Author Archives: Michael K. Barbour

About Michael K. Barbour

Michael K. Barbour is the Director of Faculty Development and a Professor of Instructional Design for the College of Education and Health Sciences at Touro University California. He has been involved with K-12 online learning in a variety of countries for well over a decade as a researcher, teacher, course designer and administrator. Michael's research focuses on the effective design, delivery and support of K-12 online learning, particularly for students located in rural jurisdictions.

Upcoming Events at the Interfaith Center at the Presidio

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Note this up-coming veterans-focused event in the Bay Area.

Interfaith Center at the Presidio

Unleashing the Power of

Interreligious Cooperation

VETERANS DAY INTERFAITH SERVICE

Fighting ceased and World War I ended at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 — the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. That day and time have since been celebrated as Armistice Day, and today as Veterans Day, honoring all who have served in our Country’s Armed Forces.

Please join us to remember and celebrate

on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

Presidio Chapel

130 Fisher Loop, San Francisco

MASKS ARE REQUIRED INDOORS

AND

PROOF OF VACCINATION FOR COVID-19

Please RSVP to: presidiointerfaith@gmail.com

Interfaith Center at the Presidio

Presidio Chapel

130 Fisher Loop, P.O. Box 29055, San Francisco, CA 94129

415-561-3930 (office); 415-515-5681 (cell)

www.interfaithpresidio.org * Email: presidiointerfaith@gmail.com

Interfaith Center at the Presidio

Unleashing the Power of

Interreligious Cooperation

ICP Sunday Concerts 5th Season in Person and Streamed Online

Welsh baritone

Jeremy Huw Williams

Paula Fan, piano

Art and Folk Songs by Welsh Composers

Alun Hoddinott, Hilary Tann, Grace Williams

and

American Composers

Richard Derby, Morten Lauridsen, Deon Nielsen Price

and Poets Charlene Derby, Dana Gioia, James Morehead

“…passionate advocate…” (BBC Music Magazine)

“…brings conspicuous ardour and intelligence…” (Gramophone)

November 14, 2021 at 4:00 pm (PST)

Join us Live in Person at Presidio Chapel

130 Fisher Loop, San Francisco, CA 94129 FREE admission

Ample metered parking

To make a donation please visit: https://www.interfaithpresidio.org/support-icp.html

Please RSVP to: mailto:presidiointerfaith@gmail.com

Masks Required Indoors and Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination

P.O. Box 29055, San Francisco, CA 94129

(415) 561-3930 (office) * (415) 515-5681 (cell)

www.interfaithpresidio.org * email: presidiointerfaith@gmail.com

[REMINDER] Webinar: 150 Years Before Touro – The Navy’s Hospitals On Mare Island, 1856 To 1957

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A reminder of an up-coming webinar, which includes some local military history, that may be of interest to our membership.

WEBINAR: 150 YEARS BEFORE TOURO – THE NAVY’S HOSPITALS ON MARE ISLAND, 1856 TO 1957

Being the story of the hallowed ground upon which you walk every day

Nov 4, 2021 12:00 PM Pacific Time

Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/94264305868?pwd=QkkzUjU3TDNSaldvTVh3cGNVdDhRUT09 (registration not required)

Thomas L Snyder, MD

Tom Snyder is a retired urologist and naval officer. In retirement, he has combined
his naval and medical interests to work on a history of the first Navy’s first west coast hospital, on Mare Island. He’s the founding executive director of the Society for the History of Navy Medicine, which sponsors academic panels, offers graduate student travel and research grants, and awards a biennial Harold D Langley Book Prize for Excellence in the History of Maritime Medicine. Tom is a Companion in the Naval Order of the United States, America’s oldest naval history organization. At Albany Medical College, Tom founded and coordinates the Albany Base Hospital No 33 Society, an alumni military affinity group. At home in Vallejo, he frequently lectures to local groups on the history of maritime and military medicine and writes a blog, Of Ships and Surgeons – Notes on Maritime Medicine, Past and Present. He has published several articles on maritime medical history.

Flyer: tuc-historic-webinar.pdf

Upcoming events: Poetry, music, & cross-border finances for teens

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

Canadian Studies Announcements

In this issue:

Next event: Studying Religious Symbols and Bias in Court Proceedings
Poetry reading & talk by Canadian poet Cecily Nicholson
Money Talks: Cross-Border Finances for Your Kids
Remembrance Day Ceremony
Stanford Live presents: Indigenous country-folk musician William Prince

UPCOMING EVENT

Studying Religious Symbols and Bias in Court Proceedings

November 9 | 12:30 pm | 223 Moses Hall | RSVP here

Canadian Studies Sproul Fellow Nicholas A. R. Fraser will discuss research that examines bias against religious minorities within Canadian judicial procedures. Using original experimental data gathered in collaboration with Colton Fehr (Simon Fraser University), Dr. Fraser will use the example of courtroom oaths as a window into how Canadian cultural expectations can subtly affect an immigrant’s experience of “integration.”

