|
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020 ~ 1:30 P.M.
St. Andrew's United Church
117 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Wheelchair accessibility via Hayden Street
GUEST SPEAKER: Luke Anderson - Executive Director, StopGap Foundation
Luke suffered a spinal cord injury in his early 20's and learned firsthand how many barriers there are in Toronto - some as simple a small step into a store or restaurant. In 2011, he installed the first StopGap ramp at a local shop and the Foundation began. Luke will tell us more about the community ramps as well as his work with schools and corporations.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 ~ 1:30 P.M.
St. Andrew's United Church
117 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Wheelchair accessibility via Hayden Street
GUEST SPEAKER: Tiara Talk with Patte Rosebank
Patte has a diverse and interesting background with experience as a voice artist, historian and collector of antique fountain pens and tiaras. She owns the world's largest private tiara collection, with over 340 in her possession. She will bring several and tell us more about the history of each piece. Patte will also bring some replica items from her Order of the Garter regalia.
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 ~ 1:30 P.M.
St. Andrew's United Church
117 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Wheelchair accessibility via Hayden Street
GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Janet Rossant - Developmental Biologist
Dr. Rossant is a Senior Scientist in the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology program at Sick Kids hospital. She is also a professor at the University of Toronto in the Departments of Molecular Genetics and Obstetrics and Gynecology. She studies the development of early mouse embryos to better understand human embryonic and stem cell development. Janet is intrigued by the potential interactions between the maternal microbiome and stem cell origins. She will tell us more about this exciting field.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020 ~ 1:30 P.M.
St. Andrew's United Church
117 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Wheelchair accessibility via Hayden Street
GUEST SPEAKER: Talisha Ramsaroop - Community Projects Coordinator, York University
Talisha works at the TD Community Engagement Centre, located in the York Gate Mall. The CEC strives for academic innovation through community building and experiential learning, post-secondary attainment for the Black Creek Community, and fosters collaborative research and partnerships. She will tell us more about the important work in this north Etobicoke community.
|
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 ~ 1:30 P.M.
Speaker by Zoom
GUEST SPEAKER: Betsy McGregor
TOPIC: Women on the Ballot
BETSY McGREGOR spent sixteen years crafting public policy on science, ethics, and gender, including fellowships at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School. She then entered politics to have a direct impact on issues at the decision table. Betsy wrote Women on the Ballot to equip, empower, and inspire women by telling her story and the story of over 90 women trailblazers.
| |
 |
|
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 ~ 1:30 P.M.
Speaker by Zoom
GUEST SPEAKER: Talisha Ramsaroop
TOPIC: Jane and Finch
Talisha Ramsaroop is passionate about Jane and Finch, the neighbourhood where she grew up. She devotes her professional and free time to giving back to the community there, especially its young people. As a Jane-and-Finch community advocate, she was one of two young women awarded the first-ever Pam McConnell leadership award by the City of Toronto in 2018. In her full-time as the community projects coordinator for York University, Talisha aims to recruit more high-school students from the Jane and Finch neighbourhood.
| |
 |
|
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020 ~ 11:30 A.M.
Speaker by Zoom
GUEST SPEAKER: Mervon Mehta
TOPIC: The Royal Conservatory of Music Executive Director
Since April of 2009, Mehta has been the Executive Director of Performing Arts for The Royal Conservatory. He oversaw the launch of Koerner Hall and is responsible for programming Koerner Hall's successful series of classical, jazz, world music, and pop concerts, as well as overseeing all of the other performances and events throughout The Conservatory's home at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning.
| |
 |
Indigenous Acknowledgement:
THE WOMEN'S CANADIAN CLUB OF TORONTO is pleased to acknowledge the 2018 St. Andrew's United Land Acknowledgement. As we gather for meetings at St Andrew's United Church, we acknowledge that we are on land that has been the site of human activity for thousands of years. Toronto is still home to many Indigenous people, and we are neighbours. We are mindful of broken covenants and the need to make right with all our relations.
|
