Dinner booklet - Intercultural Dialogue Institute
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Dinner booklet - Intercultural Dialogue Institute
Intercultural Dialogue Institute GTA Intercultural Dialogue Institute GTA is a non-profit organization which aims to promote dialogue and cooperation amongst individuals and communities to advance social cohesion. It brings together people of diverse cultural and faith backgrounds to establish enduring relations based on mutual understanding and respect. The institute aims to eliminate false stereotypes and prejudices through direct human communication. It stresses the need for creating a culture of understanding and peace based on universal human values. To accomplish its mission, IDI GTA carries out a wide range of projects and activities, e.g. conferences, discussion panels, interfaith gatherings, dialogue dinners, youth contests and intercultural study trips. Through these activities, IDI GTA offers its modest contribution to enhancing civil society and advancing multiculturalism in Canada. 2 Annual Dialogue and Friendship Dinners In congruence with its mission, IDI GTA organizes Annual Dialogue & Friendship Dinners by bringing together the distinguished members of the GTA community around the message of peace, harmony and understanding. Since 2005, Dialogue and Friendship dinners have been attended by many prominent people from different walks of life, including government representatives, ministers, MPs, MPPs, mayors, diplomats, bureaucrats, business people, representatives of media and academia, as well as religious and community leaders. Each Dialogue and Friendship dinner is dedicated to a particular theme and features a distinguished speaker. Some of the past speakers include: Fr. Damien MacPherson, Director of Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs, Archdiocese of Toronto Dr. Brian Desbiens, Chair, Board of Directors, Education Quality and Accountability Office Dr. Sheldon Levy, President and Vice-Chancellor, Ryerson University Hon. Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario Dr. Mamdouh Shoukri, President and Vice-Chancellor, York University Dr. Usha George, Dean, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University Phillip Crawley, CEO and Publisher, The Globe and Mail Janice O’Born, Chair, Board of Directors, Canadian Centre for Diversity John Ralson Saul, International President of PEN International At each Dialogue and Friendship dinner, IDI GTA also recognizes different individuals and organizations for their commitment to community service by presenting its “Excellence in Community Service Award”. The recipients of this award are selected by the Hosting Committee of each year’s dinner. Some of the awardees in the past include Matt Galloway (CBC Radio), Toronto Community Foundation, Ken Shaw (CTV News) and Maytree Foundation. In recent years, many dedicated members of the GTA community have given their support to the Dialogue and Friendship dinners by serving on the Hosting Committees of these events. These people hold leadership roles in their respective organizations and represent different regions of the GTA. The committee members advise IDI GTA on various matters related to the dinner, thereby making their valuable contributions to these events. We express our special thanks to the past and present members of this committee for their support and leadership. 3 10th Annual Dialogue and Friendship Dinner “Partnership for Community Building and Innovation” Keynote speaker: Dr. Meric Gertler, President, University of Toronto Keynote title: “Universities and City-Regions: A Partnership for Innovation and Opportunity” Professor Meric Gertler is one of the world’s foremost urban theorists and policy practitioners. He is widely known as an expert on innovation, creativity and culture as drivers of the economic dynamism of city-regions. He has served as an advisor to local, regional and national governments in Canada, the United States and Europe, as well as to international agencies such as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) and the European Union. He was the founding co-director of the Program on Globalization and Regional