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SUMMARY:East&West Dialogue with Faith Fang and Christina Wang: Across Arts and Sciences
DESCRIPTION:On Oct 14\, East and West Learning Connections will host a dialogue with Faith and Christina\, two college students whose experiences cross arts and sciences as their interests blend or co-exist. What is their actual experience pursuing their passions in diverse fields? What could it mean for younger students who are now looking for their own direction? Join us to hear and share. \n English dialogue with simultaneous interpreting in Chinese on Zoom. \nOpen for free to the public.  Everyone is welcome! \n  \nGuest Speakers \n Faith Fang \nFaith double majors in mechanical engineering and violin\, exploring the worlds of both technology and technique. Through diverse experiences of conducting dark matter research\, propelling industrial sustainability\, and collaborating with world-class musicians\, Faith combines the adaptability of the arts with a foundation in engineering to foster meaningful innovation. \n \nChristina Wang \nFrom winning international technology hackathons to being a UI/UX designer at StartPlaying Games (a Y-combinator company) and debating for five years\, Christina has learned the value of interdisciplinary thinking in problem-solving. Her topic will discuss how art can make complex scientific knowledge accessible to audiences who are alienated by age\, the difficulty of the topic\, illiteracy\, and culture. Art acts as a bridge to inclusive\, equitable technology. \n  \nTime: Friday\, October 14\, 2022\, at 7-8 P.M. EST (6-7 P.M. CDT) \nZoom registration link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdO-hrDsiEtYBKBvWEL4oG8gk-_n1usl3 \n  \nSpace is limited.  First registered\, first served. \nZoom will be open 20 minutes before the start time. The official program will start at exactly 7:00 PM.  Please kindly come early if you need to learn how to enter a separate room for simultaneous interpretation in Chinese. \n  \nFor inquiries\, please contact info@eawlc.org.  Thanks! \n  \n  \n东西联学社之“东西对话”：在艺术与科学之间 \n  \n在琴棋书画与专业学习之间，学生该怎样平衡? \n艺术和理工，最终会分道扬镳，还是可并驾齐驱?广博与专精，如何取舍，取舍的时机又如何?π型学习者究竟体验怎样?这些都是很多家长和同学共同关心的话题。10月14日晚，分别来自德克萨斯的Faith Fang和多伦多的Christina Wang 这两位在校大学生将分享自己跨界学习的切身体会。两位有杰出表现的同学仍在孜孜探索，她们希望这些探索与经验能够帮到后来人，并在切磋中与大家相互激励。 \n  \n嘉宾简介 \nFaith Fang 今年大四，学习机械工程与小提琴演奏双专业。大学期间，她曾参与实验室的暗物质研究，实习中，参与可持续发展的相关项目，也在世界一流音乐家指导下，学琴不辍。她希望探讨在艺术和工程方面，共同的发展如何创造意义，如何发现创新的机会。 \n \n  \nChristina Wang 曾在国际技术骇客马拉松大赛中获奖，后在 StartPlaying Games(一家 Y-combinator 公司)任用户界面设计师。她也有多达五年的辩论经验。Christina 体会到跨学科思维在解决问题中的价值。 \n她在对话中侧重讨论如何利用艺术手段，让因年龄、内容难度、文化障碍等因素受局限的群体，有机会学习复杂的科学知识。她认为艺术是帮助科学达到包容性和公平性的有效桥梁。 \n  \n对话时间： 2022年10月14日，周五每周东部时间晚上7:00到8:00 （中部时间晚上6:00到7:00） \n  \nZoom注册链接： \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdO-hrDsiEtYBKBvWEL4oG8gk-_n1usl3 \n  \n免费英文活动，提供普通话同声传译。位置有限，先报先得。 \n  \n为保证对话准点开始，我们将在东部时间当天下午6:40提前打开会议厅。请需要了解如何进入中文翻译室的听众，尽早进入，熟悉操作按钮。 \n  \n无论您是成人还是孩子，都欢迎来和我们一起学习、交流。如有任何问题，请发邮件至 info@eawlc.org。谢谢！
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eastwest-dialogue-with-faith-fang-and-christina-wang-across-arts-and-sciences
CATEGORIES:East and West Dialogue
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SUMMARY:EAWLC Dialogue with Martin Copeland II
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URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eawlc-dialogue-with-martin-copeland-ii
CATEGORIES:East and West Dialogue
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SUMMARY:East&West Dialogue
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URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eastwest-dialogue
CATEGORIES:East and West Dialogue
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220521T193000
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SUMMARY:East&West Dialogue with Tony and Jane Preston: A Western Couple Met and Lived in Asia
