Free Veterans’ Week learning materials and other great remembrance resources! / Ressources gratuites de la Semaine des vétérans et autres ressources du Souvenir!

An item from Veterans Affairs Canada.


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Dear educators,

A new school year is beginning and that means it is time again for Veterans Affairs Canada to share some great, free learning resources to help engage young people in remembrance. Here are some of the learning materials and activities on tap for this fall:

2023 Veterans’ Week learning materials

Our Veterans’ Week learning materials have been revised for 2023 and are now available for order. Get your free class packs of the Take Time to Remember activity booklet (ages 5-7), Tales of Animals in War newspaper (ages 5-11) or the Canada Remembers Times newspaper (ages 12-18). Our popular cards, bookmarks and posters are also back, along with our on-line Veterans’ Week teacher’s guide. These resources are available in both print and digital formats. Explore them today!

www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/get-involved/remembrance-day/learning-resources

Help us name our special new sheep character

Every year, a herd of up to 500 sheep keep the grass short on the preserved battlefields at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France. Next year, one of our Vimy sheep will join the Remembrance Club animal characters to tell students across Canada about memorials in our communities and around the world. But our new sheep needs a name—and we need YOUR help! Visit our website with your students to learn about our new wooly friend. Read and hear our list of name choices in English, French and indigenous languages. Then, take a vote in your classroom and email the results to us at education@veterans.gc.ca!

www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/get-involved/veterans-week/learning-resources/name-our-new-sheep

National Veterans’ Week Speakers Program

The Department of National Defence’s National Veterans’ Week Speakers Program offers several options to help educators planning Remembrance ceremonies. If you would like to include a Canadian Armed Forces speaker video or invite a CAF speaker for an in-person or virtual presentation, submit a request through their website.

http://Canada.ca/caf-veterans-week-speakers

Peacekeeping 75

2023 is the 75th anniversary of the first United Nations peacekeeping mission. More than 125,000 Canadian Armed Forces members have taken part in dozens of these operations around the world. Check out our online historical information and learning resources on this important chapter in Canadian military history.

www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/wars-and-conflicts/peacekeeping

More videos, Veteran interviews and learning resources can also be found in our Canadian Armed Forces around the world multimedia learning kit. Visit our website to order the kit and other resources like historical sheets on Canadian military efforts over the past 125 years free of charge.

https://crorders-commandescss.vac-acc.gc.ca/croos/home/index

Service in Canada

Our service members have always performed many important duties here at home. This year marks the 25th anniversaries of the 1998 Ice Storm and the crash of Swissair Flight 111 – events that saw the Canadian Armed Forces quickly step up to help in the aftermath of disasters. Learn more about our military’s domestic efforts on our website.

www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/wars-and-conflicts/caf-operations/service-in-canada

Other remarkable remembrance resources

Veterans Affairs Canada supports educational initiatives that foster knowledge of our country’s military efforts and those who have served in uniform. Check out our new partners page for information on some of these remarkable projects, like the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association’s PK75: A Peacekeeping Anthology which explores the personal experiences of Canadian peacekeepers through the individual stories and photos of more than 100 Veterans.

www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/classroom/partners

Thanks and have a great school year!

The Veterans Affairs Canada Learning Team

Please read the privacy notice at the bottom of this message.

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Chère éducatrice, cher éducateur

Une nouvelle année scolaire vient de commencer! Il est temps de découvrir les populaires ressources d’apprentissage de la Semaine des vétérans, offertes par Anciens Combattants Canada, pour aider les jeunes à penser au Souvenir. Voici quelques ressources disponibles cet automne :

 

Ressources d’apprentissage de la Semaine des vétérans 2023

Les ressources d’apprentissage de la Semaine des vétérans 2023 sont maintenant prêtes à commander. Obtenez vos trousses de classe gratuites du livret d’activités Prendre le temps de se Souvenir (pour les 5 à 7 ans), ainsi que les journaux Histoires d’animaux à la guerre (pour les 5 à 11 ans) et Le Canada se souvient (pour les 12 à 18 ans). Encore une fois cette année, les cartes, signets et affiches sont de retour, de même que le guide de l’enseignant de la Semaine des vétérans en ligne. Nos ressources sont disponibles en format papier et électronique. À vous de les découvrir!

