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s part of our efforts to be a more broadly inclusive Community of Faith, we need to know about special events happening in and around the Bow Valley. Many thanks to Robin Slater for offering "Robin's Web" as a feature in our Newsletter!!
ROBIN'S WEB
CONNECTING DIVERSITY
January 12 - March 22, 2020 Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery Anne Frank - A History for Today
The travelling exhibition “Anne Frank - A History for Today” tells the story of Anne Frank set against the background of the Holocaust. It makes use of images from the Frank family and quotations from the Diary of Anne Frank. Each panel displays information about the most important developments of that time: the rise of National Socialism, the Second World War and the persecution of the Jews. This is a travelling exhibition from the Anne Frank House (Amsterdam, The Netherlands).
January 18 - 25, 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
This year has been prepared by colleagues in Malta. The 2020 theme is “They showed us unusual kindness” (Acts 28:2)
January 22 - February 3, 2020 cSPACE King Edward School 1721 29 Avenue SW Calgary
Exhibit: Recognition… Validation… Reassurance… January 30,2020 5:00-8:00pm Reception
This is a social practice public art project supported by SITE c PROJECTS (Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorders). Art as social practice enables the content, in this instance mental wellness, to be shaped by participating individuals, both for themselves & our broader community. This project aims to facilitate insight & enhanced personal self-reflection, supporting individual & collective mental well-being.
January 24, 2020 7:00 pm Woodcliff United Church 5010 Spruce Dr SW The film Love Scott (77 min)
Film Synopses: While walking on the street one night in a small town in Canada, Scott Jones, a gay musician, is attacked and paralyzed from the waist down; what follows is a brave and fragile journey of healing and the transformation of a young man’s life. From the first raw moments in the hospital to a disquieting trip back to the place he was attacked, Scott is constantly faced with the choice of losing himself in waves of grief or embracing love over fear. Filmed over three years by Scott’s close friend, Love, Scott is an intimate and visually evocative window into queer experience, set against a stunning score by Sigur Rós. An NFB film.
Closing January 26, 2020 The Military Museums, 4520 Crowchild Trail SW in the Founders Gallery Daughters of Uranium Exhibit Mary Kavanagh exposes us to the presence of the Nuclear. The term "daughters of uranium" describes the radioactive decay chain of naturally occurring uranium, (U-235 being the crucial element for sustaining a nuclear chain reaction) while evoking generations born into an uncertain future.
January 27, 2020 12:00pm Calgary City Hall International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration ceremony, the first-ever Calgary City-Wide International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This powerful event will feature dignitaries, Survivors, and community members.
January 27, 2020 7:00pm Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW 75 Years After the Holocaust: Legacies and Commemoration. Dr. Melanie Carina Schmoll, U of C Adjunct Professor, Political Scientist and Historian, speaks about the challenges of commemoration in a world of decreasing Survivors and witnesses, and the lessons of the Holocaust in fighting anti-Semitism, human rights violations, and inequality.
January 31, 2020 7pm - 9pm
February 01, 2020 9am - 4pm St. Andrews Anglican Church 1611 St Andrews Pl NW Mental Health - Community Helper Training The Calgary Alliance for the Common Good is exploring how we can equip our members to better respond to the Mental Health Challenges of our Communities. We will offer the Community Helpers Program provided by Alberta Health Services. This training focuses on understanding mental health, how we can respond to people with mental health challenges and focuses on some of the key soft skills. Register: https://mental_health_community_helpers.eventbrite.ca
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January 28 - February 22, 2020 The Louder We Get Theatre Calgary A new musical documenting the 2002 story of Ontarian, Marc Hall, who was refused permission to take his boyfriend to the prom and the ensuing court battle in which he won the right to date whomever he chose. A story about coming together as a community when we are Louder Together, working for positive change.
February 1 - 7, 2020
UN World Interfaith Harmony Week The theme this year is
"Gratitude”
February 3, 2020 8:00am Beth Tzedec Congregation 1325 Glenmore Trail SW Calgary Ceremony/Interfaith Breakfast Interfaith Reflections On Gratitude
February 6, 2020 6:30 pm-8:30 pm Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Calgary Stake Centre) 2021-17 Avenue SW Calgary Celebration Dinner – Expressing Gratitude through Music and Dialogue
February 8, 2020 9:30am - 12:00pm Hillhurst United in Kensington How Am I Like God? with Michelle Voss Roberts, principal of Emmanuel College.
Christians affirm that all human beings are “created in the image of God” (Genesis 1:26-27). How can this change how we view one another, in all of our embodied and cultural diversity; What does this mean in the world we live in? How can this change how we view one another, in all of our embodied and cultural diversity; What does this mean in the world we live in?"
