WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE CHESTER RONNING CENTRE
A Note from the Director
Greetings!
The first thought in November might be Game of Thrones’ memorable catchphrase: winter is coming. I certainly felt that premonition after the US election. But I was also reminded of Robert Frost’s poem Dust of Snow. A perched crow sprinkles down snow on the poet from a tree. The little act changes his mood, “And saved some part of a day I had rued.”
Our goal at the Ronning Centre is to provide events that might provide this kind of experience. We hope our work makes small impacts that lift our spirits in uncertain times.
A huge thank you to those of you who joined us on October 22nd for “An evening with Peter Beinart”. This event brought a robust audience for a compelling discussion on Zionism and antisemitism. In case you missed it, you can find the link below to view the recording.
Our next event is titled “The Sacred Remains: Undoing Cultural Erasure through Community Engagement”. During the Holocaust, Nazis made a wallet from a looted and desecrated Torah scroll. It represents one example of genocidal attack through cultural erasure. Jeremy Maron will discuss how using human rights to organize and manage museums can illuminate the meaning and significance of the wallet. By working with Jewish communities, this approach can help restore the object’s original status and understand its persisting sacred qualities.
We have also continued to gather monthly for David Goa's Philosopher’s Cafe. Please plan to join us at our final cafe of 2024. Please note, that the date and venue has changed, to November 27th at 2 pm in the Wahkohtowin Lodge Classroom space on campus. We will be providing complimentary snacks and beverages.
Once again, thank you all for continuing to support the Centre. We are thrilled with the gaining momentum and engagement.
Sincerely,
Joseph R. Wiebe
Director, Chester Ronning Centre
Associate Professor of Religion and Ecology Faculty Website
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Jeremy Maron is the curator of Holocaust and genocide content at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. He has been with the CMHR since 2011 and oversees three of the museum’s core galleries – Examining the Holocaust, Turning Points for Humanity and Breaking the Silence. Jeremy holds a PhD in Cultural Mediations from Carleton University in Ottawa, where his dissertation focused on the treatment of the Holocaust in Canadian cinema. |
Are there ways of moving out of the silos of certainty that characterize both our way of belonging to our various cultures and to the civil life? Is dialogue possible? How may we engage across the silos of certainty that have arisen and captured much of our political and cultural life?
This event is part of the Philosopher's Café series with David Goa. Please join us on campus in the Wahkohtowin Lodge Classroom space, lower level in the forum (FOR L1-055).
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An Evening with Peter Beinart
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