Topic: Human Rights

ON ZOOM: Indigenous History & the Politics of Reconciliation

This is Lakeshore’s first experience with holding a Sunday service via Zoom. Westmount High School history teacher and 2019 Green Party candidate for NDG-Westmount Robert Green will share his perspective about the meaning of reconciliation with regards to both federal politics and the provincial history curriculum. Robert will look at the evolving relationship between Indigenous Peoples … Continue reading ON ZOOM: Indigenous History & the Politics of Reconciliation

Write for Rights

Carol will mark International Women’s Day by speaking about the concept of rights, and consider rights-based conventions, especially for Indigenous people. Rights is a complicated topic as is made clear by Mi’kmaq scholar Pam Palmater, who writes about “the right to vote,” and Gitxsan children’s rights activist Cindy Blackstock.  Cindy’s children’s book titled Spirit Bear and Children Make History tells the … Continue reading Write for Rights

Fahrenheit 451

Federico Sanchez is a Montréal journalist working in French-language media. His Lakeshore talk will touch on books, empathy and the ability to see the world through someone else’s eyes.   The presentation is inspired by the sci-fi novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, and its uncanny prediction of our present. This subject will tie in … Continue reading Fahrenheit 451

Fem U: The Promise & Perils of Equity in the Canadian University

Professor Kimberley Manning, Principal of Concordia’s Simone de Beauvoir Institute, returns to Lakeshore for a second time. She outlines her topic: The modern North American university was constructed to serve the needs of white, male, married professors. For the past thirty years Canadian university administrators, faculty, funding bodies, and students have struggled to shift longstanding … Continue reading Fem U: The Promise & Perils of Equity in the Canadian University