The Dialog, Feb. 22 to March 6, 2016

Remembering Kiowa Wind McComb Pg. 2

Former George Brown College student stabbed to death was not just another crime statistic

Heather Elizabeth on ‘ethical sexuality’ Pg. 6 // Fighting racism in Toronto Pg. 8-9 Huskies volleyball team makes playoffs Pg. 10 // Newfoundland Dinner brings the surf and turf Pg. 13 Feb. 22–Mar. 6, 2016

Cover artwork done by Lindsay Lickers, Nancy King, Monique Bedard (Aura)

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Kiowa McComb remembered Former George Brown student wanted to help his people MICK SWEETMAN MANAGING EDITOR

“Kiowa was not a statistic, Kiowa was not spiraling, Kiowa was not devastated by life where he had no goals,” said J’net AyAy Qwa Yak Sheelth.

She was speaking at a memorial at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) on Friday Feb. 19, a few days after Kiowa Wind McComb was stabbed to death outside a bar at Jane and Lawrence.

His brother Sarcee Bear Lavalley was also wounded in the attack.

Andre Appleton, 35, has been charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder. Police are still searching for a second suspect.

“Kiowa had goals, he had a little whiteboard and he would tirelessly check off his little checkboxes and then have to wipe it all down and make a whole new list because he got through his goals,” recalled Sheelth who worked with McComb in his role as the Indigenous Youth Intern at the ROM. “He lived a mere 20 short years, Kiowa Wind McComb, it’s just like a gust of wind that’s how his life was, but that gust of wind touched a lot of people,” said Ed Sackaney, a former elder at George Brown College’s Casa Loma campus. McComb had been a student in the carpentry program at Casa Loma.

“He was one of my favorite students because he was always in class, he left his projects there, and he got good

marks.”

“But he said ‘I want a change, I don’t want to be a carpenter, it’s not for me.’

“So I said, ‘What would you like to do?’

“He said, “I’d like to do work like you do, care for our people, help our people advance.’”

One way McComb helped his community was through volunteering with the 7th Generation Image Makers, an art and mural program for native youth that he was exposed to as a teenager. It was at this program where he developed a passion for art.

One day, McComb called 7th Generation Image Makers program co-ordinator Lindsay Lickers to ask if she needed any help with a mural they were painting for the Pan Am Games Aboriginal Pavilion.

A powwow at the pavilion that day included a “potato dance” contest where two people have to keep a potato squeezed between their foreheads without dropping it as they are told to dance, spin and jump together.

When McComb heard about the contest, Lickers said his first thought was to find his girlfriend Lauren Lavallee.

McComb turned to her and said, “I’ve got to find Lauren!

We’re going to win!”

Lickers snapped a photo of them smiling and looking intensely into each other’s eyes during the dance.

“Their connection was so evident in that moment, I couldn’t take my eyes off them, I can’t remember any-

Kiowa McComb was an artist (top) and the Indigenous Youth Intern at the ROM (below)

one else,” said Nancy King, a lead artist at 7th Generation.

When they heard of his death, Lickers, King and Monique Bedard, who goes by the name Aura, came together to remember him by making a painting of that moment that they then gave to his girlfriend (Seethe painting on our cover).

“We got to experience him in that shared memory that the three of us have of him, which is our favorite memory,” said Aura. “Just seeing him and his partner and how much love they shared, and how connected they were, was just so representative of him as a person and his spirit, and everything that he had to offer.”

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// STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Van Nguyen builds leadership through SLA ‘You can always do what you want to do if you believe in yourself’

#FeesMustFall: South African student movement talk Tue, Feb. 23 5:30 p.m.

International Living and Learning Centre, 240 Jarvis St.

Did you hear about the massive student movement in South Africa in 2015? Learn how students mobilized, faced down police violence and stopped tuition fee increases in South Africa as #FeesMustFall organizers Nompendulo Mkhatshwa and Karabo Marutha visit Ryerson campus.

RENUKA MALHOTRA STAFF REPORTER

An artist at heart, a dreamer in life, his hobbies include sketching, photography, writing and listening to people’s stories. Van Nguyen is a student at the general arts and science program at George Brown College (GBC).

A shy but fun-loving person Nguyen said that he always had trouble making connections and talking to people.

“Growing up it was really hard to make connections because I was scared of talking to people but then I realized that it is a learning process and being in school gave me an opportunity to interact with diverse people and become better at it,” he said.

Now Nguyen is actively involved with Student Leadership Academy (SLA) at GBC, is an executive of a student leadership club and a volunteer at various college wide events like orientation for winter 2016.

“It is when I got this opportunity in SLA where we go as leaders and get involved in leadership activities that I realized my journey began,” he said. Nguyen believes that anyone can become a leader by believing in themselves.

Coming from a family where he has had to face various financial challenges, Nguyen never lost faith in his dreams and never gave up on pursuing his creativity as a career.

“In high school I always thought about how can I create an impact in the world, what do I want to do in life and why am I here...like all other philosophical questions,” he said. General arts interested him as he was looking for a field where he can put his creativity and cu-

Events

Therapy Dogs Tue, Feb. 23 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Waterfront, Main Lobby

Wed, Feb. 24, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Van Nguyen became a leader in the SLA. Photo: Renuka Malhotra/The Dialog

riosity to work.

As a child Nguyen always had the question that almost every teenager thinks of, “what do I want to do in life?”

