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A Fresh Look at Canadian History with Reverend Dr. Anthony Bailey
Read moreSpeaker: Reverend Dr. Anthony Bailey
Rev. Dr. Bailey is dedicated to social justice, especially racial reconciliation, and is a strong promoter of interfaith collaborations, affordable housing and providing food for all. Under Dr. Bailey’s guidance, Parkdale Church, his parish since 1999, has delivered meal programs from November to the end of March known as ‘In From The Cold’. Volunteers provide warm dinners to members of the Ottawa community facing poverty and other challenges. Dr. Bailey also serves on the Board of the Ottawa Mission.
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Advancing Reconciliation in the Federal Public Service
Read moreSpeaker: Mary-Luisa Kapelus
Mary is a Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs since November 2020. She previously served as ADM in two other departments. With vast experience in Indigenous affairs, she holds a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor’s from University of British Columbia.
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Canary in the Coal Mine: Why the threat to human rights in Afghanistan, and the consequences for women and girls, should matter to all of us.
Read moreSpeaker: Lauryn Oates, PhD., Executive Director, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
Dr. Lauryn Oates is an advocate for equitable access to quality education in conflict zones. Her organization is a Canadian charity that has helped make the human right to education real for ensuring access to learning for thousands of Afghan girls and women.
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December Holiday Event- Festive Flutes
Read moreJoin in the OWCC’s very special holiday event in the beautiful dining room of The Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club. Seasonal music will be provided by the Camerata Flutes, which includes Vic Norian, Janet Kreda and Michelle Bakota, who will play a selection of secular and faith-based holiday tunes, for your listening pleasure. There will be great food, door prizes and the sharing of good times. Bring a guest, maybe your spouse or a friend….buy a ticket for someone you cherish and share the spirit of the season.
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Holiday Event
Read moreFeaturing: 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
Read moreSpeaker: 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 and Canada – Transatlantic Allies: Meeting New Challenges in a Changing World
Read moreSpeaker: Ambassador Mária Éva Vass-Salazar
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.
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Pediatric Oncology: Still Far To Go
Read moreSpeaker: Dr. Donna Johnston
Dr. Johnston is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and a full Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa. Her main areas of oncology expertise are in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), neuro-oncology, supportive care and palliative care. She is involved in a significant amount of clinical research, the majority of which looks at supportive care for oncology patients and has many publications on this topic.
