Chan Centre hosts moral/ethical/intellectual heavyweights
For those who are looking for the best that Canada has to offer, check out upcoming talks at the Chan Centre.
On Sunday November 4th at 8pm, Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire will speak to an inevitably packed house. The Chan Centre describes him thus:
A true hero and an outspoken leader for the 21st century, Roméo Dallaire is a decorated Lieutenant General who served 35 years with the Canadian Armed Forces.
His best-selling book, Shake Hands with the Devil—recently released as a feature film—is a stirring account of his experience as the Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Rwanda, which exposes the failures of the international community to stop one of the worst genocides of the 20th century.
On Sunday November 25th at 8pm Stephen Lewis (one of my personal heroes) and Michele Landsberg will get you all fired up about social justice issues both here and abroad. The Chan summary:
The former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis is one of Canada’s most celebrated humanitarians. His list of awards and achievements is truly staggering: 24 honorary degrees, a Companion of the Order of Canada, Maclean’s 2003 Canadian of the Year, a renowned scholar, founder of the Stephen Lewis Foundation…and that’s only scratched the surface.
Known as one of Canada’s most tireless and effective social justice activists, Michele Landsberg is a highly respected journalist and speaker. A recipient of a YWCA Women of Distinction Award and two National Newspaper Awards during her time at the Toronto Star, she discusses issues that others shy away from or ignore, including the plight of women in developing countries and race and gender equality here at home
Tickets are $42 through Ticketmaster, with student discounts available.
