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Aging Activisms

ARTS & ACTIVISM WALKING TOUR OF PETERBOROUGH

Saturday June 11th, OPIRG Peterbrough hosted the "Arts & Activism Walking Tour" in which community members David Tough and Ziysah von Bieberstein guided a conversation about the alternative history of Peterborough, stopping along sites filled with history and stories of community activism.

For more info on this event:

http://opirgptbo.ca/events/arts-activism-walking-tour-of-peterborough/

#activism #peterborough #ZiysahvonBieberstein #OPIRG #activisthistories

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