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Join theconversation Experiencecommunity Thyo

Winter/Spring 2011 brocku.ca/community


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Feb. 7, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Strega Ca, St. Catharines

What does it take topersonally change?

Feb. 12, 1 to 4 p.m.St. Kevin School, Welland

CSI investigation(Child & adult adventure)

Feb. 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m.News Ca, Niagara Falls

What is

love?

Feb. 28, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Pan Ca, St. Catharines

What should be the ultimategoal o education today?

March 5, 1 to 4 p.m.Brock University

Chemical concotions(Child & adult adventure)

March 8, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Ca on Main, Fonthill

What are ourdreams orNiagara?

March 12, 1 to 4 p.m.Niagara Artists Centre,St. Catharines

Direct animation,quick and dirty16mm flmmaking

March 26, 1 to 4 p.m.James Morden Public School,Niagara Falls

Robotics challenge(Child & adult adventure)

March 28, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Pan Ca, St. Catharines

What are youeating?

April 2, 1 to 4 p.m.St. Augustine School, Welland


April 4, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Coee Culture, Grimsby

Do we still reador pleasure?

April 9, 1 to 3 p.m.Fenwick Coee, St. Catharines

Spilling the beanson coee

April 11, 7 to 8:30 p.m.News Ca, Niagara Falls

What does

home mean?April 13, 7 to 9 p.m.Pan Ca, St. Catharines

History o diseasein society

April 16, 1 to 4 p.m.Brock University


April 18, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Coee Culture, Grimsby

How doyou remainbalanced today?

April 30, 1 to 4 p.m.Heximer Ave Public School,Niagara Falls

CSI investigation(Child & adult

adventure)

May 2, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Strega Ca, St. Catharines

Why andhow do we

celebrate?May 10, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Ca on Main, Fonthill

What makes agood parent?

May 16, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Pan Ca, St. Catharines

What isart?

Calendar ConversationCaIn conversation we shareideas, co-create knowledgeand nurture relationships.

Conversation Cas are hostedconversations held in a publicsetting where everyone is welcometo join. Our conversations arebased on the idea that no singleperson has the whole answer toa question but rather that eachpersons thinking can be enriched

by the perspective o others.Come join the conversation.

Experiencing is living.

Unique and engaging experiencesprovide us with the opportunity todiscover new interests and newaspects o our community. Througshared event, we have an opportuto connect with amily and riendsor meet new people with a comminterest. Adventures in Communitare short learning adventures desigto expose people to new experien

or aspects o our region.Come experience commun

Adventuresin Community

This winter and spring, Brock UniversitysCommunity Learning oers three types oprogramming, each with multiple events.


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CommunityCommunity is where we discover our s trengthsand interests, and eel a sense o belonging. Incommunity, we have the opportunity to developan understanding and appreciation o others aswe live together and share experiences. Ourconnection to the globe begins with participationin our local communities.

LearningLearning is part o all o our everyday experiencesin lie. When we think o it this way, learningbecomes something more accessible, common,and uniying than traditional notions o education.By experiencing, thinking, and talking with othersin community, we have the opportunity to s hareideas and see our world rom multiple perspectives.K Cy PhD candidateDirector

Brock University Community Learning is dedicatedto encouraging lielong learning and communityengagement in the Niagara region. Our low cost, orree, learning events are aimed at creating inclusive

and stimulating opportunities or all Niagara residentsto think, share, explore and connect with others.Our programs use a non-traditional approach toeducation that embraces the real-lie experienceso all members o our community. From personalexperiences and a shared sense o community, weencourage people to reach out and know the world.

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Conversation CafJoin the conversation!

Each participant is welcome to just listen or sharethoughts based on his or her own knowledge andexperience. Conversations have a moderator who isresponsible or the structure and ow o the discuss ionand a community guest to get the ball rolling by sharinghis/her experience and knowledge on the question athand. All that you need to participate is an interest in thequestion and a willingness to listen and learn rom others.All conversations are ree, donations are appreciated.

Our Conversation Cas create the opportunity or people oall backgrounds to gather together in a respectul and openenvironment to explore questions that have no easy answers.

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Registrationsare welcome inadvance onlineor upon arrival.

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What doesit take topersonallychange?Monday, Feb. 7, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Strega Ca, St. Catharines

The beginning o a new year has always been a time or lookingto the uture with resolutions and goals. This year you mayhave decided to urther your education, eat healthier, or spendmore time with amily and riends. During this conversation weconsider what motivates you to set these challenging goals,what actors bring success, and how you overcome resistanceto change in order to transorm yoursel.