He realized that in order to find the reason of his being and what good can he do to the world, he has to start somewhere. The SLA program gave him an opportunity to get out of his comfort zone, interact with different people, build leadership skills and helped him focus on what he wanted from life.

“You can always do what you want to do if you believe in yourself,” said Nguyen.

As a teenager some people used to discourage him by saying that he couldn’t do something. The way he dealt with that was by continuously giving himself positive feedback and remembering the things that pushed him forward.

A quote by Jim Carrey has always inspired him, “You will only have one of two choices, love or fear. Choose love, and don’t let fear go against your playful heart.”

In high school, Nguyen was more concerned about global issues, financial issues

and social issues unlike the other students at his school which was another reason he felt isolated.

“But when I came to George Brown, I realized that you can speak your heart out here. You can speak to your professor, you can speak to other people who have a perspective and learnings where they came from and where they have gone to,” said Nguyen.

“I wasn’t really involved in campus activities before coming to George Brown. But after getting involved here I found out that you get the opportunity to meet such diverse people, build connections with them and hear their stories and learn something new from them.”

And if you don’t get involved you are missing an opportunity to experience the journey those experiences could have taken you on.

D ​ o you know a student who has been active in the GBC community? Email us at dialog@sagbc.ca with the subject line “Student Spotlight” and we might feature them in an upcoming issue.

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Thu, Feb. 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Casa Loma, C317 Career Centre Area

It’s getting to the hardest part of the semester...which means it’s time to visit with therapy dogs! They’ll be waiting for you at each and every campus.

Huskies basketball double-header Wed, Feb. 24, 6 p.m.

Casa Loma gym

With the OCAA playoffs just around the corner, head to the Casa Loma gym to cheer on the the men and women’s Husky teams as they take on those gosh darn Centennial College Colts.

Once upon a murder masquerade Wed, Feb. 24 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle

Are you ready to solve a murder mystery game, enjoy hor d’oeuvres, win prizes and more for a good cause? Well

then you’re probably ready for the Once upon a murder masquerade. Tickets are $20 for students with valid ID. Proceeds go to Covenant House.

Asexuality 101 Thu, Feb. 25 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Waterfront, room 225

Get an introduction of the ins and outs of the ace community, as the Community Action Centre brings Asexuality 101 to the Waterfront campus. The session will be facilitated by organizers from Ace Toronto.

Ski and snowboard Mont Tremblant trip Wed, March 2-Fri, March 4 Road Trip! Is there a better way to spend your reading week than skiing or snowboarding at Mont Tremblant?

Probably not. $346 will get you a three-day lift pass, two nights in a hotel and round trip bus tickets. Non-George Brown students welcome.

Comedy Night Thu, Feb. 25, Showtime 5:30 p.m.

St. James, Kings Lounge

Featuring: Keesha Brownie, Aaron Lewin & Big Norm with Trixx headlining. Join us for a good laugh with some of the best comedians in the city

MAWD Fri, Feb. 26 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.

St. James, Kings Lounge

Music by Soca Sweetness, Fire Kid Steenie & Jeff JamSpecial dance performance by Rockstars. Free before 8:30 p.m. (GBC students only) $5 for GBC students $10 for guests

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// GBC FIXER

St. James lift to be replaced by spring SA accessibility representative: George Brown’s elevator record ‘unacceptable’ EMEKA IBEH STAFF REPORTER

The level of accessibility of a campus is one of the most important aspects of college life.

Yet, at the St. James campus, the elevator-lift near the bookstore and across from the computer store presents a challenge.

The broken lift has been ongoing issue, as The Dialog reported previously in a Sept 15, 2014 article. Almost a year and a half later there has not been a lot of progress.

“Accessibility at George Brown College is fundamental to our core values of excellence, accountability, diversity and respect and fostering a learning community.” Those are the words George Brown College stands by on the college website. However, for someone in a wheelchair or with accessibility needs, there are still

problems unaccounted for.

Carolyn Mooney, is the accessibility representative for the Student Association, which funds The Dialog.

Mooney said that the lift is not something that she uses but she has certainly noticed that the lift has not worked for the entire two and a half years she has been at George Brown.

“The school’s track record for making sure elevators are working well and consistently has not been as good as I would have hoped over the last two and a half years. Although students notice most of the time, they don’t feel there is anything they can do about it,” said Mooney.

“That lift just seems to be more broken more often than fixed which is concerning and the fact that it hasn’t been working for quite some time is not acceptable.”

At the busy times of the day, the lift area of St. James

A long-broken lift is planned to be replaced this spring. Drawing: GBC

can be difficult to for anyone to navigate. For students and staff with mobility issues, the broken down lift likely exacerbates the problem.

H o o m a n Fa r h a n g n i a , facilities manager for St. James campus, is working on getting the lift permanently fixed by this spring. The college is currently taking bids from contractors to replace the lift.

Farhangnia said he is

aware that helping people with mobility issues requires that George Brown makes the school accessible in all areas at all times. He said the college has been thoroughly working on getting this issue resolved.

Farhangnia thinks that part of the reason the lift has been out of service so frequently is because it hasn’t been used properly. He noted that the lift had been used

generally as a transport for the bookstore.

Farhangnia also thinks a new card system with the lift will help stop improper uses.

“The lift is designed to help people with accessibility, so for the new lift, we are going to have active control over it, making sure that only people who really need it can use it.”