www.veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/get-involved/veterans-week/learning-resources

Aidez-nous à trouver un nom pour notre mouton

Chaque année, environ 500 moutons prennent soin de brouter l’herbe sur le champ de bataille au Mémorial national du Canada à Vimy, en France. L’an prochain, un de ces moutons va se joindre aux personnages du Club du Souvenir pour aider les jeunes à mieux connaitre et apprécier les monuments commémoratifs au Canada et dans d’autres pays. Notre mouton a cependant besoin d’un nom et nous avons besoin de VOTRE aide! Consultez notre site web avec vos élèves pour faire connaissance avec notre nouveau personnage. Lisez et écoutez la liste de noms en français, en anglais et en langue autochtone. Vous pourrez ensuite faire voter la classe et nous envoyer votre choix par courriel à education@veterans.gc.ca!

www.veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/get-involved/veterans-week/learning-resources/name-our-new-sheep

Programme national des conférenciers de la Semaine des vétérans

Le Programme national des conférenciers de la Semaine des vétérans offre toute une gamme d’options pour répondre aux besoins des éducateurs qui planifient des cérémonies du Souvenir. Si vous souhaitez inclure des vidéos de conférenciers des FAC à vos activités, ou inviter un conférencier des FAC à donner une présentation en personne ou en mode virtuel, veuillez transmettre votre demande par l’entremise du site web du Programme.

http://Canada.ca/fac-conferenciers-semaine-veterans

75 ans de maintien de la paix

Nous soulignons en 2023 le 75e anniversaire de la première mission de paix des Nation Unies. Plus de 125 000 membres des Forces armées canadiennes ont pris part à des opérations de paix à travers le monde. Consultez nos ressources d’apprentissage et notre section web dédiée au maintien de la paix.

www.veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/wars-and-conflicts/peacekeeping

Vous trouverez une riche collection de vidéos, d’entrevues avec des vétérans ainsi que des ressources d’apprentissage dans la trousse multimédia Les Forces armées canadiennes autour du monde. Visitez notre site web pour commander la trousse et d’autres ressources gratuites, comme des feuillets historiques qui traitent des efforts militaires canadiens depuis plus de 125 ans.

https://crorders-commandescss.vac-acc.gc.ca/croos/home/index?request_locale=fr

Le service au Canada

Nos militaires ont depuis toujours rempli des rôles importants au pays. Cette année, nous soulignons le 25e anniversaire de la crise du verglas de 1998 ainsi que de la tragédie du vol 111 de Swissair. Ces événements marquants ont encore prouvé la compétence et le dévouement des membres des Forces armées canadiennes, qui se déploient sans tarder pour aider suite à des catastrophes. Apprenez-en davantage au sujet des efforts militaires en sol canadien.

www.veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/wars-and-conflicts/caf-operations/service-in-canada

Autres ressources d’apprentissage sur le Souvenir à découvrir

Anciens Combattants Canada appuie des initiatives éducatives qui aident à mieux comprendre les efforts militaires canadiens et les réalisations des gens qui ont porté l’uniforme. Consultez notre page web mettant en lumière le travail de partenaires du Souvenir. Vous en apprendrez davantage à propos de projets dignes de mention tels que PK75 : Une anthologie du maintien de la paix, qui présente les expériences personnelles de plus de 100 vétérans canadiens ayant servi dans des missions de paix.

www.veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/classroom/partners

Merci pour votre intérêt envers le Souvenir et bonne année scolaire!

L’équipe d’apprentissage d’Anciens Combattants Canada

Veuillez lire l’énoncé de confidentialité à la fin de ce message.

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Privacy notice

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) takes your privacy seriously. We are committed to protecting your personal information. The information you have provided to VAC is collected under the authority of the Order-in-Council PC 1965-688 and is used solely for communicating news about learning resources. Providing your information is voluntary; however, if you provide incorrect or incomplete information, you may not receive your requested information.

Your email address may also be shared under a contractual arrangement with a third party service provider for the sole purpose of communicating these updates on behalf of VAC.

Your personal information is managed based on the Privacy Act. The Privacy Act provides you with a right of access to your personal information, and to request changes to that personal information if it contains errors. If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal information, you can file a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at 30 Victoria Street, Gatineau, QC, K1A 1H3. More details on the collection, use and disclosure of personal information are described in VAC’s Personal Information Bank, Public Education and Awareness (VAC PPU 620), in the Information about Programs and Information Holdings page found on Veterans Affairs Canada’s website.

