Join us at UBC for a multi-day symposium\, Breaking the Cycle: Canada’s Refugee Record on the Global Stage\, alongside an ope ra and an art exhibit titled The Consul in order to stimulate disc ussion on the various aspects of the global refugee crisis. The UBC Opera Ensem ble\, the Liu Institu te for Global Issues\, UBC Community Engagement\, the Faculty of Arts\, thePeter A. Allard School of Law\, Green College\, St. John’s College\, Immigrant Services Society of BC (I SSofBC)\, and other partners have come together to host the program. Op eratic performances will take place on campus and at community venues – adj oined by conversation featuring prominent academics\, community leaders and impassioned advocates.
Through mobile opera performances\, the displ ay of these important art works\, panel presentations\, video storytelling\ , and conversations\, we aim to advance a deeper understanding of different aspects of the global refugee crisis and Canada’s role in the resettlement of refugees. We hope to foster networking among UBC students\, faculty and staff\, people who arrived as refugees\, refugee service providers\, commu nity members\, professionals and volunteers.
The Consul\, an opera by Gian Carlo Menotti\, charts the perils of those fleeing persecuti on. Menotti was moved by events during and after World War II\, when many n ations would not admit refugees. Written in 1949\, this topical opera was a warded the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Music and features a melodic score along with a gripping narrative story lightened by some magical touches.
A ccompanying the opera and symposium is an art exhibit courtesy of the Penti cton Art Gallery and curator\, Mr. Paul Crawford\, featuring the 45 works o f Judith Foster called ‘The Consul’. This collection was created i n the 1950s after the artist had attended the premiere of Menotti’s opera. She was so taken by the compelling music\, plot and the sheer raw emotion o f the story that she revisited the performances roughly 33 times. The messa ge of the opera inspired Judith Foster to create this incredible series of paintings. Along with her art work\, the Penticton Gallery has also lent UB C paintings by Syrian artists titled ‘Behind the Lines‘. The colle ction will be on display in the Old Auditorium (Room 100) from November 2nd – November 6th.
The Liu Institute “Seeking R
efuge” video series will be shown at each panel event.
Follow the
conversation on Twitter using #RefugeeUBC.
Events are free and open to the pu
blic but registration is required.
Tickets to The Consul can be purcha
sed through UBC Opera by telephone (604.822.6725)\, online
or in person at the Old Auditorium or Freddy Woo
d Box Office at UBC.
WEDNESDAY\, OCTOBER 19th<
br />12:00 PM
Venue: Welcome Centre\, Immigrant Services Socie
ty of BC (ISSofBC)
Mobile Opera by UBC Opera Ensemble
Au
dience: Refugee families staying at the Welcome Centre
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Venue: UBC Campus (The
Nest\, Musqueam Post\, Global Lounge\, Old Auditorium)
Campu
s Tour for youth and young adults from refugee families based in M
etro Vancouver
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Venue: St. John’s Colle
ge – Fairmont Social Lounge\, UBC
Mobile Opera by UBC Opera E
nsemble\, discussion with graduate student residents studying refugee issue
s as a component of their studies.
Open to public\, but sp
ace is limited. Please RSVP to sjc.event
s@ubc.ca. Light refreshments provided.
TUESDAY\, NOVEMBER 1st
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM<
/strong>\, followed by dinner. Dinner tickets are available with advanced r
egistration at 604-822-9012 orkitchen@
gcdining.ca. Please bring $20 cash.
Venue: Piano Lounge\,
Green College\, UBC
No registration requir
ed.
Mobile Opera by UBC Opera Ensemble
The R
efugee Crisis in Global Perspective: Challenges in Canada and AbroadAsha Kaushal\, Assistant Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law
in conversation with Kirby Huminuik\, Liu Scholar and Ph
D Candidate in Counselling Psychology
WEDNESDAY\, NOVEMBER 2n
d
6:30 PM
Venue: Old Auditorium\, 6344 Memorial
Road\, UBC. Link to UBC Map
Opening Event: R
efugee Journeys
Traditional Musqueam Welcome
Panel
Discussion: Breaking the Cycle: Canada’s Refugee Record on the Global S
tage
Moderator: Moura Quayle\, Professor\, Strategic Des
ign\; Director\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, UBC
Panelists:
Robbie Waisman\, Holocaust survivor speaker
Tima Kurdi\, Aun
t to Alan and Ghalib Kurdi and refugee advocate
Catherine Dauvergne\,
Dean\, Peter A. Allard School of Law
Chris Friesen\, Director of Settl
ement Services\, Immigrant Services Society of BC
RSVP for Wednesday’s Opening Event
Light refreshments will be provided.
