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ONLINE - Indigenous Scholars Lecture Series: Sovereignty, Intimacy and Resistance
2021-02-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences for the Indigenous Scholars Lecture Series and hear noted Indigenous scholars discuss research and issues related to gendered violence and settler colonialism.
On February 26, Indigenous scholars will discuss Sovereignty, Intimacy and Resistance.

Aimée Craft
Associate Professor, Faculty of Common Law, University of Ottawa
Sarah Hunt/ Tłaliłila’ogwa
Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Indigenous Political Ecology, University of Victoria
Jasmine Feather Dionne
PhD student, Department of Political Science, University of Victoria
Leah Levac
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph, Moderator

Register for this event online.
The Indigenous Scholars Lecture Series is intended to create a space for University of Guelph students to hear from leading Indigenous scholars in political science and related disciplines. We seek to raise the profile of the important work and ideas of Indigenous scholars and enrich the diversity of perspectives available through the Department of Political Science.
This event series is supported through the Department of Political Science with funding support from the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Enhancement Fund.

ONLINE: Black History Month - Fourth Friday ft. Aisha Barrow with the Guelph Civic Museum
2021-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Friday, February 26th, 7-8:30 pm:
In celebration of Black Heritage Month 2021, Aisha Barrow will perform at the Guelph Civic Museum as part of the Fourth Friday concert series – this month presented in partnership with the Guelph Black Heritage Society.
Lifeandthetribe is the new R&B and Pop project from singer/songwriter Aisha Barrow. Drawing from diverse influences Lifeandthetribe has a bold, fresh, and new sound that can be best described as an amalgamation of Jazz, R&B and Pop. After the successful release of their debut EP, Eye-sha: Extended, Lifeandthetribe is currently in process of recording their first full-length album, slated for release in 2021.
This event is open to everyone.
Find more Black History Month events at U of G.

ONLINE: International Women's Day: Guelph-Wellington Women Leaders and the Glass Ceiling
2021-03-08 12:00 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Everyone is invited to celebrate International Women’s Day with a presentation and discussion of leadership, mentorship and an equal future.
This webinar will highlight the results of the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute’s (CESI) project that interviewed women* leaders in Guelph and Wellington about the barriers and opportunities they have experienced on their journey to positions in various leadership roles. It will also feature a performance by a spoken word poet and a panel discussion on the role of mentorship, with four local women* leaders in the Guelph/Wellington community. All attendees will be invited to participate in the conversation around mentorship.
Register online.
This event is being brought to you by CESI/The Research Shop at U of G, CFUW Guelph, Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis and the Zonta Club of Guelph.
The event agenda is as follows:

Welcome
Research Presentation
Break
Spoken Word Performance
Mentorship Panel and Community Discussion
Closing Remarks

*Our definition of women encompasses cisgender women, transwomen, genderqueer women, two-spirit, non-binary and gender non-conforming people who identify as women.
This event will take place online using Zoom. An email containing the Zoom link will be sent to the email you use to register for the event two days prior to the event as well as two hours prior to the event start.

ONLINE: Canadian Punjabi Sons and Daughters and Care of the Elderly
2021-03-10 11:00 - 12:15 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Punjabis expect for sons to ensure care in old age. How do sons and daughters understand and experience elderly parent/parent-in-law care? This webinar illustrates the involvement of daughters in elder care and how sons can play a role in helping parents cope with their marginalized status in Canada.
Ashna Jassi – PhD Candidate, Department of Psychology, University of Guelph
Presented by the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement.