DESCRIPTION:East&West Dialogue is our monthly program where guest speakers of different cultural backgrounds come as volunteers and share their life stories\, knowledge\, thoughts\, and have conversations with our audience. We hope this individual-level communication will promote mutual understanding among people of different heritages\, and the experiences of guest speakers can help the audience\, mostly but not limited to first-generation immigrants\, to live in their new country with a bit more ease and grace. For that\, we truly thank our guest speakers for their time\, expertise\, and warm hearts for immigrants! \n \nIn this month of May\, Canada’s Asian Heritage Month\, we are very delighted to have Tony and Jane Preston with us to have an interesting dialogue about their living experiences in both East and West Asia. As westerners\, from the UK and Canada\, respectively\, how did their paths come across in Asia? What was it like to live there? Did they have any cultural shocks? What are some unforgettable moments? What does “Asian heritage” mean to them? How has their time in Asia influenced their views of the world? What suggestions may they have for immigrants to live graciously in Canada and the UK? \nPlease join us in the dialogue with Tony and Jane\, listen to their interesting stories\, and get their answers to all of the above questions and more! \nFree English event \nTime: Saturday\, May 21\, 2022\, at 7-8:30 P.M. (Eastern Time) \nVenue: Online Zoom meeting\nPlease click below link to register:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYoduuurzgjHNzSKjHtbg_GwDFLbfakXQ8_\nZoom meeting will open 15 minutes prior. \nGuest Speaker Bios \nJane P. Preston \nJane was born in Saskatchewan. Growing up as a farmland girl\, Jane earned her Master of Education (Curriculum Studies) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Education Leadership and Administration). She worked as a math and English classroom teacher in Canada\, Taiwan\, Egypt\, and Kuwait for many years. Later she became an Associate Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island\, teaching leadership\, research\, and theory courses to graduate students. She conducted research about educational leadership\, Indigenous issues\, and international students.\nDuring her time as a teacher\, professor\, and researcher\, some of her most valuable educational experiences happened while living overseas and meeting people\, visiting novel places\, and learning about cultures. She believes that life is meant to be a social experience\, and it is through spending time with an other that we learn the most.\nJane has written a book entitled “Joyful Retirement: A Holistic Approach.” She has published seven book chapters\, and many articles in journals\, magazines\, newsletters\, and technical reports. \nTony Preston \nTony was born and raised in Devon\, England. When he was 17\, he joined the British Royal Air Force\, and worked in various countries from Sweden to Hong Kong. During his time in the military\, he was employed in many disciplines\, from engineering to technical author. After 22 years\, he retired and managed an English pub before being recruited by a multi-national company to work in Kuwait after its liberation from the Iraq invasion. From a workshop manager to the Chief Engineer & CEO of the company\, Tony worked closely with Kuwaiti and other nationalities including Syrians\, Egyptians\, Australians\, Indians\, Americans\, and Canadians.\nDuring his time in Kuwait\, Tony met and married Jane\, and together they had their son\, Zachary. Upon leaving Kuwait\, the family moved to Canada. Jane returned to university\, and Tony built the family home. Once the house was built\, Tony became a Canadian citizen. Then he was employed by the Government of Canada\, Department of National Defense as an infrastructure construction manager.\nAfter nine years\, the family moved to Prince Edward Island\, where Jane was employed at the university. Now retired\, Tony’s life revolves around supporting the family\, gardening\, and playing the stock market. \nProfessionals or home-builders\, Parents or students\, everyone is welcome to meet with Tony and Jane\, and have a dialogue with the lively\, fun couple! \nFor inquiries\, please send an email to info@eawlc.org. Thanks!
