In This Issue:

News from Berkeley

• 2023 Poppy Campaign starts Friday: Get your official pin from Canadian Studies

Upcoming Events

• Workshop: “North American Cities in Changing Times: Rethinking the Urban Core for the City of the Future”

External Events

• Canada Seminar: “Constructing the Future of Health Care in Canada”
• Cosponsored performance: Ewako ôma askiy. This then is the earth.
• Last call for tickets: Canadian Heritage Hockey Night: Sharks vs. Canucks
• Canadian films at the 48th Annual American Indian Film Festival (AIFF)

NEWS FROM BERKELEY

2023 Poppy Campaign Starts Friday: Get Your Official Pin From Canadian Studies

Every year, from the last Friday of October to November 11, millions of Canadians wear a bright red poppy in honour of Canada’s veterans. It’s a tradition observed throughout the Commonwealth, from Britain to New Zealand, but one with deep Canadian roots. The poppy became an international symbol of WWI thanks to Canadian physician John McCrae, whose 1915 war poem “In Flanders’ Fields” became emblematic of the conflict. In 1921, Canada was the first country to adopt the poppy as its official symbol of remembrance, followed soon after by the rest of the Commonwealth. Over a century later, it remains an enduring symbol of the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers, and a pledge to veterans in recognition of their service to the country.

In partnership with Royal Canadian Legion US Branch #25, the Canadian Studies Program is proud to serve as an official distributor of remembrance poppies. Interested persons may pick up their poppies at our office in 213 Philosophy Hall on the UC Berkeley campus, weekdays between 9am-4pm. While the poppy is free, the Legion gratefully accepts donations towards their Poppy Fund, which directly supports Canadian veterans and their families. Learn more about the Poppy Campaign here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Workshop: North American Cities in Changing Times: Rethinking the Urban Core for the City of the Future

Fri., Oct. 27 | 1:30-5:00 pm | Women’s Faculty Club Reception to follow | RSVP

The rise of remote work has upended traditional thinking about the role of the urban core and what society might need and want from urban spaces. Some cities have weathered these changes better than others by attracting new residents and investment from firms and other institutions. At the same time, cities across North America are grappling with widening inequality, soaring living costs, and uneven recovery. What might be causing these differences? How can cities take these opportunities to remake the urban core in a more just and equitable way so all residents can thrive – and what can cities learn from each other?

This workshop will bring together scholars and policy leaders from across the United States and Canada for a discussion about the future of the urban core in select North American cities. Using a comparative lens, two panels will examine how the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic recovery have shifted narratives around development in urban centers. We will speculate on future development possibilities, and propose possible solutions to current and potential challenges to urban revival.

Participants will include Dr. Karen Chapple (UC Berkeley/University of Toronto); Jennifer Barrett (Canadian Urban Institute); Molly Harris (London Borough and Lambeth and former Canadian Studies Hildebrand Fellow); Dr. Tom Kemeny (University of Toronto; Sujata Srivastava (SPUR San Francisco); Egon Terplan (UC Berkeley); Andy Yan (Simon Fraser University); Dr. Gordon Douglas (San José State University); and Eric Eidlin (City of San José).

Space is limited, so please RSVP if you plan to attend in person. All attendees are welcome to attend a public reception following the workshop at 5:00 pm.

This workshop is cosponsored by the Department of City & Regional Planning, the Terner Center for Housing Innovation, the Goldman School of Public Policy, and the Institute of Governmental Studies.

Image: Robson Square, Vancouver, BC. Author: Los Paseos on Wikimedia Commons.

EXTERNAL EVENTS

Canada Seminar: “Constructing the Future of Health Care in Canada”

Tues., Oct. 31 | 9:00 am PT | Online | RSVP

The Weatherhead Canada Program at Harvard University welcomes Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Director of the School of Medicine at Queen’s University in Ontario. Dr. Philpott is a medical doctor, a professor of family medicine, and former member of Parliament. From 2015 to 2019 she served as Canada’s Minister of Health, Minister of Indigenous Services, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government. She played a lead role in policies that shaped the country: bringing Syrian refugees to Canada; legislating Medical Assistance in Dying; negotiating a health accord with resources for mental health and home care; improving infrastructure for First Nations; and reforming child welfare to reduce the over-apprehension of Indigenous children. She is currently the chair of the Ontario Health Data Council, vice-chair of the Ontario Life Sciences Council and was recently appointed as a commissioner to the Global Commission on Drug Policy.

Ewako ôma askiy. This then is the earth.

Nov. 1-4 | BAMPFA | Learn more

Canadian Studies is pleased to cosponsor artist and choreographer Tanya Lukin Linklater’s performance Ewako ôma askiy. This then is the earth. at BAMPFA. This cyclical series of dance rehearsals will respond to the exhibition Duane Linklater: mymotherside, and feature Canadian dancers Ivanie Aubin-Malo and Ceinwen Gobert. The public is invited to view the in-situ, unfolding processes of embodiment, gesture, and sensation. Lukin Linklater is compelled by audiences viewing open rehearsals, or the process of making dances. Through experimentation, structured improvisation, prompts from objects in exhibition, place, and writings, she facilitates a choreographic process. Lukin Linklater is staying with this slow unfolding, refusing to culminate these processes in finished performances. In this way, she centres the intellectual, affective, and physical labor – and relational aspects – of making dances. The open rehearsals are free to the Berkeley community with their Cal1 card, and included in the public’s entrance to BAMPFA.

Last Call for Tickets: Canadian Heritage Hockey Night: Sharks vs. Canucks

Nov. 2 | 4:30 pm | San Jose, CA | Buy tickets

The San José Sharks, Digital Moose Lounge, and Canadian Consulate in San Francisco are pleased to bring you a special Canadian Heritage Game Night! Join fellow hockey fans in a dedicated Canadian zone at this family-friendly event. Your VIP tickets will get you pregame lounge access, Canadian smoked meats and poutine, and a few special surprises. Ticket sales close next Tuesday, October 31.

Canadian Films at the 48th Annual American Indian Film Festival (AIFF)

Nov. 3-11 | San Francisco Bay Area | Buy tickets

The Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco is pleased to support the 47th annual American Indian Film Festival (AIFF). For 48 years, the Festival has been a pillar in San Francisco for independent film, showcasing cutting edge cinema by and about Native peoples. Almost every day features works by Indigenous Canadian filmmakers, starting with an opening night screening of Bones of Crows: the story of a Cree matriarch that unfolds over 100 years and chronicles her survival through Canada’s residential schools and a WWII posting as a Cree code talker for the Royal Canadian Air Force. View the full schedule here.

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