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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.

You’re invited! Save your spot today | C100 is hiring!

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Note this up-coming event from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.

Wednesday 11.25.2020

Hi Michael,

What a time it is for Canadians in tech, both at home and abroad! For those abroad, how can this talented diaspora help shape Canada’s place in the world?

Whether you are an expat yourself, know a few or are simply a passionately proud Canadian, save your spot today for an exciting event with John Stackhouse on December 9th! Event details are found below.

In addition, we’d love to have a moment of your time in answering three short questions.

All the Best,

The C100 Team

EVENT REMINDER – DECEMBER 9

There are enough Canadians abroad to constitute an 11th province.  This impressive talent pool consisting of entrepreneurs, educators, humanitarians and more, often share a profound desire to to export Canadian values to the world. Join C100 for an open discussion about the role expats can play in Canada’s place in the world.

Register today to save your spot for an in-depth conversation with John Stackhouse.

WE’RE HIRING!

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There’s a NEW Special Edition Christmas Tommy

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

Let us take you back in time.

Introducing our New Special Edition Tommy: Tommy United
To commemorate the brave soldiers who came together on Christmas Day in 1914, RBLI are launching a new, special edition Tommy: Tommy United.

In 1914, British and German troops formed a truce like no other in the history of modern warfare, putting their differences aside and coming together for a game of football on Christmas Day.

Tommy United symbolises the togetherness and unity that can be found in times of adversity. This Christmas, put your Tommy in the Window to show your support.

Being fulfilled by veterans, every sale of Tommy United directly contributes to the employment and support of veterans, who need us now more than ever.
Tommy United | 1914 Christmas Truce Special Edition Military Figure
Tommy United | 1914 Christmas Truce Special Edition Military Figure
£40.00
  • 10″/25cm high Special Edition Figure
  • Made from Perspex, with an acrylic base 
  • Genuine Tommy product- comes with Certificate of Authentication, signed by veterans and official Tommy sticker and unique number
  • Includes 1914 Christmas Truce Booklet documenting the occasion 
  • All housed within a beautiful commemorative box
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The Christmas Truce
It’s Christmas Eve, 1914 in Ploegsteert, Belgium. The weather on the Western Front is a vile combination of bitterly cold winds, freezing temperatures, heavy rain and snow. The trenches are filled with deep mud, and trench foot is prevalent amongst the men on the front line. Morale is at an all time low. Stuck waiting on the front line with no guarantee of a safe return, British troops are longing to be home with their families.

Just a hundred yards away, German troops are experiencing the same hardship and fatigue; them too yearning for home comforts and a Christmas with their families.
Over the days prior, many areas along the trench lines had become quiet. The faint sounds of German Christmas carols could be heard from the British lines, who replied with British carols and words of Christmas wishes.

The clock strikes midnight, it’s Christmas Day. British troops are exchanging words of warm wishes and hope of a safe return, when the words ‘Merry Christmas Tommy’ are heard from the German Trenches.
What happened next was a unofficial truce like no other in modern warfare. British and German troops met in the middle of ‘no man’s land’. They shook hands and exchanged gifts, taking photos and singing carols.

Most famously, the brave soldiers from both sides played a game of football together. Despite the bitter conflict that had happened in the months prior, both sides united on Christmas Day, with their differences in war set aside.

Albert Wyatt, a young Corporal serving in A Company, 1st Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment recalls the events of Christmas Day in the trenches from first-hand experience, stating “we finished up… kicking a football about between the two firing lines. So football in the firing lines between the British and the Germans is the truth, as I was one that played.”
Five years on from 1914, Royal British Legion Industries was established to help wounded, injured and sick ex-Forces (Tommies), returning from the World War One. RBLI has a proud 100 year heritage as a leading military charity, helping to improve the lives of those who sacrificed so much.

Today, we are dealing with another kind of battle. Our focus has shifted from helping injured veterans from WW1 and WW2 to supporting today’s veterans in employment, housing and mental health. We have developed a far greater understanding of PTSD and mental health issues within ex-Forces community, and realise that this a very prevalent, growing issue.

Please help us support the veterans of today by putting Tommy United in your window this Christmas.
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Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 Travel Q&A; How Canadian expats are shaping the future

