The New Economy of Terror Before and After 911

Talk by Loretta Napoleoni, expert on the financing of terrorism and renowned for having calculated the size of the terror economy. Part of the Joan Carlisle-Irving Lectures presented by the Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Theory.

Wensday jan 24th 1pm
UBC
room 104, Lasserre (6333 Memorial Road)

The Wreck of the Valencia and the creation of the West Coast trail

Relive the drama of the tragic 1906 shipwreck that led to the creation of the West Coast trail.

Monday January 22
7:30 pm
Free Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level
Central Library
350 West Georgia Street

Global Migration and Human Trafficking

A talk by Judi Fairholm from the Canadian Red Cross RespectED: Violence and Abuse Prevention program. The landscape for children: a look at exploitation of the most vulnerable. War, natural disaster and epidemics create unsafe situations for children, but so can the internet - and our indifference. This session will challenge us to move forward to take action - locally and globally.

Wednesday January 17
7:30 pm
Free Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level
Central Library
350 West Georgia Street

Storytelling and Intellectual Property

Cultures and communities have their own ideas of intellectual property. In conjunction with the Vancouver Opera's First Nations inspired production of The Magic Flute this forum explores questions of culture, language, story and myth. In the realm of the collective unconscious, are their boundaries and territories? Should there be? Who owns words once they are spoken? What is the personal responsibility of the artist/storyteller? Panelists include Grey Young-Ing (Cree), writer, poet and Chair of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus for the Creators' Rights Alliance. Moderated by Amir Ali Alib

Tuesday January 16
7:30 pm
Free Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level
Central Library
350 West Georgia Street

Women and First Nations in B.C. Missionary history

The authors of Good Intentions Gone Awry: Emma Crosby and the Methodist Mission on the Northwest Coast give an illustrated talk highlighting the roles of women and Aboriginal people in the missionary movement in BC.

Books will be available at this event, and there will be a book signing.

Professor Emeritus at UBC, Jean Barman is a British Columbian historian. A member of the M'Chigeeng First Nation, Jan Hare teaches in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia.

Tuesday January 16
7:30 pm
Peter Kaye Room, Lower Level
Central Library
350 West Georgia Street

Don Kerr: Earth Alive (on Nature and Man)

Join editor Don Kerr as he reads from Earth Alive, an inspiring collection of essays, short pieces and reviews which celebrate the life and work of respected ecologist Stan Rowe. Earth Alive explores and uncovers the intimate connections between humans and the Earth.

Don Kerr is the author of five books of poetry, four full-length plays on CBC Radio and The Fringe, a short fiction collection and a non-fiction book on the history of the city of Saskatoon. He works in the English Department at the University of Saskatchewan.

Monday January 15
7:30 pm
Alma VanDusen Room, Lower Level
Central Library
350 West Georgia Street

John de Graaf: Buyer be Fair

A screening of the documentary film, Buyer be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification. Can we globalize in ways that treat people fairly and respect the environment? How can consumers and retailers make choices that make a difference? Can lessons from timber and coffee be applied to other products? Compelling stories and exquisite images raise these questions in a powerful documentary.

John de Graaf speaks on issues of over-consumption. He is co-author of the best-selling "Affluenza" and has worked with KCTS-TV for 23 years, as an independent producer of documentaries.

Friday January 12
7:30 pm
Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level
Central Library
350 West Georgia Street

A First Nations' Magic Flute - What on earth were we thinking?

Vancouver Opera's First Nations-inspired production of Mozart's The Magic Flute has been a three-year collaboration among artists, designers and advisors. Key members of this team will share their thinking behind the production and their insights into the issues and challenges that have arisen in this exciting cross-cultural exploration.

Thursday January 11
7:30 pm
Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level
Central Library
350 West Georgia Street

Dr. Nancy Turner: Keeping It Living

Join internationally reknowned Island ethno-botanist Nancy Turner, as she presents her latest collaboration, Keeping it Living: Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America. It tells the story of plant cultivation practices from the Oregon coast to Southeast Alaska.

Dr. Turner is Distinguished Professor in Environmental Studies and Geography, University of Victoria.


January 9th, 7:30pm
Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level
Central Library
350 West Georgia Street