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eastwest-dialogue-with-tony-and-jane-preston-a-western-couple-met-and-lived-in-asia
CATEGORIES:East and West Dialogue
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220325T193000
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SUMMARY:East & West Dialogue with Samantha Kaine and Ian Steaman: Voices of Under-represented Community in Film and Television
DESCRIPTION:The first East & West Dialogue of Year 2022 is coming! In the monthly dialogue\, guest speakers of different cultural backgrounds come to the East and West Learning Connections as volunteers\, share their life experiences\, thoughts\, suggestions\, and answer questions from the audience.  With deep gratitude to the guest speakers\, we hope these individual-level dialogues can promote mutual understanding among people of different heritages\, and help immigrants learn more about Canadian society\, people\, and culture. \nThis month\, we will meet Samantha Kaine and Ian Steaman\, two talents of Black heritage in the Film & Television field.  Let’s listen to their interesting stories\, and see how they have broken the barriers for themselves as well as for their under-represented community in a slowly diversifying industry. \nGuest Speaker Introduction \nIAN STEAMAN is a reformed music industry executive turned award-winning TV writer who began his career working with many chart-topping and critically acclaimed artists including De La Soul\, Queen Latifah\, Big Boi of Outkast\, and T-Pain while working at record labels in New York. \nA 2019 graduate of the Bell Media Prime Time TV Program at the Canadian Film Centre\, Ian has worked on various shows including CBC’s Pretty Hard Cases and Take Note\, a brand new family half-hour for NBC’s Peacock TV as well as developing his own workplace comedy\, Deadstock in conjunction with CBC Television. He is also a winner of the 2020 Telefilm New Voices Award and a finalist in the 2022 WGC Screenwriting Awards. \nhttps://iansteaman.com/ \nSAMANTHA KAINE is a Jamaican-Canadian\, award-winning independent film and television creative producer\, advocate\, mentor\, and alumna of the Cineplex Entertainment Producers’ Lab Program at the Canadian Film Centre. She is also the Founder and CEO of the Independent Media Producers Association of Creative Talent – I.M.P.A.C.T\, a national\, member-based non-profit organization created to combat systemic and anti-Black racism by breaking down barriers and opening the gates for producers who are of Afro descent\, Afro-Indigenous descent and who identify as Black\, of all intersectional identities\, to create a fair\, equitable and a truly representative film\, tv\, digital media\, and music industries. \nSamantha has more than a decade of experience in the Canadian and Quebec Film\, TV\, and Media Industries. As the owner of Red 11 Productions Inc\, her producer credits include the award-winning short films Willing to Lie and The Women of Alpine Road and she developed\, co-wrote\, and produced the six-part TV docu-series\, Offbeat Roads – The Danakil Diaries that sold to numerous territories internationally including France\, Brazil\, Hungary\, and Israel. \nhttps://www.impact-aptcmi.org/ \nProfessionals or home-makers\, students or parents\, everyone is welcome to join us\, and have a dialogue with our inspiring guests Ian and Samantha! \nTime: Friday\, March 25\, 2022\, at 7:30-9 P.M. (Eastern Time) \nCost: Free \nLanguage: English \nVenue: Online Zoom meeting.  Please click below link to register. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtcu-gqTgvEtCPMCyofmi6xGK7x8fS7B1b \nFor inquiries\, please contact info@eawlc.org.  Thanks! \n \nPoster designer: Erica Liu
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/east-west-dialogue-with-samantha-kaine-and-ian-steaman-voices-of-under-represented-community-in-film-and-television
CATEGORIES:East and West Dialogue
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211210T190000
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SUMMARY:5 Poets Breaking Into Song #3
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by national poet laureate George Elliott Clarke \nAt the East and West Learning Connections \nWith debut of the song of special guest Leonard Cohen’s poem \nAnd 4 remarkable poets and 2 stunning musicians! \n \nTime: Friday\, December 10\, 2021\, at 7-9 P.M. (EST) \nFree Online event to the public \nZoom registration link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApduCurz4jHNY2Cb1hp0DqIRIJrdgQu82A \nFloor will open at 6:45 P.M. \nFor inquiries\, please send email to: info@eawlc.org. \n \n(Poster designed by Shirley Chen ) \nPoets: \nPaul Zemokhol has unpardonably forged two chapbooks and one full-length book. In this fabrication\, he has been aided by Luciano Iacobelli and abetted by George Elliott Clarke. \nLuciano Iacobelli is a Toronto poet\, publisher\, and visual