Richard Ruggle, local historian, will attend our Remembrance Day meeting to share with us examples and stories connected with the memorials dedicated to those in our military who served our country.
Lecture 1: The Promise of Equity: Race, Multiculturalism, and First Nations Education The first session (November 17) explores The Promise of Equity: Race, Multiculturalism, and First Nations Education, and features panelists: Carl James, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora at York University; Natasha Henry, President of the Ontario Black History Society; University of Toronto’s, Rob Vipond, author...
Join us for a live chat with Cathy Walton she shares her experiences with writing her book Vanishing Barns: Remembering the Gentle Giants. Vanishing Barns is a beautifully illustrated book of black and white photographs. It unearths rich stories of rural life in southern Ontario as told by family members. Each of the 162 barns recorded...
Lecture 2: Are We Moving Closer to Gender Equity in Education? Session Two (November 24) asks “Are We Moving Closer to Gender Equity in Education?” Former Premier and Minister of Education, Kathleen Wynne, will be joined on the panel by University of Waterloo Professor Kristina Llewellyn, author of Democracy’s Angels: The Work of Women Teachers;...
Annual General Meeting (followed by) "Liberation of Holland - Canadians from D-Day to VE-Day" Douglas Phillips, guest speaker