Active control is an access card that will allow students with disabilities to simply scan their card at the lift in order for the elevator to function.

Farhangnia further explained that the facilities department worked alongside SSG Architecture (who also designed the Casa Loma gym), to provide the school with drawings for the new elevator-lift and as part of the service, and they also helped procure some engineers to handle some of the minor electrical work.

Do you know something at George Brown College that needs to be fixed? Email us at dialog@sagbc.ca with “GBC Fixer” in the subject line tweet at us at @DialogGBC or call us at 416-415-5000 ext. 2764 We will get answers and hopefully action!

Everyone has the freedom to read Freedom to read week emphasizes the right of all Canadians to freedom of expression TINA TODARO STAFF REPORTER

“The freedom to read, including the freedom to choose what to read, belongs to each and every person,” said Franklin Carter, editor and researcher for the Book and Periodical Council’s (BPC) freedom of expression committee. “The authority to determine what people read does not belong to the government or any other self-appointed group.”

Launched on Sept. 16, 1984, Freedom to Read Week has served as a reminder to Canadians about censorship threats, while encouraging

them to celebrate having the freedom to read.

The Book and Periodical Council is an umbrella organization for associations who are involved in the writing and editing, publishing and manufacturing, distribution, and selling and lending of books and periodicals in Canada.” This organization also includes the freedom of expression committee who monitors censorship in Canada, and is responsible for Freedom to Read Week.

Carter added that members of the committee aim to maintain this freedom of expression for all Canadian writers, the freedom to read for Canadians readers, and

access to information for Canadians readers and writers.

While many public libraries and schools in Canada are having books and magazines removed from their shelves after being deemed inappropriate or offensive to certain audiences, that’s not the case at George Brown College (GBC) “In the almost 28 years that I have been responsible for the libraries at GBC, there have not been any user incidents that have resulted in our having to ban or remove books from the library collection because of language, perspectives or content.” said John Hardy, GBC’s director of academic services and learning resources.

While the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees Canadians the right to fundamental freedoms such as thoughts, beliefs, opinions, and expression,

participating in Freedom to Read Week is a reaffirmation of the Canadian commitment to an intellectual freedom.

“Freedom to read week remains necessary to remind

Canadians of the importance of that freedom and to prevent its erosion,” said Carter.

For more information students can visit: www.freedomtoread.ca

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Helping refugees pursue education George Brown research team works to making education more accessible for refugees Heather Elizabeth is facilitating a “Breakfast and BDSM” discussion at GBC on Feb. 23 Photo courtesy Heather Elizabeth

Creating a conversation on ‘ethical sexuality’ Heather Elizabeth brings Breakfast and BDSM discussion to St. James CHARLOTTE CAMERON STAFF REPORTER

“Imagine what the world would look like if we were all having the sex we wanted to be having,” said Heather Elizabeth. It’s the mantra which drives the Toronto-based sexuality educator and empowerment coach’s work in which she strives to help her clients, “discover, create, and connect with their sexuality by overcoming their shame, judgement, fears, and general bullshit that stops people from getting what they really want.”

Elizabeth, who began working in the sex and sexuality education industry around 2000, believes that many issues can affect our interaction with our own sexuality, but that none are insurmountable. Sometimes, even our politics can feel out of sync with our sexuality.

In her upcoming Breakfast and BDSM: Anti-O and Fetishism workshop at George Brown, Elizabeth will focus on how to explore sexuality and fetish in an anti-oppressive way.

The workshop will touch on avoiding such issues as sexism and misogyny, racism, ableism, cultural fetishism and more, as well as how to reconcile our feelings around these issues with our sexuality.

In BDSM, for example, Elizabeth highlights a common misconception. “Many people think being a sub is all about being a doormat and giving up their agency,” said Elizabeth.

“No one should give up their agency. It is an exchange of power in which one must have power to give up power.”

She will also address how to mitigate possible negative implications involved in BDSM, because many participants may be unaware of the hurtful possibilities. According to Eliz-

abeth, many of these issues also relate to our own internalized insecurities and feelings of shame or guilt, as well as feelings of how entitled we are to pleasure and what kinds.

Elizabeth’s main goal is to create a space for students to discuss practical points on critical issues in a non-judgmental environment.

She believes confidence in our own sexuality translates to confidence in other aspects of our lives.

Samantha Frasier, another Toronto-based sex and sexuality writer, advocate, and relationship coach agrees that more ways to discuss our sexuality as it relates to the rest of our lives are needed. Frasier created the Playground Sexuality Conference in 2011, Toronto’s only intersectional, sex-positive, and educational social gathering, to address this lack of discussion.

When asked why she felt the need to create such a conference, she said “quite simply, it didn’t exist. The sex world was so different five years ago.”

Frasier felt there was a void in the way we discussed our sexuality, citing inclusion of marginalized or underrepresented people, bodies and communities as a highly meaningful aspect of her work.

Frasier hopes her work can contribute to breaking down what can be an intimidating culture to penetrate for newcomers or anyone questioning the status quo of sex, kink and the discussion around them.

Elizabeth says a discussion on ethical sexuality is vastly important one to have and she looks forward to bringing it George Brown.

She said that she is “not here to be an authority on anti-oppression but on BDSM, and as a group we’re going to talk about what it means to live our anti-oppressive values and still participate in BDSM so that we all feel good at the end of the day.”

