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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">John Milloy, the former Ministers of Training Colleges and Universities for Ontario (etc.), is organizing a conference on polarization. See below. Among the headliners is former premier Kathleen
Wynne and Carmen Celestini, a lecturer in the Arts First program at the University of Waterloo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">John Milloy <<a href="mailto:jmilloy@luther.wlu.ca">jmilloy@luther.wlu.ca</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 4:25 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>John Milloy <<a href="mailto:jmilloy@luther.wlu.ca">jmilloy@luther.wlu.ca</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Important Conference Coming to Martin Luther University College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Please share this news with your networks and consider registering - we have a special Early Bird Rate...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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community & religious leaders.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A">Polarization is a growing challenge in Canada. Over the past several years there have been new and deepening divisions
across the country as we increasingly group people into "us" and "them" often fueled by social media and other technologies. We see it in political debates and discussions around public policy when racism and religious intolerance present some of their ugliest
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A">How can Canadians respond constructively in the face of disagreement? How do Canadians maintain an open and pluralistic society where different voices are welcome to contribute
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A">Discuss the issues confronting civil society with <b><i>former Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne</i></b>; <b><i>Prof. Miroslav Volf, Yale Divinity School, Director of the Yale
Center for Faith and Culture; Prof. John Milloy, Martin Luther University College, Director of the Centre for Public Ethics; Dr. Carmen Celestini, University of Waterloo and Fellow with the Centre on Hate; Prof. Ahmed Al-Rawi Simon Fraser University, Director
of the Disinformation Project; Dr. Jack Jebwad, President, Canadian Association for Canadian Studies and Dr. Jaspreet Bal Centennial College, Chair of Child and Family Studies</i></b> amongst others.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxxv1msonormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A">The Conference will also be informed by the work of Canada-wide organizations with<b> <i>Nuzhat Jafri, Exec. Dir.
of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women; Mohammed Hashim, Exec. Dir. of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation; Bob Watts, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada; Stephen Brown Exec. Dir. of the National Council of Canadian Muslims; Rabb</i></b><i>i <b>Yael
Splansky, Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto; Charlene Bearhead, former </b></i></span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#2C363A">National Coordinator for the National Day for Healing and Reconciliation</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A"> and
Bruce</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A"> <b>Clemenger</b>, <b>President Emeri</b>t<b>us</b></span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#2C363A"> </span><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A">of
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2C363A">On the evening of May 8, Martin Luther University College's <i>Inshallah Interfaith Choir under the direction of Dr.
Debbie Lou Ludolph </i>will lead conference participants in an arts-based workshop, designed as a space to hold in tension radically dissenting views.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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note addresses, seminars, workshops and lunches. Starting March 1 the cost of registration is $125.00 For more information and registration please go to: <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3R3d0UR&data=05%7C01%7Cjmilloy%40luther.wlu.ca%7C871fb73f37814bed475e08db15dc291e%7Cb45a5125b29846bc8b89ea5a7343fde8%7C1%7C0%7C638127807540376439%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2gDgZSZyt5wxkLvyM%2BaZsvX7qnfcyVSP9ALbpT7F1cE%3D&reserved=0" title="Original URL: http://bit.ly/3R3d0UR. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color:#00ACFF">bit.ly/3R3d0UR</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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