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His Excellency Pétur Āsgeirsson – Ambassador of Iceland to Canada
Topic: The Saga of Icelandic Canadians
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His Imperial Majesty, Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran.
Topic: Iran’s Development and Place in World Affairs
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History Unfinished: Voices & Stories
Speaker: Debra Davis
Debra has an extensive background in the private, volunteer and public sectors working at local, national and international levels. She is an active feminist, supporting women candidates as a political organizer, managing a Canada-UK women’s program as part of her duties as Counsellor Public Affairs at the Canadian High Commission in London (1999-2001), serving as a board member of the Arab International Women’s Forum (2001-2010) and the Ottawa Women’s March, (2019-2020). She is actively pursuing her long held interest in the history of women, the equality movement and social justice. Debra co-founded The Women’s History Project in 2021.
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Holiday Event
Featuring: Peter Brown
Lanark-based jazz and blues pianist/singer Peter Brown performed at the Ottawa Jazz Festival for nine years. He has toured with several well-known groups including with former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor. He has released three jazz CDs under his own name, as well recording with many other artists. His CDs will be on sale at the event.
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Homelessness: We Are Failing Our Responsibility to Our Community
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Turnbull has pursued an interest in poverty and its effect on health nationally and internationally. He is one of the founders and is the past Medical Director of Ottawa Inner City Health which works to improve the health of people who are chronically homeless.
He is the recipient of several national and international grants and awards, including the Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and an Honorary Degree of Law from Carleton University.
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Hungary & Canada—Transatlantic Allies Meeting New Challenges in a Changing World – SPEAKER POSTPONED
With H.E. Mária Éva Vass-Salazar, Ambassador of Hungary to Canada.
Ambassador Vass-Salazar is a career diplomat with 25 years of experience in the Hungarian foreign service. Prior to her current assignment, she was Head of Department for Northern Europe covering bilateral relations with 13 countries. Before that she was Head of Department for Science Diplomacy. Ambassador Vass-Salazar served as Deputy Chief of Mission in London, as Political Counsellor in Washington DC, and as Political Officer at the Hungarian Delegation to NATO. She holds an MA in history and a PhD in international relations.