ONLINE: HeForShe at U of G with the Rt. Hon Adrienne Clarkson
2021-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
HeForShe at UofG: Take a stand for gender equality.
Featuring the Rt. Hon Adrienne Clarkson, Canada’s 26th Governor General
This virtual event celebrates gender equality initiatives from the U of G campus community and includes a keynote presentation from Canada’s 26th Governor General the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson.
Madame Clarkson will share stories from her life, education and career to demonstrate that resilience is about developing the mental, spiritual and emotional muscles to deal with all that life throws at you.
“Resilience is all about having the ability to form and re-form your own particular sets of talents and abilities to meet new challenges. And meeting new challenges throughout your life is what resilience is all about!​​” – The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson
During the event, the Lang School of Business and Economics will present the HeForShe Resilience award, Ally Award and Impact Award.
Register for this event.
About the HeForShe initiative
HeForShe is a solidarity campaign for the advancement of gender equality, initiated by the United Nations. Its goal is to achieve equality by encouraging all genders to partake as agents of change and take action against negative stereotypes and behaviours. HeForShe is not only an invitation for men, but for people of all gender identities to stand in solidarity with marginalized genders to create a bold, visible and united force for gender equality.
The U of G HeForShe movement supports $12,500 in scholarships that recognize students who embody the vision of the HeForShe movement and transcend what it means to be a resilient leader. The HeForShe Resilience Award celebrates a female engineering and business student at UofG who has shown tremendous resilience through adversity. The HeForShe Ally Award recognizes students who have demonstrated, through their actions, that they are an ally and committed to gender equality. The Impact Award celebrates gender equality initiatives of a business within the Guelph/Wellington area.
About Rt. Hon Adrienne Clarkson
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson arrived in Canada from Hong Kong with her family in 1942 and made the astonishing journey from penniless child refugee to accomplished broadcaster, journalist and distinguished public servant in a multi-faceted lifetime. Madame Clarkson was Canada’s 26th Governor General from 1999-2005. When she left Rideau Hall, she co-founded the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) which helps new citizens to feel involved and included in Canadian life. The ICC hosts annual 6 Degrees events — a global forum on citizenship, immigration, inclusion, and diversity in the 21st century – across many cities including Toronto, Mexico City, Berlin, Montreal and Calgary.
Madame Clarkson is the bestselling author of the 2014 CBC Massey Lectures Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship; Room for All of Us: Surprising Stories of Loss and Transformation; Heart Matters: A Memoir; and Extraordinary Canadians: Norman Bethune a biography of Dr. Norman Bethune.

ONLINE: Thinking Spaces with Jessica Bissett Perea - "Improvising Indigeneity"
2021-03-12 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Improvising Indigeneity,” a virtual talk by Jessica Bissett Perea.
The event will take place via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk.
If you are interested in attending, please register online. The Zoom room link will be sent out a day before the event.
This talk will frame improvisation as a practice through which we can better understand the densities and significance of performing Indigeneity in its many forms, including is/as an idea, analytic and process. Bissett Perea will share examples from her in-press book Sound Relations: Native Ways of Doing Music History in Alaska (Oxford UP, Forthcoming 2021) to demonstrate how privileging the aesthetics and logics of tribal and intertribal musicians with whom she works develops a more Native music studies, and a more musical Native American studies. This work addresses a greater need to ask more Indigenous-led and Indigeneity-centered questions in arts and humanities research to generate transformative possibilities for more just futures locally and globally.
Jessica Bissett Perea is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work intersects the larger fields of Native American and Indigenous Studies and Music and Sound Studies. She specializes in Critical Indigenous Studies approaches to performance, media and improvisation studies; arts and activism in North Pacific and Circumpolar Arctic communities; and relational studies of Indigenous and Black experiences and creative expressions in the Americas. She is the founding director of the Indigeneity Collaboratory, an Indigenous-led and Indigeneity-centered research collective working to advance relational ways of being, knowing, and doing to generate more just futures for Indigenous communities.
This event is being co-presented with the University of Guelph’s Music Students’ Association during their 15th Annual Music Symposium.
As always, Thinking Spaces is free and open to all.