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What areour dreamsor Niagara?Tuesday, March 8, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Ca on Main, Fonthill

Niagara has a very distinctive character that includes uniqueagricultural lands, older urban areas, the Niagara Escarpment andone o the largest tourist attractions in the worldNiagara Falls.Our region, like many Ontario communities, is currently goingthrough a major transition. In this public conversation we willexplore the qualities that make a great community and discusswhat each o our hopes are or Niagara ten years rom now.

What should bethe ultimate goalo education today?Monday, Feb. 28, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Pan Ca, St. Catharines

In our increasingly ast-moving, diverse and technology-based society,its hard to imagine what the world will look like in our years muchless 0. In order to prepare children or the uture, should the goals oeducation be training or a competitive workorce, building citizenshipskills and a sense o social responsibility, or perhaps developing thesel-awareness to lead a balanced and happy lie? In this conversation,we will explore your ideas or an ideal education in the 1st century.

Join the conversat

What areyou eating?Monday, March 287 to 8:30 p.m.Pan Ca, St. Catharines

Vegetarian, low-calorie, local, organic, haute cuisine,heart-healthy, sustainablethese days it s hard toeat without having to make a conscious ethical,health or social choice rom the excess o optionsavailable. In this conversation we invite you to cometalk about eating as we explore what ood means toyou, your ood selection priorities and your guiltyeating pleasures.

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In our current electra back seat to watchthe web. Others citeand e-books, and arpleasure at all. In thread, how you fnd tyour current reading

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How doyou remainbalancedtoday?Monday, April 18, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Coee Culture, Grimsby

Do you fnd that you have more goals than time? Dividing yourenergy between amily, riends, work, exercise and leisure activitiescan be a difcult balancing act. In this discussion, we will considerthe issue o personal sustainability, and explore the ways you seekpersonal lie balance when eeling torn in many directions.

Join the conversat

What doeshomemean?Monday, April 11

7 to 8:30 p.m.News Ca, Niagara Falls

For some people a home is where they hang their hat atnight, or others it is where their heart is; but most will agreethat there is no place like home. In this public conversationwell explore what defnes home by asking what makes aplace home, whether your idea o home has changed overtime and where you fnd your eeling o home today.

Why and howdo we celebrate?Monday, May 2, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Strega Ca, St. Catharines

Celebrations can meet our need or ritual and connection,bring us together as a community and give us a ocuslarger than our daily routine. Celebrations can provide anopportunity or reection as well as add excitement andun to lie. In this conversation, we'll discuss the dierentways that you incorporate celebrations into your lie,the celebrations that have the most meaning to you andquestion whether we celebrate enough both personallyand as a community.



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Whatis art?Monday, May 167 to 8:30 p.m.Pan Ca, St. Catharines

Some people associateart with painting ordrawing. For others, itcan be music, poetry,photography, flm, ood,or even nature. In this conversation we will delve into what artmeans to you, what role it plays in your lie and question howimportant art is to a well-lived lie and a healthy society.

What makesa good parent?Tuesday, May 10, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Ca on Main, Fonthill

Parenting a child can be difcult,and even the most patient andconfdent parents can makemistakes. Most parents striveto do a good job but still eel asense o doubt rom time to time. Being an eective parent is ahard job. In this conversation, we will discuss the challenges thatparents ace, the dierent approaches to parenting well and theways that your parents had a positive impact on you.


History odiseasein societyWednesday, April 13, 7 to 9 p.m. ,Pan Ca, St. Catharines

Our OneWorld Project is a presentation series designedpeople to concepts relevant to our lie as citizens o a sincommunity. OneWorld Project presentations are ree. Rare welcome in advance online or upon arrival.

The OneWorld PThink about your world!

In a world which experiences global panic new and seemingly more worrisome pandalmost every year; it is useul to ask yourso this is new. In this presentation, we willi the reactions o today are really new or examples o history repeating itsel. We'll the social perception o and response to edisease throughout history and encourageconsider why we always seem to be so sca


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Adventures in Community are short learning adventuresdesigned to bring amilies together in a love or learningand to expose adults to new experiences and aspects oour region. All are welcome. We hope youll join us.

NEW: Learn or a great cause. We are now proud to announcethat all registration ees will be donated to a registered charityselected by the presenter or venue.

Adventures in CommunityExperience community!

