We invite you to join us for an opportunity to learn, reflect, and engage in honest dialogue, as we explore the topic of making a difference in messy times with internationally renowned educator, Irshad Manji.
Learn practical tools on how we can engage in thoughtful communication across differences, where diversity of views can be honoured — without the fear and anxiety that generate division.
Tuesday, October 13 | McIntyre Performing Arts Centre (Fennell Campus)
For Mohawk College Employees, Students & Community members.
Registration for the Irshad Manji events is now closed, but you are still welcome to join us for this symposium.
For anyone who would like to attend the Panel & Keynote are welcome to attend and can simply show up at the event. We look forward to welcoming you!
Event Details:
3 pm – 5 pm | Profiles in Change Making: Panel Discussion
Join us in person in the McIntyre Performing Arts Centre or watch the livestream Panel Discussion: How to make a difference in a messy world
Panelists:
- Moderator: Irshad Manji
- Chief Frank Bergen, Hamilton Chief of Police, Hamilton Police Service
- Angie Hill, Restorative Justice Worker, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN)
- Joel Tanner, CEO & Creative Director, SMPL Design Studio
- Medora Uppal, CEO, YWCA Hamilton
- Lohifa Pogoson Acker – Founder, Excel In Style | Strategic Advisor & Community Builder
Description:
Does it feel like the world is indifferent to any difference you want to make? Then, join Moral Courage College founder Irshad Manji and a panel of local advocates to learn how any of us can influence what we can't control -- whether at work, home, or beyond. Irshad will facilitate an interactive discussion, taking audience comments and questions throughout. Gain practical tips. Acquire powerful tools. Above all, leave with legitimate hope.
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Moral Courage for Messy Times
Keynote Speaker: Irshad Manji
Amid all the noise of our culture, can we discuss urgent yet sensitive issues without becoming offended at every turn? Prof. Irshad Manji, founder of Moral Courage College, believes so. Better still, she teaches us how. You will leave with practical skills for turning different, even clashing, opinions into opportunities for personal and social health. Here’s to hearing each other — and healing ourselves.
Support our community:
We are collecting donations to support two local charities that provide essential resources to people in our community. Your generosity can make a meaningful difference for individuals and families experiencing hardship.
Good Shepherd Centres – Venture Centre Emergency Food Program
The Venture Centre Emergency Food Program provides essential food and clothing to clients in need. We are asking for donations of non-perishable food items to help support this important community program.
Help A Girl Out
Help A Girl Out advances menstrual equity by providing free menstrual products, health education, and empowerment programs for women and girls facing barriers. We are asking for donations of menstrual products to help ensure access to these essential items.
By supporting these organizations, we can help meet urgent needs, promote dignity, and make a positive impact in our community. Every donation, big or small, can make a difference.
Questions? Please contact mohawk.events [at] mohawkcollege.ca (mohawk[dot]events[at]mohawkcollege[dot]ca).
Irshad Manji Bio:
Irshad is the founder of Moral Courage College, helping people around the world turn conflict into collaboration. A longtime leadership professor at New York University, she now teaches with the University of Oxford’s Initiative for Global Ethics and Human Rights. Named a recipient of Oprah’s “Chutzpah Award”, Irshad is also a Globe and Mail #1 bestselling author.
Her book ‘Don’t Label Me’ offers practical wisdom for navigating disagreement with integrity and curiosity, earning praise from Chris Rock as “genius”. Her forthcoming book, 'Moral Courage,' deepens this work for an even messier world.
From her early life as a refugee from Uganda to her upbringing in Vancouver and her current home in New York City, Irshad brings a profoundly human, global perspective to leadership.
