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CWGC Newsletter

A newsletter from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Welcome to the CWGC’s latest newsletter.

Brookwood Military Cemetery Chelsea Pensioners Plot • The history of the Chelsea Pensioners’ Plot • Q&A with a Stonemason • Discover more about Brookwood Military Cemetery

Why are there Chelsea Pensioners buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery?

You can discover a new story with every visit to a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. Often, when you explore our larger cemeteries around the world, you’ll notice distinct sections dedicated to different wars, to different nationalities, or to different arms of the forces. At Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey, England, one plot hidden amongst the trees is dedicated to the veterans of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London; the Chelsea Pensioners.

The Chelsea Pensioners are the iconic faces of the United Kingdom’s veteran community. Any former soldier of the British Army over the age of 65, who is facing spending their advanced years alone, can apply for residence at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London. Some of these men and women now lay at rest at Brookwood, buried as they lived – among friends and comrades. Learn more about how we care for the graves of the Chelsea Pensioners by exploring the resources below.

The History of the Chelsea Pensioners’ Plot

Discover the story of why hundreds of Chelsea Pensioners now lie at rest in the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Surrey in our latest blog.

Q&A with a Stonemason

From gardeners to archivists to commemoration officers, CWGC’s staff carry out a wide variety of roles to ensure the fallen are commemorated. Check out our live Q&A at Brookwood with Alistair, one of our stonemasons, over on our Instagram channel.

Discover more about Brookwood Military Cemetery

With over 5000 service personnel commemorated here, Brookwood is the largest CWGC cemetery in Britain. Alongside the graves of Chelsea Pensioners, you can find the graves of men and women from across the Commonwealth, as well as French, Czechoslovak, Italian, Belgian, Polish and American war graves.

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An item from a fellow Canadian organization in the Bay Area.

Wednesday 12.9.2020

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

What a turnout for this riveting conversation with John Stackhouse on his latest book, Planet Canada: How Expats Are Shaping the Future. Missed the conversation? Not to worry, we have you covered!

In recognition of today’s event, John and his publishing team have extended a special offer for the C100 Community! The Planet Canada: How Our Expats Are Shaping the Future ebook edition is now on sale until Friday, December 18th. If you enjoy reading on your Kobo, your Kindle or your phone, you can purchase it for the sale price of $10.99 US or $12.99 CAD. Pick up your copy today! US link & CAD link

Watch The Full Conversation Here

THE NEWEST 2020 CHARTER MEMBERS

C100 Charter Membership is a by-invitation community of influential global Canadians united in their motivation to positively impact Canada and to champion the next generation of brilliant Canadian technology leaders. They have led distinguished careers as impact-driven senior leaders, outstanding entrepreneurs, and sought-after investors.

This year, C100 welcomed 10 new Charter Members:

Allen Lau, Co-Founder and CEO, Wattpad
Anar Simpson, Board Director and Global Ambassador, Technovation
Andrew D’Souza, Co-Founder and CEO, Clearbanc
Brian Hale, Vice President of Product Growth, Facebook
Erik Blachford, Partner, Narrative.Fund
Kirstine Stewart, Head of Future of Media, Sport and Entertainment, World Economic Forum
Michael Hershfield, Senior Vice President of Sales, WeWork
Michael Scissons, Founder, Careerlist, and Co-Founder, Bansho
Mike Wessinger, Founder and CEO, PointClickCare
Patrick Spence, CEO and Board Director, Sonos

Get to know these accomplished and talented Canadian leaders in a special C100 piece!

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CANADIAN TECH NEWS

Canada has officially approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for distribution. A look at how we *might* see this unfold. P.S. Vancouver-based Acuitas Therapeutics developed the nanotechnology that enables the Pfizer vaccine to work.
🤝New partnership announcement! Toronto-based Clearbanc and Silicon Valley Bank, a proud C100 foundational sponsor, have teamed up to power a new capital program for pre-venture funded startups. Clearbanc’s founders are not only 48Hrs Alumni, but Michele Romanow & Andrew D’Souza are also valued C100 Members (ps. read more on Andrew in his Charter Member interview).
The latest in cross-border takeovers, Mississauga-based PointClickCare, one of Canada’s largest private software companies and run by Co-Founder and CEO Mike Wessinger (C100 Charter Member), is set to purchase Salt Lake City’s Collective Medical. Learn more about Mike in his Charter Member interview!
ICYMI: the historic deal of Salesforce purchasing Slack for US$27.7 billion. Vancouver Island-born CEO Stewart Butterfield was the recipient of C100’s Icon of Canadian Entrepreneurship (ICE) Award in 2018. Slack had this to say about it.
Montreal-based Element AI Inc. is to be acquired by Silicon Valley software company ServiceNow Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Element AI had previously raised more than US$250-million.
Congratulations to Jack Newton, Founder and CEO of Vancouver-based Clio has been awarded Waterstone Human Capital’s Most Admired CEO of 2020!

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

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C100 Members are entrepreneurs, investors, and operators in the technology field, with a special focus on Canadians living abroad who wish to connect with one another and to give back to Canada’s ecosystem. They enjoy high-value, intimate virtual events, a Members-only C100 Slack space, and exclusive Member communications. All prospective Members must have their application sponsored by at least one active C100 Member.

C100’s mission is to support, inspire, and connect the most promising Canadian entrepreneurial leaders through mentorship, investment, partnership, & talent. Apply to join as a member today!