Breakfast and BDSM Discussion: Anti-O and Fetishism is part of the Community Action Centre’s Sexual Health and Wellness Week. The session is taking place on Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room 165B of the St. James campus.

ALIONA KUTS STAFF REPORTER

“Often times there is a lack of respect for foreign credentials in Canada,” said Jaswant Kaur Bajwa, a professor at George Brown College (GBC).

In partnership with Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT), Bajwa is a principal investigator of a research project called From Margins to Center through Education: Integrating Victims of Torture and Political Oppression.

“The project is about creating access to post-secondary education for people who have experienced political oppression or torture,” explained Bajwa who said there are a number of barriers that refugees face in pursuing higher education.

Some barriers are a gap in credentials, problems navigating a complicated system, traumatic experiences of violence and the absence of documentation from their home countries.

“There has been such a delusion of the needs of people who actually are refugees,” she added. “Even though there might be little overlaps, the issues immigrants and refugees face are not the same.”

With Canada currently in the middle of settling thousands of Syrian refugees, the timing for such a project could not be better. Schools and agencies who work with refugees will have to determine how the experience and needs of better-supported Syrian refugees differ from other groups of refugees.

“Based on the needs and barriers we are going to de-

Photo of Jaswant Kaur Bajwa Photo courtesy of Bajwa

sign educational programming to bridge the existing gap,” said Bajwa. The project is aimed to be customized, flexible and open to refugees from all over the world.

The first phase, data collection through interviewing service users of CCVT and CAMH, is already done. The team is currently processing the data in order to define themes and tendencies.

“Not only are we looking at the programming itself, but also at what has to happen before and after,” said Bajwa. Such a thorough approach will help “cover the whole gamut of issues those people go through.”

The pilot project will start in September and run for two semesters in order to receive feedback.

“We will be using the information but also training people in different places.

So that when we are ending the project, George Brown is also geared to work with people with these needs,” said Bajwa According to GBC Research website, Bajwa’s team received $240,000 and was one of the four GBC recipients of the pilot program of the Community and College Social Innovation Fund, through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. The project is scheduled to end in June 2017.

“My goal is George Brown adopts this pilot as a program,” said Bajwa.

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// OPINION

// EDITORIAL

We must help all refugees Lack of diversity While Syrian refugees are a crisis we must not forget the rest of the world “Open hearts and welcoming communities: it’s the Canadian way,” states the Canadian Immigration and Citizenship (CIC) website.

So far, 21,672 Syrian refugees have come to Canada. 47 successful flights to Toronto and 35 to Montreal; free dental health buses; numerous fundraising events, from bake sales to planetarium shows; and a Facebook-like page on CIC’s official website with Monday to Friday updates— that’s the good side.

With 10,400 pending claims as of Dec. 31, 2015 and less than 25,000 refugees for the whole year of 2014; the UN has reported a lack of interest in coming to Canada among Syrian refugees­—that is the bad side.

However, not all refugees are being treated equally.

Recently featured in the Toronto Star, Solomon is a 16-year-old refugee from Ethiopia. Upon landing in Canada, no one was waiting for him with cameras; neither did he get his winter jacket.

Needless to say, nor was Justin Trudeau there to shake his hand.

“The problem is that the immigration department that we inherited, people have been waiting for years for many things,” said John McCallum, the federal minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, is almost blaming the previous government, after a panel discussion in Toronto.

According to data from CIC, the average wait time for private refugee sponsorships originating in Africa and the Middle East in 2015 was 45 months, a marked contrast to the quick turnaround expected for the incoming Syrian refugees. In some visa offices, waits can reach up to 69 months—or just shy of six years.

Janet Dench, executive director of the Canadian

Council for Refugees, said in the Toronto Star article, there have been numerous concessions made specifically for Syrian refugees. As an example, she mentioned that the country’s sponsorship agreement holders are able to bring in as many Syrians as they want to.

“Not all refugees are being treated equally.”

Those coming from Syria and Iraq do not need official recognition for private sponsorship, unlike other refugees, which worsens the existing gap between them and refugees from other countries.

While Canada needs to help settle refugees from Syria, which is a major global crisis, we must not leave behind refugees from other parts of the world.

// EDITORIAL CARTOON

in Oscars leads to controversy Every Oscars acting category is white EMEKA IBEH Are the Oscars really so white?

For the second year in a row, the Oscar ballot features only white contenders in the acting categories. This while strong performances by black actors, including Michael B. Jordan (Creed) and Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation), are snubbed by the academy.

The re-occurrence of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy—last year the exclusion of Selma caused a backlash— inspired everyone from Jada Pinkett-Smith to Spike Lee to speak out and boycott the Oscars. Others, to put it charitably, took different stances.

I’m looking at you, Charlotte Rampling!

While a campaign to diversify the Oscars has been heating up over the last two years, the awards’ whiteness has always been a problem. Instead of meaningfully addressing this lack of diversity, Hollywood seems to love to pat itself on the back for the Academy wins of Denzel Washington and Halle Berry in who both won best leading actor and actress in 2001.

After a month of controversy and frustration over the lack of diversity in the nominations, a lot can still be said about the film industry and its acceptance of prominent black actors and actresses. There are promising signs of change.