Innovation Systems (PROGRIS) at the Munk School of Global Affairs, served as director of the Department of Geography’s Program in Planning, and holds the Goldring Chair in Canadian Studies. His research has attracted $8.4 million in external funding and he has published seven books including Manufacturing Culture: the Institutional Geography of Industrial Practice, and Innovation and Social Learning, the latter co-edited with Professor David Wolfe. Professor Gertler’s more than 80 journal articles and book chapters have had significant impact in his field and have led him to be one of Canada’s most highly cited geographers. He is co-editor of the widely used Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography and winner of Choice Magazine’s “Outstanding Academic Book” award. On November 1, 2013, Professor Gertler began his term as the 16th President of the University of Toronto. Recipients of “Excellence in Community Service Award” The Honourable David C. Onley 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 4 10 Recipients of “Emerging Young Leaders Award” Danny Richmond Mustafa Ahmed Hosting Committee: Alok Mukherjee, Chair, Toronto Police Services Board Armand La Barge, Board of Governors, York University Daniele Zanotti, CEO, United Way York Region Dave Ryan, Mayor, City of Pickering Dr. Hamid Slimi, President, Canadian Centre for Deen Studies Dr. Harvey Schipper, President, the Holy Blossom Temple Hon. Judith Sgro, MP, York West Jennifer Evans, Chief, Peel Regional Police Kenn Richard, Director, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto Tony Pontes, Director of Education, Peel District School Board Sponsor: SAYGI Academics Association Charitable Sponsor: SickKids Foundation Date: January 22nd, 2015 Place: Imperial Room, Royal York Fairmont Hotel 5 9th Annual Dialogue and Friendship Dinner “Responsible Citizenship & Social Cohesion” Keynote speaker: John Ralston Saul, International President of PEN International John Ralston Saul is the International President of PEN International. He is an essayist, novelist and long-time champion of freedom of expression. His works have been translated into 23 languages in 30 countries, are widely taught in universities and central to the debate over contemporary society in many countries. They include the philosophical trilogy: Voltaire’s Bastards and the Dictatorship of Reason in the West, The Doubter’s Companion, The Unconscious Civilization, and its conclusion, On Equilibrium. In The Collapse of Globalism (2005) he predicted today’s economic crisis. In the autumn of 2012, he published his first novel in 15 years, Dark Diversions: A Traveller’s Tale, a picaresque novel about the life of modern nouveaux riches. His awards include South Korea’s Manhae Grand Prize for Literature, the Pablo Neruda Medal, Canada’s Governor General’s Literary Award for NonFiction, the inaugural Gutenberg Galaxy Award for Literature, Italy’s Premio Letterario Internazionale. He is a Companion in the Order of Canada and a Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France. He is the recipient of 17 honorary degrees. In the autumn of 2013, Saul was appointed Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University’s Faculty of Arts in Toronto. Recipients of Excellence in Community Service Award Dr. Charles Pascal, OISE, University of Toronto 6 Hosting Committee: 9 Armand La Barge, Member of the Board of Governors, York University Bill Fisch, Chairman and CEO, York Region Bob Dechert, MP, Mississauga-Erindale David Rivard, Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Aid Society of Toronto David Szwarc, Chief Administrative Officer, Region of Peel Deep Saini, Vice President, University of Toronto, Principal of UTM Eric Joliffe, Chief of York Regional Police Mamdouh Shoukri, President and Vice Chancellor, York University Martyn Beckett, Director of Education, Durham District School Board Mike Sullivan, MP, York South-Weston Mohamad Lachemi, Provost and Vice President Academic, Ryerson University Patrick Lake, Executive Director, York Region Children’s Aid Society Rahul Bhardwaj, President and CEO, Toronto Community Foundation Shafiq Qaadri, MPP, Etobicoke North Tim McTiernan, President