Monthly Archives: March 2022

Honor our K9 heroes!

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An item from one of our fellow organizations from the Bay Area.

Help all those who serve
Honor Our K9 Veterans - MARINES' MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION
Dear Michael Barbour,
Today we salute the service of our K9 Veterans, who provide vital support to their human partners. They help patrol danger zones, detect explosives, save lives through search and rescue, and more.
Please join us in honoring our four-footed comrades in arms, as well as all our men and women in uniform. Our primary mission is to Educate, Commemorate, and Serve the active duty and veteran community. 100% of your donation goes to support these heroes along with their families. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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Michael A. Rocco
Lieutenant General, USMC (Ret)
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Friend Represent RBLI in the Virtual 2022 London Marathon!

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

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Hello Friend
The Official Virtual London Marathon is back!
Run on behalf of RBLI and our nation’s heroes!
Missing out on the TCS London Marathon ballot is always disappointing, but we have a way you can beat those blues. You can now take part in the virtual TCS London Marathon taking place on Sunday 2nd October, all while raising money for our Armed Forces Veterans across the UK.

Not only is the virtual TCS London Marathon on the same day as the central London event, but virtual finishers receive the same medal and t-shirt as finishers in the mass race. You’ll benefit from the same support too, with a running number, full package of pre-event information from both RBLI and the event organisers, as well as access to the free Official App powered by TCS.
SIGN UP TO THE MARATHON TODAY
Complete your marathon, your way
Take part in the world’s biggest marathon and do it your way. You’ll have from 00:00 to 23:59:59 on Marathon Day to complete your 26.2 miles; do it in stages, with friends, on your own, from home, or wherever you are. All we ask is that you do your best to raise the fundraising target of £350.

We have a limited number of charity places available, so if you’d like to take part in this fantastic challenge while raising much-needed funds for our military veterans, register your place today for just £15!
BOOK YOUR PLACE TODAY
We hope you’ll join the thousands of other participants who’ll be celebrating everything the London Marathon embodies and enjoy the fun, fundraising, fancy-dress and amazing community spirit in aid of our veterans in need.
Thank you so much for your ongoing support for RBLI.
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Cocktails, anyone? How the Molotov cocktail came to be

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An item from the Legion Magazine.

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CCocktails, anyone? How the Molotov cocktail came to be

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Cocktails, anyone? How the Molotov cocktail came to be

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

More than 80 years ago, in November 1939 while the rest of the world’s attention was arrested by the escalating war with Adolf Hitler, Soviet Red Army troops invaded Finland. Yes, Finland.

Back in Moscow, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin wanted to trade territories with Finnish President Kyösti Kallio, claiming the security of Leningrad, 32 kilometres from the countries’ border, was at stake.

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The taking of Xanten

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The taking of Xanten

STORY BY SHARON ADAMS

By the spring of 1945, the Allies had driven German troops into a defensive pocket near Wesel, on the Rhine’s west bank. But there was hard and bitter fighting yet to come before the Allies’ final thrust over the Rhine.

In early March, the Canadians were assigned to take Xanten, established by the Romans in about 15 B.C. and the place from which the German 256th Infantry Division launched its 1940 invasion of the Netherlands.

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Today’s the big day: show your support for Canadian Studies! 🇨🇦

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Note this appeal from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.
Dear Michael,
Today, Canadian Studies is taking part in Big Give, Berkeley’s annual day of giving. This fundraising extravaganza is a special opportunity to demonstrate your support for our work, and have your gift make a big impact!
This year, we’re celebrating 40 years of promoting public knowledge about Canada. Since our founding in 1982, we’ve become one of the largest programs of our kind in the United States, with a continuously expanding network of friends of Canada in California and beyond. We couldn’t have achieved that without the generosity of our friends: as a 90% donor-funded program, your support is crucial to our success.
We hope you’ll join us by making a donation towards our mission today. Read some of the ways we’re putting donations to use below, from travel and research grants to public events. Your gift makes a difference!
With gratitude
Irene Bloemraad
Director, Canadian Studies Program
Thomas Garden Barnes Chair in Canadian Studies
Read this before you give: you could help us win a big prize!
Throughout the day, the university will be running special timed contests with thousands of dollars in prizes for winning units. Your gift of any size could enter us to win if your name is randomly selected during the contest period – just see which group you fall into below and make your gift during the contest window. It’s that easy!
  • Berkeley alumni: Donate between 10 a.m. and noon PT ($750)
  • Non-alumni: Donate between 9-11 a.m. PT ($750)
Canadian Studies supports students!
Whether through our graduate Hildebrand Fellowships or undergraduate awards, Canadian Studies is proud to support Berkeley students engaged in world-class research with our donor-funded grants. Read what our current fellows have to say about the program, and don’t miss our Graduate Research Showcase on March 15!
“The Canadian Studies Program has been a huge asset to my time at Cal. The faculty and staff at Canadian Studies have been incredibly supportive… My dissertation research examining the social and cultural implications of new agricultural frontier development in the Northwest Territories was funded by the Canadian Studies Center, and I absolutely couldn’t not have done my 2021-22 field season without their support.
– Mindy Price, 2020-22 Hildebrand Fellow
“The Canadian Studies Program is a wonderful resource for students of all disciplines. My research attending to renewable energy infrastructures developed by First Nations in British Columbia was made possible by the Hildebrand Fellowship, alongside the institutional support and intellectual networks forged amongst faculty and Fellows alike. It facilitates a shared sense of community throughout a diverse range of students and scholars, providing a vibrant place of academic and intellectual engagement.”
– Aaron Gregory, 2021 Hildebrand Fellow
… and we set alumni up for success!
Canadian Studies is committed to helping young scholars of Canada develop the career skills and connections they need to succeed professionally. Recent Hildebrand Fellows have gone on to academic appointments at schools including Yale, UC San Francisco, University of British Columbia, and University of Windsor.
Canadian Studies supports public education!
The core of our mission is in public education on the most important issues facing Canada today. Our free public colloquium series brings these issues to the front through engaging, intellectually rigorous lectures.
This semester, we’ve already hosted an event on developing respectful repatriation policies for Indigenous artefacts in museum. And coming up, we have events on rethinking artificial intelligence through an Indigenous lens and what a Canadian teacher’s fight to keep her job in California tells us about the boundaries of American identity.
Finally, this May, Canadian Studies will be hosting a major policy research conference featuring 15 scholars from across the United States and Canada. The conference will examine the effects of bureaucracy on immigration policy in a global context, with the goal of developing specific policy recommendations. We hope you’ll join us then!
Canadian Studies supports community!
Canadian Studies serves as a hub for the Canadian community at Berkeley and beyond! From events like election watch parties to our annual Canadian Family Thanksgiving, we make it easy for students, faculty, and friends to connect with other Canadians and friends of Canada from across the Bay Area. We hope to create a welcoming environment for all, whether international students, expats, or just enthusiasts!
I learned about Canadian Studies when I was a visiting prospective student! I was worried about leaving Montreal and losing my connection to the Québec history that I had really grown to treasure at McGill. Knowing that Canadian Studies was here made me feel confident that I could keep my connection to Canadian scholarship… It was actually a major draw in deciding to come to Berkeley!
– Julia Lewandoski, 2015-16 Hildebrand Fellow
Canadian Studies Program
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Canadian Studies Program | Univ. of California, Berkeley, 213 Moses Hall #2308, Berkeley, CA 94720