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# 189 - Doctor, Dancer: Susan Biali

March 12, 2012
| In this half hour conversation Lynn Thompson speaks with Dr. Susan Biali, M.D. about Susan's blend of being a doctor, author, speaker, life coach and dancer, and what she is learning now!

31:22 minutes (28.72 MB)

Activism course: Building a Better World

Oct 11 2011 - 7:00pm
Nov 15 2011 - 9:00pm

Location

Glebe Community Centre
Third Ave (at Lyon)
Ottawa, ON
Canada
Phone: 613-656-5498
45° 24' 7.2828" N, 75° 41' 27.258" W

This course is for:

- People actively working for social change and would like to explore, learn and reflect upon the different aspects of their work and how to do things better,

- And those looking for a comprehensive introduction to the field.

It is now offered as an independent community-based course at a sliding scale cost.

This course helps participants develop a strategic approach and understanding to dealing with various issues/situations in their communities and the larger world. We will explore the problems and opportunities that come up in groups working to bring about change.

For full information, click here.

Contact name: 
Greg Macdougall

Edge-U-cation

Edge-U-cation
Mar 16 2011 - 6:30pm
Mar 16 2011 - 9:00pm

Location

PSAC building, 1st floor
233 Gilmour (at Metcalfe)
Ottawa, ON
Canada
45° 24' 56.5308" N, 75° 41' 28.5216" W

Thinking about liberating education!

How can we overcoming the domesticating and confining education we experience everyday in our major institutions and media? What does a truly liberating education look like and how do we engage with it? Come and share your thoughts and experiences.

In our contemporary culture, learning how to learn and how to think independently is just as important as mastering any particular technical skill.

And to learn the things we do need, we need to learn to find (or create) opportunities and spaces outside of the traditional institutions and approaches that have ‘taught' us how to be ourselves.

Contact name: 
613-656-5498
Contact email: 
CitizenShift

78 - Learning Outside the System: Life as an Unschooler

December 16, 2008
| CitizenShift’s Denise Hastings and Michelle Drew sat down with filmmaker Astra Taylor to explore growing up unschooled, and debunking some of the myths of homeschooling along the way.

21:20 minutes (29.31 MB)
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