An Upcoming Speaker Series, focused on the intersection of Spirituality and Social Change, will be announced soon. It’ll be great. Stay tuned.
Past Speakers
January 27th, 2012: Claudia Medina began her career as a filmmaker fifteen years ago assisting acclaimed Canadian director Nettie Wild on her feature documentary “A Place Called Chiapas”. Since then she has worked alongside a number of respected Canadian filmmakers as a writer, editor, production coordinator, field producer and shooter. She also develops and implements curriculum for workshops that combine community development, conflict resolution and ecological awareness through filmmaking to diverse groups nationally and internationally. Claudia has recently completed a master’s degree in Visual Culture from the University of Barcelona with a focus on visual culture and ecology. Most recently, Claudia created a multi media installation that explored our relationship to the natural world. www.enmedia.ca.
February 26th, 2012: Diana Ng is a facilitator, speaker, and educational consultant with over twenty years working in health care, non-profit and government organizations. She earned a Masters Degree in Leadership and Training from Royal Roads University and is a Registered Nurse with numerous certifications. Diana currently serves as the Vice President of the Board of Directors at DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society in Surrey, BC. She is committed to life-long growth and to helping others develop through sharing her wealth of experience and knowledge. www.dianang.com
April 27th, 2012: Bruce Alexander is a public intellectual, and a Professor Emeritus at SFU, and has conducted research on addition for 40 years. His most recent book is “The Globalisation of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit”, which shows that the social circumstances that spread addiction are built into today’s globalizing free-market society, and that the most effective response in a social, political and spiritual one, rather than an individual one. http://globalizationofaddiction.ca
May 25th, 2012: Rueben George is a Sundance Chief and member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and is a long time activist and leader. He is also the grandson of Chief Dan George. Rueben previously worked for the United Religions Initiative, and is a strong advocate and leader for protection of the coastal waters from the inevitable damages of increased tanker traffic and pipelines. http://www.tankerfreebc.org
