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.

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 … Continue reading "East&West Dialogue: FROM PIAZZAS TO PARKAS — ON ITALIANS BECOMING CANADIANS"

(Poster made by Shirley Chen) Enjoy poetry in music, among friends in a theatre in Downtown Toronto (beer available at the bar)! Or, relax on the couch, have some wine, and listen to the poems and songs through the live streaming on our YouTube channel! Thanks to national poet laureate George Elliott Clarke, the East … Continue reading "5 Poets Breaking Into Song -Live"

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 … Continue reading "East&West Dialogue: The Healing Creativity"

Brought to you by national poet laureate George Elliott Clarke At the East and West Learning Connections With debut of the song of special guest Leonard Cohen's poem And 4 remarkable poets and 2 stunning musicians! Time: Friday, December 10, 2021, at 7-9 P.M. (EST) Free Online event to the public Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApduCurz4jHNY2Cb1hp0DqIRIJrdgQu82A Floor … Continue reading "5 Poets Breaking Into Song #3"