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Speakers Program

2007 Speakers Series: Schedule of Events

February 2007
Date: February 3, 2007
Speaker: Dr. Claude Baillargeon
Location: Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
Contact: Susan Gibson Garvey, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
Dr. Claude Baillargeon speaks about developing the thesis and selecting the artwork for the exhibition Imaging a Shattering Earth: Photography and the Environmental Debate. This speaker event is part of a symposium titled Art, Activism and Agency at the Dalhousie Art Gallery. Dr. Baillargeon will also participate in the public forum following the symposium and lead a guided tour of the exhibition. Dr. Baillargeon is professor of Art and Art History at Oakland University, Michigan.
September 2007
Date: September 14, 2007
Speakers: Dr. Normand Wener, Sociology, and Dr. Gilbert Leclerc
Location: Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick
Contact: Roger Doiron, Director General, Association acadienne et francophone des aînés et aînées du Nouveau-Brunswick, Richibucto, New Brunswick.
Dr. Normand Wener, Sociology, and Dr. Gilbert Leclerc, Education (Andragogy) and Theology, speak at the Acadian Seniors Congress in Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick. The Power to Age Well presents the new reality and challenges to ensure a better understanding and greater participation of seniors in their sociocultural environment; Life Style and Genetics describes the results of a few important studies on successful ageing and talks about strategies that everyone can use to age well. The activity brings together 175 francophone representatives from New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
October 2007
Date: October 3, 2007
Speaker: Barbara Waterfall
Location: Sackville, New Brunswick
Contact: Sandra Germain, Mi'kmaq/Maliseet BSW Program, joint program of Dalhousie and Saint Thomas universities
Barbara Waterfall, a Metis/Ojbiwa from Ontario and Associate Professor at Brandon University, speaks at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, about The Tree of Life: A framework for Decolonizing Indigenous Social Work Practice. The event will enable participants to develop a practical understanding on how to navigate around dominating government policy and funding requirements, with the objective of developing programs and services that are centered in Indigenous world views and ways of practice. Professor Waterfall has published work pertaining to critiquing Indigenous child welfare practices, developing anti-colonial social work practices, decolonizing Indigenous social work education, and the inclusion of spirituality within the educational context.
Date: October 3, 2007
Speaker: Ron Faris
Location: Bible Hill, Nova Scotia
Contact: Jayne Hunter, Literacy Nova Scotia, Truro, NS
Dr. Ron Faris speaks about the Learning Community Model of community development on Oct 3, 2007, 1-3 pm, at the Riverview Room, Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. Dr. Faris has had a long and varied career as an adult educator, and in recent years he has focused on community development through learning opportunities offered within communities. This speaker event is part of a 2-day Learning Community Symposium offered by Literacy Nova Scotia. As well as Dr. Faris's talk, the symposium includes an evening showcase and panel discussion to highlight local examples of learning communities, and a full-day workshop for registered participants on October 4 at the Debert Hospitality Centre. There is a registration fee for the workshop. Dr. Faris' talk is free of charge and open to the public.
November 2007
Date: November 22, 2007
Speaker: Mme Michèle Provost
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Contact: Peter Dykhuis, Dalhousie Art Gallery
Mme Michèle Provost, a textile/mixed media artist from the Ottawa/Montreal area, was a guest speaker at the Dalhousie Art Gallery Thursday, November 22, 2007. Mme Provost discussed her participation to the exhibit Close to You: contemporary textiles, intimacy and popular culture. Following her speech, she participated in a panel presentation about the relevance of socially engaged art practices. This event is scheduled to take place the night before the international NeoCraft conference to be held in Halifax.
 
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