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In coffee shops and downtown warehouses a community of writers transform trauma into art. A former spoken-word artist revisits the empowering yet controversial world of slam poetry.

My family and I immigrated to Canada in 2001. I believed that I could follow my dreams and work to become a writer. I didn’t understand that as a first-generation Filipino immigrant, my future wasn’t completely up to me.

After being told that people like me aren’t welcomed in the church and might be going to hell, I was left to struggle for self-acceptance, grapple with my faith, and grieve the loss of my community.

I starved. I worked out. I picked myself apart in the mirror. But at what cost? The cost of friendships? Family time? My health? I thought I had control over my life, but body dysmorphia ended up controlling me for years.

What is it like for a Canadian-Ukrainian dancer to perform in Ukraine? For one dancer, it felt like coming home.

When I was seven I left the culture and life I knew to immigrate to Canada with my parents. Getting involved in cultural dance helped me reconnect with the roots I thought I lost.

Financially free entrepreneurs are winners. Everyone else is a loser — at least, that’s what they told me.

Dancing is not just about jumps, stomps, and steps — it’s much more than that. It’s about dreams, potential, and togetherness. Follow four different dance groups in Winnipeg to see how each culture is expressed through dance.

Cosplay means different things for different people. For some, it can act as a creative outlet or a place to make lifelong friends. For those in the LGBT2SQ+ community, cosplay can be a welcoming and safe space to explore who you want to be, inside and out.