Nicholas A. R. Fraser is a John R. Sproul Research Fellow with the Canadian Studies Program. He is a political scientist specializing in the impact of organizational culture on policy application. He holds M.A.s from the University of British Columbia and Waseda University (Japan), and received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, where he was previously an associate at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

This event will be held in-person at UC Berkeley; however, a live webcast will be available for those who would prefer to attend virtually. Please RSVP for more details.

This event is cosponsored by the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative, the Center for Race and Gender, and the Center for the Study of Law and Society.

EXTERNAL EVENTS

Holloway Poetry Series/Mixed Blood Talk: Cecily Nicholson

Lecture: October 20 | 4:00 pm | Online | RSVP

Reading: October 21 | 6:30 pm | Online | RSVP

The UC Berkeley English Department invites you to two events featuring Canadian poet Cecily Nicholson. Nicholson’s most recent book, Wayside Sang, explores ideas of borders and identity as she retraces her father’s journeys through the Great Lakes region. It won the Governor General’s Award for English Poetry in 2018. Her previous book, From the Poplars, won British Columbia’s Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2015.

Nicholson will give this year’s Mixed Blood Talk, titled “real/located and restorative poetics – once a black rurality”, on October 20. The next day, October 21, she will give her Holloway poetry reading with Berkeley graduate student poet Laura Ritland.

The Holloway Series in Poetry is sponsored by the UC Berkeley Department of English and honors one distinguished poet each year with a residency. The Mixed Blood Project is a poetry journal and organization founded and led by Canadian Studies faculty affiliate Cecil S. Giscombe. The series spotlights the contemporary African-American avant-garde, and emphasizes literary innovation with a deliberate and very aggressive emphasis on race and the languages of and about race.

DML Chesterfield Chat: Money Talks: Cross-Border Finances and Your Kids and Teens

October 27 | 4:00 pm | Online | RSVP

Talking to kids and teens about money is always challenging. But when families also have to navigate US-Canada financial and banking challenges, things can get really complicated!

Join DML host (and Canadian Studies board chair) David Stewart and our expert panel as they discuss tips and strategies on how to get your kids comfortable with financial planning and how to unpack some of the technical challenges of moving money across the border to cover budget needs, Canadian university tuition, or other cross-border family needs.

Panelists include Heather Pelant, partner and Certified Financial Planner at Baker Street Advisors; Matt Altro, president & CEO at MCA Cross Border Advisors; and Marlene Atzori, Regional Advisor Cross Border Banking at RBC Bank.

Remembrance Day Ceremony

November 11 | 10:00 am | Petaluma, CA

Join US Branch 25 of the Royal Canadian Legion (representing the San Francisco Bay Area) for their annual Remembrance Day Service from Liberty Cemetery in Petaluma, California. The annual service will be streamed live from the cemetery through Zoom webinar and can be watched by registering here.

Stanford Live Presents: William Prince

November 11 | 7:00 & 9:00 pm | Stanford University | Buy tickets

Enjoy an evening with Manitoba-based Indigenous Canadian folk and country musician William Prince in a special Stanford Live performance cosponsored by the Digital Moose Lounge. A singer-songwriter of magnitude, Prince has earned critical accolades for his synthesis of country and gospel music with acoustic guitar and messages about the human condition.

Please note that all attendees must wear a mask and bring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of attendance.

Canadian Studies Program

213 Moses Hall #2308

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Canadian Studies Program | Univ. of California, Berkeley, 213 Moses Hall #2308, Berkeley, CA 94720

Your exclusive access to CWGC Carol Service tickets – limited availability

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An event from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission that may be of interest to our members.

You are cordially invited to the CWGC’s first ever carol service

On Thursday 16 December 2021, we will be holding our first ever carol service in the magnificent Royal Military Chapel in London in aid of the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation.

With a theme of Commemorations at Christmas, join us and the wonderful Choir of the Guards’ Chapel for carols, readings, and new music from some of the best young musicians of the Commonwealth. With some very special guests attending, including Barbara Dickson OBE – multi-million selling recording artist with an equally impressive Olivier Award winning acting career – and an original, specially commissioned carol by the pupils of the Purcell School for Young Musicians, this promises to be a unique evening of reflection, remembrance and thanks for those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the two World Wars.

Tickets start from £25, with the option to join us for a special private reception including prosecco and canapés in the Guards’ Mess after the event. Capacity is limited to ensure safe distancing, so grab your tickets while you can!