VIU students have been contributing to The Nav for 50 years now. During that time, they’ve also submitted to Omniverse, Stump, Shorelines, Atrevida, The Malaspina Review, and Portal. Some have even been published off campus—usually the result of entering a writing contest. The Vancouver Island University—then named Malaspina College—Creative Writing program was established in 1989 … Continued
Last school year, VIU student Sarah Packwood pitched the idea for a disability-focused anthology during a class presentation from local publishing house Rebel Mountain Press. Lori Shwydky and Cheryl Ann Kelly of Rebel Mountain Press showed immediate interest, and plans for the anthology were set in motion. Packwood was willing to answer The Nav’s questions … Continued
Recently both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh held events in Nanaimo. Trudeau held a Town Hall at the VIU gymnasium, while Singh hosted a “JagMeet and Greet” event at the Bees Knees Cafe along with Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP, Sheila Malcolmson. The venues for each event were packed to capacity, and both started … Continued
I first heard the term “ableism” at the Nanaimo Women’s March last January. VIU’s Student Union was handing out pins. One said, “Unlearn racism,” another said, “Unlearn ableism.” It’s hard to unlearn something you don’t know, I remember thinking. Ableism, as I later found out, is the discrimination against people with disabilities. While the term … Continued
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