In-person Arts & Culture

Dr. Marie Wilson: Keeping Reconciliation Alive

Wednesday, June 19, 2024
7:00pm to 9:00pm

Citadel Theatre
Selected as a Taproot pick
Tickets are under $50
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Organized by: Edmonton Public Library
June
19

In this moderated event, Dr. Wilson will discuss her new book North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner and what we can do to further reconciliation across Canada.

In this moderated event, Dr. Wilson will discuss her new book North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner and what we can do to further reconciliation across Canada.

Dr. Marie Wilson (CM, ONWT, MSC) spent six years crisscrossing the country as a commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. She has spoken throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on the potential of reconciliation. Born in Ontario, she has lived, studied, and worked as a journalist, teacher, professor, trainer, and executive in Canada, France, Burkina Faso, South Africa, and parts of South America. She lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.


Citadel Theatre

Maclab Theatre

9828 101A Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T5J 3C6


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