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Sept events update, plus new panelist added

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An update from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.
Sept 16th: Helping small biz with online sales NEW PANELIST added!
Sept 24th: Consulate/DML Community Q&A
Sept 15th: Canadian Studies lecture with expert on race and ethnic politics

Pre-register for this free Zoom webinar
Wednesday, September 16th, 3:30 p.m.
In recent months, the DML has been reaching out to Canadian-owned, affiliated and themed small businesses in the Bay Area, to support them in today’s challenging economy. We’ve heard how the pandemic has impacted businesses, and forced our favourite shops, restaurants, artisans, and service providers to find new ways of reaching customers.

Join experts from our Canadian tech community as they discuss tips and strategies on how to make the most of tech tools and grow sales online, and answer your questions during Q&A.

Please invite any small business or entrepreneur who you think might be interested,

Jason Sanio (NEW panelist) is the Head of Marketing for Google Domains in Seattle, WA. He also spent the previous 7 years in product marketing roles at Google in the Bay Area. Jason is from a family of small business owners in Ontario, Canada, growing up in Aurora and Bracebridge. Jason graduated from the Schulich School of Business at York University in 2010 with honors.

Brian Hale (panelist) is originally from Calgary, and is currently serving as the VP of Product Growth at Facebook, helping oversee Facebook’s small business platform.

Brian began his career in growth and performance marketing in 1999 at the start-up ACDSee, where he first started “figuring out that search engine thing”, growing e-commerce, and providing analytics. He has since gone on to lead demand generation and e-commerce for DivX, the digital video technology company, and then led SEO and Growth functions for the travel start-up “Uptake”, which later sold to Groupon. Since 2010 he has been at Facebook, where he is Vice President of the Product Growth team, which partners with engineering teams across Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Messenger using data and experimentation to drive growth of app adoption and engagement.

Amy Thibodeau (panelist) is from Saskatchewan, and moved from Silicon Valley back to Canada a few years ago to lead UX for Store Management at Shopify. In her role as Director, Amy leads design, research, content strategy, and UX development for the Store Management team.

In earlier iterations of her life she was one of the first members of Facebook’s now gigantic content strategy team, she renovated an old house in the south of France, worked in art museums, and traveled around the world for a year. Amy lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband Dan and two small dogs, Augustus and Eleanor.

David Stewart (co-moderator) is the Digital Moose Lounge’s Past Chair, or “Pastured Moose”, and the Advisory Board Chair at UC Berkeley’s Canadian Studies Program. Since 2013, he has consulted on a range of Canada-US education and innovation projects for clients such as the University of Saskatchewan, Expansion Quebec, the Association of University Research Parks Canada, and UBC. From 2007 – 2012, he was the Academic Relations Officer at the Consulate General of Canada in Palo Alto. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of International House, a nonprofit in Charlotte, North Carolina. David began his career as a commercial and immigration lawyer in Toronto, Boston, and Charlotte, and is a member of the Bar in Ontario and Massachusetts.

Wendy Kam Marcy (co-moderator) is the Digital Moose Lounge’s inhouse Marketer. She is the co-founder of Adfluent, a Google Partners Agency specializing in growth marketing for startups. In 2018, she moved to the SF Bay Area from Toronto. #DoneWithWinter

More information>>

Please RSVP to wade.wallerstein@international.gc.ca.
Canadian Studies at UC Berkeley Lecture
Tuesday, September 15th
12:30 – 2 p.m.
Return: On Blackness and Belonging in North America

McGill University professor Debra Thompson, an expert on race and ethnic politics, will explore the complex experience of Black people in North America, juxtaposing her deep, ancestral links to the United States with a parallel but at times competing national affinity with the land to which many enslaved Black Americans once fled: Canada. Through the analytical insights of black political thought, Prof. Thompson uses personal narrative to explore the boundaries of racial belonging and identify key facets of Canadian ideas about race and racism; to analyze the transnational nuances and contours of the African diaspora in North America; and ultimately, to think through what it means to be in a place, but not be of that place.

Please RSVP at canada@berkeley.edu to receive a webcast link.
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Nothing is going to stop our supporters this weekend

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An item from the organizational formerly known as There But Not There.

JOIN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND!

Raise money by raising your cup and having Tea for Tommy.

We have been inundated with emails about holding your Tommy Tea this weekend – thank you all so much!
We’ve also been getting lots of emails asking for advice on keeping safe and within the rules for you future Tommy Teas. To help, we have prepared a special Social Distancing Guide to ensure you are able to ‘keep calm and carry on’ with your Tommy Tea. The guide has lots of hints and tips to ensure your Tommy Tea can still go ahead safely, and be truly terrific!
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SOME OF OUR SUPPORTERS HAVE ALREADY HELD AN AMAZING TOMMY TEA
Let’s see what you’ve been up to…
Sally-Anne in South Oxfordshire hosted her Tommy Tea in the front garden. And what a beautiful front garden she has! The weather wasn’t looking promising but as the guests arrived, the sun decided to put his hat on! 🌞
As well as invited guests, several families drop in as they were passing by. We can even spot a Tommy making a visit to this Tea!
Amanda and her team at Plyofit Elite Fitness in Telford proudly flying the flag for those in The Rifles regiment👏 . It’s great to see our bunting being put to use too!
Through hard times past and present and in the true spirit of the Blitz, we continue to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all those who served and won our freedom (and enjoyed a good cuppa!).
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After Victory and into the Cold War

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An item from Canada’s History magazine.

