Tuesdays

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• The World of Homer NEW
• Introduction to Snowshoeing
• What’s News: Parkgate
• Issues and Ideas

The World of Homer NEW

Learn about the world of Homer and its history through lectures and an archaeological documentary (three sessions). Appreciate Europe’s oldest literature through reading and class discussion (three sessions). Did Homer exist? Is Troy fact or fiction? Learn about its discovery and the mysterious disappearance of its gold treasures. Discover how illiterate bards composed thousands of lines of poetry without the aid of handwriting. Participants are asked to read Homer’s Iliad (preferably in the Penguin translation by Robert Fagles). For discounted new or used copies, contact Garrett Polman at 604.925.9899 or gpolman@gmail.com.

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Introduction to Snowshoeing

Snowshoeing in the quiet of our North Shore forests is pure magic. Modern snowshoes make it easy as ‘walking on snow’. Our west coast temperatures are mild, and the fresh air rejuvenates your body and soul. Vancouver’s winter wonderland awaits you. Meet locations will vary each week; you will be contacted with the location. A $30 equipment rental fee is payable to the instructor on the first day of the class.

Register early: this class size is limited to 10.

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What’s News: Parkgate

This is a discussion group for people who are interested in current affairs and follow issues in the news. Group members contribute their views and are expected to take turns presenting background information on topics of interest.

Series 1

Series 2

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Issues and Ideas

A lively forum on current environmental issues featuring the Suzuki Elders, in association with the David Suzuki Foundation. Six presenters from a range of backgrounds will examine the increasing constraints on our well-being imposed by populations, resource use, climate change and environmental and social alterations; discuss the hydrogenization imperative in energy use; examine which technological solutions work and which don’t; consider the imperatives for rethinking our relationship with Earth; solicit elder wisdom to tell a better story; and, finally, figure out how we’re going to get there from here.

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