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Spark Your Sass, Kick Some Ass: Wen-Do Women’s Self Defence Weekend
“The Oldest Women’s Self Defence Organization in Canada” is a status that not only speaks to the credibility and effectiveness of Wen-Do as a Women’s Self Defence form, but also to it’s relevancy and importance as a thriving source of empowerment for women in modern society.
The practice of Wen-Do is alive and well in Newfoundland & Labrador under the guidance of Renee Sharpe, a self-described “32 year old punker, welder, feminist and Wen-Do Women’s Self Defence instructor.”
Getting the Scoop on St. John’s Nacho Review
Interviewer’s Note: You might note that myself and the subject of this interview are siblings. No, I am not a representative of a nacho lobby, I am not a corrupt nacho journalist and I am not pushing the big nacho agenda, I just love nachos.
Constantines & Pet Vet at The Rockhouse: Through The Lens of Mike Heffernan
Constantines & Pet Vet at The Rockhouse (St. John’s, NL) – November 13th, 2014
All Photos by Mike Heffernan
Support, Supplies & Sex Work Allies: Talking S.H.O.P. with Laura Winters
“I think it’s important for people to recognize that the current nature of the sex trade, the underground nature of it, the lack of supports in this province, the harmfulness and unconstitutionality of our federal laws, it all makes for a situation where sexual violence can and does happen and can and does go unreported.”
Secret East TV: A Night In With Jonny & The Cowabungas (Ep. 2)
For the second installment of the Night In Live Sessions we bring you Jonny & The Cowabungas from a dusty basement in parts unknown. Take in the lurch of their seasonally appropriate surfstrumentals and keep your seats buckled for the next wave of live sessions from Secret East TV.
BlueKaffee or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Write the Blog
On BlueKaffee, people were sharing their innermost experiences, like the trauma of being a teenager, or the excitement of seeing a new girlfriend or boyfriend, with people that they ran into in math class every day […] That just wasn’t a thing then. So for a lot of us it was an exposure to social networking with peers that they knew in real life before that was a common experience.
Secret East TV: A Night In With Ghost Pills (Ep. 1)
For the first episode of our Night In Live Sessions series, Secret East TV is proud to present the exclusive first glimpse of Ghost Pills – – St. John’s newest pop punk rock outfit featuring members of Pet Vet, Little Things & Clocked In.
St. John’s Steps Into The Festival of New Dance – October 7th-12th, 2014
For nearly a quarter of a century, the Festival of New Dance has been attracting audiences from all over Newfoundland to St. John’s for a expo of many styles of dance. For a city and province that can sometimes be described as “starved” for a variety of entertainment, The Festival of New Dance’s is bringing together a diverse repertoire of acts.