artist. He is the owner and editor of Lyricalmyrical Press\, specializing in handmade poetry chapbooks. He was also a founder and owner of Quattro Books\, which issues novellas. \nAmatoritsero Ede won the All Africa Okigbo Prize for Literature–for his first book–in 1998; his second book was a  Nigerian Literature Prize nominee in 2013. In 2004\, he won second prize for the inaugural May Ayim Award. Prof. Ede teaches English lit at Mount Allison U. \nGeorge Elliott Clarke was the 4th Poet Laureate of Toronto (2012-15) and the 7th P.L. of Canada (2016-17). He’s writ 7 collections\, 5 verse-plays\, 5 story-suites\, 4 epic tomes\, 3 verse-novels\, 3 libretti\, 1 children’s work\, and 1 title each in Chinese\, Italian\, and Romanian. \nSpecial guest star Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) was a global superstar singer/songwriter\, novelist\, and poet.  His honours are legion: Induction into several musical Halls of Fame\,  plus the Order of Canada at top rank\, plus winning 3 Grammys\, a Genie\,  a Juno\, the Glenn Gould Prize\, the Governor-General’s Performing Arts Award\, and the Prince of Asturias Literary Prize (Spain)\, etc. Cohen also won—but refused—the 1968 Governor-General’s Literary Award for Poetry. \nComposer & Singer: \nJames Rolfe’s music has been performed by ensembles\, orchestras\, choirs\, and opera companies in Canada and abroad\, and recognized with a Guggenheim Fellowship\, the Jules Léger Prize\, and Dora and JUNO Award nominations. \nPianist: \nJuliet Palmer’s music has found its way to a highway off-ramp\, a swimming pool\, a boxing ring\, and to concert halls across North America\, Europe\, and Oceania. From Aotearoa New Zealand\, Juliet makes her home in Toronto. \nCo-Hosts: Giovanna Riccio and Jovial Si \nSponsors: George Elliott Clarke & East and West Learning Connections \nEveryone is welcome. Let’s mark this holiday season together with shining poetic\, musical spirits!
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/5-poets-breaking-into-song-3
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211126T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211126T210000
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SUMMARY:East&West Dialogue: The Healing Creativity
DESCRIPTION:This will be the last East&West Dialogue in the year 2021.  A monthly program (except for the winter and summer breaks) at the East and West Learning Connections\, the Dialogue promotes life experience sharing among people of different heritages.  In this session\, Urban Hero Honey Novick\, and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medalist Ruth (Ruth) Stackhouse will tell their life stories\, the ups and downs\, achievements\, challenges\, and their passion about the Mad creativity! \n \n \nTime: Friday\, November 26\, 2021\, at 7:30 – 9 P.M. (Eastern Time) \nVenue: Online \nCost: Free \nLanguage: English \nZoom registration link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pdu6prTorHdZgGW-H8DjH5JDlcrx2gAH4 \nFloor will open at 7:15 P.M. \nFor inquiries\, please email us at info@eawlc.orrg.  Thanks! \nAbout the Guest Speakers \nA 2021 Urban Hero\, People’s Choice Award winner in the Arts\, Honey Novick is a singer\, poet\, songwriter\, and voice teacher.  She grew up in a Jewish family in Toronto and is practicing Buddhism after some life-changing experience related to the Japanese culture later on.  Her song and poems have been translated into French\, Japanese\, Spanish\, Greek\, and Urdu. She has published 11 books\, 8 CDs\, and numerous articles in magazines and anthologies. Her latest chapter book is “Bob Dylan\, My Rabbi”.  Honey is also the editor of “POEMDEMIC”\, a project of the Friendly Spike Theatre Band for which she has been a supportive volunteer for over 20 years. \nwww.honeynovick.com \nhttps://www.thestar.com/local-toronto-city-centre/news/2021/10/25/urban-hero-artist-honey-novick-uses-her-talents-to-encourage-creativity-in-a-marginalized-community.html \nRuth (Ruth) Stackhouse bears a unique name that stands for ‘double mercy’.  As the founder and director of The Friendly Spike Theatre Band\, Ruth has helped create and present many productions throughout the course of the company’s thirty-year-plus trajectory\, helping people with mental health issues and other disabilities in acting and play creation.  She holds an Associates Degree from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts\, an Honours BA from The School of Disability Studies\, Ryerson University\,  and a Master’s degree from The School of Critical Disability Studies at York University.  Her work toward a Mad/Disability Culture is recognized by the City of Toronto Access Award\, and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. \nwww.friendlyspike.org \nEveryone is welcome to join our guest speakers in the dialogue\, and spend a winter Friday evening in warmth\, eye-opening and uplifting spirits!
