A list of upcoming events
21/01/2015 @ 5:00 pm – 6:45 pm – You are invited to a special screening of Ashlee Cunsolo Willox’s documentary film ‘Lament for the Land’: Science Building S373 Wednesday, January 21, 5:00 – 6:20 All are welcome Free admission Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo Willox is a Canada Research Chair and member of the Royal Society of Canada Young Scholars. Dr. Cunsolo Willox will be […] Continue reading Lament for the Land film screening
28/01/2015 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm – What are we missing when we are behind computer screens, TV sets, and cell phones? PLAY AGAIN follows the first wilderness adventure of six average American teenagers who did not have electricity, cell phone coverage, or Wi-Fi and asks the following questions: Is our connection to nature disappearing? What are the consequences of a childhood […] Continue reading Literacy Awareness Film: Play Again
29/01/2015 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – “Justice is what love looks like in public.” ~ Cornel West Dr. Cornel West is an American philosopher, political activist, author and university professor. He has taught at universities such as Harvard and Princeton, and has written books that include Race Matters, Democracy Matters and the memoir Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. West […] Continue reading TRU Common Voices Lecture: Dr. Cornel West
29/01/2015 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – GE Free is thrilled to host the first film in the Films for Change series (’cause a change is gonna do ya good!). Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? is a winner of 10 international film festival awards described by Roger Ebert as ““A remarkable documentary that’s also one of the […] Continue reading GE Free Kamloops presents Queen of the Sun
03/02/2015 – 05/02/2015 @ All Day – In keeping with its passion for “inspiring community conversations for sustainable change,” the Fresh Outlook Foundation (FOF) is hosting its first CommUnity Innovation Lab (CIL) in Kamloops, BC February 3rd to 5th at Thompson Rivers University. What is CIL? CIL is a community-inspired conversation that will help participants explore and then drive positive change in […] Continue reading CIL Conference
03/02/2015 – 04/02/2015 @ 9:00 am – 9:00 pm – Workshop: Tuesday, Feb. 3 9 am to 3:30 pm (part of CIL conference) Evening Keynote: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 7 pm (free and open to the public) Gil Peñalosa has a simple rule: If you create a city that’s good for an 8 year old and good for an 80 year old, you will create a […] Continue reading Gil Peñalosa: more on building a thriving city
