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6 Degrees Calgary: Towards Resilience

6 Degrees Calgary: Towards Resilience Dates / Times 2018-04-10 to 2018-04-10 (09:00 to 17:00) Organization 6 Degrees Type Single Day Community 220 Saint Georges Calgary, ABT2E 5T2 Join Deepa Mehta, Adrienne Clarkson, John Ralston Saul, Leroy Little Bear, Pam Krause, Natan Obed, Abdul-Rehman Malik & more to discuss how we build resilient societies. Diversified economies, community investment, and active citizenship are fundamental, but most important may be belief in the value of diversity. Fail at that, and society may well fail at the rest. Register now: https://6degreescalgary.eventbrite.com/?aff=listing Join 6 Degrees for a day of interactive discussions that seek to find new language, ideas, and solutions to arguably the most urgent issue of our time: creating truly inclusive societies. 6 Degrees connects thinkers and doers to drive global conversations on inclusion and citizenship. It works to counter nativism and exclusion through immersive, annual three-day event in Toronto, pop-up events across Canada and around the world, and thought leadership on provocative themes. Past speakers and honorees include Ai Weiwei, Margaret Atwood, Naomi Klein, His Highness the Aga Khan IV, Mayor Naheed Nenshi, Kent Monkman, Michael Sandel, Pico Iyer, Mohamed Fahmy, Kweku Mandela, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Tyler Brûlé, and many more. 6 Degrees is presented by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, co-founded and co-chaired by the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul. . Event Details. Location: 220 Saint Georges, Calgary