Cheryl Boone Isaacs is a key figure in this conversation because she is the first African-American to be elected president of the Academy

of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). In an interview with the Associated Press last year, Boone Isaacs said that those behind the Oscars are “committed to seeking out diversity of voice and opinion.” Well, judging by this year’s slate of nominees, not a lot has changed yet.

Still, I believe someone like Leonardo DiCaprio, a prominent white actor, who is nominated for his role in The Revenant, should be the first to boycott the Oscars.

DiCaprio has been snubbed from winning the golden statue after multiple nominations over his career. He is the present day poster child for Oscar snubs. Every few years, he is in a major movie release, gets nominated and falls short of winning.

The Oscars should simply be about choosing the best film, not choosing the best non-white person in a movie to please a specific demographic.

The simplest solution would be to create a more diverse nomination process that celebrates the diversity in the film industry from all races.

And it seems as though that change is on the way.

Following this year’s controversy, AMPAS announced big changes to its membership practices. Included in the announcement was a goal of committing “to doubling the number of women and diverse members of the Academy by 2020.”

“The Academy is going to lead and not wait for the industry to catch up,” said Boone Isaacs.

// LETTERS & COMMENTS College adds insult to insult by not apologizing for ad during Washington NFL game Re: George Brown under fire for ad during ‘Redskins’ game, Feb. 8 They were powerless? So the station that ran these ads is the only station in the world that does not use contracts

with clients, contracts that could include limitations on when the ads were aired?

Good thing everyone but them is a complete idiot that they can get away with telling absurd lies to, huh?

- Mickey Barrett on dialognews.ca

It may be true that GBC could not have foreseen that the college ad would play during this particular game, however Ms. Thomson’s response on behalf of the college adds insult to insult. GBC should demonstrate that they are aligned with indigenous

students and teachers who are part of the GBC community—and Indigenous Peoples on whose territory the school resides—by releasing a full apology and expressing dismay that the college’s ad was shown at this time. They can assure us that they will

take steps to address the issue with the ad agency to prevent this from happening again. Instead Ms. Thomson belittles the issue, the people and the action as beneath her and GBC. Shame!

- Margaret Alexander on dialognews.ca

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BLACK HISTORY

The Dialog • dialognews.ca // Feb. 22–Mar. 6

Black History Month at George Brown College Photos: Charlotte Cameron and Indira Ordaz/The Dialog

We asked students what they thought about Black History Month celebrations at George Brown College

FIGHTING RACIS Pascale Diverlus works to highlight marginalized voices EMEKA IBEH STAFF REPORTER

Shaquel Sealy 20 years old

“I would like George Brown to put up more information about Black History Month.”

On Nov. 25, 2014, while most people were safely warm at home in the freezing temperatures, thousands gathered across the street from the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto to hold a vigil. It was the day after a grand jury in Missouri decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the deadly shooting of Michael Brown, who was only 18 years old.

Pascale Diverlus, a passionate social activist and prominent member of Toronto’s black community, was among those who braved the cold that November night.

Diverlus knew she had to do something to show solidarity. She and 30 of her friends came together at Ryerson University on the night Wilson walked to figure out how they could shed more light on this issue. Diverlus and her friends decided to host a demonstration, the first organized by Black Lives Matter Toronto.

“We all met up, we had our healing process, and we knew what we had to do,” said Diverlus as she passionately relived the experience. “We promoted it, and within a day about 3,000 people came out. This was a late November, and I remember seeing people who were freezing, literally shivering, but they were not leaving.”

“We cried together, we shouted together, we sang together, and it reminded me that we

My Father’s House, a simple and hear Travis Mitchell 19 years old

Would like to see a talent show at GBC “At my high school we had a talent show I participated in, kids coming together creating a whole bunch of projects that represent Black History Month.”

Rapper Che Smith’s journey to bring his father and family together EMEKA IBEH STAFF REPORTER

“Seventy five per cent of black kids are raised in a home with a single parent,” Che “Rhymefest” Smith points out in the opening scenes of the simple, yet heartbreaking documentary In My Father’s House.

In My Father’s House shows the emotional and vulnerable journey of Gram-

my award-winning rapper Smith’s pursuit to reconnect with his long-lost father, Brian Tillman, after deciding to buy his childhood home in Chicago’s South Side.

After settling down with his wife, Smith decides that he has to reconnect with the man who abandoned him as a child 25 years earlier. At this point in his life Smith is grappling with his own failings as a parent, as he is a father of four children with different

BLACK HISTORY

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Abrone (AJ) Hassan 24 years old

SM IN TORONTO have a community here that is also impacted by racism. It doesn’t only happen in the south, but it is here and present as well,” she said.

Following in the footsteps of her father, who was a political figure in Haiti, Diverlus is actively pursuing the path taken by those looking to kick down doors for justice and equality for people of every race, gender and color.

She was born in Port Au Prince, Haiti, where she lived for five years, and then moved to Florida for seven years before she came to Canada at the age of 12. The support of her four siblings, mother and father, help Diverlus stay grounded while she engages topics that most of her peers would rather ignore.

“This passion I have for these topics is definitely something that has always run through me,” said Diverlus. “Haitian history is filled

with people standing up against oppression, and that is what I mean when I say it runs through me. My ancestors never just idly stood by and watched injustice carry on.”

Diverlus is currently in her fourth year as a journalism student at Ryerson University. Diverlus first got involved in school by doing feminist organizing through the Centre for Women and Trans People at Ryerson. Since then she has been pivotal in creating a social urgency to issues that are affecting women, people of colour and the Trans community.

