This event officially launches our multi-d ay symposium\, Breaking the Cycle: Canada’s Refugee Record on the Globa l Stage\, alongside an opera and an art exhibit titled The Consul in order to stimulate discussion on the various aspects of the global refugee crisis. The UBC Opera Ensemble\, the Liu Institute for Global Issues\, UBC Community Engagement\, the Faculty of Arts\, the Peter A. Allard Sc hool of Law\, Green College\, St. John’s College\, Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSofBC)\, and other partners have come together to host the program. Operatic performances will take place on campus and at community venues – a djoined by conversation featuring prominent academics\, community leaders a nd impassioned advocates.
WEDNESDAY\, NOVEMBER 2nd\, 2016
6:30 PM
Venue: Old Auditorium\,
6344 Memorial Road\, UBC. Link to UBC Map<
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Musqueam Welco
me by Debra Sparrow
Panel Discussion: Breaking the Cycle: Canada’s
Refugee Record on the Global Stage
Moderator: Moura Quayle\, Professor\, Strategic Design\
; Director\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, UBC
P
anelists:
Catherine Dauvergne\, Dean\,
Peter A. Allard School of Law
Robbie Waisman\, Holocaust survivor
Tima Kurdi\, Aunt to Alan and Ghalib Kurdi and refugee advocate
Chris
Friesen\, Director of Settlement Services\, Immigrant Services Society of
BC
Followed by Audience Q&A
Light refreshments will be provided.
Follow the conv
ersation on Twitter using #RefugeeUBC.
Ac
companying the opera and symposium is an art exhibit courtesy of the Pentic
ton Art Gallery and curator\, Mr. Paul Crawford\, featuring the 45 works of
Judith Foster called ‘The Consul’. This collection was created in
the 1950s after the artist had attended the premiere of Menotti’s opera. S
he was so taken by the compelling music\, plot and the sheer raw emotion of
the story that she revisited the performances roughly 33 times. The messag
e of the opera inspired Judith Foster to create this incredible series of p
aintings. Along with her art work\, the Penticton Gallery has also lent UBC
paintings by Syrian artists titled ‘Behind the Lines‘. The collec
tion will be on display in the Old Auditorium (Room 100) from November 2nd
– November 6th.
‘The Consul’ art exhibit will b
e displayed in Room 100 of the Old Auditorium\, 6344 Memorial Road\, UBC.