University of the Streets Café: Fall Conversation Schedule

Community initiative discovered by "La Maison Verte"

The University of the Streets Café is back to liven up your autumn season. With 15 public conversations ranging from the City to sustainability to memory, there is a lot to get excited about. The venues have been confirmed, the moderators are ready to moderate, the guests are ready to converse, and our nifty new calendars are being printed. We're only missing you!

Visit our website (www.univcafe.org ) to get all of the details for each conversation. In the meantime, here is a glimpse of what's to come:

October 4 Work and Service: How do we bridge work and life?

October 9 Faces of the City: Cities, a birthing ground for the soul?

October 16 Faces of the City: How can we discover the City's multiple personalities?

October 27 Science as we know it: Is science being censored?

October 29 Café Scientifique: Do we underestimate the importance of teen friendships?

November 3 Personal Balance: Is the world turning too fast or is it just me?

November 5 Sweet Sorrow: Can death bring beauty?

November 6 Building a culture of sustainability: What role do taxes play in creating the commons?

November 10 Building a culture of sustainability: Can we teach (and not preach) new ways of sustainable living?

November 11 Food Security: GMOs in Canada: is it a done deal?

November 17 Science as we know it: Is the earth really round? -OR- How do we know what we know about science?

November 20 Building a culture of sustainability: How do we begin to understand the issues?

November 24 Building a Culture of Sustainability: How do we put accountability into accounting?

December 1 Personal Balance: What, I'm not superhuman? I have limits?

December 5 Memory: What helps us remember what we already know?

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The University of the Streets Café creates gathering places for citizens to pursue lifelong learning and engagement through public conversations.  These collective discussions are an opportunity for people of diverse backgrounds and realities to meet, in a respectful environment – where all perspectives are welcome!

If you would like to receive updates on the University of the Streets Café’s activities and invitations to upcoming conversations, please stay in touch in one of the following ways:

1) Join our electronic mailing list by sending a request to univcafe@concordia.ca
2) Join the Facebook group: simply search for “University of the Streets Café”
3) Visit our website at univcafe.concordia.ca
4) Not online? Request paper schedules (recycled, of course) by calling 514 848-2424 #3967