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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.

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An item from Veterans Affairs Canada that may be of interest to some members.

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Hello,

Veterans Affairs Canada and the Veterans Review and Appeal Board launched an accessibility consultation on 17 November with Veterans, their family members and other Canadians. We need your feedback to learn about any accessibility barriers you or others may experience.

Canada has a vision of its public service being the most accessible and inclusive in the world. This includes working with persons with disabilities to help identify, prevent and remove accessibility barriers.

You’ll find this consultation on our Let’s Talk Veterans platform until 14 December. The final report will be published on the platform in 2022.

To learn more about our consultations and to stay connected on Veterans’ issues, visit Let’s Talk Veterans.

Bonjour,

Anciens Combattants Canada et Tribunal des anciens combattants (révision et appel) ont lancé une consultation sur l’accessibilité le 17 novembre auprès des vétérans, des membres de leur famille et d’autres Canadiens. Nous souhaitons obtenir vos commentaires pour en savoir plus au sujet des obstacles à l’accessibilité auxquels vous ou d’autres peuvent se heurter.

Le Canada a une vision de sa fonction publique comme étant la plus accessible et inclusive au monde. À cet égard, il faut notamment collaborer avec les personnes handicapées pour cerner, prévenir et éliminer les obstacles à l’accessibilité.

Vous trouverez cette consultation sur notre plateforme Parlons vétérans jusqu’au 14 décembre. Le rapport final sera publié sur la plateforme en 2022.

Pour en savoir plus sur nos consultations et demeurer au fait des questions relatives aux vétérans, visitez le site Parlons vétérans.
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Great December Events At Your Club

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Note these events from a fellow veterans organization in the Bay Area.

Webinar: Lloyd Axworthy and Olivia R. Fernandes on the Ottawa Treaty

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These webinars, which are offered in partnership with Dominion Command, may be of interest to some members.  And note that the session described at the top is scheduled for tomorrow.

“The Ottawa Treaty Today” In Partnership with the Canadian Landmine Foundation
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Lloyd Axworthy and Olivia R. Fernandes

The Ottawa Treaty Today

November 17th, 7:30 PM ET
The webinar is FREE on Zoom.

Registration is required, but you do not need a Zoom account to watch.

Register HERE 
It has been almost twenty four years since the signing of The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on the Destruction—popularly known as the Ottawa Treaty.

However, significant challenges remain, and there has been back-tracking. The USA, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran and some others continue to decline or reject adding their signatures, and in some cases are believed to have continued to make use of these weapons in conflict; and landmines have continued to maim or kill refugees and internally displaced people seeking to return to their homes.

Hosted and moderated by Canadian Landmine Foundation chairman Alistair Edgar, this event will begin with a short ten-minute documentary on the origins of the Ottawa Treaty and Canada’s instrumental role in its creation. Our speakers, Lloyd Axworthy and Olivia R. Fernandes, will then discuss the achievements of the treaty, the threats that landmines continue to pose to innocent civilian populations, and the practical and policy challenges that remain to be addressed.
UPCOMING WEBINARS

1 December | Speaker Series
Alistair Edgar
“Give War a Chance: Are Peace-Building and Stabilization a Bust after Afghanistan?”
Click HERE to Register
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Click here to listen to the latest episode of On War & Society: Oh What A Visual War with Beatriz Pichel.

On War & Society features authors discussing their research, the challenges associated with doing history, and life ‘behind the book.’
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This week: Indigenous music and radio in Canada

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A newsletter from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.
Canadian Studies Announcements
In this issue:
  • Cosponsored event: “Indigenous Music and Radio in Canada”
  • Upcoming event: Hildebrand Research Roundtable
  • External events:
  • “Canadian Brass: Making Spirits Bright for 50 Years and Counting”
COSPONSORED EVENT
Indigenous Music and Radio in Canada
November 17 | 4 pm | 1303 Dwinelle Hall | RSVP here
Canadian Studies is pleased to partner with the Language Revitalization Working Group (Department of Linguistics) to host a special event on contemporary Indigenous radio and music in Canada. Hear from two trailblazers in the field as they discuss the importance of Indigenous-language media to Native communities, and how it helps listeners connect with their heritage and families across distances.
David McLeod (Ojibwe/Métis) is the general manager of Native Communications Incorporated (NCI), a Manitoba radio broadcaster based in Winnipeg. He has hosted both radio and television talk format programs, and has worked as a television reporter covering stories throughout northern Manitoba for several years. In 2002, David received an Indigenous Music Award for his contributions in promoting Indigenous music.
A CBC article in March profiled McLeod and his radio team on his show Friends on Friday, and explained how the show helped connect Native communities across Manitoba during the pandemic.
Brian Wright-McLeod (Dakota/Anishnabe) is a music journalist and educator. Widely recognized as “the authority” on Native music, his journey in radio began in 1983, resulting in the publication of his first book, The Encyclopedia of Native Music (University of Arizona, 2005). He currently teaches Indigenous Music in Culture at Centennial College, and Indigenous studies at George Brown College in Toronto
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 also cosponsored by the Center for Race and Gender.
UPCOMING EVENT
Hildebrand Graduate Research Showcase
December 7 | 12:30 pm | Online | RSVP here
Learn about the research Canadian Studies funds through our Edward Hildebrand Graduate Research Fellowships, as recipients present short overviews of their projects. Participating scholars are below; RSVP to canada@berkeley.edu.
Caylee Hong, Ph.D. can., Anthropology
“Orphaned Wells: The Impact of Corporate Bankruptcy on Energy Infrastructures and Municipal Futures”
Mass bankruptcies of energy companies have “orphaned” thousands of oil and gas wells across Canada and the United States in recent years. Without solvent owners to plug and decommission them, such wells pose serious environmental, financial, and health and safety concerns, especially in urban areas. Caylee examines the ways that cities and their residents grapple with these oil and gas wells in their midst. In this talk, Caylee will draw upon her comparative research from several diverse urban environments in British Columbia, Alberta, and California.
Sophie Major, Ph.D. can., Energy & Resources Group
“Indigenous Political Theory of First Nations People in British Columbia”
Sophie’s research examines the marginalization of Indigenous people and Indigenous knowledge in political theory discourses and asks if and how political theorists ought to engage with Indigenous political thought. Incorporating original ethnographic work with First Nations peoples in British Columbia, Canada, Sophie’s dissertation introduces a number of case studies, illustrating the strengths of an ethnographic, historicist, genealogical, and interpretive approach to the study of Indigenous political theory.
EXTERNAL EVENTS
Canadian Brass: Making Spirits Bright for 50 Years and Counting
December 11 | 8 pm | Zellerbach Hall | Buy tickets
For half a century, the lighthearted but seriously virtuosic Canadian Brass has been luring listeners of all ages to the rich, exciting, exuberant sound of brass music. The Grammy-winning quintet, with more than 100 recordings to its name, has charmed audiences from Moscow and Beijing to Boston and Tokyo, playing a dizzying range of repertoire including music of the Baroque, Dixieland, Broadway, and John Philip Sousa.
Canadian Brass Making Spirits Bright for 50 Years and CouThis very special holiday program features originals like “Bach’s Bells”; favorite songs such as “White Christmas,” “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” and “Christmas Time Is Here”; and familiar classical, choral, and popular music arranged to make brass instruments sing.
Canadian Studies Program
213 Moses Hall #2308
Canadian Studies Program | Univ. of California, Berkeley, 213 Moses Hall #2308, Berkeley, CA 94720

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