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Art and social engagement in Vancouver!

culturally diverse Vancouver has a strong citizen envolvement , huge respect for artists and important social campaigns that generate change Although not specific to Vancouver, I do perceive a certain kind of vibrancy in this city that has a lot to do with its diverse population, openess to immigrants, and also with the great support that is being given to arts and the creative community. Vancouver could be considered a very young city and in my opinion, It has been doing a very good job in terms of integrating its residents into a big community that values nature, art, and diversity (huge gay community, marihuana use is decriminalized, etc). During the time I lived there I saw several social movements that became strong enough as to actually change policies and trigger change. One of them was the U-pass campaign that asked the local government to provide free public transportation for students of all institutions and not only the Main Universities, after a very exciting campaign and a strong citizen involvment, the u-pass became a reality and a great advantage for students.

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