ONLINE: College Royal Virtual Open House
2021-03-20 09:00 - 17:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
College Royal is an annual open house that showcases the clubs, student activities and agricultural roots of the University of Guelph. It’s the largest university open house event in all of North America!
Join the fun at www.virtualcollegeroyal.com!
College Royal is a 100 per cent student-organized and run event. This year’s team decided to prepare our regular content in an unconventional virtual format, so we could continue to carry out our 97th year strong. With the many videos, recipes, quizzes and more, we hope you are able to take something away from this event! Enjoy, and check out our website (collegeroyalsociety.com) for information about College Royal 2022!
Since 1925, College Royal has opened its doors to students, staff, alumni and the community on the third weekend of March. In recent years, over 20,000 guests have been welcomed to tour the campus, interact with current students, and learn a thing or two from the activities that are hosted.

ONLINE: Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (Spring) - Career Pathways in the Equine Industry
2021-03-23 09:00 - 10:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph is proud to partner with the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Spring Session, presenting four online discussions on agri-food.
The Career Pathways in the Equine Industry webinar will kick off the action at the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (RAVE) March 23 at 9 a.m. ET. Participants will learn about the newly launched EquineJobTrack.ca website connecting job seekers and employers in the equine industry.
Learn more online.

ONLINE: Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (Spring) - Manomin Teachings
2021-03-23 13:00 - 13:45 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph is proud to partner with the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Spring Session, presenting four online discussions on agri-food.
The Manomin Research Project aims to intensify Manomin (Zizania palustris) growth in environments altered by colonial settlement in ways that are responsive to Anishinaabe knowledge. There is a focus on crop restoration, cultural revitalization and treaty living. The transdisciplinary team is made up of individuals who believe in collaboration and knowledge sharing across disciplines and across cultures.

ONLINE: Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (Spring) - Preserving and Researching Ontario’s Agricultural History with Diaries
2021-03-24 10:00 - 10:30 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph is proud to partner with the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Spring Session, presenting four online discussions on agri-food.
Join Catharine Wilson as she takes you on a virtual tour of the Rural Diary Archive. Here you can read, search and transcribe the writings of nearly 200 Ontario diarists spanning the years 1800-1960. As Founder and Director of the Archive, Cathy will talk about the collection and introduce you to some of the diarists.
The power of these old documents is their immediacy, their ability to transport you back into the daily lives of farm families and see how they really lived. Perhaps you, your local historical society or history class will be inspired to transcribe. Anyone can make a valuable contribution to research now and enjoy some time-travel at the same time.

ONLINE: Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals - A Conversation with Drs. Hal Herzog and Mike von Massow
2021-03-24 12:30 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals, a book by by Dr. Hal Herzog, professor emeritus, Western Carolina University will be discussed with Dr. Mike von Massow, associate professor in the department of food, agricultural and resource economics at the University of Guelph. This discussion will be a continuation of their podcast conversation, Confessions of a conflicted omnivore.
Herzog has been investigating the complex psychology of our interactions with other species for more than two decades. He is particularly interested in how people negotiate real-world ethical dilemmas, and he has studied animal activists, cockfighters, animal researchers and circus animal trainers. An award-winning teacher and researcher, he has written more than 100 articles and book chapters. His research has been published in journals such as Science, The American Psychologist, The Journal of the Royal Society, The American Scholar, New Scientist, Anthrozoös, BioScience, The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and Animal Behavior. His work has been covered by Newsweek, Slate, Salon, National Public Radio, Scientific American, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune and many other newspapers. In 2013, he was given the Distinguished Scholar Award by the International Society for Anthrozoology. Herzog is a professor of psychology at Western Carolina University and lives in the Smoky Mountains with his wife Mary Jean and their cat Tilly.
Von Massow is interested in how people think about food with recent work focusing on labeling, novel food products, animal welfare and antibiotic use. He is also active in the interdisciplinary Guelph Food Waste Research Project with Dr. Kate Parizeau. Von Massow’s research also considers the structure and performance of food value chains as they evolve in response to changing consumer preferences and other factors. Von Massow speaks frequently about food waste, animal welfare and other research projects. He has written for the Globe and Mail and other publications and is often quoted on radio and in the media. As a frequent blogger with a strong presence on broadcast, print and social media, von Massow helps contribute to the department’s ongoing efforts to mobilize research in a manner that helps to inform public policy and private strategy. Von Massow has also introduced his FoodFocus podcast to discuss issues of interest in the food space. Von Massow is a member of the steering committee for the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare.
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ONLINE: Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (Spring) - Healthy Soil for a Healthy Climate
2021-03-24 15:00 - 15:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph is proud to partner with the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Spring Session, presenting four online discussions on agri-food.
What does soil have to do with climate change? Tune in to this panel discussion with University of Guelph agrometeorologist Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle, and farmer Brett Israel as they discuss how better soil management can capture CO2, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve our planet.

