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BUILDING OUR WHOLE SOCIETY: RELIGION & CITIZENSHIP AT CANADA’S 150TH

Monday, May 8, 2017 - Tuesday, May 9, 2017
All Day
at Saint Paul University
Ottawa, Ontario


BUILDING OUR WHOLE SOCIETY: RELIGION & CITIZENSHIP AT CANADA’S 150TH
Responses to our Request for Proposals for workshops are welcome up to November 30, 2016.

A downloadable version of the Building Our Whole Society program, with full speaker bios, will be posted as further details are confirmed. Contact us if you’d like us to email the program to you in future.

Schedule

The conference starts at 9:00 AM on Monday, May 8, 2017 and ends at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, May 9, 2017.

The final plenary session will be held in conversation with Members of Parliament on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. All other plenary and workshop sessions will be held at Saint Paul University, also in Ottawa.

Overview

The Building Our Whole Society conference follows on earlier Our Whole Society conferences by asking timely questions about the role of faith in Canadian life. How can an inclusive society provide space for diverse perspectives and practices to be welcomed into the public sphere? Can we advance beyond simple toleration of religious and other differences to embrace a wider respect for all citizens? How can we draw upon Canada’s religious and cultural diversity as a resource for strengthening civic engagement and fostering a more mature collective life?

Read the Building Our Whole Society concept paper for a fuller exploration of the conference’s theme.

Speakers and Panelists

Our keynote speakers, Dr. John Borrows and Dr. John Ralston Saul, and several panelists and workshop leaders (to be confirmed) will address these and other significant questions on faith and the Canadian public sphere.

Panelists confirmed so far include:

Palbinder Shergill, QC, World Sikh Organization
Prof. Ingrid Mattson, Western University
Dr. Andrew Bennett, Cardus
Prof. Douglas Sanderson, University of Toronto
Bishop Mark MacDonald, Anglican Church of Canada
Prof. Audrey Macklin, University of Toronto
Dr. Martin Mark, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto
Prof. Howard Adelman, Founding Director of Refugees Centre at York University
Sessional Themes and Workshops

The conference program comprises plenary sessions with keynote speakers and panels, as well as workshops related to the three plenary themes:

Solidarity in Diversity
Reconciliation
Immigration and Refugees
Workshop proposals that relate to the overall conference purposes and sessional themes are welcome up to November 30, 2016. Download the Request for Proposals for more information.

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