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$ (+HST)

CSI investigationChild & adult adventure

Saturday, Feb. 12, 1 to 4 p.m.St. Kevin School, Welland

Saturday, April 30, 1 to 4 p.m.Heximer Ave Public School,Niagara Falls

This un adventure is designed or a amily o serious investigators.Work with your kids to separate DNA, lit fngerprints, conducthandwriting analysis and analyze hair under a microscope. Usethese orensic science techniques to solve a fctional mystery.Can your amily catch the culprit?

$ (+HST) per participant or $1 (+HST) per amily o

Please note that child and adult adventures are open to children in Grade or olderaccompanied by at least one adult. Individual adventures are open to adults over 1.Reservations are required to assist with planning.


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Experience community

RoboticschallengeChild & adult adventure

Saturday, March 26, 1 to 4 p.m.,James Morden Public School, Niagara Falls

Saturday, April 2, 1 to 4 p.m.,St. Augustine School, WellandSaturday, April 16, 1 to 4 p.m.,Brock University

Join us or an aternoon o dis covery with your kids. This radical robotsession is an introduction to building and programming robots usingLEGO Mindstorm Robotics. Learn how to build and operate intelligentrobots, with some help rom the prosyour kids.

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Direct animation,quick and dirty16mm flmmakingIndividual adventure

Saturday, March 12, 1 to 4 p.m.Niagara Artists Centre, St. Catharines

Learn the hands-on techniques o making a short flm by patterning paint,marker, and/or scratching directly onto 1mm celluloid. This method ispractised by artists such as Norman McLaren. The workshop will introduceparticipants to notable narrative and non-narrative flms created withthis technique and instruct participants on making flms o their own.

No previous experience necessary. $ (+HST) per participant

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We asked people rom acrossNiagara to share a new recipeand tell us about what inspires

them to learn. Call youramily and neighbours intothe kitchen and give one o ourrecipes a try. Or fnd a newrecipe o your own and share itwith us at brocku.ca/community-learning "The Recipe Project."

Whenever people gather,there are stories and learningto be shared. Oten thesegatherings orm around ood.We invite you to call youramily and neighbours intothe kitchen, try a new recipeand talk about issues thatmatter in your lie, yourcommunity, your world.

The opportunity to learn something new is all around us, whether it is developing a new hobby,reading a book, taking a class, or trying a new recipe.

Recipes Try smhg w y! Pu Butr Prn CkDr. Erica Mattia

Chiropractor

I live in downtownSt. Catharines.I have lived in Niagaraor years.

My athers ather, Papa Mattia, always sato me stay in school as long as you canHe instilled in us as kids that there is neva negative side to learning and that weshould embrace all orms o knowledge.He passed away rom ALS in 00 but hadvice has never let me. I would reallylike to learn more about plant-based

nutrition. I have always had an interest ivarious ways o providing nutrients to thbody. Vegetarianism is something that Ihave studied and eel quite confdent in,but learning more about how the bodyresponds to a stricter diet based on plannutrition intrigues me. As I have always salearning is un and a way o lie or me!

Dr. Er Mt

What do youwant to learnmore about?

Who hasinspired youto learn?


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I live by Eartha Kitts words, I am constantlylearning. The tombstone will be my diploma.I am inspired by the world around me andam constantly fnding new and excitinglearning opportunities. Currently I amreally ocusing on my culinary skills andocusing on southern delicacies: BBQ,smoking, stews and rouxs.

W. Aaron House

Manager, Student Awards,Brock University

I have lived in Niagara or myentire lie. My amily are UnitedEmpire Loyalists who came herein the early 100s.

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Angela PetersCurrently on an extendedmaternity leave from a retaildistrict manager position

I live in Niagara-on-the-Lake.I have lived in Niagara mywhole lie.

I have enjoyed eating a highly nutritiousdiet since I was in high school and I supposemy inspiration or this was due to losingboth my ather and my sis ter to cancer.We live in such a toxic world and we haveto be our own health advocates. There isno greater inuence on our health than theoods we put in our bodies. Since having

my daughter last year, my diet has evolvedinto a mostly vegan diet with 0% o myood being raw. I have never elt betterand have all the energy I need to keep upwith her every day. Im a big believer inmeal planning and spend a bit o timeeach week to catch up on all the greatvegan blogs and cookbooks out there.