“I want to do a little bit of everything with journalism,” said Diverlus. “Ideally, I want to continue to do social justice work, and highlighting the voices that are often being left out.”

“I remember seeing people who were freezing, literally shivering, but they were not leaving.”

“Personally, I’m not really the biggest fan of Black History Month but I understand its importance the impact it can have on the unification of young minds.”

Nerina Andrade 22 years old

“Black History Month that’s something that everyone should be aware of. Black students should embrace it and should be proud to at least have that one month to celebrate.”

rtbreaking documentary women.

In the film, Smith recalls moments with his dad including going to a movie or the odd-ball games and all of the affections that come from having a father. Some of these memories include the lingering smell of alcohol, as Smith reflects on his father’s 20-year struggle with drinking.

Speaking with relatives, Smith finds out that his father is experiencing homelessness and struggling with

alcoholism. Seeing his father so decrepit, instigated a burning desire in Smith to help his dad sober up and become a permanent part of his family’s life.

What makes this documentary so powerful is that African-American culture can be very secretive when it comes to life experiences, but Smith shamelessly shows us the results of breaking a cycle of hurt and pain that people endure without a father figure.

The film does not dive deep into the problem of absent fathers in the black community and it does not need to. In My Father’s House tells a passionate story of change, rejection, resentment and happiness, feelings that we can all relate to.

In My Father’s House, directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, was part of the Toronto Black Film Festival and is available through iTunes.

Nadia Webster 28 years old

After a planned Black History Month movie was cancelled with no notice Nadia Webster said, “I never really got the chance to see what’s been going on and learn more about black history and culture, which I am very much interested in. It’s upsetting. I’m mad.”

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Men’s volleyball team makes playoffs Women’s team misses playoffs, heading in ‘right direction’ EMEKA IBEH STAFF REPORTER

The Huskies men’s volleyball team have seized a prized playoff spot in the OCAA playoffs, happening next week at Humber College.

Huskies coach Josh Nichols explained that during the month of February, the team was not guaranteed a playoff spot until late in the semester. Due to this uncertainty, the team was forced to play and win a lot of meaningful matches down the stretch.

The team turned strong play into a three-game winning streak over Georgian, Algonquin and La Cite.

Those wins, according to Nichols, allowed them to capture a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

While the Huskies had a strong start to February, they have suffered two loses this month. According to Nichols, the Huskies remain assured in their game. “To finish the semester we lost two tough games to Centennial and Seneca. Even though we lost our last two matches we are confident in the style of game we are playing right now.”

Nichols added, “I believe those challenging matches have prepared us well for an elimination game. We are looking forward to the challenge of our playoff match versus a really good Sheridan team.”

The Huskies women’s volleyball team were not successful in their playoff pur-

suit. They endured losses to Algonquin on Feb. 5, La Cite on Feb. 6 and Centennial on Feb. 13. The Huskies season officially ended on Feb. 17 with a 3-0 loss to Seneca.

“I think we have to try and put the ball on the floor, and we were not doing that.

We just can’t score points when we are not scoring points,” said middle hitter, Julia Vitt. “These games mean a lot to me as a middle hitter and when we’re not making smart decisions, we miss opportunities to score.”

Coach Dana Cook said that she believes the team made great strides and improvements throughout the season, but they were disappointed in not achieving their main season goal, the playoffs.

“The league’s level has improved overall which is a great thing. All the teams we played were notably better than last season and we did perform well against some top teams,” said Cooke.

“We took sets off of teams we never have before and overall are going in the right direction even though its not quite as fast as we would like.”

There were flashes of greatness and chemistry throughout their games, but overall they lacked execution as a team down the stretch.

After falling to Seneca, Centennial and LaCite College in their last 3 games of the season, the women’s Huskies volleyball team finished their season with a record of 3-17.

Wolfpack Ticker Scores from George Brown College athletics Men's basketball La Cite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 66 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Women's basketball George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Men's volleyball George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Algonquin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 La Cite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

Women's volleyball Algonquin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 La Cite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Georgian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 George Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Men’s Indoor Soccer Redeemer Invitational Tournament

Quarter-Final: George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 St. Clair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Semi-Final: George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Redeemer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Final: Humber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 George Brown Invitational Bronze Medal Game: George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Huskies finish 3rd.

Women’s Indoor Soccer Redeemer Invitational Tournament

Final: George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fanshawe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 George Brown wins 1st place George Brown Invitational Tournament Bronze Medal Game: Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 George Brown finished 4th at tournament.

Men’s volleyball team makes the playoffs. Photos: Thomas Chung/GBC

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Evil Dead:

The Musical is fun and ridiculous George Brown alum Merritt Crews kills two characters CHARLOTTE CAMERON STAFF REPORTER

GBC grads Rebecca Perry and Christian Lloyd won BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards.

Photo of Perry by Aliona Kuts/The Dialog. Photo of Lloyd provided.

George Brown grads win BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards Rebecca Perry and Christian Lloyd on the business of acting ALIONA KUTS STAFF REPORTER

You wear many hats and are never just an actor. That is what Rebecca Perry and Christian Lloyd, two George Brown College (GBC) theatre program alumni, have learned over time.

