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Politics
Non-Fiction
History
Poetry
Tue Jan 22 • 7:30pm • NAC, Alan and Roula Rossy Pavilion
Towards a New World: Poetry and Change 50 Years after the Congress of Black Writers
with David Austin
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Fiction
Thu Jan 31 • 7:00pm • Dominion Chalmers United Church
2018-2019 Munro Beattie Lecture
With David Chariandy
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Politics
Non-Fiction
History
Tue Feb 19 • 7:30pm • Library and Archives Canada
The Untold Story of Black Train Porters
With Cecil Foster
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Non-Fiction
Thu Feb 28 • 7:30pm • Southminster United Church
Mourning Has Broken: Love, Loss and Reclaiming Joy
with Erin Davis
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Non-Fiction
Science
Sat Mar 16 • 2:00pm • Southminster United Church
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
with Peter Wohlleben
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