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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 23/09/2026
If you've been wondering what we've been up to at the GRC, our annual report has all the details! globalreportingcentre.org/updates/four...
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Four good things, and more to come - Global Reporting Centre
Awards, our biennial report, and a new research centre.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 22/09/2026
Our director @peterwklein.bsky.social's latest documentary is airing next week on @frontlinepbs.bsky.social! Tune in on Tuesday Sept. 9th for "Scammed." www.pbs.org/video/scamme...
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FRONTLINE | "Scammed" - Preview | Season 2026 | Episode 9
How online scams steal billions of dollars and ruin victims’ lives.
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bribeincdoc.bsky.social @bribeincdoc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Bribe, Inc. is officially selected for the 14th annual Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival, screening July 26 at 9PM ET. Whistleblowers around the world make investigations like this one possible. bit.ly/Bribe_Inc-Whistleblower #BribeIncFilm #Whistleblower
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Peter W. Klein @peterwklein.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
You Say You Want (Them to Have) a Revolution... The US has a long history of encouraging citizens abroad to revolt, but rarely follow through with support. Hungary. Cuba. Afghanistan. Iraq. Will Iran be different? My take in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is Playing a Dangerous Game With Iran
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 23/02/2026
🎙️New Podcast Alert!🎙️ We're pleased to announce the launch of ‘The Land In Between’ - an investigative podcast where journalist and host Victor takes you inside a pivotal election in The Republic of Georgia. Here, young voters are caught between a European future and growing Russian influence.
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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Back from a social media break to share my latest project! Thrilled that Sara's story is out in the world. Been an honour to work with her on this.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 28/01/2026
COMING SOON: A special collab with @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social and Sara Rammal, an artist and content creator from Odaisseh, South Lebanon.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 14/01/2026
The United Nations calls it one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. On TikTok, it’s sold as a journey to a better life.
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UBC Centre for Migration Studies @migration.ubc.ca · 13/01/2026
MA Student Zachary Gaouad contributed to a Global Reporting Program investigation with the @globalreportingcentre.org, examining how social media is used to influence people to pursue migration through risky and often dangerous journeys. 🔗 Via PBS News: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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How social media lures migrants into undertaking treacherous journeys
Many people use social media to document the things we enjoy most in our lives, like vacations, meals or the latest TikTok dance. But it can also be used to influence people to seek better lives, ofte...
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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 14/01/2026
Growing a small nonprofit is a lot like adolescence: awkward, challenging, and full of growing pains. The Global Reporting Centre has learned that sustainable growth isn’t about size—it’s about resources, focus, and staying true to mission.
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Growing a Small Nonprofit Can Be a Bit Like Adolescence — Painful, Difficult, Awkward
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 12/01/2026
The GRC stands with our journalist colleagues from @thenarwhal.ca and with @amberbracken.bsky.social as they begin their press freedom trial in the B.C. Supreme Court.
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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 11/01/2026
Growing a small nonprofit is a lot like adolescence: awkward, challenging, and full of growing pains. The Global Reporting Centre has learned that sustainable growth isn’t about size – it’s about resources, focus, and staying true to mission. More:
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Growing a Small Nonprofit Can Be a Bit Like Adolescence — Painful, Difficult, Awkward
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 08/01/2026
It's only the beginning of January and it's already been a chaotic news cycle awash in disinformation. It's clear independent news is essential. But how do we sustain small non-profit newsrooms? Our directors for @gijn.org gijn.org/stories/grow...
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Growing a Small Nonprofit Can Be a Bit Like Adolescence — Painful, Difficult, Awkward
The authors, senior leaders at the Global Reporting Centre, write about the difficulties in changing from a fledgling start-up to a robust organization that is ‘set up to succeed.’
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 19/12/2025
As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back at three investigations that shaped the Global Reporting Centre’s global coverage this year. 🧵👇
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 11/12/2025
Every day we feel lucky to work with journalists like @melissakchan.bsky.social. Please read her latest newsletter for the GRC. And consider a year-end donation to the GRC and help fund our journalism in 2026! globalreportingcentre.org/newsletter/t...
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Things have never felt so dangerous - Global Reporting Centre
The Centre's focus on international reporting when media organizations are cutting back on world coverage is crucial.
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Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I realize tons of orgs are asking for contributions — but please consider donating to @globalreportingcentre.org. The world is in crisis and yet at this important time, newsrooms are cutting international reporting budgets:
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Things have never felt so dangerous - Global Reporting Centre
The Centre's focus on international reporting when media organizations are cutting back on world coverage is crucial.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 10/12/2025
Our latest newsletter went out on the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day. globalreportingcentre.org/newsletter/t...