Énoncé de confidentialité

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Tomorrow: Addressing Black Canadians’ experiences in the child welfare system

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


Canadian Studies Announcements

In This Issue:

Upcoming Events

  • ACB-FGC: A Culturally Responsive Program to Support Black Families Involved with the Ontario Child Welfare System
  • 6th Annual Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner

Academic Opportunities

  • The Donner Medal in Canadian Studies
  • William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellowship

External Events

  • Canadian films at the San Francisco Dance Film Festival
  • Canada Seminar: “Fire and Ice Revisited: The Evolution of Social Values in Canada and the United States”
  • Human Impact on Life Below the Arctic Ocean and Climate Change: How Exploration, Restoration and Policy Protect Species and Climate

EVENT TOMORROW

ACB-FGC: A Culturally Responsive Program to Support Black Families Involved With the Ontario Child Welfare System

Tues., Sept. 26 | 12:30 pm | 223 Philosophy Hall | RSVP

The disparate treatment of African American families in the American child welfare system is well documented, but researchers are only just beginning to examine the experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) Canadian families in Canada. In the province of Ontario, recent studies find that Black families are represented in the child welfare system at disproportionate rates. Experiences of Black youth, caregivers, and workers also highlight differential and punitive treatment within the system. These findings have given rise to the development of the African, Caribbean, Black Family Group Conferencing Project (ACB-FGC), a restorative, culturally responsive innovation to support Black families at risk of, or already engaged in, the child welfare system in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). In this presentation, Dr. Lance T. McCready, co-director of ACB-FGC, describes the community-based research that led to the development of the program and implications of ACB-FGC for provincial policies to address anti-Black racism in the child welfare system and among partner institutions.

Dr. Lance McCready is the lead researcher for the Making Spaces Lab, and an associate professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. He holds a B.A. in psychology and an M.A. and Ph.D. in education, all from UC Berkeley. He is the recipient of the 2017 Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize from the University of Toronto, and the 2018 Distinguished Research Scholar Award from the Ontario Education Research Symposium. Dr. McCready held a Sproul Fellowship with Canadian Studies at Berkeley in Spring 2023, where he worked on several projects related to the health and welfare of Black families, youth, and GBT/MSM individuals in Canada.

This event is cosponsored by the Berkeley School of Education, the Center for Race and Gender, and the Department of African American Studies & African Diaspora Studies.

UPCOMING EVENTS

6th Annual Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner

Sunday, Oct. 8 | 4:30 pm | Alumni House | Buy tickets

Canadian Studies is proud to partner with the Digital Moose Lounge for our sixth annual Canadian Thanksgiving! Join your fellow Bay Area Canadians for this annual Thanksgiving tradition. Share a delicious turkey dinner as you connect with friends old and new.

Tickets may be purchased through the Digital Moose Lounge.

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

The Donner Medal in Canadian Studies

Deadline: October 1, 2023

The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) is seeking nominations for its Donner Medal in Canadian Studies. The award recognizes distinguished achievement, scholarship, and program innovation in the area of Canadian Studies in the United States. The recipient shall have been active in and made contributions in at least one of the following categories: teaching, scholarship, administration, and public affairs. Please submit nominations to info@acsus.org.

William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: December 1, 2023

The Canada Program at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs invites applications for the William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellowship. The two available fellowships are open to postdoctoral scholars in all disciplines who are engaged in Canadian studies broadly defined. Scholars working on comparative US-Canada research may receive preference.

The fellowships provide an annual stipend of $68,000, which is supplemented by funding for research and for individual health insurance coverage, plus a dependent care stipend. This is a two-year position beginning August 1, 2024. Candidates must have received their PhD no earlier than July 31, 2019.

Learn more and apply here.

EXTERNAL EVENTS

Canadian Films at the SF Dance Film Festival

Sept. 22-Oct. 15 | San Francisco, CA | Buy tickets

 

Four Canadian short films will be screened at this year’s 14th annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival. A highlight is Just Short of Reality, a series of interlocking shorts that show the mundane serendipities of everyday life through the genres of surrealism, silent film, and dance (Screendance 2: What’s the Story?, October 7; also on streaming). Other Canadian entries include Beyond the Off-Screen and Future Futures – Walter’s Very Bad Day (Narrative Shorts, October 5) and Branché (Raising Voices, October 8; also on streaming).

