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LATEST NEWS
- Saturday, January 11, 2025 – Remarks at the Launch of New Perspective (Addis Kignit)
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JRS spoke at the Toronto launch of New Perspective (Addis Kignit) አዲስቅኝት, a new Ethiopian Canadian TV program on OMNI Channel. As part of our inaugural efforts, we are aiming to create a meaningful introduction to our viewers and celebrate Ethiopian heritage. The event was attended by many leaders of the Ethiopian community from the […]
- Sunday, September 15, 2024 – Allo BMT Survivorship Day
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Toronto, Ontario. JRS spoke at the second annual Survivor’s day, which is a gathering of people who have had allogeneic transplants, hosted by Princess Margaret Hospital. He also spoke at the inaugural Survivorship Day in 2023. People know so little about the strange world of transplants. Maybe the time has come for everyone to know […]
- May 27, 2024 – JRS speaks at the HowTheLightGetsIn Festival
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JRS participated in a series of events at the HowTheLightGetsIn Festival organized by the Institute of Art and Ideas in Hay-on-Wye. HowTheLightGetsIn is the world’s largest festival of philosophy and music. JRS delivered a keynote address on The Tech Crisis (produced in association with Audio Note) about how the technologies we hoped would support freedom are […]
- March 16, 2023 – Taj’s calligraphic tribute to JRS on the 175th anniversary of Canadian democracy
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H. Masud Taj is an oral poet, calligrapher, architect and professor at Carleton University’s School of Architecture and Center for the Study of Islam. You can see more of Taj’s remarkable work on his website.
- March 11, 2023 – READ JRS on the 175th anniversary of Canadian democracy
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On March 11, 1848, Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin were asked by Governor General Lord Elgin to form a government because they had the confidence of the House of Commons. This first Canadian democratic government put in place official bilingualism, advanced public education and laid the foundations of our contemporary immigration and citizenship policies.
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Saturday, January 11, 2025 – Remarks at the Launch of New Perspective (Addis Kignit)
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JRS spoke at the Toronto launch of New Perspective (Addis Kignit) አዲስቅኝት, a new Ethiopian Canadian TV program on OMNI Channel. As part of our inaugural efforts, we are aiming to create a meaningful introduction to our viewers and celebrate Ethiopian heritage. The event was attended by many leaders of the Ethiopian community from the […]
- Sunday, September 15, 2024 – Allo BMT Survivorship Day
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Toronto, Ontario. JRS spoke at the second annual Survivor’s day, which is a gathering of people who have had allogeneic transplants, hosted by Princess Margaret Hospital. He also spoke at the inaugural Survivorship Day in 2023. People know so little about the strange world of transplants. Maybe the time has come for everyone to know […]
- June 19, 2024 – JRS awarded Honorary Doctor of Law Degree by York University
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In recognition of his contributions to Canada and the world, York University awarded JRS an Honorary Doctor of Law Degree. JRS spoke to a full stadium of graduating students from York’s Faculty of Liberal Art & Professional Studies about taking leadership and responsibility for their future: “You, for better or worse, are graduating into tough times. […]
- May 27, 2024 – JRS speaks at the HowTheLightGetsIn Festival
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JRS participated in a series of events at the HowTheLightGetsIn Festival organized by the Institute of Art and Ideas in Hay-on-Wye. HowTheLightGetsIn is the world’s largest festival of philosophy and music. JRS delivered a keynote address on The Tech Crisis (produced in association with Audio Note) about how the technologies we hoped would support freedom are […]
- April 25, 2024 – JRS speaks at « Colloque MTL 1849 » to mark the 175th anniversary of the Canadian Parliament buildings in Montréal
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JRS delivered the opening keynote at the MTL 1849 Colloque / Symposium in Montréal hosted by Pointe-à-Callière. The conference marked the 175th anniversary of the fire in the Parliament of the Province of Canada in Montréal and included talks from over 20 experts of 19th century Canadian history. You can read JRS’s opening remarks, which he […]
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