This Green College event is part of the mu lti-day symposium\, Breaking the Cycle: Canada’s Refugee Record on the Global Stage\, alongside an opera and an art exhibit titled The Co nsul in order to stimulate discussion on the various aspects of the gl obal refugee crisis. The UBC Opera Ensemble\, the Liu Institute for Global Issues\, UBC Community Engagement\, the Faculty of Arts< /a>\, the Peter A. Alla rd School 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 – adjoined by conversation featuring promin ent academics\, community leaders and impassioned advocates.
TUESDAY\, NOVEMBER 1st
5:00 - 6:30 PM\, followed by dinner
Dinner tickets ($20 cash) are available with advan
ced registration at 604-822-9012 or ki
tchen@gcdining.ca.
Venue: Piano Lounge –G
reen College\, UBC
6201 Cecil Green Park Rd\, Vancouver\, BC V6T 1X8Link to Map.
Mobile Opera by UBC Opera Ensemble\, followed by a discussion on "The Refugee Crisis in Global Perspective: Challenges in Canada and Abroad ."
Speakers:
Asha Kaushal\, Assistant
Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law\, former Liu Scholar\, UBC<
br />Kirby Huminuik\, Liu Scholar and PhD Candidate in Counselling Psycholo
gy\, UBC
Follow the conversation on Twitter using #RefugeeUBC.
Image Credit: Judith Foster
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