Photo credit: David P. Ball Alejandra has been part of LEVEL since the very beginning as a manager and then acting director. Her commitment to racial justice; her passion for…
One of the most troubling trends to emerge during the pandemic is the sharp rise of anti-Asian racism. Nearly half of Asian people in BC experienced racism in the last…
By Azlan Nur Saidy As the month of Ramadan nears, as it does every year, I am filled with both a sense of excitement and reverence. As one of the…
By 張倩宜 zoeng1 sin6 ji4 (Joey Shin Yee Cheung). Note: You can use the website Cantonese Tools to help you pronounce the Cantonese words in my essay. Be sure to…
By Abeer Yusuf, LEVEL Coordinator February is Black History Month – a time to recognize and honour Black lives, stories, and legacies. As we acknowledge the month, I want to…
To close out 2020, we end with an interview with Vi Nguyen, former director of LEVEL who has recently moved on from Vancouver Foundation (VF) for another opportunity (*tear). Vi…
In this interview, we spoke with Una Lee, creative director and Lupe Pérez, lead designer of And Also Too (AAT), a WOC-led design justice studio that designed the Youth Policy…
Yaimel López Zaldívar is one of two illustrators we were lucky to work with on the cover pages of the Youth Policy Program project covers. Inspired by his home country…
This year, we worked with two illustrators to collaborate on creating unique cover pages for each of the policy projects. Each participant shared so many parts of themselves to develop…
2020 has been a year marked by unpredictability and uncertainty. Within months of starting this year’s policy program, COVID-19 forced LEVEL to adapt quickly by moving it online. But when…