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“I think we live in a bad age for the free speech argument. Many of us have internalized the censorship argument, which is that it is better to shut people up than to let them say things that we don’t like. This is a dangerous slippery slope, because people of good intentions and high principles can see censorship as a way of advancing their cause and not as a terrible mistake. Yet bad ideas don’t cease to exist by not being expressed. They fester and become more powerful.” — Salman Rushdie (September 2005)

“…who tells the stories of a culture really governs human behaviour. It used to be the parent, the school, the church, the community. Now it’s a handful of global conglomerates that have nothing to tell, but a great deal to sell.” — George Gerbner, 1919-2005

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Manitoba Fall Suppers 2014

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This map identifies many of the rural Manitoba fall suppers taking place in 2014. Select a town name from the drop-down menu, below, to highlight its location on the map. Click the push-pins on the map to display additional information about the fall supper at that location. Caveat: The data for this map was found…

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