Lectures 2023-2024

We're excited to present our four main Lecture Series for 2023-24, outlined below.

Special Lecture Monday, Oct. 16: Treasures From the Bruce

Rescheduled from 2020 due to the Pandemic, this talk by geologist Stu Collier explores local paleontology and geology through a multi-year fossil dig near Wiarton. Stu will also comment on any fossils you bring to the live lecture!

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Introduce a friend to BALL for free! For this lecture, you can bring one friend who hasn't been to BALL before, and we'll let them in for free. We'll ask for their email, since we're doing this to build our membership.

  

Lecture Series

Justice Through a Canadian Lens - Sept 7 to Oct 12, 2023

  • Sept 07, 2023 - Holding Our Justice System to Account: The Role of Investigative Journalism
  • Sept 14, 2023 - The Life of a Canadian Spy in the Age of Terrorism
  • Sept 21, 2023 - The Role of a Criminal Defence Lawyer
  • Sept 28, 2023 - Crime Scene Investigation
  • Oct 5, 2023 - New Hope is Coming for the Wrongly Convicted in Canada
  • Oct 12, 2023 - Reducing Violence by 50% before 2030: Using Evidence to Prevent Crime
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    Religion: The Big Questions - Oct 26 - Dec 7, 2023

    • Thursday Oct 26, 2023 - The Axial Age:   As the World Turns
    • Thursday Nov 2, 2023 - We're All Protestants!  How the Protestant Reformation Birthed the Modern West
    • Thursday, Nov 9 , 2023 - What Drives Religiosity?
    • Thursday, Nov 16, 2023 - American Exceptionalism 
    • Thursday, Nov 23, 2023 - Feeling God is Real
    • Thursday, Nov 30, 2023 - Family Values Politics
    • Thursday, Dec 7, 2023 - Liberalism & the Secular State: A Dissertation in Brief
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        Hope and Inspiration in Grey Bruce - January 4 to February 8, 2024 

        Thursday Jan 4, 2024  - Supporting Community Resiliency through Philanthropy
        Thursday Jan 11, 2024  - Miracle on 8th Street
        Thursday Jan 18, 2024  - Creating a Better Environment with NeighbourWoods North
        Thursday Jan 25, 2024  - Bagida'waad and Climate Change
        Thursday Feb1, 2024  - Sustainability + Regeneration
        Thursday Feb 8, 2024  - Technology: Friend or Enemy?
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          Ethnomusicology: Music Traditions From Around the World - February 22 to March 28, 2024

              • Feb 22, 2024 - Would you risk your life for your music? Protest Songs from Around the World
              • Feb 29, 2024 - Traditional Music of Siberia and India
              • Mar 7, 2024 - Chasing the Tunes
              • Mar 14, 2024 - Songversations with the Beloved
              • Mar 21, 2024 - Loud, Louder, and Loudest: Musical Change and Social Transformation in Panamanian Carnival Celebration
              • Mar 28, 2024 - The Authentic Sound of Gospel Music
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