Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie University
The Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie University is an annual lecture series which explores the broad themes of tolerance, multiculturalism, diversity and difference in contemporary Canadian society. Established as a partnership between the Shaar Shalom Synagogue and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences this lecture series demonstrates our shared interests in bringing these themes to wider civil society.
The annual lecture normally takes place in the winter term, and the inaugural lecture was delivered by Lawrence Hill on 29 January 2015.
Past Lectures:
2018 Lecture
Dr. Stephen D. Smith
7:00 pm
17, January, 2018
Potter Auditorium, Rowe Building, 6100 University Avenue
"Countering Hate in the Digital Age: The Power of the Human Story"
alumni.dal.ca/shaarshalomlecture2018
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2017 Lecture
Lieutenant General the Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire, O.C., C.M.M., G.O.Q, M.S.C., C.D., (Retired)
7:00 pm
5, April, 2017
McInnes Room, Dalhousie Student Union Building
"All Humans are Human"
alumni.dal.ca/shaarshalomlecture2017
Watch the video of the speech delivered by LGen Roméo Dallaire on April 5 at Dalhousie University
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2016 Lecture
Orit Bashkin (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago)
22 March 2016, Ondaatje Auditorium (McCain)
"Human Material -- Arab-Jewish Refugees in a Jewish State."
2015 Lecture
Lawrence Hill (author)
"The Book of Negroes: Merging History, Fiction, and Adaptation to Screen"
29 January 2015, Scotiabank Auditorium (McCain)
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