HBO’s John Adams is certainly something that is worth to watch. It has won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe awards in 2008 & 09. Paul Giamatti (as Adams) and Laura Linney (as his wife, Abigail) are extraordinary in their performances.
Based on David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, the 7-part miniseries taps into the uncertainty and intensity surrounding the birth of the American republic and its first 50 years. With the fervent support of his wife Abigail (Linney), and through a lifelong political rivalry and friendship with Thomas Jefferson (Stephen Dillane), Adams rose to be the leader of the American independence movement, the nation’s first ambassador to Holland and England, the first American Vice President, the second American President, and father of the sixth American President.
One thing you won’t expect is the visual effects employed throughout the miniseries. Check this check:
And trust me, you don’t have to be a historian in order to enjoy this!
This 30-page report reviews recent experience with human trafficking in association with major international events and recommends action that may be taken by the Canadian, British Columbia and Vancouver governments in preparation for the 2010 Olympic Games and beyond.
Human trafficking, the capture and confinement of individuals for the purposes of sexual exploitation, abuse and enslavement, occurs today at an alarming rate (an estimated 12.3 million people are coerced into forced labour or sexual exploitation around the world). What many find shocking is that it occurs in Canada and that Canada is used as both a transfer location and a destination country for human traffickers.
This report reviews and considers current steps being taking relative to the prevention of trafficking, the prosecuting of traffickers and the protection of victims and recommends further steps that the government of Canada can undertake to better reduce, and one day hopefully eliminate, trafficking in Canada and beyond.
World Vision Canada has just completed an extensive national study that lifts the veil on poverty in Canada. Join your colleagues to hear the latest national and local statistics on poverty, network with leaders who are addressing poverty locally and find ways for your church to be more engaged.
Dates & Locations:
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
June 3 – Toronto: Best Western Primrose Hotel, 111 Carlton Street
Cost:
1 person – $25
2 people – $20/person
3 or more – $15/person
Responding Church Leaders Network Members – $15
Includes continental breakfast and a copy of the study Living Below the Line.
ANGLICANS in the Diocese of New Westminster are scheduled to go to court May 23 in a case that could determine the shape of Canadian Anglicanism.
At stake is the ownership of four church buildings, but the case could set a precedent that would affect the ownership of other church buildings across Canada, Anglican and otherwise.