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seeds1/ cup white onions celery stalks1/ cup cilantro

Dressing: tbsp. Olive Oil tbsp. ax oil tbsp. agave1/ lemon juiced1 tsp. cinnamon1/ tsp. cumin1/ tsp. nutmeg

1. Soak the quinoa and barley in waterovernight or or a ew hours. You wantthe water to cover the grains. Thishelps to break down the phytic acid inthe grains and aids in digestion.

. Chop the onions, celery and cilantro.

. Bring the water to a boil and add thequinoa and barley to cook or 10 minutes.

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I grew up in St. Catharines and attendedBrock University. I then moved to Torontoto continue my education and work in theflm industry. I moved back to St. Catharinesour years ago to work at Silicon Knights.

My ather was ascience teacher and heenjoyed teaching andlearning so much thathe brought it home andit rubbed o on me.



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I am inspired by anyone whohas a passion or lie andlearning. Certain teachershave inspired me throughoutmy academic career and inother areas o my lie. I hopeto inspire my students in the

same way. I would like tolearn more about raw veganand plant-based cuisine,continue teaching specialtycooking classes, and combinemy interest in teaching andlearning in the areas ohealth and nutrition.


Tart shell: cups nuts (almond

and hazelnut)1 1/ cups dates, pitted1 tbsp. cold water (optional)

Garnish:1 resh cherries with the

stems intact, rinsedresh mint leaves (optional)

Whipped cream flling:1 cup cashews1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract1/ cup agave syrup

(or equal amountmaple syrup, or dates)

1 tbsp. water

1. Line either a small mufn tin or tartlet tins with plasticwrap and set aside. Grind the nuts and dates in a oodprocessor until well-mixed. Add a tbsp. o water. Press 1tbsp. o the mixture into each tart orm to make an evencrust. Put the tart shells in the ridge or reezer to hardenor approximately 0 minutes.

. In a blender add cashews, water, agave syrup, cherries, andvanilla extract and blend until smooth. Put aside in a bowl.

. Remove the tart orms rom the reezer Fill each tart wit hsome o the cashew mixture. Set in the rerigerator tochill and harden. Arrange the cherries on top o each tart.Use a ew resh mint leaves as garnish. Best servedimmediately, but will keep days in the ridge.Yields approximately 1 small tarts.

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Cul S QuhDianne BoltonRetired programco-ordinator,Leadership Niagara

I have lived in NiagaraFalls or years.

As coordinator o acommunity leadershipprogram whose participantsare o Niagaras brightestand best emerging leaders,I learned so much each yearabout the services o ourregion, mysel and the

principles o leadership. Iwould like to learn moreabout the War o 11 andits many ascinating aspects.

1. Preheat the oven to 00F.

. Lightly grease a 10-inch pan or a pie plate.

. In a medium rying pan, cook diced onion with a bito vegetable oil over medium heat until translucentand tender. Then add in the resh spinach and cookuntil just wilted. Put aside to cool.

. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, our,baking powder and salt. Then whisk in milk, and

then the spinach-onion mixture.

. Pour quiche base into prepared pan. Top witheta cheese.

. Bake or minutes, or until center is set andthe outside edge is golden brown.

. Let it cool or minutes, then slice and serve.Serves .

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JblJeff Post

Academic advisor

I have lived in Wellandor 1 years.

My ather has inspired me to be alie-long learner. At a young age,he instilled in me a love o trivia.

That love o trivia and knowledgehas created an inquisitive nature thatI one day hope to pass on to mychildren. As I am oten reading threeto our books at a time, I look to learnabout many dierent things, butlately I have been interested in readingabout the events surrounding /11.

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Centre for the Artsarts.brocku.ca

Continuing Educationbrocku.ca/continuing-education

Youth Universitybrocku.ca/youth-university

Rodman Hallbrocku.ca/rodmanhall

Recreation Servicesbrocku.ca/recreation-services

Niagara CommunityObservatorybrocku.ca/nco

ManagementDevelopment Centrebrocku.ca/business/employers/management-development-centre

Cool ClimateOenology &ViticultureInstitutebrocku.ca/ccovi

The Ontario PublicInterest ResearchGroup (OPIRG)opirgbrock.org/reeskool

Are you looking or other educational opportunitiesavailable to Niagara's adults and children?

We invite you to visit these websites at Brock University:

Or inquire with other local community organizations oravailable classes and learning events oered this winter and spring.

Community Learning programs are open to all Niagara communcost. Thanks to the support o Brock University, participating velow in order to make community learning accessible to all.

Thankyou!

Join the learningcommunity online brocku.ca/c

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