75 years since the end of the Second World War
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On All Fronts

From the home front to the front lines, Canadians everywhere did their bit to help the Allies win the Second World War. Read more
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All Hands on Decks

Playing cards helped Second World War flight crews to recognize airborne friends from foes. Read more

After Victory: The Legacy of the Necessary War

The Second World War led to fundamental changes to Canada, ushering in a new country forged by a generation’s service and sacrifice. Read more

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Gouzenko Deciphered

Warm memories of a Cold War family with Evy Wilson, the daughter of Igor and Svetlana Gouzenko. In this interview she discusses her parents’ histories, courage, and impact on the 75th anniversary of their defection and escape. Listen now

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There’s no accounting for the missing

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An item from the Legion Magazine.

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There’s no accounting for the missing

There’s no accounting for the missing

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

The Second World War set a new standard for disappearances. Unprecedented millions simply vanished during the maelstrom in Europe and the Far East, many under genocidal conquests by Japanese forces in China and Nazis on the continent.

The German penchant for detail and meticulous record-keeping answered the questions of many who suspected Jewish and other relatives had been shuttled off to concentration camps, only to die by gas or gun.

Still, millions more family members have lived out their lives never knowing what happened to loved ones who vanished without a trace between 1939 and 1945.

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The sinking of U-484

The sinking of U-484

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Commissioned on Jan. 19, 1944, the German submarine U-484 travelled to Norway to join the German 3rd flotilla in early August under command of Korvettenkapitän Wolf-Axel Schaefer.

Its first and only patrol began on Aug. 18. The sub passed through a gap separating Iceland and the Faroe Islands and headed for the Hebrides, where it was sunk on Sept. 9. All 52 aboard perished.

Who sank the sub?

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September 9, 1939

Canada declares war on Germany.

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Next week: Blackness in North America; a board member explains why Canadian Studies matters

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An item from our of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.
Canadian Studies Announcements
In this issue:
  • Next Week: Blackness and Belonging in North America
  • Meet Canadian Studies: Board member Kathryn Exon Smith
  • Upcoming event: Migrant farmworker rights under COVID-19
Next Week:
Return: On Blackness and Belonging in North America
Lecture | September 15 | 12:30 PM | Online – RSVP here
McGill University professor Debra Thompson, an expert on race and ethnic politics, will explore the complex experience of Black people in North America, juxtaposing her deep, ancestral links to the United States with a parallel but at times competing national affinity with the land to which many enslaved Black Americans once fled: Canada. Through the analytical insights of black political thought, Prof. Thompson uses personal narrative to explore the boundaries of racial belonging and identify key facets of Canadian ideas about race and racism; to analyze the transnational nuances and contours of the African diaspora in North America; and ultimately, to think through what it means to be in a place, but not be of that place.
Please RSVP at canada@berkeley.edu to receive a webcast link. You must be signed in to a Zoom account to join. UC Berkeley affiliates can use their CalNet ID’s to sign in to Zoom; other participants can create a free, consumer Zoom account or dial in via phone.
Meet Canadian Studies: Board Member Kathryn Exon Smith
For this week’s “Meet Canadian Studies” profile, we talked to board members Kathryn Exon Smith. We asked her how living in the United States had shaped her identity as a Canadian, and why she thinks Canadian Studies has an important role to play in addressing today’s issues.
Born in England, Kathryn’s family moved to Ontario when she was a child. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Toronto. In 2013, she and her husband moved to California, settling in San Jose. Kathryn is an urbanist and has volunteered for a number of nonprofits in the South Bay and Toronto, with a focus on intelligent planning and sustainable development.
Highlights from our interview are below; read the full piece here.
What’s it like to be a Canadian living in the Bay Area?
I didn’t realize how deep my sense of being Canadian was until we moved away — I think this is common for many expats. In some ways, I feel even more connected to Canada here in California: I now have good friends from across Canada, and I better understand the wide spectrum of experiences being “Canadian” includes. With my family being English, the only sport on our television growing up was football [soccer], but I was persuaded to attend my very first hockey game a few months after moving here.
What makes Canadian Studies at Berkeley special?
Canadian Studies is a unique mix of important scholarship and community engagement. It is a cultural and intellectual home for students, academics, and the broader community. To have a program focused on Canada at Berkeley, one of the world’s premier educational institutions, is a signal of the role Canada can play in the critical issues of the twenty-first century. Canadian Studies has reach into all kinds of disciplines, and this is its strength.
What is your vision for the program’s future?
I am thrilled to be working with Irene, and feel honoured to serve on this board. In the last year, we’ve tried to bring in board members with a diversity of experience and perspectives, who are passionate about Canada and invested in the success of the Canadian Studies Program. I’d also like to continue to strengthen partnerships between the program and the community. One of the silver linings of the last few months is how adept we’ve become at moving things online, which means the program can have a broader reach.
UPCOMING EVENT
Social Movements and Legal Mobilisation in Times of Crisis: Migrant Farm Worker Rights in Canada
Lecture | October 6 | 12:30 p.m. | Online – RSVP here
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected migrant farm workers. Former Hildebrand Fellow Vasanthi Venkatesh, a professor of law at the University of Windsor specializing in social movements and immigration, gives context to the crisis by showing how the pandemic has overlaid itself onto existing systemic racial discrimination against migrant farm workers embedded in law and policy. She also shows how migrant farm worker advocates have responded to the crisis by exposing the racial capitalism of the Canadian agricultural economy, using radical narratives to challenge these systems.
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