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We’re all in this canoe called Canada together
Referencing the famous statue “Spirit of Haida Gwaii” by Indigenous artist Bill Reid, the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada) addressed the issue of accommodation in her Big Thinking lecture The Rule of...
We need to enlarge our circle of compassion, says Naomi Klein
There is no doubt that climate change is real and contributing to natural disasters around the world: our global temperature has risen by approximately one degree since the preindustrial era; recently we have seen how the Fort McMurray wildfires have...
Congress in the news- May 31
News highlights for May 31, 2016 Naomi Klein tells Calgary audience that Fort McMurray fires are linked to climate change National Post - May 30, 2016 Naomi Klein tells Calgary audience that Fort McMurray fires are linked to climate change Anti...
Congress in the news- May 30
News highlights for May 30, 2016 Activist Naomi Klein links Fort McMurray wildfire to climate change at University of Calgary speech Canoe News - May 30, 2016 ...Naomi Klein links Fort McMurray wildfire to climate change at University of Calgary...
Margaret Atwood: Compassion under contemporary conditions
How can you describe a talk by Canadian literary icon and living legend Margaret Atwood? To do it true justice would take the literary chops of Ms. Atwood herself, something I will never claim to have. What I can say is that she is an intellectual...
The Power to Change: Leadership, community and resiliency
“Aho Mitayyuke Oyasin.” Mayor Naheed Nenshi greeted a full auditorium of Congress attendees with a traditional Indigenous greeting: “greetings to all of my relations.” This phrase, taken from the Lakota language, emphasizes the oneness and...
Vaudeville as a form of indigenous self-expression
What do you think of when you hear or read Vaudeville? Nostalgia for a simpler time of gas-lamp lit stage productions? A smile at the thought of the slapstick, episodic comedies that gave rise to early cinema and classic cartoons? Or maybe more...
Congress in the news - May 29
Daily Media Report UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY News highlights for May 29, 2016 Naheed Nenshi 'doesn't get' Leap Manifesto in Congress 2016 address CBC Calgary - May 28, 2016 Naheed Nenshi 'doesn't get' Leap Manifesto in Congress 2016 address I know I don...
'The Container' theatre performance at Congress is innovative and fresh
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2016 is about more than groundbreaking academic panels and innovative keynote speakers; it’s also about showcasing cultural events organized by the University of Calgary School of Creative and Performing...