Both GBC grads recently won BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards, with Perry being recognized for her solo show Adventures of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl both as a writer and an actress, and Lloyd for his performance in The Heart of Robin Hood.

While both are now finding success, each actor has taken a few turns away from acting to get here.

Though Lloyd took drama in high school, he said he was too scared of the highs and lows of an actor’s career. After doing a one-person show on obsessive-compulsive disorder as a final assignment in high school, he took off to Guelph University to do a science degree.

After Perry played her first role as a female lead in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown in school, she knew she wanted to be on stage.

But when she graduated from GBC in 2010, she had to get a job at a coffee shop.

She made it work for her

though, using the opportunity to hone her craft. Just like her favourite scientist Jane Goodall used to study chimpanzees, Perry was taking notes on her customers. At some point, there was enough material for a show.

The success of her first show Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl was inspiring for Perry. “Writing kept me going and enabled me to keep acting,” she said.

“Don’t make enemies and support each other.”

For Lloyd, participating in a second-semester play at Guelph opened his eyes. Having completed his degree in human biology, he realized he wanted to pursue acting after all. “The degree was my way of not dealing with what I wanted to do,” he said.

Lloyd applied to several theatre schools, did not get into any. He was on a waiting list for George Brown, ready to drop everything. However,

someone withdrew and Lloyd got in.

“Of Toronto programs, GBC had the best one in terms of teachers who were still in the field, its accessibility and hands-on conservatory training,” Lloyd said.

“That is what you really want as an actor.”

Pe r r y p i c k e d G e o r g e Brown as a theatre school not only because it had the most comprehensive program, she said, but also because it offered a business skills for actors class. “This really sold me on GBC.” “They were teaching us as much as they possibly could,” said Perry. Thanks to George Brown, she also discovered a knack to play unusual people, a little crazy or somewhat corky. In April, Perry will be returning to GBC as a guest speaker in the business of acting class.

Perry thinks that maintaining relationships with your classmates is important for actors. “My class kept employing each other after graduation, so don’t make enemies and support each other because the first few years are tough,” she said.

Going through George Brown, Lloyd knew one day he would do a transition to movies. While theatre disappears as soon as the moment is gone, “cinema” he said, “can be held on to forever.”

“The whole point of being successful in this career is being so busy in your own stuff that phone calls interrupt your work,” said Lloyd.

Evil Dead: The Musical, with George Brown graduate Merritt Crews in the roles of the air-headed Shelly and sure-footed Annie, is just as fun and ridiculous as the advertisements promised.

The play roughly follows the plot of the first movie in the Evil Dead trilogy, with a smattering of key elements from the second installment and the perfect amount of one-liner favourites from Army of Darkness, the comedic horror that closes out the cinematic series.

The audience was held captive right from the very first musical number, which featured some pretty ironic lyrics (considering what we all knew was to follow) to an unassuming-sounding pop song complete with cheesy jazz squares and spirit fingers. This was followed by rock ballads rife with dirty jokes, a disco death-vow from the demons and a Chicago-style number where a bitpart character acknowledges his own lack of lines before being blasted away mid-sen-

tence by Ash, the hero.

Crews effortlessly jumped back and forth between her roles as token blonde, monster-fodder to assertive, fearno-demon adventurer. While Shelly is humorously unaware of her own shortcomings, Annie brazenly brandishes her knowledge and abilities directly in the faces of the other characters.

When Shelly herself becomes a Kandarian demon, she plays the part of the half-decomposed, sex-pot perfectly, somehow managing to lace her high-pitched, ultra-girly voice with a demonic growl as she proclaimed, “I’m sexy. I’m cute. I’m evil to boot!”

The show is full of campy little bits that honour the films’ original glory, such as a visit from Annie’s recently-deceased father played by a man under a bedsheet holding a flashlight under his chin. Evil Dead is a hilarious delight for hard-core fans and newcomers a like.

However, it was clear from the crowd’s uproarious belly-laughter that the best part of the show was the finale where those in the Splatter Zone really got their money’s worth. The first four or five rows of the audience were drenched in blood in a five demons vs. one chainsaw stand off which left pools of blood at the feet of the garbage bag clad auditorium seats.

Thankfully, I could still read my notes through the blood splatters on the pages.

George Brown graduate Merritt Crews plays two roles, Shelly and Annie, in Evil Dead: The Musical. Photo courtesy Merritt Crews

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A culinary getaway to the Atlantic Sold-out Newfoundland-inspired dinner at The Chef’s House ALIONA KUTS STAFF REPORTER

“Some chefs make it so complicated, it becomes boring,” said chef John Higgins, in his introduction to the Newfoundland Dinner. Higgans says, unlike many, chef Roary MacPherson follows the keep-it-simple path and succeeds.

Chef Roary MacPherson visited 215 King all the way from Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland, where he holds the position of executive chef. As part of the George Brown College (GBC) centre for hospitality and culinary arts Trending NOW dinner series, chef MacPherson brought a four-course dinner

on Wednesday, Feb. 10. The event was sold out with 50 guests.

The night featured Newfoundland’s specialties, with each serving offering something distinctly from the island. During the reception, a traditional Sunday meal was customized to serve jiggs dinner croquette with mustard pickles and micro greens along with an ice shrimp strata. Accompanied by an apple ginger screech cocktail based on Newfoundland rum, the hors d’oeuvres were a great start.

Atlantic-caught lobster with asparagus hash followed, blending the crispness and slight sweetness of asparagus and the softness and tenderness of fresh lobster.