and Vice Chancellor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology Tim Penner, Chair of the Board of Directors, YMCA of Greater Toronto Host: Jeff McGuire, Chief, Niagara Regional Police Service Sponsor: SAYGI Academics Association Charitable Sponsor: United Way Toronto Date: January 9th, 2014 Place: Imperial Room, Royal York Fairmont Hotel 7 9th Dialogue and Friendship Dinner 8 9 9 8th Dialogue and Friendship Dinner “The Role of Media in a Multicultural Public Sphere” 10 Opening remarks: Janice O’Born, Chair, Board of Directors, The Canadian Centre for Diversity Keynote speaker: Phillip Crawley, Publisher and CEO, The Globe and Mail Hosting Committee: 8 Armand LaBarge, Member of Board of Governors, York University Brian Desbiens, Chair, Board of Directors, Education Quality and Accountability Office Cheri DiNovo, MPP (Parkdale-High Park) Chris Alexander, MP (Ajax-Pickering) David Szwarc, Chief Administrative Officer, Region of Peel Deep Saini, Vice President, University of Toronto Gerd Hauck, Dean, Faculty of Communication and Design at Ryerson University Jeff O’Hagan, Vice President of Advancement, York University John Tory, Chair, Greater Toronto Civic Action Alliance Madeline Ziniak, National Vice President, OMNI TV Mary Ballantyne, Executive Director, Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies Monte Kwinter, MPP (York Centre) Paul Morse, President, Southern Ontario Newsmedia Guild Award: Excellence in Community Service Award Award Recipients: Maytree Foundation, Ken Shaw (Co-Anchor, CTV News) Sponsor: SAYGI Academics Association Charity Sponsor: SickKids Foundation Media Sponsor: RogersTV Attendees: 250 Remarks: Hon. Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation Hon. David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Hazel McCallion, Mayor of Mississauga Date: January 10th, 2013 Place: Imperial Room, Royal York Fairmont Hotel official media sponsor 11 8th Dialogue and Friendship Dinner 12 8 13 7th Dialogue and Friendship Dinner “Living as Neighbours in the Global Community of Toronto” 14 Opening remarks: Hon. Charles Sousa, Ontario Minister of Immigration and Citizenship Keynote speakers: Dr. Mamdouh Shoukri, President of York University Dr. Usha George, Dean of Community Services at Ryerson University Host: Robert Fisher, CBC Radio Hosting Committee: 7 Joe Daniel, MP for Don Valley East Judy Sgro, MP for York West Cheri DiNovo, MPP for Parkdale-High Park Joe Mihevic, City Councillor for St. Paul’s West William Bill Blair, Chief of Toronto Police Service. David Rivard, Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Aid Society of Toronto Dr. Paul Gooch, President of Victoria University in the University of Toronto Abdul Hai Patel, President of Ontario Multifaith Council Dr. Gary Polonsky, Chair of Canada Science & Technology Museum Board of Trustees Rev. Damian MacPherson, Director, Ecumenical & Interfaith Affairs, Archdiocese of Toronto Dr. Karen Hamilton, Minister, United Church of Canada Armand La Barge, Retired Chief of Police, York Region Award: Excellence in Community Service Award Award Recipients: Toronto Community Foundation, Matt Galloway (Host of CBC’s Metro Morning) Sponsor: SAYGI Academics Association Attendees: 250 Remarks: MP Mark Adler, York Center Archbishop Collin Johnson, Diocese of Toronto, Anglican Church of Canada Emil Kolb, Chair of the Region of Peel Date: January 12th, 2012 Place: Imperial Room, Royal York Fairmont Hotel 15 6th Dialogue and Friendship Dinner “Raising the Generation of Peace in the Toronto School of Diversity” 16 Opening remarks: 6 Hon. Kathleen Wynne, Ontario Minister of Transportation (Former Minister of Education) Keynote speakers: Dr. Brain Desbiens, Chair of Board of Directors, Education Quality and Accountability Office Dr. Sheldon Levy, President of Ryerson University Host: Rima Kar (OMNI TV) Hosting Committee: Yasmin Ratansi, MP Don Valley East Rob Oliphant, MP Don Valley West Tony Ruprecht, MPP Davenport W. Bill Blair, Chief of Toronto Police Services Tony Warr, Deputy Chief of Toronto Police Services Dr. Gary Polonsky, Chair of the Canada Science & Technology Museum Board of Trustees Dr. Ron Bordessa, President of University of Ontario Institute