*‘The Consul’ art exhibit will be displayed in Room 100 of the Old Auditori um. Visit the 45 works of Judith Foster.
THURSDAY\, N
OVEMBER 3rd
Panel at 5:00 PM followed by the Opera at 7:30 PM
Ven
ue: Multipurpose Room – Liu Institute for Global Issues\, 6476 NW Marine Dr
ive\, Vancouver\, BC V6T 1Z2
Panel Discussion: Finding Re
fuge: Refugee Resettlement\, UBC Student Engagement and the Benefits of Gen
erosity
Moderator: TBC
Panelists:
Katie Rosenberger\, ED\, the Affiliation of Multicultural Societies a
nd Service Agencies (AMSSA)
Elizabeth Dunn\, Associate Professor\, Psy
chology\, UBC
Lisa Brunner\, PhD Student\, UBC Migration Network
Kuol Deng Biong\, World University Service of Canada (WUSC) – UBC Club Amba
ssador
Sarah Cameron\, Assistant Director\, Arts Academic Advising ove
rseeing WUSC-UBC
RSVP for Thursday’s Panel Discussion
Light
refreshments will be provided.
7:30 PM
Venue: Old A
uditorium\, 6344 Memorial Road\, UBC
Opera Opening Night Perf
ormance
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FRIDAY\, NOVEMBER 4th
Panel at 5:00 PM followed by the O
pera at 7:30 PM
Venue: Multipurpose Room – Liu Instit
ute for Global Issues\, 6476 NW Marine Drive\, Vancouver\, BC V6T 1Z2
Panel Discussion: The Fate of Women\, Marginalized Refugees an
d Asylum Seekers
Moderator: Efrat Arbel\, Assistant Prof
essor\, Peter A. Allard School of Law
Panelists:
Malcom
Atia\, aspiring actor\, arrived in Canada as a refugee from Uganda
Fad
i Yachoua\, Syrian refugee lawyer
Kerstin Walter\, Director\, Settleme
nt Orientation Services
Chris Morrissey\, Rainbow Refugee Committee
RSVP for Friday’s Panel Discussion
Light refr
eshments will be provided.
7:30 PM
Venue: Old Auditorium\, 6344 Memorial Road\, UBC
Opera Perfo
rmance
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SATURDAY\, NOVEMBER 5th
Panel at 5:00 PM followed by the
Opera at 7:30 PM
Venue: Multipurpose Room – Liu Institute for Global I
ssues\, 6476 NW Marine Drive\, Vancouver\, BC V6T 1Z2
Panel D
iscussion: Public Opinion on Migration
Moderator: Rima Wilkes
\, Professor\, Sociology\, UBC
Panelists:
Rima Wilkes\,
Professor\, Sociology\, UBC
Zdravko Cimbaljevic\, LGBT refugee and act
ivist from Montenegro
Dr. Shayna Plaut\, Research and Project Manager
of the Global Reporting Centre\, Liu Scholar Alumna
RSVP for Saturday’s Panel Discussion
Light refreshments will be provided.
7:30 PM<
br />Venue: Old Auditorium\, 6344 Memorial Road\, UBC
Opera Performance
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SUNDAY\, NOVEMBER 6th
2:00 PM
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strong>Old Auditorium\, 6344 Memorial Road\, UBC
Final Opera
Performance
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Opera in Three Acts // Su
ng in English
Gian Carlo Menotti // Composer & Librettist
Dates: November 3\, 4\, 5 // 7:30 pm
November 6 // 2:00 pm
Venue:
Old Auditorium\, 6344 Memorial Road\, UBC
Norbert Baxa ConductorNancy Hermiston Director
Members of the Vancouver Opera
Orchestra
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Norbert Baxa Conductor
Nancy Hermisto
n Director
Members of the
Vancouver Opera Orchestra
The Consul \, an opera by Gian Carlo Menotti\, charts the perils of those fleeing pers ecution. Menotti was moved by events during and after World War II\, when m any nations would not admit refugees. Written in 1949\, this topical opera was awarded the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Music and features a melodic score along with a gripping narrative story lightened by some magical touches.
About the Art Exhibit
JUDITH FOS
TER / The Consul
BEHIND THE LINES: Contemporary Syrian Art