ONLINE: Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (Spring) - Using social media to predict foodborne illnesses
2021-03-25 10:00 - 10:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph is proud to partner with the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Spring Session, presenting four online discussions on agri-food.
Join University of Guelph computer scientists Rozita Dara and Jeff Farber to learn about an internet-based surveillance system that monitors activities related to diseases on social media, sorts through that information, and provides a supplementary source of data for our officials. Previously, the team’s work focused on avian influenza, but in response to an immediate need, the researchers have pivoted to extend their framework to foodborne illnesses.

ONLINE: Policy, Polity and Indigenous Health - Examining Political Determinants of Health
2021-03-26 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Policy, Polity and Indigenous Health: Examining Political Determinants of Health
Join us for this free webinar as noted Indigenous scholars and leaders discuss their work and research related to the policy and politics of Indigenous health.
Panelists:

Kiera Ladner – Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Manitoba
Jonathan Dewar – Chief Executive Officer, First Nations Information Governance Centre
Dawn Sii-yaa-ilth-supt Smith – Assistant Professor, Indigenous Governance, University of Victoria

Moderator:

Joanne Moores – PhD Candidate and Moderator, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph

Supported by the University of Guelph Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Enhancement Fund.

ONLINE: 25th Annual Project SOY Plus Finale
2021-03-26 12:00 - 15:00 | Ontario, Canada
You are invited to the 25th annual Project SOY Plus finale. This year’s event will take place using HopIn software on March 26 from noon to 3 p.m.
Project SOY (Sustainable Opportunities for You) Plus is celebrating its 25th year of providing students with a chance to express their innovative thinking into the development and marketing of plant-based products. Originally started in 1996 as Project SOY, participants were asked to put their minds together to innovate soybean-based products. The competition has now grown to include all plant-based products.
The program is open to any University of Guelph student from a diploma, undergraduate or graduate program. Students are asked to work in groups of five or fewer with a faculty advisor and then present their projects at the March 26 finale. Contestant entries are judged by industry representatives during the finale where cash rewards of $2,500, $1,000 and $500 will be awarded to first, second and third place winners, respectively, in three categories – diploma, undergraduate and graduate.
Using the online platform, HopIn, multiple presentations capturing the unique plant-based creations from students will be available for viewing. During this time, we encourage you to ask questions and learn more about these student innovations.
For more information, please visit www.projectsoy.ca or contact Loretta Higgins at soybeans@uoguelph.ca.
Register to watch the finale.
Event Timeline/Agenda:

Public viewing of projects – noon to 1:30 p.m.
Award presentation – 1:30 p.m.

ONLINE: Salmonella Syst-omics - Applying the One Health Approach for Improved Food Safety
2021-03-26 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
One Health Winter 2021 Seminar Series
Salmonella enterica is a bacterial zoonotic pathogen of global importance that cause approximately 80 million causes of foodborne illness each year.
A systematic approach to controlling salmonella in humans, animals and the environment has been developed using genomics-based approaches. This S will be discussed with examples of how it is being applied to reduce the burden and duration of foodborne salmonellosis. Presentation by Dr. Lawrence Goodridge, Department of Food Science, Ontario Agricultural College.

