“Snow, Ice and Gold” was an exhibit that featured the Westcoast Calligraphy Society during the 2010 Winter Olympics at the Learning Centre. An enthusiastic group of artists with a common bond – a love of all things calligraphic – the Westcoast Calligraphy Society shares its members’ knowledge of design, colour, illustration, bookbinding, and paper making with all who are interested in the art of letters. Many of the society’s experienced members teach beginning and more advanced calligraphy throughtout the Lower Mainland.
This exhibit highlighted the programming of the IKBLC-UBC Library Olympic Programming Group’s at IKBLC and the Library. For more photos of this exhibition, please find here.
The IKBLC Gallery presents: “Snow, Ice and Gold” an exhibit curated by the Westcoast Calligraphy Society. This exhibit will be on display during the 2010 Winter Olympics (Feb 14th to Feb 28th, 2010). Described as an enthusiastic group of people with a common bond–a love of all things calligraphic, the Westcoast Calligraphy Society shares its members’ knowledge of design, colour, illustration, bookbinding, and paper making with all who are interested in the art of letters. Many of the society’s members teach beginning and more advanced calligraphy throughtout the Lower Mainland.
The purpose of the Gallery @ the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is to provide a visual programming space to “encourage the important learning that takes place outside formal educational activities.” The Learning Centre welcomes exhibit proposals from individuals, groups and organizations within UBC and from the broader community. If you are interested in exhibiting at the Gallery, proposals can be submitted to Allan Cho, Program Services Librarian, up to 1 year in advance. Please include an itemized list and sample photographs (or a URL to photographs) of the items to be displayed.
Dr. John Hoberman is a European cultural and intellectual historian and has done extensive research on sports doping and the intersection of sports, politics, science, public opinion and the Olympics. He has taught courses on sport and politics at Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and The University of Texas at Austin. His lecture, Drugs in the Olympics, was held at St. Johns College on October 14, 2009. Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
On January 21, 2010, the UBC Africa Awareness Initiative welcomed James Atebe to UBC. Mission’s mayor, James Atebe, has been dubbed by some as the Obama of Canada. Hailing from the Gusii tribe of Kenya, he has managed to become a pillar of Mission. James Atebe has contributed a lot to the city of Mission and continues to do so amidst a wealth of obstacles. Winning his second election by a margin of over 80 percent along with being voted on of the TOP 25 IMMIGRANTS in Canada, he has proved to be the real embodiment of global citizenship and a poster child for immigrant success in Canada. Sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, this webcast presents Mayor James Atebe’s dedication to both his heritage and his adopted country and how he uses the two to better serve his community.
The Learning Centre has been webcasting selected UBC lectures and seminars as an opportunity to enhance the value of the programs that are already happening on campus for an audience that oftentimes cannot personally attend. A webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Living Traditions: Windingo’s and Indigenous Law is a presentation by Dr. John Borrows, who is Professor and Robina Chair in Law and Society at the University of Minnesota Law School and Professor and Law Foundation Chair of Aboriginal Law and Justice at the University of Victoria Law School. His talk focuses on the role of choice and agency in the interpretation and application of Indigenous law in a community context. Using ancient Ojibway stories and contemporary texts, Borrows explores the contemporary cultural expression of Anishinabek legal principles and their relevance for and relationship to other legal systems in North America.
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Dodson Music Series on Friday Feb. 12th, 2010 has been cancelled due to the performers’ not being available at that time. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Dr. John Borrows is a Professor and Robina Chair in Law and Society at the University of Minnesota Law School and Professor and Law Foundation Chair of Aboriginal Law and Justice at the University of Victoria Law School. Talk focuses on the role of choice and agency in the interpretation and application of Indigenous law in a community context. Using ancient Ojibway stories and contemporary texts, this talk will explore the contemporary cultural expression of Anishinabek legal principles and their relevance for and relationship to other legal systems in North America
Select Articles Available at UBC Library
Borrows, J. (2010). Canada’s indigenous constitution. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Borrows, J., & Rotman, L. I. (2003). Aboriginal legal issues: Cases, materials & commentary. Toronto: LexisNexis Butterworths.
Borrows, J., Canadian Public Policy Collection, & Canadian Electronic Library (Firm). (2008). Seven generations, seven teachings ending the Indian act. National Centre for First Nations Governance. [Link]
Borrows, J. (2002). Recovering Canada: The resurgence of indigenous law. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
The Human Orrery Project–supported by UBC’s Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative–involves 40 students placing sticky notes on the floor of the Irving K Barber Learning Centre to trace the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Students then take turns acting as the planets in orbit, while another team maps out other planets along with the Voyager spacecraft, the most distant man-made object. The third-year course is designed for non-science students at the university. Session times:
The IKBLC Gallery presents: “Snow, ice and gold” an exhibit curated by the Westcoast Calligraphy Society