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eastwest-dialogue-the-healing-creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211105T210000
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SUMMARY:5 Poets Breaking Into Song -Live
DESCRIPTION:(Poster made by Shirley Chen) \nEnjoy poetry in music\, among friends in a theatre in Downtown Toronto (beer available at the bar)! \nOr\, relax on the couch\, have some wine\, and listen to the poems and songs through the live streaming on our YouTube channel! \nThanks to national poet laureate George Elliott Clarke\, the East and West Learning Connections are co-hosting this exciting in-person event for the first time since the year 2020. \nTime: Friday\, November 5\,  2021 (7-9 PM. EST) \nVenue: Tranzac Club Main Hall\, 292 Brunswick Ave @Bloor\, Toronto \nMaximum in-person attendees: 50 attendees\, must show proof of full COVID vaccination. \nTickets available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5-poets-breaking-into-song-tickets-196724677807 \nClick here for live streaming on YouTube: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_FfnYxypY0 \nFor inquiries\, please send emails to info@eawlc.org.  Thanks! \nThe Poets \nAyesha Chatterjee grew up in India and is the author of two poetry collections. \nLuciano Iacobelli has penned 6 collections\, crafts handmade books for Lyricalmyrical Press\, and co-owns Quattro Press. \nGiovanna Riccio has authored 3 books. Her philosophical elegy\, “The Archivist”\, just won the AICW’s Venera Fazio Award. \nLisa Richer has inked 2 books\, including Nautilus and Bone\, winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry. \nBanoo Zan is the founder of Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night); sacredly secular\, liberatingly rebellious\, her 3 books lyric proverbs. \nThe Composers \nEmily Hiemstra\, David Jaeger\, James Rolfe \nThe Singers \nEmily Hiemstra\, James Rolfe\, Karen Usha \nAnd The Pianists \nAdam Hu\, Juliet Palmer \nSponsors: \nGeorge Elliott Clarke \nEast and West Learning Connections \nLeague of Canadian Poets \nHost: George Elliott Clarke and Jovial Si \nPoster Design: Shirley Chen \nEverybody is welcome to spend the beautiful evening together with us\, either in the theatre or on YouTube!
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/5-poets-break-into-song-live
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SUMMARY:East&West Dialogue: FROM PIAZZAS TO PARKAS -- ON ITALIANS BECOMING CANADIANS
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the Writers’ Union of Canada\, we are thrilled to have three Italian- Canadian writers as guest speakers to discuss their stories of immigration. Woven into their stories will be the personal\, social\, historical\, and political factors that influence how an Italian immigrant may “become” Canadian and what “being Canadian” means for the various generations. \n  \nGenerations of immigrants to Canada have multi-faceted experiences. The discussion will hit on issues such as tensions and conflicts with the dominant Anglo-Canadian or Quebecois culture\, discrimination\, and negative and positive stereotyping of Italian-Canadians. Among Canadian immigrants\, generational tensions cannot be avoided and our guests will consider conflict between first generation parents and children: how second and third generation Italian-Canadians differ from the former and how the latter connect to and express their Italian heritage. As writers\, they will read briefly from their works and also share ideas on how authors express their heritage and why language and labels matter. \n  \nTime: Friday\, October 29\, 2021\, at 7 – 8:30 P.M. Eastern Time \nLanguage: English \nCost: Free \nOnline Zoom meeting.  Please click below link to register: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsd-mhrTgsHtV-l7C-UyzUIelufUiaFS2_ \nRoom will open at 6:45 P.M. \nFor inquiries\, please email at info@eawlc.org. \n  \nAbout the Writers \n  \nAntonia Facciponte is an author and an MA Candidate at the University of Toronto. Her poetry has been published in various prominent literary magazines\, including Exile: The Literary Quarterly\, The Northern Appeal\, Libretto Magazine\, and ACTA Victoriana. Antonia’s first book of poetry\, To Make a Bridge\, was recently published by Black Moss Press. \n  \nFrancesco Loriggio was born in a small town in Calabria\, one of Italy’s southern regions\, and migrated to Vancouver with his family in the mid-1950s. He studied at UBC and received his PhD from UCLA. He taught at the State University of New York (Albany campus) and then at Carleton University\, from which he retired\, as Professor Emeritus\, in 2008. As a scholar\, essayist and translator\, he has published extensively in a variety of journals and anthologies in Canada\, the US\, and Italy\, edited essay collections\, and published translations in both Italian and English. \nHe is a past president of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies (now the Canadian Association for Italian Studies). In the Italian community of Ottawa\, where he has lived for most of his life\, he has served\, in various capacities\, in the National Congress of Italian Canadians and in the Dante Alighieri Society. \n  \nGiovanna Riccio is a graduate of the University of Toronto\, where she majored in philosophy.  Her love of poetry is her inheritance from a gifted\, autodidact father who penned his own verses. She is the author of Vittorio (Lyricalmyrical Press\, 2010)\, Strong Bread (Quattro Books\, 2011)\, and Plastic’s Republic (Guernica Editions\, 2019)\, and her poems have appeared in national and international publications and numerous anthologies. Her work has been translated into Italian\, French\, Spanish\, and Romanian. Giovanna is the 2021 winner of the Venera Fazio Poetry Prize. \ngiovannariccio.com \n  \nEveryone is welcome to this fascinating panel discussion. Bring your own questions\, and have a dialogue with our guests!
