{"id":17326,"date":"2017-11-08T10:11:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T15:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/?p=17326"},"modified":"2024-07-03T19:51:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T23:51:56","slug":"november-8-roundup-history-events-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/2017\/november-8-roundup-history-events-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"November 8 Roundup: History Events and Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n November 8 Roundup: History Events and Announcements\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Below are upcoming events as well as announcements that may be of interest. (A bulletin will be sent out each week with upcoming events and announcements.) Departmental events are also posted on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now – December 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Launch of 杏吧原创\u2019s United Way Campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

杏吧原创\u2019s United Way Campaign creates a great opportunity for staff and faculty on campus to connect, network and raise funds for a great cause. 100% of the funds raised by our campaign are invested locally helping kids achieve their potential, moving people from poverty to possibility, and bringing people and resources together to build a strong, healthy, safe community for all residents of Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please join us in making this year\u2019s campaign a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All events that have been confirmed to date will be posted to the 杏吧原创 United Way website at: https:\/\/carleton.ca\/unitedway\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAST DAY: November 1-8, 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Library\u2019s United Way Online Auction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Library\u2019s United Way Online Auction runs until Nov. 8th. (Closing at 4:30 pm<\/strong>)  Check out the 81 items which include ice time, Beats headphones, Horizon LED desk lamp, handcrafted\/baked items, gift cards, the ever-popular department baskets, plus much more. A HUGE thank you to our wonderful donors, who make this auction possible. Here is the site: https:\/\/auction.library.carleton.ca\/<\/a> Bid away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TODAY: November 8, 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Home Truths in Canada: Insights into Time, Place and Identity from Susanna Moodie, Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Wallace Stegner and Margaret Laurence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ottawa Society for the Arts and Sciences will host a lecture by Dr. Brian McKillop, the distinguished cultural and intellectual historian, on: HOME TRUTHS IN CANADA: Insights into Time, Place and Identity from Susanna Moodie, Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Wallace Stegner and Margaret Laurence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place: Ottawa Public Library (The Auditorium), Main Branch, 120 Metcalfe St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Brian McKillop is Professor Emeritus of History at 杏吧原创 University; Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor\u2019s Professor and former Chair of the History Department (2005\u20132009) of 杏吧原创 University; he is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2001). In 2002 he was a finalist for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. Among his publications is Pierre Berton: A Biography (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2008).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the Ottawa Society for the Arts and Sciences, please visit the OSFAS website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 9, 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

European Social Democracy: Crisis and Renewal
\n<\/strong>We are delighted to invite you to a public lecture \u201cEuropean Social Democracy: Crisis and Renewal\u201d with Rolf M\u00fctzenich on Thursday, November 9, 2017, from 2:30 – 4:00PM, in Dunton Tower 2017, 杏吧原创 University<\/a>.
\n杏吧原创 the Lecture:  Following difficult election results in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic this fall, Social Democracy in Europe is facing yet again calls for a fundamental renewal. What led to the current crisis of a political movement that contributed like few others to shape contemporary Europe and modern Germany.
\n杏吧原创 the Speaker: Rolf M\u00fctzenich<\/a> has been a Member of the German Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2002. He is the SPD\u2019s Deputy Parliamentary Leader in charge of foreign policy, defence, and human rights.
\nRegistration for this event is required. To register, and for more information about the event, please visit the registration page<\/a>.
\n<\/strong>For more information on upcoming CES events, please visit: https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/events\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017\u20132018<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

History Department Brown Bag Occasions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The History Department invites you to a series of Brown Bag Occasions taking place in our History Lounge (433 Paterson), starting at 12:30. Bring your lunch and join us for any of the following talks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n