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The biggest bribery scandal in modern history - Global Reporting Centre
STREAM NOW: Bribe, Inc. a documentary exposing corruption on a global scale is now available to stream via Jolt in the US and Canada.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 05/12/2025
We toss around lines like “speaking truth to power,” but the real picture of journalism is tougher: political pressure, shrinking public broadcasters, newsrooms getting gutted. A word from our Founder & Academic Director @peterwklein.bsky.social: globalreportingcentre.org/newsletter/a...
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You’ve heard all the clichés - Global Reporting Centre
A letter from our Academic Director Peter Klein on the importance of independence in journalism.
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Capital News Service @cnsmd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Trains regularly hit wildlife, but poor reporting obscures the true toll. See the latest reporting below.👇 This story is part of a collaborative project between The Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism and news organizations from the U.S. and Canada. 🔗: cnsmaryland.org/off-the-rails/
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Off the Rails
Off the rails
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 03/12/2025
In a recent @policyalternatives.ca article, @gavinfridell.bsky.social, a @smuhalifax.bsky.social research professor and member of the GRC’s supply chains hub, argues that Canada needs to invest in green steel and iron if it wants to be a clean energy superpower. bit.ly/3WsUecY
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To Become a Clean “Energy Superpower,” Canada Needs “Green” Steel and Iron - CCPA
With the weight of the U.S. trade war challenging key export industries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers have set up camp in Washington, D.C., hoping to convince President Trump to reduce tariffs on imported Canadian steel, aluminum, lum
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 01/12/2025
Over the past few weeks, we've been sharing a message about the importance of collaborative journalism. Here is the latest example: a deep-dive investigation into the abuse faced by migrant farm workers in Canada. And a look at how our visa system can trap workers in exploitative conditions.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 30/11/2025
Frank de Boon, a former conservation officer, has dealt with something most of us hardly think about: wildlife struck and killed by trains. “We were seeing it all the time,” he told @thenarwhal.ca's @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social in her latest story. projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
A photo of Fran de Book, a former conservation officer in B.C.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 28/11/2025
“Railway companies are difficult or impossible to work with.” These were the words of an internal govt. document browsed by The Narwhal and the CBC in their recent investigative story of wildlife dying on train tracks. @thenarwhal.ca story: projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
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The hidden cost of wildlife collisions on Canada’s railways | The Narwhal
Trains regularly hit and kill wildlife on the tracks but poor reporting means governments aren’t sure exactly how many animals are lost
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Britney Dennison @britney.globalreportingcentre.org · 28/11/2025
I've always been so impressed with the incredible journalism produced by @thenarwhal.ca. And I am thrilled we had the opportunity to partner on such an important topic. Collaboration is the key to our work at @globalreportingcentre.org.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 27/11/2025
Railway tracks in B.C. sit far from public view, and that’s one reason many people have no idea how often trains kill wildlife. Weak reporting from rail companies keep the scale of these strikes out of sight. Read the latest investigation in @thenarwhal.ca. projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
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The hidden cost of wildlife collisions on Canada’s railways | The Narwhal
Trains regularly hit and kill wildlife on the tracks but poor reporting means governments aren’t sure exactly how many animals are lost
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 26/11/2025
GRC collaborator Robert Cribb on finding new ways to produce the kind of journalism our communities, our friends and families, and our country need. globalreportingcentre.org/newsletter/i...
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It’s the kind of moment journalism was built for - Global Reporting Centre
Journalism is reinventing itself in small but meaningful ways. The GRC has been instrumental in driving this innovation.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 22/11/2025
Millions of Haitian feeling violence in their country turn to the Dominican Republic, hoping to find refuge and work. But as fellows from the Global Reporting Program discovered, they’re met with racism and violence instead.