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A notice from another one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.
Canadian Studies Announcements
In this issue:
  • Thanksgiving message from program director Irene Bloemraad
  • Note: Newsletter will now come out every 2 weeks until Jan. 2021
  • Affiliate event: Facing Border Closure Together to Flatten the Curve
  • External event: Planet Canada: How Our Expats are Shaping the Future
🍂 Happy (American) Thanksgiving! 🍂
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Canadian Studies Program, I’d like to wish all our friends in the United States a happy Thanksgiving, and offer my best wishes as we begin the holidays.
With the pandemic showing no signs of abating, this holiday season will require all of us to make difficult choices to protect the health of us and those around us. Many of our us won’t be able to travel or see our families in person this year. We’ll find ourselves having to modify or forego many cherished holiday traditions.
However, as I said in my Canadian Thanksgiving message, I believe that makes it all the more important to take stock of and express gratitude for all the good things in life. We are incredibly grateful for all of you – thanks to your support, Canadian Studies is ending this term in a good position to come back stronger than ever next year.
We also note that some members of Indigenous communities, such as UC Berkeley’s Elizabeth Hoover (Mohawk/Mi’kmaq descent) suggest other approaches to celebrating Thanksgiving that acknowledge and support Native people – click here to learn more.
On that note, we’ve reached the end of our Fall semester here at Canadian Studies, so beginning this week we’ll be returning to publishing our newsletter every two weeks. We’ll return to a weekly newsletter at the end of January, 2021.
Sincerely,
Irene Bloemraad
Program Director
UPCOMING EVENTS
Affiliate Event: Facing Border Closure Together to Flatten the Curve
December 3 | 4:00 p.m. | RSVP here
Join the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco and the Digital Moose Lounge for an important conversation on the extension of border closure regulations. This open-format community discussion will give you an opportunity to answer all your travel and immigration-related questions.
Panelists will include Consul-General Rana Sarkar and Senior Consular Officer Marni Kellison; Pavan Dhillon, a Canadian Studies board member and founder & principal attorney at Dhillon Immigration Law; Shauna Chevalier, a liaison officer for the Canada Border Services Agency; and Serge Corbeil, Director of Government Relations (Western Region) for Air Canada.
RSVP to Wade Wallerstein here.
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.
Canadian Studies Program
213 Moses Hall #2308
Canadian Studies Program | Univ. of California, Berkeley, 213 Moses Hall #2308, Berkeley, CA 94720

Invitation: Community Q&A w/ AirCanada

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A notice for an up-coming event from the Digital Moose Lounge and the Canadian Consulate here in San Francisco.

Bonjour tous le monde,

On behalf of the Consul General of Canada in Northern California & Hawaii, Rana Sarkar, I am very pleased to invite you to our upcoming Community Q&A Session hosted in partnership with the Digital Moose Lounge.

We are very excited that representatives from AirCanada will be joining the conversation to present information about the current state of air travel and what to expect onboard. We will also once again be joined by Shauna Chevalier from Canada Border Services Agency, who will be able to field any inquiries related to border crossing.

If you would to attend, please send me an e-mail to RSVP. Zoom information can be found in the flier attached.

Bien cordialement,

Wade Wallerstein

Technology & Events Curator | Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Service
Coordinateur de la Technologie et des Événements | Service de la politique étrangère et de la diplomatie
Consulate General of Canada | Consulat général du Canada

Wade.Wallerstein@international.gc.ca
Office : +1 (415) 568 4351
Mobile :  +1 (415) 619 0804
580 California Street, Suite 1400

San Francisco, CA 94104
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada

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Hi ,
We know that 2020 has been an incredibly tough year for everybody, so we just wanted to let you know about the incredible difference you have made.

The support we have received this year from our customers, fundraisers and Tommy Club Champions has helped ensure that during these unprecedented times, we have not needed to reduce or cut any of our services at RBLI this year. So on behalf of our veterans and people with disabilities who we support, THANK YOU.

Our Tommy Champions!
As it has been for so many, this year has been ‘one hell of a year’ for our Tommy 10k and Tommy Club champion Lisa. The first national lockdown coincided with the breakdown of her 24 year relationship and the sad loss of her uncle.

As part of the fundraising challenge, and alongside neighbour, friend and biggest cheerleader Alison, they ran trails with conditions that were close to what our Armed Forces may have faced.  ‘We even ran my longest ever run (8.5 miles / 12.5 km) at night!  That was so much fun! Said Lisa.

‘I have been completing personal challenges every month since May in order to keep my focus on something positive. Without a shadow of a doubt, the Tommy 10k has been the most positive experience of them all. Our #Tommyfamily has been amazing and I have loved being part of it. Thank you all for the incredible support, it has helped me more than you will ever know.’

Lisa has been sharing her fundraising journey with community Facebook pages in her area. Almost one third of her incredible £1131 raised has come from community members on these groups – people that she has never met before. She even managed to meet up with a fellow Tommy10k runner, who works in the same town! (Socially distanced of course!)

Everyone at RBLI would like to say a huge CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to Lisa and all of our Tommy 10k supporters. This challenge has made RBLI history and we are in awe of the encouragement and kindness shown to one another. They have created a Community which will go on long after the challenge finishes.
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Have you got your Christmas cards yet, ?
RBLI’s Christmas Cards Pack of 10
RBLI’s Christmas Cards Pack of 10
£5.00
Classic Christmas cards with lovely, classic designs, and a choice of messages inside.
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RBLI’s Tommy Christmas Cards Pack of 10
RBLI’s Tommy Christmas Cards Pack of 10
£5.99
Send a Tommy to your loved ones this Christmas, and honour those who are no longer with us.
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Scotland’s Bravest Gritter
RBLI’s Social Enterprise, Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company, where 70% of employees are ex- armed forces are have a disability, have recently had a Gritter named after them.

Introducing… Scotland’s Bravest Gritter!

BEAR Scotland, who have joined the Tommy Club and are long-time supporters of the UK Armed Forces Community, have taken their partnership with Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company a step further. The new RBLI gritter can be spotted along key routes in the South East of Scotland – how amazing! Make sure you give them a wave!

Tommy In the Window
Spotted in our supporter Anne’s window, proudly displaying her VE Day Tommy. A poignant reminder that as the UK remains in lockdown after a very difficult year, the sacrifices of those who gave their lives in the First and Second World War will not be forgotten.

Lest We Forget.

Are you displaying your Tommy in the window? We would love to see! Send us a photo using the button below.
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