South Asian Student Society Starts Winter Festival
PRINCE GEORGE – Taking place on December 16th for the first time is the Prince George Winter Festival.
The event is put on by the South Asian Student Society, a group that was created to carry on a tradition of raising awareness and preserving South Asian heritage.
“The South Asian Student Society aims to bring people of all backgrounds together for a shared purpose – the collective celebration of many ways of being,” says a member of the Society, Barkha Banger.
“The impetus behind this event is to create a social gathering that we as a community can build on. With growing diversity and heightened interest and awareness, there is a lot of potential to promote cultural identity and self-identity within Prince George. It is also very important for us to support local acts and businesses. Bringing to life the arts and culture influenced by different traditions, geographies and worldviews.”