A Haitian man behind the caged wires of a truck.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 21/11/2025
Today is World Fisheries Day, a day that highlights the importance of sustainable fisheries & aquatic ecosystems. Did you know that 25% of fish caught are made into fishmeal, a product mainly used to feed farmed fish? Learn more about the global industry. bit.ly/4o8GLTD
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The fish you don’t know you eat
A project of the Global Reporting Program that looks at the true costs of fishmeal production
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 20/11/2025
Happening tonight at 7 pm! Artist Sydney Hart will sit down with Dr. Jaleh Mansoor to discuss Ripples, an art billboard series that examines the environmental impact of global trade. Moderated by curator Christine D’Onofrio. Get your free ticket: bit.ly/3JzVQi6
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A panel discussion about Ripples, a new public art project
Join us for a conversation between the artist, Sydney Hart, and Dr. Jaleh Mansoor. Moderated by Ripples’ curator, Christine D’Onofrio.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 19/11/2025
Happening tomorrow! Artist Sydney Hart will sit down with Dr. Jaleh Mansoor to discuss Ripples, an art billboard series that examines the environmental impact of global trade. Moderated by curator Christine D’Onofrio. Get your free ticket: bit.ly/3JzVQi6
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 18/11/2025
In a recent @policyalternatives.ca article, @gavinfridell.bsky.social, a @smuhalifax.bsky.social research professor and member of the GRC’s supply chains hub, argues that Canada needs to invest in green steel and iron if it wants to be a clean energy superpower. bit.ly/3WsUecY
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To Become a Clean “Energy Superpower,” Canada Needs “Green” Steel and Iron - CCPA
With the weight of the U.S. trade war challenging key export industries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers have set up camp in Washington, D.C., hoping to convince President Trump to reduce tariffs on imported Canadian steel, aluminum, lum
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 18/11/2025
The foundation of the Global Reporting Centre is collaboration. Our partnerships help add capacity to newsrooms around the world. Help us reach our goal of 100 new supporters this holiday season! globalreportingcentre.org/newsletter/i...
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Invisibility is not a superpower - Global Reporting Centre
Journalism is a team sport, and so much of what you see is built on work behind the scenes.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 17/11/2025
Happening Thursday! A panel discussion with artist Sydney Hart and Dr. Jaleh Mansoor about the public art series 'Ripples' — moderated by curator Christine D'Onofrio. November 20th at 7 pm Emily Carr University of Art and Design's Rennie Hall bit.ly/3JzVQi6
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A panel discussion about Ripples, a new public art project
Join us for a conversation between the artist, Sydney Hart, and Dr. Jaleh Mansoor. Moderated by Ripples’ curator, Christine D’Onofrio.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 13/11/2025
Join us for a panel discussion with artist Sydney Hart and Dr. Jaleh Mansoor about Ripples, an art billboard series that examines the environmental impact of global trade. Moderated by curator Christine D’Onofrio. Happening Nov 20th! bit.ly/3JzVQi6
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A panel discussion about Ripples, a new public art project
Join us for a conversation between the artist, Sydney Hart, and Dr. Jaleh Mansoor. Moderated by Ripples’ curator, Christine D’Onofrio.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 10/11/2025
Join us for a panel discussion with artist Sydney Hart and Dr. Jaleh Mansoor about Ripples, an art billboard series that examines the environmental impact of global trade. Moderated by curator Christine D’Onofrio. Happening Nov 20th! bit.ly/3JzVQi6
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A panel discussion about Ripples, a new public art project
Join us for a conversation between the artist, Sydney Hart, and Dr. Jaleh Mansoor. Moderated by Ripples’ curator, Christine D’Onofrio.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 07/11/2025
Canada's National Pain Awareness Week is coming to a close — a week meant to raise awareness of chronic pain and its impacts. We're resharing 'Freedom from Pain,' a documentary by the Global Reporting Program, produced in partnership with Al Jazeera. bit.ly/4nmoUr
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 03/11/2025
What happens when critical infrastructure is carved up and sold off to investors? A new investigation looks at how these firms are capturing our rail networks and prioritizing profits — often at the expense of safety @cnsmd.bsky.social cnsmaryland.org/2025/10/29/p...
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PRIVATE TRACKS: How Wall Street is Reshaping the Railroad Industry
Investment firms are quietly taking greater control over America's railroad industry, accumulating large stock positions in railroad operators and buying up companies that lease and manage rail cars o...
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 03/11/2025
It's National Pain Awareness Week in Canada, a time to raise awareness of chronic pain and its impacts. We're taking the opportunity to share a Global Reporting Program documentary called 'Freedom from Pain,' produced in partnership with Al Jazeera's People and Power. bit.ly/4nmoUrd
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Freedom from Pain
For many in the West pain ends with a pill, but elsewhere the war on drugs is cutting people off from pain medication.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 02/11/2025
Today is UNESCO's annual day to #EndImpunity against journalists, with this year's theme focusing on AI-facilitated Gender-Based Violence against Women Journalists. Learn about the impacts that gender-based reputational attacks have on freedom of speech. bit.ly/3Jqw0go
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Reputational attacks against journalists
Results from interviews and a global survey of journalists about their experiences with reputational attacks.
