India and Clark are 16 years old, and have been raising money to send kids from child-headed households to school in Malawi through an organization called “Turn The Tide” …since they were 10 years old! Through spaghetti dinners, bake sales, craft markets and other events, to date they have raised at least $40.000. The funds [...]
Topic: Commanding Hope -The Power We Have to Renew a World In Peril For our first Virtual Speaker, WCC London is proud to offer you a best selling Canadian author and prominent educator, Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon. Dr. Homer-Dixon is Director and Founder of the Cascade Institute at Royal Roads University, and holds a University [...]
Madison is a member of Team Canada, signifying her position as one of the top athletes in the world in her sport of blade running. Madison is a meningitis survivor, campaign ambassador and a Canadian para-athlete. Tune in, turn on and find out more about her amazing story Link to Madison Wilson-Walker's Presentation [...]
We welcome Susan Macphail as our May 13th virtual speaker. She is a cofounder and former director of My Sister’s Place, London Title: “All Our Sisters, Women and Homelessness” Outline: The “herstory” of My Sister’s Place in London, Stories from the streets of courage and resilience. Link to Susan Macphail's Presentation [...]
We are pleased to welcome Steve Cordes as our Thursday June 10 virtual speaker from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. He is Chief Executive Officer of Y.O.U. (Youth Opportunities Unlimited, London) Title of Presentation: “Joan’s Place: Bringing a Community of Support Together to Help Youth” His talk will focus on the integrated service model [...]
Covid-19 and Gender-Based Violence Jessie is the Executive Director of Anova (http://www.anovafuture.org/), an organization whose vision is “An inclusive world of shared power where everyone lives freely without fear of violence.” Anova is Ontario's largest women's shelter and London-Middlesex's sexual assault center. Jessie specializes in community engagement and advocacy, and believes in holding space [...]
Defying Limits: Lessons from the Edge of the Universe Prior to entering the Canadian Space Agency's program, Dr. David Williams worked as an emergency room doctor and director for emergency room services at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. He was formerly the director for the McMaster Centre for Medical Robotics. In June, 2012, [...]
Cultural and Historical Perspectives on London and Elgin County Michael Baker is a graduate of Western University with degrees in history and education. From 1985 to 1990, he was Collections Curator at Fanshawe Pioneer Village. From 1990 to 2007, he was Curator of Regional History at Museum London and in 2007 he moved to [...]
Musical Friends As a teacher and conductor, Paul maintains an active and vibrant vocal studio in London's Old South while acting as Conductor of the Canadian Celtic Choir, The Broadway Singers and Assistant Director of St. James Westminster Church Choir. (Stephen Holowitz is Director) Paul performs regularly with local opera and theatre companies, jazz [...]
What did the Loyalists Do Anyhow? Elaine Cougler is the award-winning author of historical novels about the lives of settlers in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution. She uses the backdrop of the conflict for page-turning fictional tales where the main characters face torn loyalties, danger, and personal [...]