ONLINE: Thinking Spaces with Dhruv Jani from Studio Oleomingus
2021-03-26 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “The Concentric Fictions of a Generous History: Hypertext and Other Annotations to Memory,” a talk by Dhruv Jani from Studio Oleomingus.
The event will take place on via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk.
Register online.
With “The Concentric Fictions of a Generous History,” I want to try to weave together a sprawling argument about interactive fiction that spans across the legacy of colonialism, the bureaucratic tyranny of citizenship, and the relationship of individual identity and collective histories – into contemporary political protest and the role of hypertext in the enunciation of dissent. But most of all, I want to examine Interactive Fiction as an extension of folk-theatre where it may be possible to imagine the performance of disembodied and democratic identities without the burden of nationhood. I also want to argue why hypertext might be a precursor to a fundamental change in how bodies, sites, and territories are demarcated and how histories are recorded, making forms of hypertext (including videogames) a powerful but sparsely understood site for public discourse, protest, and reconciliation.
Dhruv Jani is the founder of a game and arts studio called Oleomingus. Studio Oleominugs practices at the intersection of post-colonial writing, speculative architecture and interactive fiction. They use games to study colonial power structures and the histories they occlude, as well as how hypertext might be used to pollute a single reductive record of the past or of a people.
The work of Studio Oleomingus is supported by the Serendipity Arts Foundation, Humble Bundle Inc. and The Irregular Corporation, and we are recipients of the AMAZE Humble Award 2020. Dhruv Jani has also been a resident at Khoj International Artists Association, and the recipient of an Arts Practice Grant from the India Foundation for the Arts. They have created and exhibited games at V&A London, G|39 Gallery in Cardiff, Somerset House London, Phoenix gallery Leicester, Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur, VideoGame Art Gallery Chicago, TENT Biennale – Kolkata, Eye Myth – Mumbai, Shenzhen New Media Arts Festival, WordPlay at Ontario, Overkill Festival, Netherlands, PAX EGX 2020 and Mild Rumpus 2018 and 2020 at the Game Developers Conference San Francisco.
https://oleomingus.com | https://twitter.com/studiooleomingu | https://www.instagram.com/studio.oleomingus
This event is being co-presented with the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) and the Music Students’ Association’s 15th Annual Music Symposium.
As always, Thinking Spaces is free and open to all.

ONLINE: Virtual Campus Day
2021-03-27 12:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Attend our Virtual Spring Open House for prospective students and their families. The event includes academic and student service information sessions, opportunities to chat live with current students, staff and faculty, and a Live Virtual Tour Experience. To register and for more information, please visit admission.uoguelph.ca/campusday.

Gryphon Pizza Day in Support of Women's Athletics at U of G
2021-03-30 11:00 - 23:00 | Select Domino’s Pizza restaurants in Guelph
March 30 is the 3rd annual She’s Got Game Pizza Day sponsored by Domino’s Guelph at 304 Stone Rd.
On She’s Got Game Pizza Day, Domino’s donates half of select pizza sales to the She’s Got Game initiative, supporting women’s athletics scholarships at the University of Guelph.
Offer details

March 30 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Get one large Pizza for $7.99 (cheese or pepperoni only)
For every large cheese or pepperoni pizza sold, $4 will be donated to support women’s athletics scholarships and programs at the University of Guelph
Must pick up from the following locations only:
304 Stone Rd W. | (519) 837-3030
585 Eramosa Rd | (519) 836-3030
204 Silvercreek Pkwy N. | (519) 763-3030

Pre-Order
If you want to pre-order please email dominospizzaguelph@rogers.com before 5 p.m. on Monday, March 29. Provide your full name, phone number and time of pick-up and use code “Game”.

ONLINE: Choosing to Challenge: A Conversation with Three Trailblazers
2021-03-31 16:00 - 17:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join the Office of Diversity and Human Rights’ Associate Vice-President, Indira Naidoo-Harris on March 31 from 4 to 5 p.m. as she moderates an exciting panel discussion with three trailblazing women who Choose to Challenge in honour of International Women’s Day. Hear from former Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, former Canadian politician and Human Rights Activist, the Honourable Jean Augustine, and former Chief of the Six Nations and Indigenous and Human Rights Advocate, Ava Hill, as they engage in discussions about women-identifying individuals in leadership, barriers women face in positions of power, and how we can build equitable and inclusive communities for everyone.
Register online.