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The sea brought explorers, colonizers and navies from Europe to North America—as well as rivalries and wars. Life revolved around the sea and waterways, and naval power ruled. In the world wars, Canada built its own robust navy that could stand its ground with anyone. And today, the Royal Canadian Navy operates around the world. Join naval historian Marc Milner as he retraces Canada’s history—all from a nautical point of view.

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How Churchill’s wartime speeches
empowered the very people he appeared to loathe

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

It is now a matter of public record that Winston Churchill was racist and worse. But what is less widely known is how his wartime speeches championing resolve, resistance to tyranny and the steadfast defence of freedom and democracy empowered the very people he appeared to loathe.

Churchill served two stints as prime minister: 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. But it was during those first five years, as France fell to Nazi Germany and Britain faced a daunting onslaught, that he rose to power, prominence and ultimate victory—largely on the blustery winds of some of the greatest speeches ever written.

Getting the mail out

Story by Sharon Adams

During the Second World War, the Canadian Postal Corps delivered millions of letters and parcels to and from military personnel, earning the nickname The Morale Department.

“It was long hours and hard work,” said Harry Gower, who unloaded mail in England. But it was also rewarding. “They were always thrilled to get mail,” he said in a Memory Project interview. “It was a big deal for them, because you were away from your family for several years.”

December 8-9, 1941

Japan bombs Hong Kong and Singapore in a prelude to invasion.

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Video: Canada, disability rights & COVID; Are expats Canada’s most important export?

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A newsletter from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.

Canadian Studies Announcements

In this issue:

Video: Disability rights in the workplace during COVID-19, feat. Laverne Jacobs
Call for papers: 63rd Annual Western Social Science Ass’n Conference
Call for papers: Canada in Conversation: Crisis, Challenge and Change
External event: “Planet Canada: How Our Expats are Shaping the Future”

Video: Disability Rights and Workplace Discrimination in the Time of COVID-19, feat. Laverne Jacobs

In September, University of Windsor Law professor and former Canadian Studies affiliate Laverne Jacobs spoke at a flash conference convened by the Disability Rights group of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law. The conference addressed global issues of workplace discrimination against people with disabilities during COVID-19.

Professor Jacobs, an authority on human rights and disability law in Canada and the United States, was a visiting Fulbright Research Chair in Canadian Studies at Berkeley in 2014. In the September panel, Professor Jacobs joined experts from four countries to discuss how the pandemic has confronted the disabled community with new and unique issues in the workplace. She presented on the current situation in Canada, addressing issues of accessibility, income security, and accommodation of vulnerable groups.

The entire panel is available to watch online via YouTube, or on the BCCE’s website (with a downloadable transcript). Professor Jacob’s talk begins at 36:07. Canadian Studies conducted an interview with Professor Jacobs in October, where she discussed her work in further detail.

Call for Papers: 63rd Annual Western Social Science Association Conference

Due date: January 29, 2021 | Submit proposals here

The Western Social Science Association (WSSA) is accepting papers on Canadian studies topics for its 63rd annual conference, scheduled virtually from April 12-25, 2021. Founded in 1958, WSSA draws on scholars in some 32 disciplines to foster professional study, advance research, promote the teaching of social science, and encourage professional exchange across the social science disciplines.

The Canadian Studies section accepts proposals relating to any disciplines or areas of Canadian Studies, not just the social sciences. The section covers all aspects of Canadian Studies and is happy to have panels on Canadian Literature, Arts, and Humanities as well as panels on Canadian Geography, History, Anthropology, Economics, Politics, Business, Environment, Public Policy, etc. Panels can be appropriately cross-listed with other WSSA Sections, such as Borderland Studies, Political Science, or Native Studies.

The conference will accept proposals for live Zoom sessions, recorded sessions, hybrid sessions, and document-only papers. Proposals must be submitted to the appropriate section through the organization’s website by January 29, 2021. Questions about the Canadian Studies section should be directed to Pierre Atlas at patlas@marian.edu. General information about the conference can be found here.

Call for Papers: Canada in Conversation: Crisis, Challenge and Change

Deadline: January 29, 2021 | Submit proposals here

The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University is pleased to invite graduate students from around the world to join their annual conference: Canada in Conversation: Crisis, Challenge and Change (scheduled virtually from April 9-30, 2021).

As the nation moves into the new decade, 2021 sees the country navigating a shifting landscape that is coming out of crisis, confronting new challenges and undergoing change. So, what are the conversations Canada and Canadians are having? How are these conversations changing (especially in a COVID and post-COVID era)? Where are they taking place? Who is changing them? What kinds of changes are occurring and/or what changes need to occur? Where is the conversation headed—and where should/could it be going?

Please submit proposals (max. 250 words) here by Friday, 29 January 2021.

UPCOMING EVENTS

External Event: “Planet Canada: How Our Expats are Shaping the Future”

December 9 | 9:00 a.m. | RSVP here

Join C100 for a special discussion with author John Stackhouse for a special discussion of his new book, Planet Canada: How Our Expats Are Shaping the Future.

Over three million Canadians live abroad, yet few know of their far-reaching impact: that Canadians have been at the forefront of almost every major global movement in modern history. In Planet Canada, Stackhouse presents fresh new data on our global Canadian community and asserts that this powerful diaspora could be the country’s greatest untapped resource.

Stackhouse a senior vice-president at the Royal Bank of Canada, leading research on economic, technological and social change. He is also a senior fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute and University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, and is a former editor-in-chief of the Globe and Mail.

RSVP to C100 here.