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A Saanich Saanich potter potter is is one one of of more more than than two two A dozen artists artists who who are are using using their their art art to to dozen raise awareness awareness for for female female empowerment empowerment raise issues in in a a new new exhibit. exhibit. issues Meira Mathison Mathison is is one one of of the the artists artists in in Meira Create Local: Tackle Global, a weekend Create Local: Tackle Global, a weekend exhibit of of artwork artwork from from about about 30 30 VancouVancouexhibit
ver Island Island painters, and jeweljewelver painters, sculptors sculptors and lers. The The show show is is being being hosted lers. hosted at at VictoVictoria’s Belfry Belfry Theatre in collaboration with ria’s Theatre in collaboration with the Didi Didi Society Society –– a that the a local local non-profit non-profit that addresses issues issues of gender inequality inequality and addresses of gender and discrimination –– and and the individual artists. artists. discrimination the individual For Mathison, Mathison, who in love love with with potpotFor who fell fell in tery almost almost 40 40 years years ago, ago, the tery the exhibit’s exhibit’s theme of of empowerment empowerment was was broad but theme broad but relatable. relatable.
“When they talk about “When they talk about the the theme theme of of women’s empowerment, women’s empowerment, it’s it’s very very difficult difficult to make something to make something that that relates relates directly directly to to that,” she said. of a that,” she said. “It’s “It’s kind kind of a weird weird way way of of putting me, the the making making of putting it, it, but but for for me, of clay clay empowers myself. empowers myself. “We all all have have challenges in life. “We challenges in life. II was was a a single mom for many years, single mom for many years, and and the the clay clay kept me on on track.” track.” kept me See story page A7 See story on on page A7
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A A University University of of Victoria Victoria student student has has been been arrested and may face charges stemming arrested and may face charges stemming from from several several alleged alleged sexual sexual assaults assaults against against four four fellow fellow classmates. classmates. According According to to Saanich Saanich Police, Police, four four female female students students came came forward forward in in mid-February mid-February and and reported reported being being sexually sexually assaulted assaulted by by the the male, male, with with incidents incidents ranging ranging from from the the beginning beginning of of the the school school year year to to last last month. month. Five counts of sexual assault Five counts of sexual assault have have been been recommended recommended against against the the male male student student and and have have been been submitted submitted to to Crown Crown for for approval, approval, said said acting acting Sgt. Sgt. Jereme Jereme Leslie. Leslie. “After “After speaking speaking to to all all of of the the women women and and witnesses, witnesses, our our investigators investigators are are confident confident that that they’ve they’ve spoken spoken with with all all the the parties parties involved,” involved,” said said Leslie. Leslie. “Saanich “Saanich police police have have investigated investigated the the reports reports and and have have recomrecommended mended five five counts counts of of sexual sexual assault, assault, and and the the accused accused is is going going to to appear appear in in court court in in early early April.” April.” Leslie Leslie said said the the victims victims and and the the accused accused are are all all between between the the ages ages of of 19 19 and and 20, 20, and and that that the the male male student student is is not not known known to to police. police. The The university university released released a a statement statement on on Feb. Feb. 29, 29, noting noting the the university university acted acted immeimmediately diately to to assist assist the the four four students students in in filing filing a a police police report report and and offered offered health health and and councounselling selling services services to to them. them. The The statement statement also also said said the the male male student student has has been been banned banned from from campus. campus. See See story story page page A7 A7
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