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eastwest-dialogue-from-piazzas-to-parkas-on-italians-becoming-canadians
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210930T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210930T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210922T152009Z
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SUMMARY:EAWLC Communication Skills Walk-in Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Personal communication skills coach Eleanor James will be sitting in the clinic\, and welcome our audience to ask questions they have when dealing with co-workers or bosses at work\, peers or teachers in school\, or neighbours\, acquaintances\, or even strangers on the street. Things like how to make small talk\, how to approach people\, asking questions\, dealing with difficult people\, or diffusing situations\, and being generous. \nEleanor will share her expertise\, experience\, and perspective to help especially immigrants make their own decisions based on a good understanding of the culture\, social norms\, and customs here\, plus maybe some little witty words or doings to ease the situation! \n  \nTime: Last Thursday evening of the month from 8-9 p.m. (Eastern Time) \nFor Fall 2021\, it’s September 30\, October 28\, and November 25. \nCost: Free \nLanguage: English \nVenue: online Zoom meeting.  Please click below link to register for each session. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcuCrqjMvG9OHx-8OQu8UeHm92kWWGboi \n  \nFacilitator Bio \n  \nAfter university for a degree in Literature\, Eleanor James worked in television production including a series that won three Emmy Awards. That was followed by several executive roles with broadcasters\, including ten years spent as a production executive\, helping to launch  HGTV and Food Network Canada  In the countless days working with talented yet not necessarily the most agreeable people\, Eleanor’s practical know-how with inter-personal communication gained her popularity in the industry and was often admired and studied by young colleagues.  It triggered the start of her coaching career.  She is certified by  The Coaches Training Institute (CTI)\, and the National Communication Coaching Association of Canada (NCCA).  She is also a Designated Communication Coach/Trainer with NCCA\, and a member of the International Coaches Federation (ICF). \n  \nMessage from Eleanor: \n  \nInter-personal communication means how we speak to each other. We’ve all been spoken to with harsh words from others\, and perhaps done it ourselves. We all know what it feels like: that it’s hurtful\, harmful to relationships\, and damaging to loyalty and productivity. It’s a perfect example of unskilled inter-personal communication and it’s unnecessary and bad for business. The importance is to bring clear understanding of the value of skillful personal communications\, at work\, at home\, and in the community. There’s a better way and all it takes is the willingness to polish the skills. “Becoming skillful with your interpersonal communications makes life easier. I’m not kidding about that.” \n  \nProfessionals or home-makers\, grown-ups\, or young students\, if you have a personal communication question or problem to tackle\, this will be a good place to seek advice.  We encourage you to frame your questions beforehand in a concise manner with necessary details but without disclosing personal information\, and bring them to the clinic to make the most out of the consultation time.  Please note we will not do any recordings.  However\, the clinic is open to the public\, and all participants will get to listen to the questions and answers. \nYou are also welcome to send your questions to us at info@eawlc.org\, and we can ask Eleanor on your behalf while not disclosing your identity.  Depending on the time\, questions may or may not be taken at the clinic. \n  \nFor inquiries\, please send email to: info@eawlc.org. \nThanks! \n 
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eawlc-communication-skills-walk-in-clinic
CATEGORIES:EAWLC Communication Skills Walk-in Clinic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210924T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210924T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210917T003815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T003815Z
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SUMMARY:EAWLC Dialogue with CBC Music Executive Producer: Say Yes with Kai Black
DESCRIPTION:What if your life plan is different from the plan life has for you? At age 15\, Kai Black learned he was going blind. What has he learned over time?… that we must let go of the life we planned and accept the one that is waiting for us. “Just say yes to new experience” offers Kai\, who is now an Executive Producer at the CBC\, an exciting career creating award-winning projects. Hear his story\, with engaging audio and video of some recent projects. \nTime: Friday\, September 24\, 2021\, at 7:30 – 9:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) \nCost: Free \nLanguage: English \nVenue: Online Zoom meeting. Please click the below link to register: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkc-ioqTwrHdE7m-91qmPYi-KM1Jr1K92b \nThe floor will be open at 7:15 P.M. \nFor inquiries\, please send an email to: info@eawlc.org.  