The second course presented Point Leamingtion bacon lardons with carrot puree, beet-pickled egg and greens topped with partridge berry dressing. Partridge berry is a Newfoundland-grown cowberry with sourness that complemented the bacon nicely.

Newfoundland cod and local sausage ragout with tomatoes, potatoes, roasted root vegetables and scrunchions under a caper vinaigrette were served last. Scrunchions, those little irregular sizes and shapes of cured salt pork fried golden brown, are a Newfoundland signature.

For this dish, the scrunchions were sprinkled over cod creating odd but surprisingly delicious bedfellows.

Throughout the dinner, Niagara wines were served.

Private-label chardonnay as well as merlot and cabernet blends from Cave Spring were The Chef ’s House specialty.

For dessert, brown bread and (more) screech with ice cream, apple and raisin crisp were served.

The overall atmosphere of the event was more than casual. Thanks to The Chef’s House open-kitchen concept, guests had a chance to observe the process of all the dishes being created and meticulously plated in front of

A savory chocolate dinner Chocolatiers show confection is more than a dessert item CLEMENT GOH SPECIAL TO THE DIALOG

Like Batman and Catwoman, or Yin and Yang, opposites also attract within the culinary world in the art of infusing sweet and savoury flavours. Lobster and chocolate never looked so good together at the Chocolate Dinner, which was hosted by The Chef’s House on Feb. 17.

Hosted by Cacao Barry the event partnered with Royce

Li, the head of Shoko Chocolates, and renowned chef Jean-Pierre Challet to show that chocolate was for more than just desserts. The most popular sweet in the world was incorporated in unlikely combinations of beef, lobster, bone marrow and other elements.

“Chocolate in the savoury sense has been done for centuries,” said Challet. “Even over in French cuisine, people each time would do white wines so they paired it with

chocolate as a wine sauce.

Wines would work well for its acidity, so they need something to balance the sauce.

The Mexicans in Peru also had chocolate in their cuisine as a long tradition.”

Having experimented with flavours to remove the sweet-emphasis of chocolate, bitterness was changed into a savoury taste as it became a key component that could compliment the flavours of a dish. That’s what makes the idea of combining chocolate with a main dish possible.

Students from the restaurant were under the direction of Challet and Li to develop the unique menu, with choc-

Newfoundland chef Roary MacPherson Photos: Aliona Kuts/The Dialog

them. With chef MacPherson wandering around and supervising the kitchen, event guests had the chance talk with him and compliment the food.

The Newfoundland Dinner attracted Herman Pfanzelt, corporate chef at Export Packers Company Limited and a graduate of the culinary management program.

It was Pfanzelt’s first time attending an event like this but definitely not the last one

Pfanzelt especially enjoyed the unusual cod and sausage ragout. “This is a good example of when thinking outside the box comes out great.”

Trending NOW dinner series bring together GBC culinary students with notable chefs to prepare authentic dinners for the public.

On March 9, Trending NOW presents Tea Dinner with Raelene Gannon.

olate as an ingredient infused in nearly every dish through the three-course offering.

“They’re very involved, because what ends up happening, they all come the night before to prep everything while we do all the Mise en Place (everything in place),” said Li, who managed the dessert menu while Chalet handled the entrees.

“Chocolate in the savoury sense has been done for centuries.”

Photos: Clement Goh/The Dialog

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Time-traveling to save the earth Super Time Force Ultra a fresh throw-back game GABRIELA AVEIRO-OJEDA VIDEO-GAME COLUMNIST

The earth is doomed, entangled in the chaos of the post-apocalypse, and only time-travel will be able to save it. Or at least that’s what the opening credits to Capybara Games’ Super Time Force Ultra tell you.

Super Time Force Ultra is an interesting and hectic (in the best way possible) combination of game mechanics that keeps

the player on their toes every step of the way. Within the first few minutes, the game plays like an action shooter with platforming elements.

As the introduction progressed, however, the game’s other main mechanic of ‘time out’ came into play.

In Super Time Force Ultra the player must reach the end of the level before the timer runs out, shooting and destroying enemies, collecting power-ups, and saving the world along the way. Because of its time sensitive nature, the usage of the time travel mechanic becomes crucial in how a player achieves victory.

W h e n t h e p l ay e r chooses to employ this ability, time will freeze in the game and the player is allowed to rewind time (within the allotted amount) to cor-

Screenshot of Super Time Force Ultra

rect any missteps they may have had. The player may also switch between different characters when they “time out”, with each different character having a specialty, such as being a defensive fighter over a long-distance shooter.

The game’s look is incredibly fun and colourful, utilizing simple yet intricate pixel art. At times it certainly feels like a throw-back to

older action-shooter games from past decades, while still feeling fresh and new. There were levels that proved to be challenging but still provided a rich gameplay experience.

The humour embedded in the narrative and overall world of Super Time Force Ultra also helps in adding to the game’s fast-paced action and time-travelling antics.

Super Time Force Ultra was first released in 2014

by local Toronto indie studio Capybara Games (Superbothers: Sword & Sworcery and Below, the latter currently in development). Since its development, it has been featured at various festivals and conferences, such as Indiecade, Gamercamp, E3, and more.

Super Time Force Ultra is available for $14.99 on Xbox One and PS4/PSVita and $16.99 on Steam.

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