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Vancouver Public Space Network @vpsn.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
An intriguing new public art project on the #ArbutusGreenway. Check it out!
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 29/10/2025
In a recent @policyalternatives.ca article, @gavinfridell.bsky.social, a @smuhalifax.bsky.social research professor and member of the GRC’s supply chains hub, argues that Canada needs to invest in green steel and iron if it wants to be a clean energy superpower. bit.ly/3WsUecY
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To Become a Clean “Energy Superpower,” Canada Needs “Green” Steel and Iron - CCPA
With the weight of the U.S. trade war challenging key export industries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers have set up camp in Washington, D.C., hoping to convince President Trump to reduce tariffs on imported Canadian steel, aluminum, lum
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Andrew Pask @andrew-pask.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Listened to a fantastic conversation on human rights between @alexneve.bsky.social - who delivered this year's #CBC #MasseyLectures - and @globalreportingcentre.org ED Andrea Crossan. Link to the dialogue here: www.crowdcast.io/c/a310u7zofbh0 Organized by #BCLibrariesPresent
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Alex Neve: Universal
Register now for Alex Neve: Universal on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on October 28, 2025, 06:30 PM PDT.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 28/10/2025
Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday for an artist-led walking tour of 'Ripples,' a series of billboards that show supply chain data represented as public art. It was heartening to see members of the public interacting with Gavin Fridell's research and Sydney Hart's artist interpretation.
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 25/10/2025
Happening today! Join us for an artist-led walking tour of 'Ripples,' an art billboard series that draws on trade policy data to depict the environmental impacts of global trade and supply chains. 👉 Join us, 2-3 pm on Fir St between W 5th and 6th Ave. bit.ly/4htyXcW
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Ripples: A walking tour (led by artist Sydney Hart)
Ripples is a public art series along the Arbutus Greenway (between Fir and Burrard St.) in Vancouver. Join us for a tour led by the artist!
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Gavin Fridell @gavinfridell.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
My take on why Canada needs to ramp up green steel and iron, if it wants to truly be a clean energy "superpower." Reflecting on an impressive report by @jonasalgers.bsky.social and @chrisbataille.bsky.social on "Strategic decarbonisation of the Canadian iron and steel industry."
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 24/10/2025
These digital collages depict data about the environmental impact of global trade. This Saturday, learn more about the latest GRC project during an artist-led walking tour along Vancouver's Arbutus Greenway. 👉 More info: bit.ly/4htyXcW
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 22/10/2025
Happening Saturday! Join the GRC, alongside artist Sydney Hart and curator Christine D’Onofrio, for a walking tour of Ripples, a billboard art series depicting the environmental impacts of global trade. Based on the research of Gavin Fridell. Sat, Oct 25 2-3 pm Arbutus Greenway bit.ly/4htyXcW
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Ripples: A walking tour (led by artist Sydney Hart)
Ripples is a public art series along the Arbutus Greenway (between Fir and Burrard St.) in Vancouver. Join us for a tour led by the artist!
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 21/10/2025
Happening Saturday! See nearly a decade's worth of investigation into global supply chains depicted by a series of art billboards along the Arbutus Greenway. Join Sat, Oct 25, from 2 - 3 pm at the pedestrian/bike path on Fir St (between West 5th and 6th Ave) for an artist-led tour. bit.ly/48GdP0H
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Ripples: A walking tour (led by artist Sydney Hart)
Ripples is a public art series along the Arbutus Greenway (between Fir and Burrard St.) in Vancouver. Join us for a tour led by the artist!
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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Dr. @gavinfridell.bsky.social is one of the collaborators involved in 'Ripples', a billboard art project on display in Vancouver! Dr. Fridell is a faculty member in our Department of Political Science and Global Development Studies. Learn more: globalreportingcentre.org/ripples/ #artswithimpact
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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 08/10/2025
Did you know the GRC is collaborating on a public art series? Join us on October 25th for an artist-led walking tour along the Arbutus Greenway and discover what happens when climate data meets art! Oct 25, 2-3 pm Arbutus Greenway (2150 Fir St) More info: bit.ly/3KIZPJq
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Ripples – Things to do in Vancouver – Georgia Straight
A free guided art tour of Ripples led by artist Sydney Hart. This public art project consists of five billboards mounted in the heart of Vancouver. Ripples explores information surrounding internation...
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