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Terry Talks 2009: ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

By Geoff Costeloe On May 20, 2009 · 2 Comments · In >archive, Terry Speakers (A/V), conferences

Hold on to your seats!! Things at Terry are moving faster than ever!

We are pleased to announce that we have a confirmed date for Terry Talks 2009. Make sure to put October 3rd down in your calendars as the next day you will have your mind blown and your conscious rocked by some of [...]

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(2008) Community Outreach Design: Idette de Boer

By Terry On April 7, 2009 · 1 Comment · In >ubc'er, TT2008, Terry Speakers (A/V)

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Name: Idette de Boer

Talk Title: “Community outreach design.”

Notes: Masters of Architecture, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, 3rd year.
Studio 801, UBC Community Outreach Studio.

Topic: STUDIO 801 is community outreach studio comprised of a group of students from the Master [...]

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THE ANATOMY OF HUMAN DESTRUCTIVENESS
SHELDON SOLOMON (VIDEO)
OCTOBER 9th, 2008

By Terry On December 3, 2008 · 1 Comment · In >archive, Global Speakers, Terry Speakers (A/V), cultural criticism

“The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness”
(Oct 9, 2008, UBC Frederic Wood Theatre)

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Terror management theory posits that awareness of mortality engenders a potential for paralyzing terror that is assuaged by cultural worldviews: humanly created beliefs shared by individuals to provide a sense they are valuable members of [...]

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THE GOD DELUSION (VIDEO)
RICHARD DAWKINS
APRIL 29th, 2008

By Terry On June 10, 2008 · 9 Comments · In >archive, >commentary, >education, Global Speakers, Terry Speakers (A/V), cultural criticism, speakers

“The God Delusion”
(April 29th, 2008, UBC Chan Centre)
Introduction by Dr. Patrick Keeling, Director, Centre for Microbial Diversity and Evolution.

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A preeminent scientist – and the world’s most prominent atheist – asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted [...]

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THE BOTTOM BILLION (VIDEO)
PAUL COLLIER
MARCH 11TH, 2008

By Terry On April 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In >archive, Global Speakers, Terry Speakers (A/V), borders, development, economics, speakers

“The Bottom Billion – Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It”
(March 11th, 2008, Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, UBC First Nation’s Longhouse)

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Global poverty is actually falling quite rapidly for about 80% of the world. The real crisis lies in a group [...]

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THE 100-MILE DIET
ALISA SMITH, J.B. MACKINNON
NOVEMBER 23RD, 2007

By Terry On January 7, 2008 · 1 Comment · In >archive, Global Speakers, Terry Speakers (A/V), speakers, sustainability

“The 100-Mile Diet”
(November 23rd, 2007, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre)

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Clearly, food is a hot topic these days. You see it constantly in the cultural dominance of things like the Food Channel, Martha Stewart, or The Iron Chef. But more fittingly, thankfully even, you also [...]

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DEFENDING FOOD FREEDOM
IN A PERIOD OF FOOD FASCISM
DR. VANDANA SHIVA – MARCH 12th, 2007

By Terry On November 9, 2007 · 4 Comments · In >archive, Global Speakers, Terry Speakers (A/V), chatter, development, economics, environment, speakers, sustainability

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“Defending Food Freedom in a Preriod of Food Fascism.”
(March 12th, 2007, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre)

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Dr. Vandana Shiva is a physicist, ecologist, activist, editor, and author of [...]

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THE TRAP OF PROGRESS
RONALD WRIGHT – DEC 6th, 2006

By Ronald Wright On October 4, 2007 · Leave a Comment · In Terry Speakers (A/V), development, environment, speakers, sustainability

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“The Trap of Progress”
(Dec 6th, 2006 Rotary Centre for the Arts’ Mary Irwin Theatre in downtown Kelowna)

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Ronald Wright, a novelist, essayist and historian whose bestselling works include Stolen Continents and A Short History of Progress, was the first [...]

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CULTURES ON THE EDGE
WADE DAVIS – NOVEMBER 8th, 2006

By Terry On November 15, 2006 · 1 Comment · In >archive, Terry Speakers (A/V), biodiversity, speakers, sustainability

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“Cultures on the Edge.”
(November 8th, 2006, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre)
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Wade Davis is an anthropologist, botanist, and best-selling author. He spent more than three years in the Amazon and [...]

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THE BIOTECH CONTEXT
DAVID SUZUKI – MARCH 13th, 2006

By Terry On April 5, 2006 · 1 Comment · In >archive, Terry Speakers (A/V), genetics, speakers, technology

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“The Biotech Context.”
(March 13th, 2006, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre)
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David Suzuki is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster; and is well known to millions as the host of CBC’s [...]

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WORLD ISSUES – LOCAL IMPACT
STEPHEN LEWIS – FEB 6th, 2006

By Terry On March 7, 2006 · 5 Comments · In >archive, Terry Speakers (A/V), development, health, speakers

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“World Issues – Local Impact.”
(Feb 6th, 2006, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre)
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Stephen Lewis is the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, a post he has held since June 2001. He [...]

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THE END OF EDUCATION
DR. DAVID ORR – JAN 12th – 13th, 2006

By Terry On January 27, 2006 · 1 Comment · In >archive, >education, Terry Speakers (A/V), speakers, sustainability

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“The End of Education.”
(Jan 13th, 2006, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre)
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“An Intimate Q&A with Dr. David Orr and Dr. William Rees”
(Jan 12th, 2006. [...]

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