Conference Program: Memory Institutions and Diasporas: Roles and Responsibilities

Day 1 Conference Program:  Memory and Diasporas: Roles and Responsibilities

Venue: The main hall of Tartu College (310 Bloor St. W., Toronto, entrance on Madison Ave)

Wednesday, September 16

12.00-13.00 Registration, welcome coffee

13.00-14.30 Session 1

Opening remarks

1. Piret Noorhani (Estonian Studies Centre/VEMU), Memory Institutions and Diasporas: Roles and Responsibilities

2. Elizabeth Haven Hawley (University of Florida), Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: The Role of Distance in Diaspora Heritage Preservation

3. Representatives of the Bloor Street Culture Corridor The Expression of Diverse Communities Through Arts and Culture:
Heather Kelly (Bloor Street Culture Corridor), Introduction to the Bloor Street Culture Corridor
Deepali Dewan (Royal Ontario Museum), The Family Camera Project
Kelvin Browne (The Gardiner Museum), Kent Monkman “The Rise and Fall of Civilization”
Bruce Hutchinson (Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre), Ontario Jewish Archives Project
Heather Kelly (Performing Arts- The Royal Conservatory), World Music Concerts

14.30-15.00 Coffee break

15.00-16.45 Preview screening of a new Estonian documentary

17.00 Opening reception and VEMU tour