Canada Seminar: “Fire and Ice Revisited: The Evolution of Social Values in Canada and the United States”

Sept. 26 | 9:00 am PT | Online | RSVP

The Weatherhead Canada Program at Harvard University will host a talk with Michael Adams, founder and president of the Environics Institute for Survey Research. Dr. Adams is the author of seven books, including Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values (2003) which won the Donner Prize as best book on public policy, American Backlash (2005), and Could It Happen Here? Canada in the Age of Trump and Brexit (2017). In 2023, University of Toronto Press will publish his chapter entitled “American Backlash, Canadian Compromise,” in the edited collection, Canada and the United States: Differences that Count (fifth edition).

Michael Adams is a former member of the external advisory committee for Berkeley’s Canadian Studies Program. He holds an Honours B.A. in Political Studies from Queen’s University and a M.A. in Sociology from the University of Toronto. In 2009, he received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Ryerson University and in 2016, he was awarded the Order of Canada, the country’s highest domestic honour.

Human Impact on Life Below the Arctic Ocean and Climate Change: How Exploration, Restoration and Policy Protect Species and Climate

Sept. 30 | 12:00 pm | San Francisco, CA | Get tickets

The United Nations Association of San Francisco will host an important discussion climate change and the future of the Arctic at the Veteran’s Memorial in San Francisco. Marine biologist, ocean explorer, and conservation leader Dr. Sylvia Earle will deliver the keynote address. Two panels will follow: one on the United Nations Treaty on the High Seas, and a “Meet the Aquanauts” panel featuring cave diver Jill Heinerth, explorer-in-residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

This event will be webcast for those who cannot attend in person. However, please note that the discussion with Ms. Heinerth will not be webcast.

This event is co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco.

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Final Reminder – Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner 2023

Join Branch 25 for the official start to our Poppy Campaign at the 2023 Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner.

Sun, Oct 08 | UC Berkeley, Alumni House
Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner 2023

Come celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving with friends and a traditional turkey dinner at UC Berkeley, Alumni House.

Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner 2023
Time & Location
Oct 08, 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM

UC Berkeley, Alumni House, 1 Alumni House, Berkeley, CA 94720

About the Event

Be part of DML x Berkeley Canadian Studies’ annual Thanksgiving tradition!

Enjoy a turkey dinner, entertainment, reconnect with old friends and meet new ones!

On the menu:

  • Classic Thanksgiving turkey dinner
  • Sides – mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and root vegetables
  • Dessert – a selection of homemade butter tarts, Nanaimo bars and pumpkin pie
  • Gluten-free and vegan/vegetarian options available
  • One drink ticket (Enjoy our bar of great Canadian wines curated by Kascadia Wine Merchants and cold Canadian beer from across the border!)

Thank you to our co-host, Berkeley Canadian Studies Program and our sponsors: The General Consulate of Canada in SF, Air Canada, Trade and Invest British Columbia, Quebec Trade Office in Silicon Valley and Royal Canadian Legion US Branch #25 SF.

Stay tuned for more details by subscribing to our newsletter (scroll to bottom of page) and following us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.digitalmooselounge.com/event-details/canadian-thanksgiving-dinner-2023

News Release: Today We Pay Tribute to Law Enforcement Officers and their Families on Canada’s Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day in Canada, September 24, 2023

An item from the Merchant Navy Commemorative Theme Project that may be of interest to members.


Dear Sir/Madam:

Please find attached the News Release: Today We Pay Tribute to Law Enforcement Officers and their Families on Canada’s Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day in Canada, September 24, 2023, for reference.

My very best regards,

Stéphane Ouellette
President and Chief Executive Officer
Merchant Navy Commemorative Theme Project (MNCTP)/
Founder/President
Colonel John Gardam Lifetime Achievement Award

E-mail: ouellettes@rogers.com
Website: www.alliedmerchantnavy.com

Attachment: NEWS RELEASE-POLICE AND PEACE OFFICER’S NAT MEMORIAL DAY-SEPT 24 2023.pdf