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COVID-19: Vancouver wine festival, Bard on the Beach join forces for fundraising after cancellations To help combat losses, Bard on the Beach and the Vancouver International Wine Festival are teaming up to raise funds for their Bacchanalia Online Auction.
Author of the article: Aleesha Harris
Publishing date: Apr 19, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 1 minute read • The Vancouver International Wine Festival will host an online auction this year. Photo by GEORGES GOBET /AFP via Getty Images
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COVID-19 forced the shuttering of the Vancouver International Wine Festival (VIWF) and the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival in 2021.
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This last year has been difficult for the local Asian community as hateful pandemic finger-pointing has proliferated.
Hate crimes, mostly against Asian people, rose over 700 per cent in the months following the start of the pandemic, according to statistics from the Vancouver Police Department.
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Itâs happened to people I know: A friendâs mom. A lawyer. An Order of Canada recipient. Iâm in social recluse mode these days, but Iâm guessing there were so many more examples of racism against people in my orbit.