ONLINE: New Age Warriors - In Conversation with Catherine Blackburn
2021-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join the Art Gallery of Guelph on April 14 at 7 p.m. for a conversation with contemporary beadwork artist Catherine Blackburn. Of Dene and European ancestry, the work of the multidisciplinary artist is on view currently in New Age Warriors. Part dialogue, part studio visit, the discussion will explore her futuristic regalia and photographs that blend traditional materials and methods with elements of couture, hip-hop expression and cosplay aesthetics, as well as her current work.
There is no charge to attend this online event.
Register for New Age Warriors: In Conversation With Catherine Blackburn.
Learn more on the Art Gallery of Guelph website.
Image credit: Catherine Blackburn, The Waterhen Weaver, 2018, inkjet on Dibond

ONLINE: Beading Workshop with Erin Szikora
2021-04-17 13:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join the Art Gallery of Guelph and learn how to make a floral keychain with curator and beadwork artist, Erin Szikora (Cayuga/Scottish/Hungarian). In this 3-hour adult workshop, participants will discuss the history of Haudenosaunee beadwork, learn the basics of one-needle flat stitch beading, and create a floral keychain using size 11 seed beads, felt, and stainless-steel elements. Basic sewing skills are recommended, but not required. The registration fee is $65 and includes a kit with all the supplies required to complete the keychain that can be picked up in Guelph, Hamilton or Toronto. Space is limited, register today!
Download registration form and submit your completed form to info@artgalleryofguelph.ca.
For more information, visit https://artgalleryofguelph.ca/.

ONLINE: Thinking Spaces Speaker Series with Harald Kisiedu
2021-04-23 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present historical musicologist Harald Kisiedu for his talk “Living Ball of Fire: Peter Brötzmann, Black Experimentalism, and Politics in 1960s West Germany.”
This event will take place via Zoom. This presentation is the last Thinking Spaces event of the semester. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk.
If you are interested in attending, please register online at https://uoguel.ph/haraldkisiedu.
A Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event.
This talk is concerned with the experiences and musical practices of important saxophonist and improviser Peter Brötzmann. It illuminates the creative tension between the realms of music and politics that shaped his music’s production and reception during the latter half of the 1960s and situates his work within the larger context of the rise of the New Left and the West German student protest movement during this period. Moreover, the talk elucidates the building of alliances between segments of the West German student protest movement and the Black Freedom Movement in the US as an important backdrop for Brötzmann’s engagement with black experimentalism.
Harald Kisiedu is a historical musicologist and received his doctorate from Columbia University. His research interests include jazz as a global phenomenon, music of the African diaspora, Afrodiasporic composers, music and politics, improvisation, transnationalism, and Wagner. He has published on Peter Brötzmann, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Muhal Richard Abrams, Black composers, jazz and popular music in the Terezín concentration camp and the political reception of Wagner’s Meistersinger of Nuremberg in the National Socialist Regime. He is also a saxophonist and has performed with George Lewis, Branford Marsalis, Henry Grimes, Hannibal Lokumbe and Champion Jack Dupree. He has made recordings with the NY-based ensemble Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber and composer/improviser Jeff Morris.
Between 2015 and 2017, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation at the University of Guelph and at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Kisiedu is currently a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück’s Institute of Music. He is the author of European Echoes: Jazz Experimentalism in Germany, 1950-1975 published by Wolke Verlag.
As always, Thinking Spaces is free and open to all.

ONLINE: Virtual Interaction Conference
2021-04-28 09:00 - 12:00 | Ontario, Canada
Two-day conference introducing academic and student life opportunities to university-bound grade 10 and 11 students. Participants choose to attend one of the two days. Registration required. Free to attend. Learn more at admission.uoguelph.ca/events.

