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From the archives: Viola Desmond receives posthumous apology and pardon in 2010
Sixty-four years after her arrest, Viola Desmond received a posthumous apology and pardon at a ceremony at Province House in 2010.
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Posted: May 21, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 21
Viola Desmond was arrested and dragged out of a New Glasgow, N.S., theatre for refusing to leave a whites-only section more than six decades before the pardon and apology were issued.(CBC Archives)
Viola Irene Davis Desmond received an apology from Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter and was granted a free pardon at a historic event at Province House on April 15, 2010 64 years after she was arrested for sitting in the whites-only section of a movie theatre.in New Glasgow, N.S..
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A Library in Japan Takes Design Cues from the Forest
Mari Ito’s Nasushiobara City Library connects to the community through the building’s facade and light-filled atria.
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For Japanese architect Mari Ito, designing a new library in Nasushiobara, a city of 120,000 about 93 miles north of Tokyo, was very personal. Although based in Tokyo where her studio UAo is well known for design cues taken from nature, Ito was born in Nasushiobara and is well aware that its aging population needed a cultural and social hub.
The design of the two-story, 53,000-square-foot building was the winning entry of a recent competition and although the eye-catching geometric form in glass, metal, and timber may appear contemporary, it is nevertheless deeply rooted in tradition, with a roof inspired by local forests. At night, the glow from the softly lit semi-transparent glass facade recalls a traditional Japanese shoji lantern. During the day, 24 skylights heighten th