Thanks. \n  \n  \nGuest Speaker Bio: \n  \nKai Black is an Executive Producer at CBC Music. Over the 20 years at the CBC\, he has created original radio shows\, podcasts\, TV  specials\, and contests\, including the award-winning initiative ‘Volkswagen Beetle Roadtrip Sessions\,’ and the ‘TD Rock Your Campus’ contest. He is also the leader behind The creation of the CBC Music Festival that has engaged tens of thousands of concertgoers. \nKai is legally blind. He studied classical guitar performance and landed in broadcasting by happy accident. Today Kai is a charismatic team leader at the CBC\, recognized for his mentoring activities\, and passion for authentic engagement both with audiences\, colleagues\, and stakeholders. He works to find ways to include more people with disabilities in media\, spearheading the creation of the first paid placement program for people with disabilities at the CBC. \nThe East and West Learning Connections is very much honored to have Kai with us.  Let’s listen to his fabulous life stories and music projects\, and have a free dialogue with him.  It is surely to be a beautiful\, uplifting evening! \nProfessionals or home-makers\, grown-ups or young students\, everyone is welcome!
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eawlc-dialogue-with-cbc-music-executive-producer-say-yes-with-kai-black
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210915T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210717T150852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210717T151905Z
UID:930-1631732400-1631736000@www.eawlc.org
SUMMARY:The English Conversation @EAWLC
DESCRIPTION:The English Conversation @EAWLC
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/the-english-conversation-eawlc-2
CATEGORIES:The English Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210908T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210908T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210717T151116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210717T151916Z
UID:933-1631129400-1631134800@www.eawlc.org
SUMMARY:Reading for Culture with Emma: Monthly Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Reading for Culture with Emma: Monthly Reading Group @East and West Learning Connections
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/reading-for-culture-with-emma-monthly-reading-group-3
CATEGORIES:Reading for Culture with Emma
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210903T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210903T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210827T002019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210827T004124Z
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SUMMARY:EAWLC Dialogue with Berlin Fang: Effective Learning in the Age of Surplus
DESCRIPTION:The abundance of learning resources and various opportunities in this age are overwhelming\, not to mention the distractions of social media and video games. It is an “Age of Surplus”. How to learn effectively is a problem that affects us all in this time. Dr. Berlin Fang is the author of two influential books “Learning in the Age of Surplus” and “Knowledge Is Not Power”\, among many others. Dr. Frank Wang\, a mechanical engineer\, also an avid reader\, and an educational columnist\, is keen on developing learning and concentration abilities in the new age. The East and West Learning Connections is honored to invite both to have a discussion on effective learning in the age of surplus\, as well as new learning methods advocated by researchers and experts. \nWe welcome everyone to send us questions in advance. \n  \nGuest Speaker Introduction \nDr. Berlin Fang is an educational columnist\, literary translator\, and expert at instructional design.  His major interests are faculty acceptance of educational technology\, the diffusion of innovation\, managed change\, the ethnography of technology use in higher education\, and cross-cultural comparisons of education.   He has over 20 years of experience in instructional design and educational technology in both China and the United States. Berlin is currently the Director of Instructional Design at Abilene Christian University.  \nBerlin Fang contributes his writing to such publications as Educause Review\, WISE Ed Review China Daily\, Southern Weekend\, South Metropolitan Daily\, Chinese Education News\, World Journal\,  Overseas Chinese News\, Financial Times (Chinese)\, New York Times (Chinese)\, Radio Netherlands\, and Caixin News.  His books include 10 Lessons in Online Teaching\,  Learning in an Age of Abundance\, Beyond Knowledge\, More than the Passing Grade\, English: Trick or Truth\, A Translator’s Rant\, Don’t Get Old until You’re Wiser\, Tea Eggs Under the Star and Spangled Banner\, and How the Pamuks Read.  \nAs a literary translator\, Berlin’s works include translations of The Sound and the Fury (by William Faulkner)\, Bend of the River (by V.S. Naipaul)\, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (by Betty Smith)\,  and Let the Great World Spin (by Colum McCann) and Songdogs (by Colum McCann). National Book Award winner Colum McCann considers him “one of the finest translators I have ever worked with: he is incisive\, discerning\, and imaginative. He is a trans-national figure\, deeply involved in cultures of China\, the United States\, and Ireland. While working with him\, I found that he crosses cultural boundaries with ease and grace. ” \nFrank Wang is a professional engineer in Ontario who has worked in areas of robotics & automation\, aerospace engineering\, and nuclear engineering.  A Ph.D. from University of Toronto in Mechanical Engineering\, and most proudly a father of three\, Frank cares very much about learning\, education\, and their trends in this rapidly changing world.  