Comparative International Education Society of Canada CIESC
INTERDISCIPLINARY, PRECONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM: UNIVERSITY of CALGARY, 27 – 28 MAY 2016.
Another tea at the Empress: Taking action: Contesting the institutional colonial agendas in the formal/nonformal curricula.
The CIESC Preconference offers a golden opportunity to bridge the traditional gaps between town and gown.
By collaborating with key players in several communities, the CIESC Interdisciplinary, 1.5-day Preconference hosts:
A curated Arts Exhibition and Social Justice Multiple Paper Panel (May 27), Us-Them-Us under the jurisdiction of Jennifer Eiserman, Arts Dept. Exhibition continues until June 3rd.
A morning Cultural Event and Multiple Paper Panel concentrating on First Nations initiatives, dilemmas and triumphs.
An Afternoon Multiple Paper Panel concentrating on Immigration Integration initiatives.
A series of small group, facilitated dialogues and dramatizations.
The day concludes with a two-part celebratory, closing experience: Endings and New beginnings.
All events are Open to the Public. Preregistration Required.
For further information contact: Cecille DePass, CIESC depassc@ezpost.com; Jennifer Eiserman, UofC, Department of Art jreiserm@ucalgary.ca, Jim Ellis, Director, Calgary Institute for the Humanities, jellis@ucalgary.ca
Preregister by 14 May 2016 at arts.ucalgary.ca/cih/congress2016