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  • Bloodline: A Play by Elder Albert Dumont and Phil Jenkins

    NAC

    Le jeudi 28 septembre à 19 h
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    For National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, the Ottawa Public Library in partnership with the National Arts Centre, will be hosting a one man play called "Bloodline", written by elder Albert Dumont and Co-creator, writer and musician Phil Jenkins.

    This one-person play, “Bloodline”, examines Indian Act harms. Using autobiography, poetry and photography, Albert tells the story of how the Indian Act shaped not only his own life, but the lives of his parents and grandparents.

    Elder Albert Dumont, an Algonquin poet, storyteller and artist has been named the City of Ottawa's next English-language poet laureate in 2021.

    Phil Jenkins is a local renowned historian, author, columnist, lecturer, musician & songwriter will explore the musical & visual arts and architectural.

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    Please note the NAC will be streaming Bloodline on Thursday September 28, should anyone not have access to tickets, or can no longer attend in person. Please follow this link:

    Bloodline | Livestream | Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:00 pm | National Arts Centre (nac-cna.ca)

  • Reporting on Truth in an Era of Lies with CNN's Fact Checker Daniel Dale

    Ben Franklin Place - Chamber

    Le jeudi 19 octobre à 19 h 30
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    Drawing on his pioneering efforts to fact-check President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and other US politicians, Daniel Dale will discuss why facts still matter in this age of misinformation.

    Dale got his career, watching and reading transcripts of nearly every interview or speech President Trump gives, and fact-checking him- who knew it could be a full-time job. At last count, Dale had catalogued more than 9,000 lies or false claims. He has it down to a science! And while the Trump era has ended, Dale's zeal for checking the facts has not.

    Dale knows the importance of  combating misinformation, truth and lies in politics and the importance to fact checking.

    Daniel Dale is a reporter in CNN’s Washington Bureau, where he fact-checks political claims. Prior to joining CNN in 2019, Dale spent over a decade at the Toronto Star reporter and bureau chief at Toronto City Hall from 2010 through 2014, Dale broke several stories about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. As Washington Bureau Chief, he covered trade negotiations, the 2016 and 2018 campaigns, and breaking news and social issues around the United States, including mass shootings in Charleston and Dallas, racial segregation in Milwaukee and the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts.

    A native of Thornhill, Ontario, Dale holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from York University’s Schulich School of Business.

    Program is in person, but the event will also be streamed live on OPL's YouTube page

    https://youtube.com/live/GPMib59hC-g

  • The Right to Read: An Open Book on Intellectual Freedom

    SAW Centre

    Le lundi 2 octobre à 19 h
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    To kick off library month join us at SAW Centre for an in-person paneled discussion about Intellectual Freedom with: Farzana Doctor winner of 2023 Freedom to Read Award, David A Robertson winner of 2021 Freedom to Read Award and Canadian journalist, activist, author, and broadcaster Desmond Cole, moderated by Adrian Harewood. This 90-minute discussion will help bring the term of Intellectual Freedom into focus to help us understand what it is and why it is of critical importance to us all.

    Farzana Doctor is a writer, activist, and psychotherapist. Her ancestry is Indian, and she was born in Zambia while her family was based there for five years, before immigrating to Canada. She has also received the following awards for her writing and activism: 2021 Choice Award from Planned Parenthood; 2022 McMaster University Alumni Gallery Inductee; 2023 Freedom to Read Award from The Writers' Union of Canada. While all her books are distinct from one another, some common themes include loss, relationships, community, healing, racism, LGBT rights, diasporic identity and feminism. She seamlessly blends strong stories with social justice issues.

    David Alexander Robertson is an Indigenous Canadian author, public speaker, and two-time winner of the Governor General's Literary Award. He is the author of numerous books for young readers including When We Were Alone, which won the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award and the McNally Robinson Best Book for Young People Award. In 2021, he was the recipient of the Writers’ Union of Canada Freedom to Read Award as well as the Globe and Mail Children's Storyteller of the Year. He is a member of Norway House Cree Nation

    Desmond Cole is a Canadian journalist, activist, author, and broadcaster. His debut book, The Skin We’re In, won the Toronto Book Award and was a finalist for the Forest of Reading Evergreen Aawrd and the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. It was also named best book of 2020 by The Globe and Mail, NOW Magazine, CBC, Quill & Quire, and Indigo. Living in Toronto, Ontario, Desmond Cole engages with his community in issues that include housing, homelessness, racial discrimination, civic engagement and social supports for youth.

    Adrian Harewood is a Canadian television and radio journalist. He has been a journalist for over a quarter century, hosting CBC Ottawa’s drive home radio show All in a Day for 3 years and then the anchor of CBC Ottawa News at Six for 13 years. He was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Interviewer in 2017 and he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Local Anchor in 2020. Adrian also sits on the educational board of the University of Ottawa Press and is a board member of Journalists for Human Rights.

    This event will also be streamed live on OPL's YouTube page:

    https://youtube.com/live/k6usYGOfkm8
  • Ottawa Book Awards, Prix du livre d'Ottawa

    Ottawa Book Awards Ceremony 2023 | Céremonie des Prix du livre d'Ottawa 2023

    Les Lye Studio, Meridian Theatres

    Le mercredi 11 octobre à 19 h
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    Celebrate the talent and creativity of Ottawa authors and applaud their remarkable achievements on the world’s literary stage. Since 1985 Ottawa Book Awards have recognized English and French books published in the previous year.

    The 2023 Ottawa Book Awards will be presented to the winning authors on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 7 p.m. The event will be followed by a reception at 8 p.m.

    In addition to the English and French Ottawa Book Awards categories, the following awards will also be presented at the ceremony:

    • The Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry

    • le Prix littéraire Émergence AAOF 2023 

    Location: Les Lye Studio, Meridian Theatres, 101 Centrepointe Dr.,Ottawa, ON, K2G 5K7

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    Célébrons le talent et la créativité des auteurs d’Ottawa et applaudissons leurs remarquables réalisations sur la scène littéraire mondiale. Depuis 1985, les Prix du livre d’Ottawa reconnaissent les meilleurs livres publiés en français et en anglais au cours de l’année précédente.

    Cette année, les Prix du livre d’Ottawa seront remis aux lauréats le mercredi 11 octobre à 19 h. L’événement sera suivi d’une réception.

    En plus des Prix du livre d’Ottawa pour les auteurs francophones et anglophones, les prix suivants seront aussi remis lors de la cérémonie :

    • Le Prix de poésie Archibald Lampman 

    • le Prix littéraire Émergence AAOF 2023 

    Lieu: Les Lye Studio, Théâtres Meridian, 101 promenade Centrepointe,Ottawa, ON, K2G 5K7

  • Break the Fake: What is real information or fake news?

    Le mardi 24 octobre à 18 h
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    How do you distinguish real information from fake news? In this workshop, Marc-Alexandre Ladouceur from MediaSmarts will teach four quick, easy steps you can take to spot misinformation and find out if something online is true or not!

    MediaSmarts has been developing digital and media literacy programs and resources for Canadian homes, schools and communities since 1996. Through our work we support adults with information and tools so they can help children and teens develop the critical thinking skills they need for interacting with the media they love.

    Program is virtual only. Email with link to event will be sent out days before the program.