of Technology David Rivard, Executive Director, Toronto Children’s Aid Society Martyn Beckett, Director of Education, Durham District School Board Dr. Hugh Drouin, Commissioner of Social Services, Durham Region Rev. Damian MacPherson, Director, Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs, Archdiocese of Toronto Award: Excellence in Diversity Education Award Recipients: Inclusive Education Branch, Ministry of Education Media Sponsor: OMNI TV Sponsors: Turkish Airlines, Anatolian Heritage Federation Attendees: 240 Remarks: Ruth Flynn, Director of Inclusive Education Branch, Ministry of Education MPP Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education Ken Thursten, Director of Education, York District School Borad Date: January 7th, 2011 Place: Imperial Room, Royal York Fairmont Hotel 17 5th Dialogue and Friendship Dinner Family of Families Sharing the House of Toronto Opening remarks: Hon. Laurel Broten, Ontario Minister of Children and Youth Services Keynote speaker: 5 Dr. Darrol Bryant, Director, Centre for Dialogue and Spirituality in the World’s Religions, University of Waterloo Attendees: 200 Remarks: Hon. Margarett Best, Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion David Rivard, Executive Director, Toronto Children’s Aid Society Dr. Paul W. Gooch, President of Victoria University in the University of Toronto Date: January 14th, 2010 Place: Imperial Room, Royal York Fairmont Hotel 18 4th Dialogue and Friendship Dinner 4 Peaceful Coexistence – Cooperation of Civilizations in the Ark of Toronto Keynote speaker: M. Fatih Yegul, Executive Director of SAYGI Academics Association Attendees: 200 Remarks: MP John McKay, Scarborough-Guildwood Loreena McKennit, song writer and singer Dr. Gary Polonsky, Former President of University of Ontario Institute of Technology William Bill Blair, Chief of Toronto Police Services Date: January 8th, 2009 Place: Imperial Room, Royal York Fairmont Hotel 19 3rd Dialogue and Friendship Dinner Speaker: John R. Nay, Consul General of the United States of America in Toronto Attendees: 160 Remarks: Dr. Paul W. Gooch, President of Victoria University in the University of Toronto Date: September 23rd, 2007 Place: 89 Chestnut Residence, University of Toronto 20 3 2nd Dialogue and Friendship Dinner Keynote Speaker: Fahri Karakas, McGill University Attendees: 180 Remarks: Tony Warr, Deputy Chief of Toronto Police Services Date: September 30th, 2006 Place: Holiday Inn on King Hotel 1st Dialogue and Friendship Dinner Speaker: 2 1 Fr. Damien MacPherson, Director of Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs, Archdiocese of Toronto. Attendees: 160 Date: 2005 Place: Paradise Banquet and Convention Centre 21 Inshallah Inshallah song was written and composed by Dr. Gary Polonsky, President Emeritus of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology for the 4 Annual Dialogue and Friendship Dinner in 2009. You can find the video of this performance through the QR code below. 22 Inshallah May The Ins And Outs Open Doors, Inshallah, May The Sun And Moon Ecclipse Wars, Inshallah, May The Right And Left Shake Their Hands, Inshallah, May The Rain And Snow Sew Their Lands, Inshallah, May Every Waking Hour Bring Rest, Almighty Power, Inshallah, Inshallah, Inshallah. May The Lion And The Lamb To Bed, Inshallah, May The Youngest And The Old Be Fed, Inshallah, May The Turtle And Gazelle Keep Pace, Inshallah, May The Arab And The Jew Embrace, Inshallah, May Every Man And Wife Fulfill The Source Of Life, Inshallah, Inshallah, Inshallah. Chorus Inshallah, Inshallah, Tra La La La La La, Inshallah, Inshallah, Teach Me To Be, Inshallah, Inshallah, Tra La La La La La, Inshallah, Now I Can See. May The Sultan And The Peasant Weap, Inshallah, May David And Goliath Sleep, Inshallah, May The Beauty And The Beast Romance, Inshallah, May The Fleetest And The Lame To Dance, Inshallah, May Those Who Never Trust Remember Dust To Dust, Inshallah, Inshallah, Inshallah. Chorus May The Family Of Famlies, Inshallah, Spread Dignity For All To See, Inshallah, May Toronto Always Be, Inshallah, A Place Of Honest Harmony, Inshallah, However You May Pray Or Look Or Love This Day, Inshallah, Inshallah, Inshallah. Chorus 23