ONLINE: Every Day is Earth Day - Imagining Climates Launch
2021-04-29 19:30 - 21:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Imagining Climates and the Guelph Institute for Environmental Research invite you to join us on April 29 at 7:30 p,m, ET as we celebrate the launch of Imagining Climates, a new interdisciplinary project exploring the role of imagination in our response to the climate crisis.
Register online.
Every Day is Earth Day: Imagining Climates Launch will be hosted by acclaimed climate fiction novelist and Imagining Climates team leader, Catherine Bush, and will feature short readings of micro-climate stories from award-winning writers and scientists Liz Howard, Canisia Lubrin, Sheung-King, and Dr. Alex Smith, and our first climate conversation between environmental artist Diane Borsato and interpretive biologist Chris Earley.

ONLINE: U of GH Virtual Applied Business Conference "Evolution of Small and Medium Enterprises in the 21st Century and Beyond"
2021-05-06 - 2021-05-07 | University of Guelph-Humber
Evolution of Small and Medium Enterprises in the 21st Century and Beyond
https://www.guelphhumber.ca/Business-Conference2021
Email: businessconference@guelphhumber.ca
Important Dates:

Submission of Abstracts Deadline: March 29, 2021 – Please visit the conference website to submit abstract/paper/case study
Acceptance Notice Deadline: April 10, 2021
Early Bird Conference Registration Deadline: April 20, 2021 – Register on the conference website

As Charles Darwin once said, “It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” While businesses constantly need to undergo regular transformations, there are some periods and incidents, such as the digital age and COVID-19, when businesses face an existential threat and need to drastically transform and evolve for their ultimate survival. Although the ability to successfully modernize an organization in our fast-paced, rapidly changing world is essential, most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up over 98% of total businesses across the world and are a large contribution to value added and employment, are lacking any will and/or capacity to evolve, with most of them still following old business styles. Additionally, minorities, such as immigrants, women, BIPOC and LGBTQ2+ communities, etc., face relatively more barriers while exploring business opportunities.
In this backdrop, the University of Guelph Humber is pleased to host an international applied business conference on the evolution of small and medium enterprises. The conference will be held virtually on Zoom May 6 – 7, 2021.
This conference aims at bringing together academic scholars, researchers, entrepreneurs, policy makers and students from around the globe for an opportunity to present case studies and discuss applied research papers, as well as to foster research collaborations. It will be an international gathering where participants will explore possible ways for businesses to succeed in this continuously evolving and fast paced environment, while learning from successful case studies from various parts of the world and contributing to open innovation. Acknowledging the invaluable contributions of minority entrepreneurs to their communities, participants will also discuss the contribution and challenges of black communities, people of color and women in business.
Proposals for applied research papers, case studies and panel discussions in all fields of business are welcomed, especially, but not limited to, the following topics:

open innovation
impact of the Pandemic on SMEs
transformation and survival of SMEs during pandemic
role of government policies and financial sector in SMEs’ survival and growth
minorities (Black, Indigenous and women) entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship education
entrepreneurship in low income or emerging markets
international and transnational entrepreneurship
role of entrepreneurship in economic development
AI and other technology-based venturing

Please note: We welcome work in progress and unpublished working papers. Students are encouraged to submit their research papers or case studies to present in the students’ symposium.
Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke, Professor of Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Surrey, UK
Dr. Nobuyoshi Yamori, Professor, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Dr. Wendy Cukier, Professor & Director, Diversity Institute, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
Mr. Rocco Rossi, President & CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Toronto, Canada

Awards:
The best papers will be awarded in each of the following categories:

Applied research
Case study
Student work

Publication Opportunities:

Selected papers will be reviewed for a possible publication in a SCOPUS indexed journal of Transnational Corporations Review, Taylor and Francis.
Papers can be submitted for a possible publication to the book ‘Disadvantaged Minorities in Business Entrepreneurship for Everyone’ published by Springer. See its Call for Chapters
Best papers and case studies will be considered for a possible publication in an edited book titled Impact of the Pandemic on Small and Medium Enterprises: International Case Studies, published by Routledge.
Full paper/abstract proceedings will be published in a digital format on the conference website.