He runs a book club for parents\, advocating for lifetime study and generalist education. In his spare time\, he enjoys writing columns for online magazines on education\, among other hobbies.  In 2020\, Frank facilitated two dialogues at the East and West Learning Connections\, one with Zhihu honorary contributor Yingfeng Zhang on generalist education\, the other with human resource development strategist Annie Wang on future career and education trends.  This time let’s hear what Frank and Berlin will bring to us about effective learning! \n  \n  \nTime: Friday\, September 3\, 2021\, at 8:00-9:30 P.M. (Eastern Time) \nLanguage: Mandarin \nCost: Free \nZoom registration link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrd-2rpjkuHtZYdATW-SKIlAu47h43eIN6 \nEverybody is welcome to join the dialogue.  Don’t miss the opportunity to get some insight and foresight of two experts.  Bring your own questions to discuss with Berlin and Frank\, and make the evening even more fruitful for you! \n  \nFor inquiries\, please contact us at info@eawlc.org.  Thanks!
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eawlc-dialogue-with-berlin-fang-effective-learning-in-the-age-of-surplus
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210901T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210901T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210717T150552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210717T151858Z
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SUMMARY:The English Conversation @EAWLC
DESCRIPTION:The English Conversation @EAWLC
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/the-english-conversation-eawlc
CATEGORIES:The English Conversation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210829
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210717T150157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210717T150157Z
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SUMMARY:EAWLC Annual General Meeting (TBC)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eawlc-annual-general-meeting-tbc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210818T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210818T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210717T150023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210717T151746Z
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SUMMARY:EAWLC Policy Information Session - Duties of Directors
DESCRIPTION:EAWLC Policy Information Sessions
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eawlc-policy-information-session-duties-of-directors
CATEGORIES:EAWLC Policy Information Session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210811T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210811T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210717T145852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210717T151759Z
UID:920-1628712000-1628715600@www.eawlc.org
SUMMARY:EAWLC Policy Information Session - Privacy
DESCRIPTION:EAWLC Policy Information Sessions
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eawlc-policy-information-session-privacy
CATEGORIES:EAWLC Policy Information Session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210804T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210804T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210717T145743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210717T151740Z
UID:918-1628107200-1628110800@www.eawlc.org
SUMMARY:EAWLC Policy Information Session - Anti-discrimination
DESCRIPTION:EAWLC Policy Information Sessions
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eawlc-policy-information-session-anti-discrimination
CATEGORIES:EAWLC Policy Information Session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210728T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210728T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210717T145622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210717T151807Z
UID:916-1627502400-1627506000@www.eawlc.org
SUMMARY:EAWLC Policy Information Session - Conflict of Interest
DESCRIPTION:EAWLC Policy Information Sessions
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eawlc-policy-information-session-conflict-of-interest
CATEGORIES:EAWLC Policy Information Session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210721T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210721T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210717T145227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210717T151733Z
UID:913-1626897600-1626901200@www.eawlc.org
SUMMARY:EAWLC Policy Information Session - Code of Conduct
DESCRIPTION:EAWLC Policy Information Sessions
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/eawlc-policy-information-session-code-of-conduct
CATEGORIES:EAWLC Policy Information Session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210714T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210714T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T144605
CREATED:20210717T144906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210717T151954Z
UID:910-1626291000-1626298200@www.eawlc.org
SUMMARY:Reading for Culture with Emma: Monthly Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Reading for Culture with Emma: Monthly Reading Group @East and West Learning Connections
URL:https://www.eawlc.org/calendar/reading-for-culture-with-emma-monthly-reading-group
CATEGORIES:Reading for Culture with Emma
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