Events

In partnership with the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Conrad Grebel University College (University of Waterloo), Wilfrid Laurier University and Project Ploughshares, the Canadian Red Cross will be hosting an International Humanitarian Law Conference titled “Putting People First’. Through panel discussions, the conference will explore the role that International Humanitarian Law plays in dealing with […]

Canadian World Education Foundation (CWEF) Tanzania Chapter presents the 5th Annual Tonight’s For Tanzania (T4T) event on Saturday, November 4th 2017 from 5pm to 9pm, at 18 Eccless Street in Ottawa. Please join us for evening full of tradition, and culture! The event will feature various speakers, live performances and a taste of African cuisine.

REDESIGNING THE TREE OF LIFE: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF FOOD A participatory learning conference, informed by expert presentations, with time to build the relationships and shared learning that make future shared work possible. Theological and ethical reflection, learning, organizing. This event is designed to provide an opportunity to share and ground our work

Join us on October 24th during Responsible Investing Week and World Development Information Day for an evening of conversation with Brittany Lambert, Women’s Rights Policy and Advocacy Specialist for Oxfam Canada. She will talk about how investors and citizens can step up to reduce gender inequality and make the world a better place.

Join us on October 5th to help empower girls to protect themselves from threats of violence, stand up for their human rights, become leaders in their community, and transform themselves from victims of violence into voices for change. This year’s event will feature renowned psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Dr. Vivian Pender. Dr. Pender has extensive clinical

Join us on Monday October 16, 2017 in Toronto for the 6th Annual Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Institute. We will be having a number of speakers covering different legal and compliance issues affecting Canadian charities and non-profits. It will be a full day packed with practical legal and ethical compliance information geared toward charities, professional

The Stephen Lewis Foundation is proud to announce the upcoming publication of: Powered by Love: A Grandmothers’ Movement to End AIDS in Africa. The book launch will feature a conversation between Anna Maria Tremonti (CBC) with author Joanna Henry and editor Michele Landsberg, along with African and Canadian grandmothers featured in the book. Special performance

OCIC Strat Plan 2018+ Online Member Dialogue Join us for the second of three OCIC Strat Plan 2018+ Member Dialogues, as an opportunity to review and discuss our proposed new strategic priorities and Theory of Change, and to share innovative ideas and insights on how best to realize them in the coming five years. This