Registration Fee:
There is no charge for authors with accepted papers to present in the conference, if they register by April 20.

Early Bird Registration (by April 20, 2021): Free
Regular Registration (after April 20): $100 CAD

For further inquiries about the conference, please feel free to contact Dr. Farkhanda Shamim at shamimf@guelphhumber.ca.

ONLINE: Exhibit Launch - “From our Mothers’ Kitchens”: Cooking in Rural Canada
2021-05-13 12:30 - 14:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
U of G’s newest online exhibition is launching on Thursday, May 13 and we want you to join us! If you’re interested in Canadian food trends, this one’s for you. “From our Mothers’ Kitchens”: Cooking in Rural Canada explores how rural and agrarian areas have shaped Canadian food trends and preferences over the past 160 years.
This event will be presented in conjunction with the Rural Women’s Studies Association Triennial Conference and is a collaboration between Archival and Special Collections at the McLaughlin Library and the Department of History in the College of Arts.
If you’d like to attend, please email Dr. Rebecca Beausaert at rbeausae@uoguelph.ca by May 12 to receive a Zoom link for the launch.

ONLINE: Gryphon’s LAAIR Pitch Finale
2021-05-19 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Gryphon’s LAAIR Innovation Showcase and Pitch Competition returns!
Join us online as five founders present their world-changing technologies for the first time! This interactive event will give attendees an opportunity to start conversations, network with agri-food professionals and business leaders and explore partnerships that have mutual benefit.
Online Event Timeline:

Live Stream Pitch Finale from 1 to 2 p.m.
Online After-Party from 2 to 3 p.m.

Host: Dan Clapson, Globe & Mail columnist and founder of Eat North
Five Teams led by Academic Entrepreneurs:

AstraRedex
BioFerm Functional Foods
DigiTrack Systems
Guelph Petrographic Imaging
Obi Veterinary

International Judging Panel will choose a $10,000 prize winner:

Harry Ghandi, Founder & Start-up Coach (Canada)
Jim Hardin, Senior Investment Manager, AVAC Group (Canada)
David Maasz, Co-founder & CEO, INPAPAMC (Hungary)
Jenn Smith, Program Director, Grow-NY (USA)
Suhas Narayanaswamy, Associate, Lewis and Clark Agrifood (USA)

ONLINE: 12th Annual Accessibility Conference
2021-05-25 - 2021-05-27 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph, in partnership with Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd), is hosting the 12th Annual Accessibility Conference virtually this year. The event is scheduled for May 25 to 27, 2021.
The conference includes interactive workshops, discussion forums, and concurrent sessions. Additionally, a panel presentation and closing capstone session—focusing on Accessibility, Inclusion and the Future of Work and Learning—will be part of this year’s itinerary.
Sessions will be hosted live via the Zoom videoconferencing platform.
There will be plenty of opportunities scheduled throughout the conference for delegates to connect with their fellow community members and colleagues.
This year’s registration fee offers an opportunity to attend more sessions than ever, including both conference/concurrent session days, plus post-conference access to concurrent session recordings.
The Annual Accessibility Conference welcomes both accessibility novices and experts, and encourages attendees to build communities and exchange ideas. Presenters share practical and theoretical knowledge of topics such as accessible teaching and learning, web accessibility, and accessibility theory, policy and compliance.
Visit the Accessibility Conference website for registration and session details.
Learn more about the 2021 Accessibility Conference.

ONLINE: 2021 ICCI Cancer Research Symposium
2021-05-27 09:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The annual ICCI Cancer Research Symposium is a free all-day event that highlights the cancer research taking place at the University of Guelph and from other nearby universities. The day consists of short talks from students and invited local speakers, poster presentations, and a keynote speaker to cap off an eventful day promising to demonstrate the wide variety and novelty of cancer research taking place at the University of Guelph.
Learn more and register online.
