out because I didn’t chunks. Shop Limbs was a rookie store. I had no have any shorts; I decided to cut them, Heat oil in skillet, and add chopped green The Uniter: Are you familiar with concept of how to run a store or how to but I cut them too short and had to throw pepper, hot peppers, onions and garlic. Sau- UrbanDictionary.com? Given your posi- make it successful. This time around I’ve them away— it was devastating. tee for 1 or 2 minutes. Add cilantro, and the tion as a connoisseur of all things unique taken the most care conceptually in build- For those that missed the ‘90s, or like chopped tomatoes and peach. Stir, until every- and offbeat, can you provide readers ing a store for shoppers to identify with. I to simply pretend they never happened, thing is heated thoroughly. Then add salt, lemon with your own spin on a few fashion want people to feel like they are part of the what were some highlights? or lime juice, and cumin. slang terms, à la urban dictionary? WAISTED brand. Clothing-wise it’s more Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Craft, Clue- Simmer over the heat until desired consis- Chelsesa Neufeld: Yes. curated to vintage ‘90s attire of the best less, crop tops, backwards hats, skateboards, tency is reached (10 minutes or so). “Chic.” quality. All the vintage gems are selected the dudes were pretty impeccable. Chibo Pour salsa into jars or containers. Someone who can pull off any genre of with love. The stock focuses on the ‘90s Matto’s Sugar Water is fucking good. Once cooled, serve with your go-to brand clothing and look good. 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121 sculptures mainly from the 1980s to the 2000s. The exhi- atre Exchange from Oct. 11 to Oct. 28. FILM LITERATURE bition is being held at the WAG until Jan. 25, 2013. A FEW GOOD MEN, the story of a young American lawyer THE WINNIPEG INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL announces THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY who defends two Marines accused of murder in a Guantan- their 16th fall literary festival. THIN AIR 2012 starts Sept. 21 amo Bay hazing incident gone wrong, is playing at the John and runs through Sept. 29, with events throughout Winnipeg If street vendors, an economic rollercoaster or Rick Santo- Hirsch Theatre at the MTC Mainstage from Oct. 18 to Nov. 10. and beyond the perimeter. David Bergen is one of the fea- rum Google searches aren’t enough to hurt your diaphragm, Get your tickets at mtc.mb.ca. tured writers. For more information, visit www.thinairwin- head down to Rumor’s Restaurant and Comedy Lounge for nipeg.ca. MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET is playing at the John MARK FORWARD, performing until Sept. 22. Hirsch Theatre at the MTC Mainstage from Nov. 22 to Dec. 15. WINNIPEG ANARCHIST BOOK FAIR & DIY FEST is taking place CANADA’S ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET is pleased to present Visit mtc.mb.ca for more information. Friday, Sept. 21 to Sunday, Sept. 23 in and around the A-Zone DANCE DOWNTOWN on Sunday, Sept. 30. Dance Downtown is at 91 Albert St. The weekend includes a radical books panel, THE PRAIRIE DANCE CIRCUIT at The Rachel Browne Theatre, a free public open house being held as part of the national book tables, DIY workshops, a Saturday afternoon car-free hosted by Winnipeg Contemporary dancers, presents TANIA Culture Days 2012 weekend. Visit rwb.org/dancedowntown day street festival with games and music and a Sunday com- ALVARADO on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8. Visit winnipegscontemporar- for more information. munity brunch in Mondragon. All events free except brunch. ydancers.ca for more information. THE BRINK by ELLEN PETERSON is playing at the Prairie The- How do you feel about space, evil Nazi space invaders GALLERIES & MUSEUMS and that beautiful shadow land we call the dark side of the ACEARTINC will be hosting the debut presentation of moon? Great I would imagine, so head down to the Globe Cin- CATHARSIS by DOUG SMITH. Head down Sept. 14 to help him ema and see IRON SKY a story about all of those things you launch his exhibition of large drawings arranged as a site- love. Playing Sept. 13 at 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. specific installation. LEGENDS OF A WARRIOR, a candid look into the life of world- The WAG presents GREEN ... GRASS ... DOT ..., in which Win- renowned martial arts coach Frank Lee and his son, is play- nipeg artist EWA TARSIA interacts with the WAG’s formal ing at Cinematheque from Sept. 14 to Sept. 20. building, treating aspects of its exterior and public interior DR. FRANKENSTEIN will be celebrating the 100th anniver- spaces as supports for living plant-life. The exhibition runs sary of the “birth” of the monster at Cinematheque Sept. 15 until Sept. 15. and Sept 16. THE CRE8ERY is hosting CONVERGENT EVOLUTIONS by ANN TURN ME ON, DAMMIT! is an honest coming-of-age story from RALLISON and LIDI KUPER until Sept. 18. Come out and view the female perspective. It is playing at Cinematheque until the converging styles of printmaking by these two artists as Sept. 14. Visit winnipegfilmgroup.com for showtimes. they explore the development of similar features in unre- lated species exposed to similar environmental factors as FAME ARTS WAREHOUSE will be showcasing HUMAN HIGHWAY, viewed in birds. directed by Neil Young and starring DEVO, Sept. 18. Screening time is 8 p.m. sharp. THE WAYNE ARTHUR GALLERY presents JUST US GIRLS, a mixed media/collage exhibition by MABEL TINGUELY that runs until Sept. 26. Solutions from last week’s issue. URBAN SHAMAN: CONTEMPORARY ABORIGINAL ART GALLERY presents MONSTER: STORIES OF WOMEN by SHELLY NIRO. Often stories about native women are bleak and serve only one purpose: to perpetuate native women as losers and non- producers, often taking away from the common good of this society. With this exhibition of images, Niro’s goal is to create another kind of image of Native North American Women. Our legacy starts in the skyworld. Through an act of accident, we are now inhabiting a world where we faced those everyday challenges and have found ways to thrive and survive. The exhibition runs until Sept. 29. THE WINNIPEG ART GALLERY presents THE WAG CENTURY, an exhibition to commemorate the WAG’s 100th anniversary. The exhibition explores the complex and exciting history of the Winnipeg Art Gallery from 1912 to the present day and runs until Sept. 30. MY WINNIPEG, organized by PLUG IN ICA with multiple insti- tutional partners, is an exhibition project presenting art- work by more than 70 artists who have worked, lived or had an association with the city of Winnipeg. The exhibition play- fully and critically conjures diverse interpretations of Winni- 1 8 4526793 peg through contemporary art and reference to ephemeral, archival and historical materials. The first part of the four- 5 9 7138246 part series, THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME, runs until Oct. 7. 2 6 3749851 GALLERY 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg is proud to pres- ent STORYTIME, a two-person exhibition of new collaborative book works and short animated films created by GLEN JOHN- 8 4 6975312 SON and LESLIE SUPNET. Stemming from their mutual inter- est in the tradition of illustrated stories and a shared affinity 3 1 9682574 for anthropomorphizing in their respective practices, John- son and Supnet transform Gallery 1C03 into a mock library 7 2 5314689 reading room. The exhibition runs until Oct. 8. 9 3 1257468 CLINT ROSCOE is having his first solo exhibition SHOW ME SOME TEETH at ART BEAT STUDIO. The show runs from Oct. 15 to Nov. 10. 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